Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-06-27

The dedication of the Commercial
Club rooms last Saturday evening
marks the beginning of a new era
in the social and business circles of
Mountain Home. The Club, the
backbone of all home enterprises
which in the past has had no place
in which to entertain it's guests,
can now boast of as excellent
home as can be found anywhere on
the Short Line. Although the
rooms came too late for the Omaha
business men who recently visited
our city, still there will be many
occasions in the future when oppor-
tunities to exercise the hospitality
of our citizens will present itself.
Not alone for the entertainment Of
visitors and distinguished guests
will the new home prove neces-
sity, but as place for the meetings
of the club, and as resort for
quiet evening by the members will
ii be available.
The rooms are elaborately fur
nished. The rockers and reception
chairs are upholstered in leather
and are very appropriate in point of
selection. The floors are covered
with beautiful velvet rugs of an or
iental design and with the drapeies,
form home every fmembre of the
club may well feel proud of.
The dedicatory services wree an
entire success from start to finish,
every guest OF the club extends
heartiest congratulations to those
who had the success of the evening
in charge. The opening address by
: Roscoe Smith, president of the CLUB,
4 contains SO many points of interest
to every resident of Mountain Home
/ that we take. pleausre in printing
( tie speech in full He gives the
+ results accomplished in the past and
outlines the work of the future for
the Club. Following is the address :
Ladies and Gentlemen and Mem
! bers of the Mountain Home Com
mercial Club;
The committee that requested me
to make the opening address this
evening have personally guaranteed
my safety while on this platform,
so have no hesitation in appear-
ing before you tonight and as this
is my first offense | trust you will
deal lieniently with me.
said to the committee, THAT as
you expect mercy, have mercy on
me. " Mr. Garrett of the commit
tee responded, I'VE expect none. F."
This is the only apology have to
offer you for my position tonight.
On behalf of the Mountain Home
Commercial Club bid you a hearty
welcome to this, their new club
ROOM We feel very proud of it and
hope to make it the most attractive
place OF the kind on the Short Line.
1t has long been the desire of the
club to have some place where they
could not only entertain their
guests, but could interest them in
the many advantages of our country
and opportunities offered in our
city. Had it not been for the per-
sonal effort and generosity of one
of our fellow townsmen, a mem
Der of this organization whose
name / need not mention, you all
know to whom l refer, it woulc
have been impossible for the clut
to enjoy such elegant quarters al
this time.
For the information of many o
those present on this occasion whS
are unfamiliar with the work un.
dertaken by the club during Tho
short time nsce its organization, i
may not be smiss for me to briefly
review the work consummated BY
US, and to tell them of our hopes foi
the future.
Our first undertaking was the
laying out of the two parks on Al
turas street. In this matter we
we're greatly assisted by Mr.. Gar
rett, who not only gave up much OF
his personal time to the work, but
donatd the fences which surround
them.
To Professor Warner, who with
his able corps of assistants and
small army of pupils, assisted in the