Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-16
FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
More Than $50 Members of Club Enioy
Banquet at the New Palace.

An event that will be long remem-
Dered in Pullman was the first an
n1ai banquet of the Pullman Com
mercial Club, held in the spacious
dining room of the New Palace hotel
wednesday night, when more than
100 citizens of Pullman, every one
member of the club, sat down to one
of the finest banquets ever served in
Pullman. The occasion had been
planned for some time and the exc
cutiye committee of the club had be-
gun campaign for new members
and greater interest in the work of
the club and its success as shown
last night, presages success in the
future for the club and for the
growth and upbuilding of Pullman.
To j. S. Klemgard, j. J. Rouse, B.
f. Campbell and e. A. Pearce is
largely due the credit for the great
success of the occasion. These men
have worked long and faithfully to
secure new members for the club and
to harmonize things in Pullman and
they are to be congratulated upon
the success which attended their eff
forts. They canvassed the town for
new members and succeeded in in
creasing the membership of the club
from 30 to more than 100 and a vote
of thanks should be extended to these
and all others who assisted in the
\ work.
The Band Assists
The Commercial Club band, a
musical organization of which the
citizens are justly proud, assisted
materially, by furnishing excellent
and appropriate music for the occa-
sion. The band occupied the hotel
lobby in the early evening and dis
bers while the banquet was being
prepared. H. IL. Moody, of Spokane,
on behalf of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, extended hearty invita-
ton to the band to attend the ma
tional irrigation congress to be held
in Spokane next August, and assured
the band that it's transportation
would be paid by the Chamber of
Comm cree of Spokane. The band
made a great hit and was highly COM
plimented by citizens and visitors.
Mesdames Strong and Thiel and
Messrs. Campbell and Warner made
a great hit with a vocal quartet
which was rewarded with an encore,
and Professors Gittleson and Tun-
berg also made hits with a violin
and piano solo, respectively. The
music was of a high character and
was one of the most striking features
of the long program.
Club Elects Officers
DR.. S. B. Nelson presided as
toastmaster. He made an address of
welcome and then called up B. F.
Campbell, secretary-treasurer of the
club for his annual report, which
was read and adopted The report
showed that the club has been busy
in the past year and has accomplish
ed much good, despite many serious
handicaps under which it had to
labor The election of officers for
the ensuing year followed. All OF
the elections were by acclamation,
The following were elected;
7. M. Klemgard, president; E. A.
pearce. recording secretary; l.. e.
wenham. corresponding secretary;
]. ]. Rouse, treasurer; and an execu-
tive committee of ten men, as fol-
lows. j. N. Emerson, James >.
K1emgard. F. NJ. Slagle, j. w. jesse
william Swain, ]. J. Murray Will
liam Ricketts,, Thomas Neili' Presl-
dent Bryan and A. H. Dawson
Program of Toasts
mr. Nelson welcomed both the new
members and the visitors from out
Of town in a happy vein, and then
called upon H. L. Moody OF spokane
Who represented the Spokane Cham-
her of Commerce. Mr.. Moody spoke
- ,ongtb He complimented Pull
nan on it's growth and evident pros
nerIty; the fact that it has the Wash
iuaton state College and no saloons
20 cave some good, wholesome ad-
o. - Cor the future conduct of the
cSmmercial Club and the citizens py
whicb he showed how the best re-
salts could be obtained Mr. MOODY