The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-26
RED APPLE BANQUET
NEXT MONTH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE De.
ciOes UPON DATE FOR THE
ANNUAL FEAST.

There was busy meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the chamber OF
commerce last night, which accom-
plished a good deal Of definite work
and disposed of n lot of accumulated
business. lit was decided to have the
annual Rcd Apple banquet next month
and committee was named to have
general charge of the arrangements
with authority to appoint such sub
committees as are necessary. Ar
engagements were also made for a big
meeting February Is. to discuss the
sugar beet proposition. This meeting
will he held at the Harnois theater
If possible AMI speakers will be pres
ent from Billings. Bozeman and the
headquarters of the sugar company
at Denver. 4 mass meeting for the
discussion of the question of annexa-
ton 10 the city Of the adjoining addi-
tons was also arranged and the sec
rotary will make definite announce
ment in this regard tomorrow.
President Keith. John VI. Evans. Dr.
Elrod and \. J.. stone constitute the
committee that has in charge the mat
ter Of the annexation problems. An
effort will he made today to secure
the cooperation of the mayor and al
dormen and residents of Lows and 9TH
nr additions In the holding of tho mass
meeting. The purpose is to discuss the
several points involved and to look
at the proposition in all of its
aSpccts.
The chamber of commerce proffered
ffG IN hn hn lnI
in connection with the dedicatory cere-
monies of the new temple in March
when il is expected that there will
be at least go and maybe 400 mem
berS of the order here to take part in
the exercises. This will be one of the
most notable Masonic meetings ever
held in western Montana.
The sugar beet meeting will follow
the farmers institute next month. Di-
rector Linfield of the state experiment
station win be one of the speakers:
Chemist Mendelssohn of the Billings
factory will be another and I. d.
O'Donneli of Billings. the father OF
the beet sugar industry in Montana.
Is expected to be present. Vice Presi-
dent Boettchel of the Western Sugar
Refining company has been invited to
be present: he is a personal friend
of F.. S. Lusk and is coming at the
latter's request.
The committee which had last years
Red Apple banquet in charge was
named to have the direction of this
years affair. The date of the banquet
was fixed as February %. The de-
tails are to be in the hands of the
and no attempt was made
last night to work them out. Amos
Buck has sent his contribution of ap-
pies from the original Montana Nc
Tntosh trees for the banquet and these
the date of the banquet. The thanks
Of the chamber of commerce We're
the donor.
Through DR.. Elrod. the invitation of
Missoula was extended to the Montana
Horticultural society to hold its 1911
meeting in this city. There was a
discussion of the question of high
er assessment of property in the state. !
but no action was taken. Other mat !
tens discussed were the farmers in |
stitute. the display in the chamber of |
rooms. the apple show, of |
this year and the question of general !
Secretary Breitenstein reported a !
gain in membership since
the first of the year with excellent !
prospects for further accessions along |
this line. The next meeting of the
chamber will be n noon session with
unch.