The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-01-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAD hum DlNCER'
The Business and Social Ses.
sion Last Night the Best
in Many Months.
Club Reorganizes Under Char.
ter and Gets on Stronger
Financial Footing.


On less than twenty-four hours notice
in response to a call of the president
and secretary, the largest turn out in
many moons assembled at the Vinkle
House parlors Wednesday evening for
business and social purposes, chiefly, to
wind up the affairs of the old club and
reorganize under charter that makes
it a corporate body.
President Maercklein was in the chair
aud Secretary Mccartney at the desk.
The usual routine Of reports from the
treasurer and special committees was
carried out, a resolution of thanks and
commendation to the delegation attend
ing the Omaha Corn Exposition for
their efficient publicity work in behalf
of Dickey county, adopted and upon
motion the old organization was de-
clared dissolved.
The committee on incorporation re-
ported that a charter had been secured.
The committee on membership re-
ported SIS applications for charter men,
bership and enough more were secured
from those. present to take the men,
bership to about 65.
The present officials were made the
temporary officers of the club. Upon
motion the chair appointed the follow
ing committees: Constitution and by
laws, A. P. Guy, DIR. M. E. Gale and
H. c. Mccartney; on club rooms, w. A.
McCulley, H. J. johnson and C. A.
Malander; to collect initiation fees, R.
A. Middaugh, j. w. Bush and j. E.
Bunday.
The essential points of constitution
and set of bylaws were discussed at
some length. The usual Oakes spirit
ot energetic harmony was evident in
every word and action.
About 1890 the business session ad-
journed to meet Wednesday. Jan. 18th,
at $50 In the Home Hotel.
But the "wurst" was yet to come,
also the best. The members repaired
to the dining room where Landlord
Huffman had prepared most appetiz-
ing repast of nationality that wins a
welcome home in every-well anatomy.
And then came the real feast with
logical seasoning and stories told Ito
paraphrase time honored quotation).
DR.. Maercklein acted as toastmaster
and his selection of subjects and speak
ers was most happy.
When his list was exhausted, men,
bers called upon each other with much
freedom and pointed suggestion. In
every case the responses were ready,
entertaining and apropos, not to men,
ton the elements of eloquence and
humor that bubbled forth and COM
PEELED frequent applause.
Evidently the consultations were
right and the time psychological, for
this function for the enlivening, inspir-
ing and cementing influence on the club
and the business and social ensemble
of the city will not soon be lost.
Those responding were Father Baker
Mayor McCulley, A. R. Wright, R. A.
Middaugh, H. j. johnson, H. G.
Mccartney. c. A. Malander, A. P.
Guy, G. S. Brown, E. w. Bittman, j.
W. Bush, c. M. Stevens, Gust Strutz,
]. M. Kellogg, w. D. Huffman, w. H.
Bush.
The rapidly approaching hour OF
going to press prevents the full report
of the varied contributions to the ban.
quet's entertaining periods that is mer.
tied.
Putting it tersely, composite re-
Election of the subjects and sentiments
of the evening shows: The Commercial
club, observations upon ours and those
of other cities, its purposes, poss bill
tits and relations; our city and county
their prosperity, their needs, theil
advertisement abroad; unity. harmony
sociability, improvement, push, pro
gress. publicity, greater prosperity. {
bigger and better Oakes.
I Every sentence rang true and met {
true response. The whole can hav.
but one meaning, one effect-renewet
and continued effort for the welfare o,
Oakes and the Oakes country put fortl
in the Oakes spirit and the Oakes way
Those present were: DR.. F. w
Maercklein, H. c. Mccartney, j. w
Bush, A. P. Guy, Gus Anderson
] M. Boardman, A. R. Wright, Gu
Strutz, Mayor McCulley, John Ander
son, c. A. Newton, DR.. M. E. Gale
E. w. Bittman. J. M. Webb. F. L
Ramharter, w. M. Hutsinpiller, c. M
Stevens, DIR. E. M. Meadows, L. E.
Stanton, Geo. B. Phifer, E. H. Ferris
r. A. Middaugh, G. L. Marshall, Rev
]. Baker, ]. M. Kellogg, Theo Kartes
H. J. Johnson, w. D. Prentice, w. D
Huffman, o. c. Born, l. B. Wart, So
Friedman, P. o. Kolterman, Hans Lee
c. L. Brown, C. A. Moore, P. ]. Aasen
]. Straub, J. E. Bunday, G. A. Heckel
C. A. Malander, Tom Sutmar, Ed. A