The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-11-16
SPECIAL zEETING
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLUBMEN URGED TO BE PRESENT
Plans Under Way For a Big Jolly Up
Later In Month Officers Will Be
Nominated Saturday Evening.

Although it was the night provided
by the bylaws of the organization for
the nomination of officers for the ensu-
ing y ear, no more than a dozen of the
citizens of the city and valley were
present at Monday nights meeting of
the Commercial club, and lacking
quorum, of course it was impossible to
make nominations for officers.
However, an enthusiastic discussion
was held by those present on the sub
Ject Of arousing a greater enthusiasm
among the members of the club 1t
was decided TO hold an adjourned meet
ing Of the organization Saturday even
ing, when the deferred nominations
for officers willebe made. At Saturday
evenings meeting plans will be DIS
cussed for big jolly-up, special
meeting Of the club, at which efforts
will be made to get out full member
ship. 1t is planned that at this special
meeting papers will be read by compe-
tent enthusiasts on the BEST Methods
of Securing New Residents" and "How
to increase the Development of Our
Orchard Tracts. TO add TO the zest
OF the occasion, there will not sonly be
food for thought, but il is planned
that light refreshments be served.
Every member Of the club is consider
ed committee Of one not only to see
that he himself gets to the meeting
but to urge on every other fellow
member the Importance of being pres
ent both at Saturday evenings meet
ing to take part in the nomination Of
officers and at the special meeting to
offer suggestions as To the club future
publicity policies.
A effort will be made next year by
the Commercial club to reach a record
mark in interesting homeseekers from
the east and eastern capital in the OPP
portunities offered in the Hood River
| Valley. From the enthusiastic atti-
tude shown Monday eveing, the slogan
will be: Every member of the club
must bring new family to the valley
| in the year of 1912.
The club will be more active next
year in conducting a campaign of pub
! licity next year. 1t il felt that some
measure should have been provided for
exhibitions at the different eastern
land shows this year. At recent
meeting 'of the Portland club the
same sentiment was voiced, and a sub
scription Of funds was begun to con-
duet work along this line in the future.
4 However, Hood River will be bene-
fitted this fall by the exhibit on the
Governors Special " Manager Reilly
Atkinson, manager of the train, said
Monday, While in Portland:
We expect with this train to attract
to the West for period of at least
three weeks the attention Of the entire
United States and part of Europe.
We have already had in Eastern news
papers over 2000 columns of free
matter, and many of the papers have
treated the subject editorially. We
expect to SHOW our exhibits to thous-
ands. The cities we pass through
have a combined population of over
II. 500,0O0
We are purposely avoiding all the
big land shows for the sake of attract
ing more attention to our own exhibits.
What we are after is publicity for the
Northwest and we expect this trip TO
attract vast amount of attention to our
own section Of the country.