The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-07
WILL MEET At
THE HURON FAIR
THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONNER.
clAL CLUBS TO ORGANIZE
AT STATE FAIR
A STATE FEDERATION IS PLANNED
An Active Working Central Body Will
Be Maintained, Made Up Of the
Different Associations

President Harris Of the Commercial
Club of Bookings will represent the
local organization at the meeting of
the South Dakota Commercial clubs.
to be held at Huron on Wednesday
Of fair week. This meeting is called
for the purpose of organizing a state
federation of Commercial clubs. The
movement for the holding of this
meeting was i~naugurated several
months ago at a meeting held in Sioux
Falls.
1t is proposed that the new organi-
cation be named the South Dakota
Federation of Commercial Clubs. The
object of the federation will be to
maintain an active. working central
organization of the commercial bodies
of the state, to stimulate work and
interest in the individual o~rganiza-
tons. to organize and encourage the
formation of additional commercial
bodies, for the purpose of developing
the state Of South Dakota, through
systematic advertising and such other
legitimate means Of promotion as may
from time to time be adopted by the
federation.
The membership of the federation
will consist of one representative from
each of the commercial bodies of the
state, which representative shall be
elected by the commercial body which
he represents, and he shall be the
official connection between that body
and the central organization, and he
may be elected to represent that body
for an indefinite period.
The officers Of the federation will
consist of a president, a vice presi.
dent from each congressional district
of the state, a secretary and a treas
urer. The president, vice presidents
and secretary shall form the executive
committee. The length of term Of Of
flee shall be three years; provided,
hoNCFCi, thdJ dL luS uIoL clcCliOu Ol
officers the members from the First
congressional district shall elect a
vice prudent for on. >ar; the mem.
bers from the Second district shall
elect a vice president for two years.
and the members from the Third con
gressional district shall elect a vice
president for three years. The presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer shall be
elected by a majority vote of the
members present. The vice presi.
dents shall be elected by a majority
vote of the members present from
their respective congressional dis
tricts.
The president will be the presiding
officer at meetings of the state fedora
ton and at meetings of the executive
committee. He shall be the chair
man of the auditing committee, which
will audit the books of the secretary
and treasurer prior TO the meeting Of
the members each year, and shall
make a report thereon. The vice
presidents also will be members OF
the executive committee, which will
have direct charge of all OF the work
of the federation, and have legislative
members. The vice presidents shall
be the official representative of their
districts.
For purposes of meetings of the ex-
ecutive committee three shall consti-
tute a quorum. In the event that the
president is absent from any meeting,
the meeting shall elect a chairman,
and the chairman will have power
Of president over the meeting. The
secretary will be the recording officer
of the meetings Of the members OF
the federation and at meetings of
the federation and at meetings OF the
executive committee.
The plan agreed upon provides that
the dues Of the commercial bodies
which become members Of the state
federation shall be as follows:
Per Annum
Cities Of 5000 or more population $50
Cities of $500 to 5000 population. 25
Cities of 1000 to $500 population. 20
Cities Of 500 to 1000 population =. Is
Cities Of less than 500 population. 10
The secretary will receive a salary
OF $1,000 per year, payable monthly,
and all necessary and actual expenses
while travelling in the interests Of
and representing the federation.