Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-19
Congressman Pays Tribute to
West Which He Says Is
New Civilization.
Committee to be Selected to
Solicit Funds for Base
ball Team.

The appointment OF committee to
go to Tacoma and Seattle to ascer-
/ tain why Aberdeen was being left off
the football schedules of teams from
those cities the selection of a COM
mittee to take up the matter of rails
! ing funds for giving Aberdeen base
ball team in the Northwestern League
next year, and short address by
/ Congressman Victor Murdoch of Kan
sas, who was guest of honor, were
the important features of yesterdays
weekly luncheon at the Fairmont
hotel.
Owing to the fact that Congress-
man Murdoch, accompanied by Con-
gressman S. Warburton of Tacoma,
was to be the guest of honor. the
luncheon was delayed until 1890
o'clock. The train was late and con
siderable business had been trans
acted and the meal over before the
guests arrived
The appointment of a committee to
solicit funds for baseball team in
the Northwestern League and get
data concerning the status of base
ball matters, was taken up and Presi-
ident Miller, who stated that he
would make the appointment of the
committee later.
I Superintendent of Schools A. Will
son, was called upon to make state
ment concerning the football status
and he told of failure of Tacoma and
Seattle to give Aberdeen games aft
er they had agreed. He said that he
believed the reason for cutting Aber-
work of two coaches who were allow
ing their personal feelings to creep
into the matter and as a result Aber-
deem was made to suffer. President
Miller called for volunteers to go to
Tacoma and Seattle and the follow
ing men responded: Frank Beam, L.
II. Burnett, Dr. o. r. Austin and
Henry Harlan.
J. E. Calder made partial report
as to the success of the fair, paying
his lieutenants credit for the good
work done. On motion he was given
a vote Of thanks, the motion being
enlarged to include his assistants and
the board and officers of the fair
association.
A number of citizens volunteered
to make the trip to the North jetty
with Congressman Murdoch and War
burton, Thursday morning.
J. B. Bridges introduced a reso-
luton thanking the cities which sent
representations to the recent meet
ing of the Southwestern Washington
Development association. which was
adopted and copies ordered sent to
the various commercial organizations
and also to the press of Chehalis
county.
The club, after speeches by J. B.
Bridges and John J. Carney, voted
President Miller thanks for his hard
work in making the fair and the asso-
citation meeting a success.
Mrs. w. Y. Croxall and the Civic
Improvement League and the Bache-
lors' committee were also given votes
of thanks for services rendered.
The laughable report was made by
Chairman DR.. McNiven of the Bach
elors' committee, who told of his
troubles as judge of the baby show.
Murdoch Makes Speech
Congressman Murdoch then arrived
and was introduced by President Mil
Ter. He said: Gentlemen, at this
hour l generally eat instead of speak.
| don't know much about Aberdeen
but what l have seen, but realize
you have the start of fine city and
/ from look at the men gathered
about this table, | see the faces of
men who do things.
| you of the West have occasion to
feel proud because you are the be-
ginning of new civilization, where
experiments are necessary. The East
is changing. spoke a short time ago
in city in New Jersey that you
would not recognize it from the city