The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-07-27
BOOSTERS FEAST
ON ROAST Pig
A BIG TIME AND BIG FEED AT
sEMI.ANNUAL MEETING OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
C.. |. DOTs0N, SIOUX FALLS, TALKS
Directors Are Elected for Semi-Annual
Term-Matters for Advancement
Of Bookings Are Discussed

The Commercial club of Brooklngs
held its semi-annual meeting at the
G. A. r. hall last Friday evening. In
addition TO the business of the meet
ing there we're speeches, h principal
one of which was delivered by Presl-
dent c. l.. Dotson Of the Sioux Falls
Commercial club, and a fine e II
general good time for everyone present.
There was a big crowd out and al
together it was one of the best booster
meetings ever held in Bookings.
The meeting was called TO order by
President Harris, and the minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved. A committee consisting of
Phil0 Hall, Geo. SeXauer and c. E.
Poole was appointed by the chair as a
nominating committee to nominate
ten men for directors. The election
resulted in the selection of the fol
lowing six members to serve on the
board of directors for the semi-annual
term, ending January list: Geo. A.
Starring, E. l.. Moore, II. b. Mathews,
c. A. Gullick, H. F. Haroldson, NJ. G.
Carlisle.
Short talks were made by members
advancing projects for the good OF
the city. and many good ideas were
brought out. r. F. Kerr called at
tention to the fact that there was a
movement on foot to build an auto
mobile road through the state and
stated that a meeting would be held
at Highmore about the middle of Sep
TENDER for the purpose of taking up
the matter and mapping out the road.
The matter will be given due con-
s%ideration by the club later. Prof.
Solberg brought up the matter Of a
public library for Brookings and this
too. will receive the attention OF the
club at future meetings. The matter
of building a mile Of good road for
demonstration purposes was discussed
and the president appointed Profs. H.
c. Solberg and J. w. Wilson as a com
mittee to take up the matter with
the government.
An amendment to the bylaws was
adopted providing for an emergency
fund of $500, which will be carried
as a separate fund from the other
n of the club, and which will be
available at any time for the advance
ment Of the interests of the club and
the city.
The reports Of the secretary and
treasurer from the time of the organ
ization of the club to date were read
and placed on file.
After the business of the meeting
had been disposed of a fine lunch was
served, the piece de resistance OF
which was roast pig. This latter
delicacy made a decided hit and with
the other good things made a spread"
that was a delight.
The speaker of the evening was c. l..
Dotson, president of the Sioux Falls
Commercial club and editor Of the
Daily Press of that city. Mr.. Dotson
is a live wire and he gave a splendid
talk along bootsing lines, with an en-
thusiastic boost for South Dakota. He
laid particular stress upon the value
advertising in general. municipalities
should advertise their advantages, and
merchants should advertise their
wares, that both may prosper. The
talk was a fitting close to a splendid
evening, and undoubtedly did much to
foster and promote the fine boosting
spirit of the members of the club.
The new board of directors held a
meeting Monday evening and elected
the following officers: President, DR..
A. A. Harris; vice-president, NJ. E.
Culhane; treasurer, Van D. Fishback;
secretary, Geo. A. Starring.
A committee was appointed to look
after the collection of an agricultur-
al exhibit OF Brookings county pro-
ducts which will be sent to the state
fair at Huron. Men with autos will
be sem out to v the county
thoroughly. that Brookings county
may make the best possible showing
to the people Of the rest Of the state.
This will be especially valuable this
year. as Brookings county undoubtedly
can make a better showing than al
most any other county. The cost Of