The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-27
The MEMBERSHIP
Committee ATE
COMMERCIAL cLus BOOSTERS
HAD DINNER LAST NIGHT AND
ARRANGED FOR FOLLOW UP.
SYSTEM or pRosPEcTs-wILL
ADD MORE NEW MEMBERS.

the general membership COMMITTEES ~
the commercial club held a dinner last
evening at the club hall and adopted
system which win mean that the
club will easily reach over 500 IN =
very short time.
Chairman Talks.
Chairman Beckwith or the member
snip campaign committee opened the
meeting In which he gave some facts
ana figures regarding the work lust
completed In the campaign.
want to extend to the men work
ing this campaign the best vote OF
thanks ever given by the commercial
ciuD 70 any OF it's members. Tonight
We are the largest commercial club ia
North Dakota with a membership of
400 members.
want to tell you men that we
nave Sh per cent of the entire popu-
iaton OF Fargo, including men, women
and children. We have one out OF ev-
cry thirty men in the city and 16h
per cent OF the voters Of Fargo"
We have here the cards that Won,
men brought In giving a renort Of
your visits. Many of these ara cards
or prospects and a few are absoluta
turndowns. You win be surprised 81
some OF the reasons for the tllrndowna
one fellow sat on us cold because wa
SOLO cigars in the club rooms and
others did other peculiar things.
IN these cards here we have forty.
seven prospects against but 1fteen
turndowns. All the turndowns have a
KICK coming some place. The oues-
ton that Is before us, is what to do
with these prospects. There are ad-
ditional prospects but they were not
reported" Just then several more
prospects We're handed In making the
number over sixty.
1t Is not question OF our being
over 300 strong in a very few DAYS
As you men readily realize what
rev yet there are to secure to get that
number But we do not want to stop
AT the 500 mark. I do not believe in
Flolng free horse to death and am Of
the opinion that this committee should
DO Its work and let some one else
carry the burden for time"
Exchange Ideas.
III. Amerland rose and stated thar ba
did not believe in discharginr the
committees. Mr.. Forth and himself
covering one district, We're perfectly
willing to devote two or three more
days to the question of following nm
prospects and he thought the other
men would be willing to do the same.
which thought was realized fact when
the matter was carried further. He
suggested that some effort be made
10 get the grocers in line who reside
on the outskirts OF the city.
PRESIDENT Hardy suggested that the
names OF the prospects. be read and
then In special cases certain members
OF the general committee take charge
or the prospect cards, as well as the
IL they thought they could |
handle the situation.
The head of the club also referred |
10 the unemployed class. or thu retired |
merchants and farmers living in the |
city. He had prepared a list Of the |
retired men of Fargo, to the best Of his /
ability and this was read to the com
who agreed to see certain
men on the list as soon as possibls :.
1t was agreed that the present com
nittee should round up the prospects /
ana can on the men who were out OF |
me city when the initial visit had been
'ald them. President Hardy then
famed the general committee in the
'ecent campaign. the standing mem
1ership committee Of the commercial
Hub to be continued indefinitely.
The general committee then gave a
Using vote OF thanks to Chairman
5ackwith and the executive committee
or its work in the campaign.
1t was decided that letter should
20 gotten out to all OF the prospects
o let them know that the club was
1eeping In touch with them and would
all in the near future. Al special aim
VIII be made to get in the retired
armers, and show them where the
Tub will benefit them, and they bene-
1t the club and Fargo.
The president OF the club suggested
hat at the next meeting there would
70 large attendance of new members
nd he desired the members Of tha
Tub TO prepare something on which
he club could work and show the
lew members that 1t was a live vital
ssue OF the organization az the CITY
nd was bent on doing some good.
This will also keep up the enthusiasm
4 the club
Mr.. Watkins made some suggestions
long this line, as did several other
Members and the next meeting OF the
rganization promises to be an an
husiastic one.
The following letter wag received
'esterday from Hugh Chalmers nv
G. Boecher, secretary OF the Town
sriers' club: Dear Mr.. Boecher:
m In receipt Of the letter signed by
he board OF governors OF the Town
,riers' club, stating that have been
lected an honorary member and I
ave also received the memberships
ard enclosed Herewith.
Il want to thank you gentlemen
cry much for your kindness In
howing me this honor. and assure
GU that thoroughly appreciate it. III
IL anything I said at the Boosters
anquet was OF any practical benefit
o any one present, ! am more than
epaid for my trouble.
am greatly interested In know
ng how the campaign comes out and
Viii be greatly interested In watching
argos growth in the future. be-
Ieve X the earnest men that were
altered together at the Boosters
anquet will continue the enthusiasm
which was started that evening. thar
he organization will accomplish al
most anything that 1t goes after