The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-19
BOOSTERS HOLD
MONTHLY MEETING
REGULAR SESSION OF CONNER
GAL CLUB is HELD FRI
DAY EVENING
CLUB WILL BOOST FOR THE HOSPITAL
Committee is Appointed to Assist the
Oeaconesses In Securing Subscrip-
tions For Its Purchase.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Brookines Commercial Club was held
in the assembly hall on Friday even
ing. The meeting was called to order
by President Harris. with a good
crowd Of the members present. The
minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The president brought up the SUBJ
ject Of the. county exhibit and ex-
pressed the pleasure of the club that
B%rookings county had again carried
off first prize at the Huron state fair.
He reviewed the history of this years
exhibit and paid a compliment to the
Civic League of the City for it's as
sistance. The feeling in the club is
that this will be the last year that the
organization will stand back Of a
county exhibit. The lack of assist
ance from the rest Of the county and
other difficulties make the task of
getting together a county exhibit a
tremendous one, and while the fruits
of victory are very acceptable they
hardly compensate for the hard work
involved.
The need OF a north and south road
was mentioned by the president and
in the absence Of this he said that the
next best thing had been done, an ar
rangement having been completed by
the club so that people shipping stock
to Sioux Falls a load at Brookings
and the car a be transferred at Ar.
lington without extra expense.
n president mentioned that no es-
pecial effort had been made this year
for Brookings County Day at the state
fair, although the club did send the
Brookings band and a bunch of about
fifty boosters.
The street lights question was re-
ported to be in the hands Of a council
committee, the club having presented
a petition asking for the Improvement
at the last council meeting. This petit
ton contained the names of 432 tax
payers, over two-thirds of the vote
cast at the last mayoralty election.
Most of the remaining one-third could
have been secured had there been
time, as less than ten men refused to
sign the petition, which speaks we'll
for the progressiveness OF the major
ity of the citizens.
The hospital project was next taken
up n addresses were made by Miss
Wilson and Miss Hoover, the two
deaconesses III are here in charge
Of the matter. The ladies explained
in detail their plan and asked the as
sistance of the individual members of
the club. 1t was moved and carried
that a committee be appointed from
the club to assist the ladies in making
their anvas for subscriptions, and
the president named w. NJ. Cheeyer,
F. w. Cuckow and r. F. Kerr. The
club endorsed the project and will do
everything possible TO bring about it's
success. President Harris explained
the attitude of the club, how it hearth
ly endorsed the movement but said
that it was impossible for the club to
give any amount of money from it's
treasury. On this subscription list,
as well as every other one circulated,
over two-thirds Of the m will be
members Of the club. Some citizens
have intimated that the organization
should give at least a thousand dol
lars, but this talk comes, naturally
from those who do not even belong to
the club. Miss Wilson, who has had
much experience in such matters, took
a very fair-minded view Of the matter
and said that all she asked was the
good will of the club, aad the organiza-
ton is boosting this, as it has every
other project for the betterment of
BroOkings.
Prof. Kerr stated that he had in
vited delegations from Sioux Falls
and Watertown to attend the county
fair and expected that they would be
present.
Adjournment for lunch and a social
hour was then taken.