The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-14
BOOSTERS HOLD
MONTHLY MEETING
REGULAR MEETING OF CONNER
CiAL CLUB is HELD FRI
DAY EVENING
MUCH MINOR BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Matters of Interest to the Welfare of
The Club Are Threshed Out in
the Open Meeting

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Commercial club was held in the
assembly room at club quarters Fri
day evening. There was no business
of great importance transacted, but
matters that pertain to the welfare
of the club and the city were brought
up and threshed out. The meeting was
called to order at eight o'clock and
lasted until eleven. when the usual
buffet lunch was served by the club
members under the able supervision
of O. A. Hagen. These lunches are
always good and make a decided hit
with the members.
The meeting was called to order by
President Harris and the secretary
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which We're approved.
President Harris read a letter from
the school board granting permission
to again locate the band stand on the
west side of the school grounds, pro-
vided that automobiles and teams be
kept off the grounds.
The question of lnsuring the club
furniture, which is valued at over two
thousand dollars, was brought up and
the board was instructed to take out
the necessary insurance.
C. A. Johnson, chairman of the com,
mittee appointed to look into the mat
ter Of street signs, reported and show
ed samples Of two styles of signs,
which he said would cost about sixty
cents each. 1t was the general opin,
ion that these should be placed on the
electric light poles at each r and
in such position that they could be
read at night. Many were of the opin-
ion that it was the duty of the city,
and not the club, to pay for these
signs and the matter probably will
be put up to the council. There are
about one hundred and forty blocks
in the city, which would make the
signs cost, with the labor of putting
them up, about a hundred dollars.
President Harris explained the
clubs interest in and assistance to
the county fair meeting, which the
club materially aided in making a
success.
The question of a recount of the
population of the city was brought
up and was favorably received. No
loyal Brookings booster believes that
the government census takers secured
a full count, and the club expects to
do the work thoroughly and thus set
Brookings before the outside world
in its right light. The plan suggested
is to have the work done by the club
members, each block being assigned
to one man, and it is thought in this
way the count can be made in one or
two days.
A letter was read from the Cam
rose, Alberta, Canada, board of trade
informing the club that a special ad-
vertising train from that city would
be in Bookings March %, arriving
here about six o'clock in the morning
and remaining all day. The club,
OF course, decided to do the proper
thing in the way of Hospitality re-
ceiving the strangers, and the presi-
dent was instructed to appoint a spec
ial committee on entertainment for
this occasion.
1t was moved and adopted that a
ladies auxiliary to the club be organ
ICED and the use of the club rooms
one afternoon every two weeks grant
ed to the ladies'. The wives, mothers,
sisters, or daughters of the members
we'll be eligible for membership in
the auxiliary.
The public library asked the club
for financial assistance, but as it was
not known definitely just what was
expected in the way Of aid, the mat
ter was left in the hands of the di-
rectors until next meeting.
A communication from Aberdeen
was read asking the cooperation of
the club in securing the passage by
the next legislature of a law similar
to the Kansas Sucker or "Blue Sky"
law. This Kansas law is aimed at
fake promoters and vendors Of worth.
less stocks and has worked admirably