The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-16
CLUB STARTS With
snap and VIGOR
COMMERCIAL BODY PLANS RE.
CEPTION FOR VISITING
DELEGATES.

Alton Tredick, manager of the
Bungalow, base ball fan and all
round booster, has been appointed
secretary of the Colfax Commercial
club at salary of $40 a month. He
began his duties Tuesday evening
and from the way work is piling up
he will earn his salary and then
some. President Lippitt reports a
'bushel" of mail every day. The
secretary is authorized to collect
dues and 115 members had been re-
ceived before the close of the meet
Ing at the court house Tuesday even
ing. The membership committee has
spent but three hours of active work,
and that by only one man. 1t is ex-
pected the membership will be
doubled or trebled before the next
meeting.
Bylaws were adopted fixing the
dues at S8 year for business men
and SO year for others. H. G. De-
Pledge made strong plea for high
er dues as he declared the club
y.
show his willingness to accompany
his ideas with the cash Mr.. DePledge
had already signed for a membership
in both classes, thereby fixing his
own dues at $11.
A board of managers consisting of
8 members will have charge of the
active, everyday interests of the club.
The board of managers will consist
of the president, secretary, mayor,
and six others to be elected by the
club. On the recommendation of
President Lippitt managers were
elected as follows: c. L. Mackenzie,
Charles R. Larue and John Bloom
for term of two years and J. A.
Perkins, F. A. Russell and H. G. De-
Pledge for term of one year.
Weekly meetings will be held by the
managers and much of the routine
business will be transacted in that
way. Dolph Coolidge was elected
treasurer of the club.
A ladies auxiliary committee was
appointed to work in connection with
the membership committee. The
ladies named were Mrs. G. w. Larue,
Mrs. c.. B. Morely and Mrs. E. D.
E1dredge
Paul Pattison suggested the best
advertising that can be done for
city is to welcome and entertain dele
gates who come to the various con-
ventions. A meeting is to be held on
the first two days of March for the
purpose of interesting the govern
ment in developing a conservation
project for the North Palouse This
meeting will be attended by Governor
Hay and delegates from Franklin
and Adams counties as well as by
people living all along the Palouse
river in Whitman county. A county
meeting of the Farmers Union,
which will probably be attended by
several hundred farmers, will be
held in COlfaX early in March. It,
was Mr.. Pattison's suggestion that
these visitors be given a cordial re-
ception. Acting on these lines the
president appointed the newly elect
ed board of managers of the club as
a committee to devise ways and
means for entertainment
Another event which will soon re-
ceive the attention of the club is the
annual horse snow to be held about
the middle of April.
Suggestions of a business men S
club in connection with the CONNER
cial club were given slight considera-
tion at this time owing to the fact
that commercial work is appearing
so rapidly that the entire energies of
the club. will be needed along those
lines for the present. Arrangements
for permanent quarters for the club
and perhaps social club in connec-
fiOn will he tn Iznn I'M later