Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-09-27
BANQUET FOR
SYNOD COMMITTEE
GIVEN BY BUSINESS men AT
THE EVANS MONDAY.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING

HUI OT NlNuO ~ MANI EVCkI EffUkI
TO SECURE LOCATION OF
Sl50,000 HOSPITAL.
Monday evenings banquet at the
Evans given by the business men and
Commercial Club of Hot Springs in
honor of the Presbyterian Synod Hos
pltal Committee was most delightful
function and was attended by large
number of the local people as we'll rs
number of out-of-town guests.
AT nine O'Clock the guests formed in
line in the lobby of the hotel and
marched to the dining room where
manager Weisenstine had arranged the
banquet board and after marching
around the table we're seated with DIR.
Q. w. Hargens, who acted as toastmas.
ter, members of the committee and the
speakers of the evening at the head
Plates had been laid for ninety and
nearly every place was occupied. The
first thing on the program was the
seven course dinner which was served
in very creditable manner. Follow
Ing is the menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Bouillon en- Tasse
Sliced Tomatoes Sliced Cucumber 8
Salted Almonds
Broiled Whitetish, Maitre d. Hotel
Club Potatoes
Filet of Beef, Mushroom Sauce
Young Spring Chicken on Toast
Potatoes Duchess Green Peas
Lobster Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Roquefort Cheese Waldorf Waters
Demi Tasse
Cigars
By the time the coffee and cigars had
arrived each WAS in q receptive frame
of mind and were ready to listen to
Dr. @. w. Hargens when be arose to
introduce the speakers Of the evening.
Previous to introducing the first speak.
or he gave very enthusiastic and in
teresting talk on the Presbyterian hos
pltal movement and its location in Hot
Springs. The doctor does not form his
opinions on the spur of the moment but
after due thought and when he has once
arrived at conclusion IL is generally
based on solid foundation. He stated
why he believed this movement Of 10
eating tristate hospital at II t
Springs was one of the greatest in the
history of the city and would mean q
great deal to the future success of this
city. Instead of stopping at an insti.
tuition costing sl50O0O it was his firm
conviction that in few short years it
would be enlarged enough to rival the
present Battle Mountain Sanitarium
which has cost to date over million of
dollars.
Rev. D. D. Tallman, of this city, be-
ing the father of the movement was
the first speaker introduced and spoke
on the "OriRin of the Hospital Move
ment." He gave the reason for his first
conceiving the movement and the ef-
forts he had expended to finally get
the matter to its present standing to.
fore the Synod. AS chairman of the
Synod Committee he gave q short out
line of what they would attempt to do.
His talk was enthusiastically greeted.
Rt. Rev. George Biller, Episcopal
Bishop of South Dakota, being present
was next called and spoke on the
Hospital as part of the work of the
Church" His talk altho short was
very interesting.
Rev. H. p. Carson, of Huron, who is
member of the Hospital Committee
was unable to be present but sent q
letter to be read at the meeting and A.
B. Tallman, of Chicago, performed that
duty.
"Hot Springs from State Stand
point" was the subject assigned to Col
I. G. Orr, superintendent of the 8. d.
State Home. To illustrate his points
the Colonel gave a little of his personal
experiences relative to what Hot
Springs had done for him as an inva
lid and also told of what this climate
was doing for the 277 old veterans un
der his care at the Home whose average
age is seventy four years. He was az
enthusiastic hospital booster
Col. Orr was followed by Col. James
E. Matteson, governor and chief sur
geon at the Battle Mountain Sepitar
ium. Gov. Matteson prefaoed his re
marks by saying that many people
might look at Hot Springs as he hac