Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-14
MAkDAN COMMERCIAL CLUB

! special to The Tribune.
| MAlNDAN, May A-Last night com.
| pleted the second year of existence OF
| the Mandan Commercial club, and the
| anniversary was celebrated with one
OF the most enthusiastic get together
meetings which has been held in all
that time About 80 members, social
members and visitors were assembled
around the festal board, afterward
taking part in the business session,
and spirit of friendliness and peace
pervaded the atmosphere which was
certainly most cheerful omen for
the welfare of the club during it's third
year, just commenced.
President E "A. Ripley called the
session to order after the banquet
served by the ladies of the Civic
league had been thoroughly enjoyed
by the assemblage, and addressed the
club in few we'll chosen words, set
ting forth in glowing terms the credit
due the club as whole and the in.
dividual members that the club had
lived and so materially prospered dur
Ing the two years of it's existence, and
urging that the interest be maintained
and new interest injected.
Two selections by the boys quartet,
Messrs. LLOYD Harmon, Walter Tos.
tevin, Scott Conyne and Kenneth Nc
Farland followed, and the same quar-
tet rendered music during the course
OF the evening, which lent much to
the enjoyment. The report of the Sec
rotary and treasurer, Messrs. j.. A
Tostevin and J. P. Hess, respectively,
were then read and approved In
brief, the report of the secretary was
as follows: The club has taken &C.
tive part in fruthering every plan for
the advancement of the city and has
IN many cases met with great success,
and has elaborate plans for the future,
among which are sidewalk along the
entire south side of Main street.
white way, the advancement of the
clty's railroad interests, etc. The
treasurer's report showed $2.586.58 to
nave been received during the year
and S2,522.59 to have been expended,
leaving a cash balance of 500 SO, with
many assets.
The proposition Of aff1l' ating the Re-
tail Merchants association with the
Commercial club then came under dis
cussion, and the following plan was
finally adopted: The retailers elect
Two men to serve on the board of d.
rectors of the club during specified
time; the retailers all become men,
bers OF the club; affairs brought to the
notice OF one club and affecting the
other, be submitted to the other for
consideration; the retailers be allowed
the hall for their meetings. free of
rent. The provision for two directors
from the retailers association made
necessary a~ehange in the CONNER
cial clubs constitution, which was
amended to provide for a board of 10
directors instead of III, as heretofore.
The whole matter was unanimously
carried.
Speeches were delivered by E H.
MoHugh on "A Bankers Views of the
Commercial Club" John Sullivan on
my Experience as a Director of the
Mandan Commercial Club" S. L.
Nuchols on '"The Good the CONNER
cial Club Can Do" and J B. Slosson
on his views of the club as formed at
his first visit to one of it's meetings.
The election of directors resulted
as follow: John F. Sullivan, reelected,
Al votes; Florence McAuliff, reflect
ed, 30 votes; T. A. Cummins, 80; E.
H. McHugh, %. The other candidates
were T. G. C. Kennedy, Otto Bauer,
r. "A. Countryman and L. H. Connolly.
The two directors who went out of
office besides those reelected were
Otto Bauer and R. A. Countryman.
The meeting was closed with the
motion, unanimously carried, that the
floral decorations adjoining the tables.
be donated the Mandan hospital. A
smoker and informal socmal session
followed. Everyone was enthusiastic
in his praise of the meeting and the
good which it foretells J. B. Slosson.
secretary Of the Missouri Slope De-
velopment league, said it was one Of
the most harmonious and interesting
meetings Of the kind he had ever at