The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-01-24
A NEW BOOSTER LEAGUE
The Get altogether and Unity
Spirit Moves the Popu-
lation to Action.
A MEETING HELD SATURDAY
And Plans Formulated for Pefma
nent Organization to Be Acted
Upon At Next Meeting.

pouring of people Saturday evening,
at the Town hall, in response to a
call for a meeting of citizens to take
up the proposition of organizing q
Commercial Club, or kindred league.
but the score of residents in attend
ance were very much in earnest, man
ifesting spirit of activity exceeding
ly pleasant and cheering. Almost all
in the room had something to say.
along the lines of gettogether, and the
key note was unity and combined en-
deavor for the general veal. Several
in the audience spoke upon the i'm
. portance of immediate organization.
and dwelt at length upon the advan-
tages Oroville and vicinity held out to
the homeseeker and investor, convey
ing nothing particularly new on that
subject, acknowledged and recognized
as an indisputable fact by every one,
but the speakers touched responsive
chord among their hearers and aroused
a sentiment that something should be
done, and done at once, in the way Of
publicity campaign to place Oroyille
before the country in an effort to in
duce people hunting locations to come
this way and examine into our advan-
tages. The meeting was wholly in
formal, but it developed the fact that
there was an absolute oneness in the
opinion of those present that organi
zation was absolutely necessary II any
thing is to be accomplished in advanc-
ing the interests of the town and sur
rounding country. Furthermore. the
opinion was unanimous that the time
is ripe for action. Former organiza-
tions along this line may have teen
premature, but the belief was ex-
pressed that every indication points
to this being the accepted time for get
ting in effective work, and all were
convinced that start should be made
as soon as possible.
A temporary organization was final
ly decided upon, and Chas. F. Sigrist
was chosen temporary president, and
Ernest Riste secretary. On motion
e president appointed the following
CT mittee to formulate plans of or
gan. .ation to report at a general meet.
ing to be held in the Town hall Sat-
urday evening, January 25: W. G..
Riste. A. P. Murray, J. F. Samson. R.
P. Hoskyn, F. A. De Vos and Ernest
Riste. This committee has been meet
ing in the law Office of r. p. Hoskyn
in the evenings this week and will be
able to make report at the Saturday
evening meeting.
Now that the initial step has been
taken toward organizing booster club
every resident Of the town and sur
rounding country should become en-
rolled in the membership. No one
felt the least discouraged by the small
gathering Saturday evening. A be-
ginning had been made, and those re-
sponsible for this beginning were ami
mated by the right spirit. 1t is felt
that all the people interested In the
growth and development Of the town
and valley,-and that should include
every resident, urban and suburban
will join together to make the club,
under whatever name it may be
known, force in the work of accom-
plishing permanent benefits for the
community. Membership will work NO
hardship on any one. The fees, II fees
are decided on, will be infnitesmal
and will bar none. 1t Is the moral
support and the influence welded by
numbers that makes for doing things
At the meeting Saturday night the hall
should be packed to its capacity
Those who attend should be prepared
to advise and suggest. 1t is sound
practical ideas and suggestions thai
are needed to aid in carrying out the
work of such an organization. LEI
all pull and work together, and those