Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-05-16

lend their moral and financial support
towards advancing the interests of
both, (attention being called to mem.
bership of the Hot Springs Commercial
Club that by adhering to this policy
money may be kept in circulation at
home, industry and enterprise foster.
ed and encouraged, farms and real
estate enhanced In value, and our peo.
pie will all be better satisfied and made
oorrespondingly happy"
Following bills we're allowed:
Wooster Co s5eo
secretary .....( .(postage). .......... 900
CLUB Rooms, MAY 10Th, 1918.
The directors and stockholders met
IN regular session, In gratifying mum.
oers, at Sp. m. Minutes of previous
meeting we're read and approved.
communication was read from Jas.
G. Stanley. Exalted Ruler of the Elk's
lodge of Lead, suggesting that at the
National Convention of Elks to be held
at Rochester, N. Y, in July the matter
OF the location and construction of an
Elks' Home will be considered, and the
secretary WAS instructed to get into
communication with the various Elk
lodges, particularly in the Hills and
the state, with view to obtaining their
GO operation in having such h homo
located at Hot Springs.
A letter was read from the Deadwood
Business Club asking the Hot Syringe
Commercial Club to join with other
Black Hills clubs in sppropriating q
certain amount of money to be used
jointly In advertising in eastern papers.
1t was the expressed sentiment of the
club that such advertising should pro.
perly be jointly arranged by the
various Hills clubs, but that it should
be left to the railroads for contracting
where they might consider best, d
that the railroads and clubs should
&C. operate in such advertising. 1t also
seemed to be the sense of the club that
owing to the large amount of advertis.
ing In booklet form, and through other
publications, that had recently been
done, Hot Springs could not obliQate
itself at present to very much, IL any.
thing. The matter was finally referred
to the advertising committee.
The subject of securing rooms in the
Evans Hotel for club purposes during
the summer was discussed. The Club
was offered two rooms In what is known
as the "ordinay" for fifty dollars Der
month, or one room for twenty-five dol
lars per month. A vote was taken and
resulted In favor of securing outside
rooms A vote was then taken upon
renting one room. which was lost. A
vote upon renting the rooms was car.
ried. A motion to select three. mem
bers to act as house committee to
have charge of renting the rooms and
caring for them was carried. and the
Board of Directors afterwards selected,
Messrs. Rine, Adams and Marty as
such committee.
The subject of good roads was discus.
sed at considerable length and much
enthusiastic interest was exhibited in
the cause Of good roads, not only for
automobilists but also for the benefit
of the farming and ranching communi-
ties. A motion was made and carried
that the Highway committee cooperate
with the Automobile CLUB and other
Black Hills organizations with q view
to united and harmonious action To.
ward improving the roads. Authority
was given the Highway committee TO
expend not to exceed one hundred
dollars In necessary expenses.
The State Firemens Tournament to
be held at Hot Springs, June II to 20
inclusive was discussed, the hremen of
the city having the program of enter
tainment In hand, reporting that they
would attend to the soliciting Of funds
locally without assistance from b
yoluh. They were assured Of the good.
will and interest of the club.
1t was announced that while .be by.
laws provided for q meeting cf b 9
Directors on the second fourth
Mondays OF each month, and of the
J Stockholders on the ond Monday Of
each month, the stockholders W Q
always welcomed to be present at all
meeting of the Directors, and the hope
was expressed that whenever any stock.
holder, or any citizen, had any matter
to be present for the best interests of
the town that he is urged to do so.
This was certainly very interesting
and profitable meeting -one of tt Q best.
WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION.