The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-02-20
BOOSTERS HO[V
FINE MEETING
HARMONY REIGNS SUPREME AT
MONTHLY MEETING OF CON-
MERCIAL CLUB
ASPENDID ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT HALL
Is One of the Best Features of Meet
ing-Cluster Light Question Put
Over Until a Later Meeting

Harmony reigned supreme at the
monthly meeting of the Commercial
Club at the assembly hall on Friday
evening. 1t was n of the best get
together meetings the organization has
ever held and there was the best of
feeling throughout the evening.
President Hall called the meeting to
order at eight o'clock and Christen-
sens six-piece orchestra discoursed
sweet music and later gave several
more selections, to the great enjoy
ment of the members. The president
then called Mayor Leighty and ex-
President Harris to chairs on the ros-
trum, and this courtesy was warmly
applauded.
President Hall gave his inaugural
address, outlining his policies for the
conduct Of the club and telling the
members what he expected them to do
during the year. The address, which
we print in full, at the end of this ar
ticle, was a splendid one and the
speaker was given close attention.
After concluding his address Mr..
Hall mentioned two or three matters
that the club had done recently, in
Guiding the bringing of the legislative
delegation to Brookings to inspect the
college and the donation of $40 for the
purchase of gold medals for the win
ners of the district oratorical contest
to be held here on April 4th.
A letter was read from Miss Sted-
man, the county superintendent, ask
ing the club to appropriate $3.50 for
the corn and poultry contest which
she is organizing for the school chill
dren Of the county. The letter stated
that the superintendent did not an
ticipate that all of the fund would be
needed and in the event that the legis-
lature passes the bill now before it for
aid to agricultural contests, all of the
money would be returned to the club.
The matter was referred to a commit
tee consisting of W. NJ. Cheever, E. F.
Bagley and Fred Cole.
President Hall read a statement of
the expenses of the county exhibit to
the state fair, which showed that it
had cost the club but $50, the prize
money having nearly paid the entire
expense.
H. B. Mathews made a motion that a
vote Of thanks be extended to DR..
Harris for his capable and untiring
efforts in behalf of the club during the
time he was. president of the ~organiza-
ton, and it was carried by a rising
vote hat was unanimous, showing
that the club members fully appre-
ciate all that DR.. Harris has done for
the club. At this point w. M. Cheever
attempted to get humorous with the
ex-president, but the doctor came back
with a rejoinder that brought down the
house.
Superintendent Browning spoke in
behalf of the public library requesting
ome small financial assistance for a
few months, when it is expected that
the institution will be supported by a
direct tax. The matter was left in the
hands of the board of directors with
the understanding that the library
would be taken care of.
The cluster lights was the next bus
mess and, strange to say, it did moi
a ripple on the calm and peace
full atmosphere of the meeting. H. B.
Mathews, chairman Of the committee
hat was named to investigate this
matter, stated that the committee was
not as yet ready to report and a motion
was made and carried to give them
more time for investigation. MI. Null
len, representative Of n of the large
electrical companies, was present and
gave the club an estimate on the cost
Of posts and the installation OF the
system. He stated that a 600-pound
post, of the type that is in front of J..
H. Roberts laundry, would cost about
$45 and the expense of installation,
with an iron tube conduit, would be ap-
proximately $50 more, make the total
cost of each post about sos. This
could be done some cheaper and also
dearer II individual switches we're put
IN. so the cost would be somewhere
Between ninety and a hundred dollars
for each post. The forty post system,
O. has been figured on, would there
fore cost between $500 and $4,000.
These fgures may be accepted a. cor