Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACCEPTS
INVITATION TO MEET WITH
SISTER CITY oRGANIZA-
TIONS ON MAY 81.
FAVOR GET-TOGETHER PLAN
Secure Special Train, Employ Band
and Go in Force; Promote Idea of
Participating in Dallas Day. at
Moose Carnival at Salem; Other
Matters that Come Before Meeting.

Acceptance OF an invitation from
the Falls City Commercial club to
attend meeting of that organization
on Tuesday, May 20, and decision to
participate in the program at the
Moose carnival in Salem on "Dal-
las Day" Friday, May %, adopted
by the Dallas Commercial club at
its regular meeting on Wednesday
night, demonstrated that the local
is actuated by the
" get-together" spirit and anxious to
assist, not only in advertising the
city, but i'll cooperating with the
other towns in the county.
The Falls City meeting will be in
the nature of "get-together" ses-
sion for all of the commercial organ
izations of the county and it is de-
sirable that Dallas be fittingly rep
resented. The club decided to make
arrangements for a special train on
the Salem, Falls City & Western,
and also to secure the services of
the Dallas band for the occasion. A
motion was adopted instructing the
secretary to notify the Falls City
club of the acceptance of their in
and arrangements for the
excursion were left with a special
committee consisting of Secretary
Walter L. Tooze, Jr., and d. p. Pat
terson.
To Attend Carnival.
An invitation from the Moose
lodge at Salem to attend the carni-
val on Dallas day, Friday, May %,
was read and it appeared to be the
sentiment of the club
that as many as possible attend. An
effort will be made to secure a large
number of automobiles and attach
banners thereto advertising Dallas
and take part in the parade in Sa-
lem on that day. This matter was
left with the secretary to make all
arrangements without expense to the
club.
>"Dallas the Prune City" was Of
ficially adopted as a slogan by the
club, and these words will hereafter
appear on all official communications.
1t is also urged that business men
make use of the slogan as
it is felt that no more appropriate
stunt could be undertake
EN-.
To Arrange for Celebration.
Chairman N. L. Guy, of the com
mittee on amusements reported that
the committee had appointed a sub
sidiary finance committee to secure
for the celebration
fund. This committee consists OF
Charles Bilieu, Ross Ellis and Henry
Serr and it was suggested that they
get busy at once on their portion of
the work. In connection with the
it was stated that the
opening day Of the Dallas Chautau-
qua would be July 4 and that Sena-
tor Burkett, of Nebraska, one of the
lecturers would be pres
ent and deliver the oration.
Communication from the Oregon
league organized in op-
position to the movement to refer the
appropriations, was read
in which it was proposed to form a
local branch of the association IN
Dallas. The matter was referred to
II. c. Seymour.
Letter from the Oregon State I'm
migration commission relative to a
for the holding Of several
hearings in Portland in which the
people of different nationaliiies would
be present. on different days and dis
cuss plans adopted TO secure settlers
in Oregon was read and referred to
the publicity and promotion commit
tee.
President Fuller reported that the
matter for the Dallas and Polk
county portion Of the forthcoming
issue Of the "Oregon Almanac had
been prepared and would be forward
ed to the publishers at once.
Club Finances.
The report OF Financial Secretary
Tracy Stats showed that on April
! there was a balance in the treas
ury Of S996s9; collected during the
SOL; balance on hand. May
Z, Sl145.24
Bills against the club were allow
ed as follows:
Dallas Mercantile Co. ribbons for
badges ....-.-....--.---.. $50
Tracy Stats, club collections 1925
W. L. Tooze, salary a. SEE y. 3220