The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-03
WILL HELP THE
BOYS AND GIRLS
BROOkINGS FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE
COMPLETES ITS ORGANlZA-
TON THIS WEEK
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED
Will Be a Benefit to Bookings and Its
Young People and is Deserv-
ing of Support

The Brookings Fellowship League
was successfully launched this week,
the organization having been com
pleted at a meeting held at the Pres
byterian church IN Tuesday evening.
To work up enthusiasm for the project
two meetings were held on Sunday
evening. The men met at the NJ. r..
church and the ladies at the First
Presbyterian church. The mems meet
ing was presided over by Rev. c. f.
Hoffman and the principal speakers
were DR.. H. w. Tilden, w. c. Elford,
who read a paper written by R. Z.
Gentle, and the chairman. Music was
furnished by a quartette composed or
Messrs. Shannon, Whitmus, Riley and
Morton, with w. A. Peterson at the
piano. The first speaker was Mr..
Elford, who talked on the need Of the
Fellowship League, and he was follow
ed by DR.. Tilden, whose subject was
"The Opportunity and it's Relation to
Responsibility" Mr.. Hoffman fellow
ed with a snort talk on the need of the
league and its benefits to Brookings.
Short talks were then given by Super
intendent Browning, Prof. Harding, O..
A. Brictson, Mayor Leighty, DR.. BOrst
and Prof. Kerr. There was a large at.
tendance and much interest in the OBJ
ject of the league, but there was very
little enlightenment as to the exact
work of the organizations.
The women's meeting was equally
we'll attended and they were more for
tunate in having the aims of the or
ganiZation explained. Rev. Bruce pre-
sided, and the first speaker was Mrs.
Jessie E. Kelly, who gave a very good
talk. Rev. Bruce followed and in an
interesting address he outlined what
the league expects to accomplish for
the young people of the city. One,
minute talks We're given by a number
of the ladies.
These two meetings were prelimin-
airy to the organization meeting, which
was held at the First Presbyterian
church on Tuesday evening. Rev.
Bruce presided and Rev. Hoffman act
ed as secretary. These officers to.
gether with o. A. Brictson as treasurer,
were elected last week to serve tenn
porarily, and the election of permanent
officers will be up to the completed
board of directors at a meeting to be
held Saturday evening. The first bust
ness of the meeting was the reading of
the minutes of the temporary organiza-
ton, after which the chairman called
upon Prof. Browning, chairman of the
membership committee, for a report.
Mr.. Browning stated that the member
ship was nearly $50 and that this would
be considerably increased. The ques-
ton Of dues was discussed at consider
able length and the following schedule
was adopted: Male adults, 81 a year;
women, 50 per year; boys be-
tween thirteen and twenty years old,
50 per year; girls of the same age, 81
per year; children under thirteen will
be charged no dues. All dues are pay
able quarterly in advance and must be
paid between the LIST and 10th Of the
first month of the quarter. Treasurer
Brictson stated that the dues for the
first quarter, beginning April list, are
payable at the Bank of ~Brookings. The
committee on summer amusements
was not ready to report on account of
the illness Of Rev. Won Tobel, the
chairman, and they will make their re-
port later to the board Of directors.
The committee on nominations present
ed the following twelve names as adj
ditional directors and they were un-
animously accepted: For three years
L. A. Bitterness, A. S. Harding. w. H.
Powers, G.. F .Knappen, ]. d. Wilson,
J. w. Browning; for two years-G. j.
Flittie, Robertson Cook, R. F. Kerr, w.
A. Caldwell, Van Fishback, R. E.
Gentle. These with the following
gentlemen elected at the meeting last
week will constitute the board of d.
rectors: DR.. l.. G. Borst, Rev. Paul
Roberts, o. A. Brictson, Rev. R. A.
Bruce, H. B. Mathews, Rev. c. F. Hotf-
man. The constitution as adopted last
week was read and discussed, and
seemed to give general satisfaction.
Mr.. Bruce outlined the preliminary
plans of the league, but stated of
course, that no definite work had been
agreed upon, that being up to The di
rectors. The work, as stated in the
Register a couple Of weeks ago, will
be to look after the welfare Ct the
young people particularly, both Girls
and boys, and to provide them with
good healthy amusements OF the right
sort and under right conditions. Among
the things planned for the summer Is
a community playground for the chill
dren and next winter 1t is hoped to
provide a building for basketball and
other indoor amusements, as well as
an ice rink for outdoor sport. 1t is the
intention to secure down town quar-
tiers as soon as possible and put a per-
manent secretary in charge Of the
work and have a reading room in con-
nection. There Is some talk Of having
the public library in connection, but
il the plan to put that institution under
direct tax it Is thought that a Carnegie
building can be secured.
AS we stated above no definite plans
for the work Of the league have been
adopted, but the few suggestions given
by Mr.. Bruce indicate the scope Of the
work. In general 1t will be to make