Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-08
ANNUAL BANQUET
| COMMERCIAL CLUB

GNCeiteut MeUu ana ooou speaking
Responsible for Evening Of Pleas
ure and Good Fellowship.
That the Bryan Commercial Club Is
not dead. but very live" was thor
oughly demonstrated last night at the
annual banquet, and was 4 source Of
great enjoyment and pleasure for
those who attended and took part In
the informal exercises that were mad.
The result Of the meeting will be felt
by the citizenship for long time and
will strengthen the feeling of good
will and fellowship and be an aid to
the work for bigger and better
Bryan by those who have consented
to give their time to the work-vfll
nerve the ambitions Of all to aid in the
promotion of the commercial and So
cial interests and onr future welfare.
It was good to be present and hear
the earnest words of those who were
called upon to talk.
At the appointed hour those present
were invited to their places, and Prof.
J. H. Allen invoked the divine bless
ings on the work of the club in the
past and for the future.
The menu, prepared under the d.
rection of that courteous and excellent
chef, A. Davis, was served in order
and thoroughly enjoyed:
Menu.
Oyster Cocktail.
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Roast Turkey. Oyster Dressing.
Cranberry Sauce.
Chicken Salad.
Celery. Sliced Tomatoes.
Lettuce.
Cheese and Crackers.
Ice Cream and Cake.
Coffee
Cigars.
During the dinner course Mr. Dud'
ley White of the firm OF E. F. Parks
& Co. entertained with number of
selected pieces of music on the Vic
trola
The president, Major l.. l.. McInnis,
acted as POSTMASTER, and gave briefly
his annual address, treating principal
" on what he termed the most i'm
portant work before the club at this
time-good roads-which he favored
by direct taxation, and incidentally re-
marked on the condition of the streets
of Bryan-not criticising our officers
but cited the club to the real cause
of their deplorable condition-our
present system of government, which
will not permit progress-and hoped
we would soon learn the necessity oil
commission form, declaring we could
never do things under the old charter
we are working under. He said. Dur
ing the present year we ought to see
| to il that we fix our charter so we can
vote our taxes and do our improve
ments." At the conclusion of his re-
marks he paid high tribute to the
outgoing commercial secretary, and
urged If possible more earnest and
active work in the club for the COM
ing year. which was very helpful to
the members.
LEAD TO COME. E. .......'.'
The report of the committee for the
purpose of making nomination from
the membership for board of d.
rectors to serve the ensuing year then
followed:
"This committee met in the Com
mercial Club rooms on the morning
of the I'd of April, and upon motion
of Mr.. Edge and seconded by Mr..
Caldwell, Mr. Hewitt was added to the
committee and requested to act as
chairman thereof.
"The following members were, by
unanimous vote, nominated for the
new board of directors:
Major l.. L. McInnis, Judge ]. w.
Doremus, A. NJ. WALDORF, A. w.
Wilkerson, NJ. E. Wallace, Tyler
Haswell, John A. Moore, ]. S. Doane,
W. s. Wilson Jr., ]. L. Edge, j. NJ.
Lawrence, w, Wipprecht, J. M. Cald-
well. R. S. Webb, J. Webb Howell,
w. II. Cole and L. NJ. Hewitt.
upon motion, Mr.. Hewitt was in
structed to report the proceedings OF
the committee at the annual meeting.
az. NJ. HEWITT,
"E. F. PARKS,
al. NJ. CALDWELL,
I -. L. EDGE,
Committee"
| Upon motion of A. w. Buchanan and
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