Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-01-23
annual BANQUET
HELD TUESDAY
COMMERCIAL CLUBS Big FEED
AT THE EVANS.
lO9 WERE In ATTENDANCE
MANY THINGS CUSSED and DISCUSSED
FOR BETTERMENT OF CONDITIONS
IN HOT SPRINGS.

The annual banquet of the local
Club was held at the Evans
hotel, Tuesday evening and was one of
The most enthusiastic as we'll as the
best attended affair of its kind ever
held In the city. The event caused i'm
pressions such as to provoke commend
alton Of the highest order.
As get together meeting and con.
the difficult conditions which
has lately surrounded the club, the
writer can say that he has never at
tended q meeting which promised more
success or one In which difficult stu.
alton was more ably or enthusiastically
handled.
The banquet as forerunner of the
good things to follow excelled and left
the participants in . frame of mind
which was most agreeable withsl active
and receptive. Over the coffee and
cigars the 100 gentlemen present In
dulged In retrospection and anticips-
tion, more generally the latter and no
doubt to great advantage.
In passing it would be unnatural not
to indicate an appreciation of the
splendid music rendered by the Battle
Mountain Ssnitsrium qusrtette. The
selections met with hearty encores and
the only disappointment WAS that there
was no opportunity for similar num-
bers. .,..g5 49,. -.,5
8. p. Wilson. as toast master, has
been resident Of Hot Springs for the
past q years. In an apparent sppreci.
stion of the fitness Of things the com.
mittee on arrangement had selected
this gentleman as toastmaster and also
Q speciman of business man who had
done things for Hot Springs in the past
and who was even more capable and
willing to do things for the city in the
future. He was remarkably fortunate
selection and his witty introductions
and discussions paved the way for the
speeches which followed.
E. r. iJuckett, Of the law drm oi
Juckett & Adams, was the first speaker
introduced and his subject was "Good
Roads,. Mr.. Juckett Immediately
plunged into discussion of local con
ditions and seemed to know whereof ht
spoke. Absolutely without malice b.
dwelt upon, in way which left nc looI
hole for those responsible in the case,
he mentioned, the conditions about
the city and county. While the discus
sions was straight from the shoulder
his listeners realized that there was NJ
occasion for fancied offense and hi.
direct method of handling the subjec,
opened the way for the straight discus
sion that followed.
States Attorney Lawrence H. He'd
rick followed MIR. Juckett and the sub
ject assigned him had been "Ho,
Springs in l92O'. Departing from the
usual rule of "prophecying". Mr.. He'd
rick in Q direct way and similar to the
previous speaker. discussed what he
hoped and expected to see in Hot
Springs six years hence. Not only that
he explained his ideas on the ways and
manner in which this might be brought
about, His enthusiastic and forcefu
expression Of ideas fred his hearers
with similar enthusiasm and while be
recognized obstacles in the way of con.
certed cooperation. one was lead &c
feel that possibly the only way tc
handle the situation was without
gloves. He explained his ideas OF
bringing the desired conditions about
and went into details in fearless way
one which is unusual except in metro.
politsn commercial clubs.
The next speaker to respond was
George H. Hoffman, of Springfield
chairman Of the board of the State
Soldiers Home. As an out-of- towI
guest Mr.. Hoffman expressed his sp
proval of the conditions in Hot Spring.
and particularly of the state institu
tion. His original poem on che Blacl
Hills was heartily enjoyed.
Governor James e. Mstteson. OF th,
Battle Mountain Ssnitsrium, followed
Mr.. Hoffman and among other natter
impressed his hearers with the fac
that Hot Springs was very generousl,
advertised as he was lead to believe b,
his extensive correspondence In connec
tion with the National institution. In