The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-27
COMMERCIAL CLUB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
White Book Endorsed--Proposal to
Change BY Laws to Provide for u
Ways and Means Committee-Some
Good Talks Made.

1OOu 4 alhS hhue.
The Pennington Commercial Club
met in adjourned session on Wednes-
day evening. A goodly number of the
members were present. The meeting
was largely with the purpose Of MAX
ing final preparations for the ban
quct to be given the farmers Of st.
Francois county on Saturday in the
Odd Fellows BUILDING, but Il number
of other matters were taken up and
thrashcd out. The minutes of the meet
ing follow:
In the absence Of the president,
meeting was called to order by Vice
President Cayce.
Minutes of previous melting read
and approved.
On motion made and seconded, II.
y. Baker, J. NJ. Bailey, +. A. Benham
and Emmitt Swink, Jr. were elected
to membership and enrolled
A communication from f. w. Buff
fun, State Highway Engineer was
read to the club but on motion made,
seconded and carried action thereon
was laid over until the next meeting.
Motion made and seconded that Il
committee Of three be appointed to
solicit funds from the business houses
in Pennington for the purpose Of de-
fraying the expenses incident to the
banquet to be given st. Francois
County Farmers on March 2Sth, 1914.
Also that the dues for the lst quarter
of 1914 be collected-carried. Messrs.
Barney Petty, VIM. Seller and Russell
Doss appointed to solicit funds from
the business houses.
The club received written propos-
al Of an amendment Of Section | of
Article of the bylaws entitled "Com
mittees". Said proposal asked a
change in the bylaws providing for a
Ways and Means Committee to be
given general control of business com
ing before the Club, who shall meet at
least once each month and whose duty
it shall be to carry into effect, so far
as possible, such plans and PROPOSE
tions as will best promote the interest
of the Commercial Club and Commun-
ity in general. The officers of the Club
shall be ex-oflicio members of the
Ways and Means Committee.
1t was also proposed in writing
that the order of business under sub
division No. 10 be changed so that
same shall read "Talks on the Good
of ? the Community. Said proposals
were laid over for action at the next
meeting to be held not less than one
month from date MS provided in the
By Laws.
Mr.. G. W. Borden Of Cape Girar-
deau explained to the Club n PROPOSE
tion from the Editor of the magazine
known as the White Book whereby
for two hundred subscriptions coming
from citizens of Pennington and vi
cinity Pennington shall receive at
different periods throughout the year
1914 three write-ups without cost to
our town. Motion made and seconded
that the Club give Mr.. Borden an en-
dorsement of the White Book. Car
ried.
Secretary report was read, approx
ed and ordered filed.
Mr.. A. w. Terrill, Farm Adviser,
explained to the meeting the plan of
the Extension Department of the Uni
versity Of Missouri whereby teachers
in home economics and domestic
science could be supplied in those
counties having Farm Advisers for
periods of six weeks, permitting a
teacher to give instruction in said
branches one week in each six differ
ent school districts
The club being informed that Mr..
Terrill had received guarantees from
five different districts for this course,
on motion made and seconded, voted
to guarantee the funds in the sum of
Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) neces-
sary for the sixth course. Since the
Pennington District has been provid-
ed for, it is understood that the guar
antee Of the Club was for the purpose
of supplying some outlying district
which will be permitted to take over
this course at later date.
Motion made and seconded to ad-
journ--Carried.
Adjourned.
or ynE MnpcEV