Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-02-27
MONTH y Banquet
Wei. Attended
About Seventy Gather At State Line
Hotel Wednesday Evening, Satisfy
Inner Man. Smoke and D;seuss Wei
fare Of Be.eh-Atty. Jefferson
Again Aces A. Toastmaster.

On account Of other engagements
the Chronicle editor was unable to
attend the second monthly banquet
given by the re-orsanized Beach Com
mercial Club and the following is the
report handed Ne BY Secretary Slossen:
The regular February meeting Of
the Beach Commercial Club was held
in the form Of banquet at the State
Line Hotel on Wednesday evening.
February 18th. with about seventy men
representing the business and farm
ing interests Of Beach and the Golden
Valley in attendance. While the Fost-
er Orchestra Of nine pieces rendered
an excellent musical program the
tables were 6leed and an excellent ar
ray Of eatables Of most tempting and
toothsome nature was set before the
diners. who, one and all. voted Mr.. and
Mrs. Heath royal and capable enter.
tainers. II
During the coffee and eisars the
president raped for order and the
business Of the club was taken up.
commencing with the reading Of the
minutes Of the previous meeting. and
followed by various communications
concerning openinss for enterprise in
which people on the outside are in
terested. chief among which were the
numerous requests for faets pertaining
to the opening Of suitable flour mill
in Beach. Also letter was read from
Fred A. Powers. president Of tho Gold.
en- Valley Farmers Cooperative Com.
pany. eomplimentins the club upon its
activity and resrettinss his Inability to
be present At the meeting. Mr.. Powers
further requested that q committee
from the commercial club eonfer with
q delegation from the Organization. as
which time the -four mill proposition
will be taken up and ways and means
discussed through which their company
can. in thesne.r future. establish .
suitable mill here. The director. ol
the commercial club will take up this
matter with she Golden Valley Farm.
ers Ce-Opsrst;ve Company at an early
date. The,sseret.sy read the proposed
constitution. and hy.l.ws - recon-.
mended BY the committee chosen BY
the direesors for this purpose; each
section and article was thoroughly die.
cussed and after . few alterations and
additions were adopted. - q whole
Many interesting ideas were given BY
various ones present. which. needed,
will make Beach better town and
the Golden Valley q better country to
live in and il - the intention Of the
members Of the club to follow up these
ideas and suggestions and to GET RE,
SUITS. A committee consisting Of ],
p. Smith. J. B. Slosson and J. p. Reeve
was appointed to take immediate step.
! in paving the way for the 1914 Golden
Valley Fair. Dr.. Foster gave facts and
figures relating to the Beach band ..
| il has paced through the several years,
and It was evident to al that the band
should receive the hearty support ol
the eitizens Of the town, that it will
prove Of great value to Beach,, and will
be q source Of pleasure to the farm.
ers Of the Valley as well. Interesting
talks were given by visitors from out.
side Of the state, and a. compared se
the opportunities offered by Illinois
and other eastern states. where land il
high. the Golden Valley seemed te
these gentlemen a veritable Land oI
Promise, and they were satis6ed ir
their own minds that lllinois wa
much TO far east for them in the
future. It was . pleasure to zee thu
interest taken by those present at thi'
meeting and the constitution and by
laws were literally signed. with q re
suit that the Beach Commercial clul
now stands upon a solid footing. it
work 10 already being felt in the com
munity. it 10 active, there's no ques
ton as to that, and it 10 going to sta.
active and keep alive from year {,