Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-12-17
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BLACK HILLS
REPRESENTATIVES OF CLUBS
MEET AT DEADWOOD
NEXT MEETING HERE
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED TUESDAY
AT DEADWOOD and C0NSTlTU.
TION ACCEPTED

TI0N ACCEPTED
B. j. Glattly, one of the directors Of
the local commercial club was at Dead.
wood, Tuesday representing Hot
Springs at a meeting of representatives
Of all the clubs in the Hills and re-
turned home Wednesday very much
pleased with the meeting. The object
was to organize all the Clubs in the
Hills into one unit for the purpose Of
advertising this section as pleasure
and health country for tourists.
Rapid City, Lead, Desdwood, Hot
Springs, Belle Fourche, Buffalo Gap
and Fruitdale we're represented. Some
by representatives and others by com.
munications expressing sympathy with
the movement and pledging support
and membership.
Mayor Howard, of Lead presided.
and II. W. Iroth, of Deadwood acted
as secretary. There was perfect accord
from start to finish and all seemed
bent on adopting an organization that
would give every community in the
district an equal chance and promote
the interests of all in harmony.
General Agent Benz amin, of the
Northwestern railroad, who was pres
ent showed what his road had done
and was doing in advertising the Hills
district and stated that it wanted to
Cooperate with all sections, but pre-
ferred to handle its own methods Of
advertising, although always open for
suggestions.
An association of the fifteen COM
mercial clubs in the Black Hills and
adjoining territory was formed and q
constitution adopted. Each of the
fifteen becomes q member only when
1t retif1es the constitution.
The next meeting was set for Hot
Springs at the Commercial Club rooms
Saturday evening January Is, 1916.
The constitution and proposed pro-
gram adopted are as follows:
Constitution
Association Black Hills District CONNER
cial Clubs
Preamble-In order to better adver-
tise and promote the interests of the
Black Hills district and to secure the
cooperation Of the commercial organ.
izstions in the Black Hills region in
matters of mutual concern this feder.
alton of clubs is duly organized.
Article l. Section l. Name The
name of this organization shall be
known as The Black Hills District As
ISOLATION of Commercial club score
taries.
Article l. Section 2-The term
"Black Hills District" shall be deemed
to include all communities in the
Black Hills and adjacent territory.
Article II. Meetings.-The assooi-
alton shall meet once every month,
suocessively in each city represented
according to slphsbetic order.
Article III. Officers. The score
tsry of the club in the city where such
monthly meeting is held shall preside
at such meeting, and temporary sec
retsry shall be chosen at each meeting
by majority vote Of the members
present, and permanent treasurer
shall be elected for one year by q ma
jority vote of the membership present
at the first meeting.
Article ". Membership The Sec
retaries of the different organizstioas,
represented in the association shall be
members of the association by virtue
of their positions. Each shall be en-
titled to one vote in all matters acted
upon by the association.
Article V. Division of Expense
Section l. The cities or towns repre-
sented in the association shall be
classified into GLASSES for the appor.
tionment Of expense for all under
tskings. Hot Springs, Rapid City.
Deadwood, and Lead shall be in Glass
A. All cities in each class shall bear
equally the expense apportioned to the
class in which each belongs.
Section 2. The secretary from each
club shall submit each proposition
proposed with an estimate of the cost
for carrying out SUCH project to his
club for It's approval, aud when ratified
by majority of the clubs in the asso,
citation each club shall bear it's proper
tionate share.
Section 8. The incidental expenses