Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-03-05
SELECTING PLACE
FOR HOME
BLACK HILLS LODGES BOOSTING
FOR HOT SPRINGS
mrs. DILGERS ADDRESS
REPRESENTATIVE OF DEGREE OF
HONOR and A. 0. U. W. SPOKE AT
COMMERCIAL CLUB Meeting

COMMERCIAL CLUB Meeting
A special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers and directors Of the Hot Springs
Commercial Club was held In the city
hall on Monday evening presided over
by President E. P. DeMoulin aud at
tended by abont thirty members and
the following ladies: Mrs c. M. Dill.
ger. Mrs. W. J. Todd, of Rapid City
Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. j. G. Richer. and
Mrs. r. B. Adams.
The meeting was for the purpose Of
listening to an address by Mrs. DilRer.
representative Of the A. O. U. w. and
Degree of Honor. relative to the To-
cation Of the national home which is to
be established soon by these orders
and the Black Hills members are hone.
ful of securing same for Hot Springs.
Mrs. Dilger's address is as follows:
"Mr. Chsirmsn and members of the
Hot Springs Commercial CLUB.
SA9u' Wo oIo uoCe " repre-
sentatives Of the Degree of Honor Of
Rapid City and of the order in general,
Our Order has under way proposition
for the establishment and maintain
snce Of home and ssnitarium for the
care of the aged homeless and the
afflicted members Of the order through
ont the JJnitefi Stakoo
The matter Of the most desirable 10.
cation for such home and sanitarium
Is now up for consideration. Various
states are competing for the home n
matter OF course. We believe the
home should be located in South Da.
kota, and at Hot Springs.
Our reasons for so believing are
obvious to the people of South Da-
kota as whole. We are. however, in
competition with other states that are
bidding for this home. In order to
win, our proposition must be made the
most attractive. Our central location.
our ideal climate. our health giving
waters, even these, in themselves, will
not get US the home. We must bid for
1t; we must work for 1t; and we must
have some definite proposition to offer
which will appear to the members in
general.
We have come to offer your city the
home and sanitsrium If it can be gotten
for South Dakota. and to tender zou
the assistance Of Rapid City. Our
great desideratum. of course, is to
know what induoement you, as q city.
may be able to offer for the securing of
such home.
TIE funds will be available for its
purchase at the time of the meeting of
the Superior lodge in June 1917, at
which time this body will decide upon
the location and establish the home,
No one, of course, will be in q position
to close any contract prior to that time
and the matter Of q location will re.
main open during the interregnum.
The Grand Lodges, Degree of Honor
and A. o. U. W., will convene in Rapid
City this coming May. At which time
our Superior Chief of Honor will be
with us and has kindly consented to
visit Hot Springs and look into any
proposition you may have to offer.
We want to ask you, therefore, to
give the matter your earnest consider.
alton, and to decide upon and outline
the most attractive proposition which
you may find it possible to offer. We
would also like to be fully advised as
to your best proposition at an early
date. in order that the greatest pub
licity possible may be given it in the
national publication, from now until
the final disposition of the matter on
the date mentioned.
What can you do, and what can your
city afford to offer for such q home?
The natural advantages are all in our
favor. The prize is we'll worth our
greatest effort, and l have good reasons
for believing that 1t can be won. In my
opinion the matter rests solely with US,
and depends upon our united and
earnest efforts. We Offer the matter to
you for your consideration and action.
Let each and every one of rs get
into our mind correct picture Of our
state, and let US hold that picture to
the eyes Of the world. Let Us reslize
that we are no longer just beyond the
frontier. There is no frontier-it has
retreated into the ocean of memories.