Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-01-15
ANNUAL COMMERCIAL CLUB
BANQUET MONDAY EVENING
VERY ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
fine SPREAD SERVED CLUB Mem
BERS At HOT SPRINGS HOTEL
SEvENTY.FIYE PRESENT

thls year to get out big crowd as
these affsirs are 80 we'll known by this
time that good crowd is always assured
At seven O'Clock the club members and
guests to the number of about seventy
i've sat down to an excellent repsst.
The meal was served in oourses. Fol
lowing Is the menu:
MENU
Oyster Cocktail
Celery Radishes
Dill Pickles Queen Olives
Cream Of Tomato Soup
aux Oroutons
Fried Halibut Steak Msitre d'Hotel
Saratoga Chips Shrimp Salad
Fillet Of Beef Larded
aux Champignons
Chicken la Dauphine
soutile Jelly
Purss de Pommes la Maria
Petite Pois a la Anoienne
Parker House Rolls
vanilla Ice Cream Lady Fingers
Star kissss DEVILS Food
Waters Cream Cheese
Coffee
Fruits In Season After Dinner Mints
AT the conclusion of the last course.
cigars we're passed around and after
everyone had been made comfortable.
President Juckett, Of the Club, called
the meeting to order and introduced
few speakers for the evening. Col.
Orr, superintendent of the State Home,
was first called on and after assuring
those present that he was more than
glad to be present, spoke of the state
encampment Of the G. A. r. at Rapid
City on May 1921 and also read q
letter from one of the officers assuring
him that large crowd would visit this
city on the 10th of May. A special
train will be run from Rapid City on
that day.
Mr.. Juckett then introduced Chas.
r. Gardner, member of the Omaha
Commercial Club. who gave brief dis.
oription of the workings Of the mem.
bership committee of the Omaha Club
and gave few good ideas as to ways
and means for increasing the msmber-
chip here.
J. Il. Turner. chairman of the State
Home boord. who stayed over at the
urgent invitation of the Club to attend
this banquet, was the next speaker. He
complimented the people here on the
substantial growth of the city since his
drst visit here thirty years ago and also
spoke in hopeful terms of the coming
encampmsnt In May.
William Wyatt, of Edgemont, came
next on the program With short talk
and greeting from the Edgsmont
Club OF which he is secretary. He also
made few remarks on the growth Of
the city and county since his arst ar
rival here, He spoke in rather rem
iniscsnt vein.
). Il. Bentley, general agent for the
Burlington Railway was presen: and
after being called upon made some
very encouraging statements regarding
tourists tickets that will be sold over
his road this summer with stopover
privileges 80 that people may visit Hot
Springs.
After short resume Of what the
Club has done here during the past
year by President Juckett the election
of new officers for the coming year was
taken up. Directors retiring according
to the by-laws we're E. r. Juokett, 8.
E. Wilson and George l. Warner. After
q number Of names had been placed in
nomination to succeed these men for
the next three years the following we're
chosen: W. N. Hunter, E. P. DeMoul.
In, and E. 3. Adams.
The regular meeting then adjourned
and the directors meeting was then
called. From among their number the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Il. P. DeMoulin, presi.
dent. Henry Marty, 1st vice-president
j. H. Gillespie, 2nd vice-presidspt
Rex A. Joyce. treasurer; ]. F. Riordsn
secretary. The election of officers In
each Case was unanimous, the rules be
ing suspended and the secretary In