The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
Booster Club is Busy

The presence OF G. u Sinsel OF
Boise and Secretary Childs Of the
Boise Commercial club and the ex-
cellent addresses delivered by them
made the session OF the Meridian
Booster club Wednesday night one of
especial interest. The meeting was,
as usual, we'll attended and several
matters OF Importance to the COM
munity were considered. In the abb
sence of President L, A. Copeland,
George Il. Atwater acted as chair
man.
Mr.. Childs In the course of his in
teresting talk emphasized the need
OF commercial organization In every
town. told OF the good results accom-
plished by them and spoke OF still
greater results at the recent nation
al apple show at Spokane and sever
al fairs and expositions he has attend
ed the past year.
Probably the most important fea-
ture of the meeting was the final ac-
ton taken on the plan to establish
a monthly sales day in Meridian. This
was one OF the first questions taken
up by the club after its organization,
and arrangements are now practically
completed for the first big monthly
sale which Will be held Saturday,
December IL. The committee in
charge of the plan consists of S. II.
Griffiths and j. J. Caldwell and 1t is
understood the sale will be conducted
by an auctloneer named King who re-
sides near Nampa
The proposition Of organizing a
boys and young mems club in Merid-
ian, along lines similar to the Y. M.
G. A. OF the larger towns and cities
was launched by Il. G. Pfaffle Mr..
Pfaffle spoke OF the need of pro-
viding some congenial meeting place
for the young men so that they have
someway to spend their evenings 9TH
err than loafing on the streets. He
proposed that the present quarters
of the Booster club might also be
used as club room by the boys
and furnished with reading matter
and games to which they would have
access evenings. Mr.. Pfaffle be-
lieved 1t would be well to cooperate
with the Y. M. G. A. in Boise and
perhaps to secure leaders or instruct
ors from there to get the local young
men started and interested in the
club.
The plan met with the hearty APP
prevail of the Boosters, and a COM
mittee including Rev. Brown, e. G..
Pfaffie and A. v. Tallman was APP
pointed to investigate the same and
report at the next meeting.
George II. Atwater, chairman of
the park committee, made further
report on the question of inducing
the railroad company to grant the
vacant block located between Broad
way and the depot for park purposes,
ana StAteu lndt " SOlne tiIHS III Inc
near future it would be advisable for
the club to send some member to
Salt Lake to take the matter up d.
rectly with the o. S. L. officials.
An excellent lunch provided by the
committee in charge of the evenings
program, was the big social feature
OF the meeting and the half dozen
musical selections, both vocal and
instrumental, by Messrs Brunk and
Thorn Bisby. were greatly appreciat-
ed.
The committee to arrange the pro-
gram for the next meeting of the
Boosters on December 10, consists of
Arthur Garrett. Fred Nusbaum and
e. Il. Sims.
The resignation of l.. A. Copeland
as president of the club was received
but no action was taken at this meet
ing. Mr. Copeland resigns owing to
his removal to Montana in the near
future.