The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-02-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MONTHLY MEETING
NEW PRESIDENT TAKES UP HIS
DUTIES AS HEAD OF THE
ORGANIZATION
CLUB WILL GIVE "GE!-T0GETHER-GET"
Annual Reception to College People
Will Be Held Some Time in March
Good Roads Discussed

M VI. SdIllSle, IHS newly eleCleu
president of the Commercial Club, pre-
sided at the monthly meeting Of the
city boosters held in the assembly
room Friday evening. The night was
a stormy one, but there was a good at.
tendance.
President Carlisle gave his opening
address, which was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Commercial Club:
I'm assuming the Office of President
of this club, l am not unmindful of the
high calibre and attachments Of my
predecessors and of the standard of
progress and efficiency raised by them.
at is indeed difficult for the average
man to measure up to that standard,
and were it not for the able board of
directors you have chosen and the en-.
thusiastic support afforded by the
membership at large, One might well
hesitate to assume the task of guild.
ing the destinies of this club.
81 bespeak your earnest support and
urge that every member acquaint him
self with the affairs of the club, it's
rules and it's aims.
"Come to it's meetings and feel per
fectly free to participate in its coun-
sells.
Bring your visiting friends and ac-
Quaintances to the rooms and extend
our hospitality to all within our gates.
These monthly meetings not only
afford IN opportunity for social com
munion, and the enjoyment of creature
comforts-they also serve as forums
for the consideration of matters and
problems of moment to the material
welfare of u city, to its business in
terests; and to the welfare of each and
all of our citizens.
"To the end that only good may
come out of our deliberation, we well
come the introduction and free dis
cussion of all matters calculated to
promote the interests of the city and
it's citizens, as well as of the club and
it's members, and / shall endeavor at
all times to preside in such a manner
as to merit your approval, but l feel
it necessary to remark here, that sub
jects upon which members differ to
the extent of bitterness will not be
long entertained.
81 deem it wise to advise you that
my conception of the purpose of this
organization is, in the main, to pro-
mote the business interests of the city
as a whole, and while we lend our aid
and influence to the support of all mat
ters calculated to improve our social,
physical and moral well being, yet the
very title of the club plainly indicates
that our chief aim is to enhance our
commercial interests as a whole, with
out special reference to individuals.
Here again is a place where we may
pause and reflect. l fear that some
will be tempted to use their member
ship as means to promote their per-
sonal interests to the possible detri-
ment of others or of the whole. This
must not be, and any attempt to use
this club or it's influence for private
ends, either for gain or revenge, will
prove disastrous and will in the end
react upon the member or members so
using it. l ever go so far as to pre-
dict that whenever the club Willingly
or unwittingly allows members to use
their privileges here to infect hurt or
damage upon any other member, that
time will mark the beginning of the
end for this organization and its pur-
poses, as originally planned.
$50 l adjure all members to carry
their troubles of a private and selfish
nature to some other court. BY no
means bring them here.
at seems to me that Brookings is
still riding high on the food tide of
prosperity. 1914 was a year of sub
stantial growth and we cannot discern
any great difficulties in the way for a
continuation Of that growth during the
year 1915. This club proposes to be in
the vanguard of progress hereafter as
heretofore. But again, I urge, mem
bers to continue their loyal support Of
its administrative officers. for only in
hearty cooperation al we reach that
high degree of success which is our
goal.
Opportunity meets us at least once.
Lets tackle him hard and make him
ours. II he gets by, he travels fast-is