Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-01-21
annual BANQUET
HELD SATURDAY
The MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE
HISTORY OF THE CLUB
CLUB SECRETARIES MEET
GEORGE SCnloSSER, OF SIOUX FALLS,
One OF THE PRINCIPAL SPEAK
ERS OF THE EVENING

ERS OF THE EVENING
The most successful meeting from
every angle was the annual banquet of
the Hot Syringe Commercial Club held
at the Evans on last Saturday evening
when about one hundred and twenty
dve OF the local business men and the
Club secretaries of the various towns
In the Hills sat down to q sumptious
banquet supper at eight O'Clock aud
later listened to talks BY some of the
able men Of the state on matters per-
tanning to the betterment of conditions
In the entire Black Hills the coming
season.
A movement recently started to or
ganize all the clubs In the Hills into an
association has borne fruit and at this
meeting as guests Of the local club
we're the secretaries Of the Lead, Dead
wood, Rapid City, Edgemont and other
Hills towns who held their first actual
business meeting following the ban
quet.
Following the serving of the meal,
President DeMoulin, Of this city, arose
and introduced the speakers Of the
evening.
George sohlosser, who had accept
cd an invitation wired to him.
was the principal speaker Of the
evening as he had several prop
osittons to submit to the people
In the Hills which would be of very
great benefit to them. As most every
one knows George Schlosssr is one Of
the best advertising men in the state,
Besides being secretary of the Sioux
Falls Commercial Club he is also sec.
retary of the National Editorial Associ.
alton and an exceptionally good news
paper man.
His propositions we're briefly ss fol-
lows: To establish national home
for INDECENT editors, authors and writ
ers In Hot Springs. q matter he has
been working on for the past couple of
years In the National Association. and
for the Home to be located in Hot
Springs. The other was for the people
OF the Hills to hire some capable man
to work up excursions in the eastern
part of the state, in western Iows, and
thru Nebraska and personally conduct
them here. Both propositions met with
great deal of favor and action will be
taken along those lines at once.
The next speaker Of the evening was
Hon. Julius q. Johnson, of Ft. Pierre,
eecretary of the club there and one Of
the republican candidates for congress
from this district. His talk was very
interesting.
81. w. Troth, secretary of the Dead.
wood Commercial Club, spoke on The
COOPERATIVE Viewpoint" dealing with
the new organic alton which has Just
been completed Of all the clubs.
b. O. Yates, assistant superintendent
OF the Homestake Mining Company /,
and president of the Lead Commercial
Club, was called upon and spoke on
"Unity of Commercial Club Efforts. :"
His talk was to the point and carried
much food for serious thought.
Elmer Thorpe, the next speaker, is
secretary Of the Lead Club and one Of
the live wires in the Hills. .Blsck
Hills Advertising" was his subject and
from his talk tbs Hills are fortunate
In having him as one of the secretaries
to handle this 70 alter the comiuR sea-
son as he is thoroughly familiar with
this subject and has some good ideas
to put In practice.
TX. Hull, secretary Of the Rapid
Oity Commercial Club, spoke on the
Relation of Commercial Clubs to tho
Community" and his talk was an in.
tsresting one. Rapid City has one
of the live clubs in the Hills.
H. w. 3aken, secretary from Edge
mont, took as his suojeot, 'Rot Wster
From Edgemont" aud his remarks we're
very appropriate to the occasion.
J. L. Bentley. Commercial Agent for
the Q. B. 10. R'y, Of Deadwood, was
called upon and stated that he had
very little Of interest to talk about but
when he had flushed telling the assem-
tied guests whas the Burlington was
going to do for The Hills towns this
year in tho way Of improved service.
his talk was voted Is one Of the most
interesting ones Of the evening. sJim"
doesn't cay much as . rule bat his