The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-03-23
OF REGULAR MEET.
ING COMMERCIAL CLUB.

Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the Arcadia Commercial Club held
Monday night, March Goth, 1916.
Meeting called to order by Presi.
dent Lynch, after which the secreta.
ry was instructed to call the roll of
members. There were present at the
meeting forty-onc members and two
visitors.
Minutes of the regular meeting held
February 21st and also Of the called
meeting Of the hoard Of directors held
February 26th, were read, and on mo
tion adopted.
The secretary reported that by di.
rCCtion Of the board he had ordered a
cut IF the Dixie Highway map that
was presented To the Commercial club
by Mr., II. r. Absolute. to be made
at cost Of S3.45. and same had ar.
rived.
Tho secretary was instructed to take
the matter Of having the map printed
on the back of the letter heads with
the different business mon Of the city
DR.. Simmons made a motion that
the action Of the board in reference
to this matter he sustained. The same
prevailed.
\ communication from the Tampa
Board Of Trade in reference to a
movement inauguratcd at the cattle
mems convention at Tampa for the
eradication of the tick in the state Of
Florida was on motion laid on the ia
bile until the next regular meeting.
The secretary was instructed to pro.
vide "A bulletin for the purpose Of dis.
playing all letters IT general interest
to the members Of the club, and cspc
cially all letters of inquiry.
Mr.. Ed. Scott, rs chairman Of the
spccial committee appointed to ap
pear before city council for the pur
pose of soliciting from that honorable
body a donation to help defray the eX.
penses of getting out new booklet
for Arcadia, reported that the sum of
800 was allowed the committee for
that purpose.
Mr.. Scott also reported that the en-.
tcrtainmcnt committee was diligently
ut work on plans for the entertain
mcnt Of the coming Horticultural So
cicty, and had the matter well in han'
so far.
DR.. Cline called attention to the fact
that the state Medical Society met
hero the first week in May, and Mr.,
Scott assured him that at the next
meeting of the entertainment commit
tee he would have the local doctors
meet with them and devise plans for
entertaining this convention also.
Mr.. l.. Il. Jones, as member OF
the band committee, reminded the
members that the Arcadia Band would
give concert mt the star Theatre To-
morrow C2lsU, and urged every one
70 encourage the boys by attending.
Captain Lynch reported that the
hand raised between $50 and S25 at
the high school concert last night
t17thl. same to he divided between
the band and the high school.
Mr.. ]. l.. Jones brought up the
matter Of the Title Mems convention
that is to he held here May 2f-23 next
and stated that Mr.. Mack, the presl'
dent. was in Arcadia today and re-
portcd that the program had already
been completed. There will he an at
tendance Of from 100 to $50 upon this
convention.
The one rcdceming feature of inc
many conventions that are TO be heid
in Arcadia this year is the fact thn'
the members of all are to pay their
own expenses, and in that way there
| will be turned loose in the Golfers OF
the various business men Of the city