Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB
OPENS SEASONS WORK
Members Discuss Chautauqua,
Improvements, Conventions,
Etc., For 1917.

The first social and business meeting
Of the Willmar Commercial Club occur
red last night at the Masonic building
with good attendance. An appetizing
New England boiled dinner was served
to which ample justice was done. While
the members were seated at the tables,
the matter of next years chautauqua
dent of the club. He called upon Mr..
NJ. Canyon Smith, one of the organizers
of the American Lyceum Bureau, of
Minneapolis and Kansas City, which had
it's first season last year. to address the
meeting, and Mr.. Smith responded in a
very graceful talk on the chautauqua
| ization is trying to do. He said the
chautauqua has drifted away from it's
original purpose and was trying to COM
pete with the Orpheum circuit. The
new organization was attempting to get
| back to the first principles, which had
actuated Bishop Vincent in inaugural
many years ago. Mr.. Smith outlined
what it is proposed to give Willmar in
the six day chautauqua being negoti-
ated for to be held here next summer.
Eleven soloists of the world famous
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, with
! a vocal soloist of international reputa-
! A.
lions. The American Girls including
Miss Holmquist, niece Of Gustaf Holm
quist. will be another. The Rittmeis-
| ter String Quartette of the Kansas City
Symphony orchestra is included. The
entire line Of talent will be of the high
est grade.
that one or two days program be added
to the chautauqua in a homecoming
festival. This is an idea that met with
! favorable comment among those present
and no doubt will take root and lead to
plans being made for a civic celebra-
| ton next summer.
At the close of the dinner the club
members adjourned to the rooms on the
| first floor where the business session
was held. Five new members were
e1cCtcu"Nol " w. Duh u1Shs ~. oCO'
H. Freeman, Atty. H. G.. Young, F. j.
Hallin and Herbert Hengstler.
| Mayor Wellin- made a. report for the
| public improvement committee. He
said the work of setting out boulevard
trees and caring for them had been
continued during the year, and that the
results of this work during the past
few years are beginning to show and
be appreciated.
He proposed that special attention be
given next season to the identifying of
Gorton avenue and the new fine turn
pike leading out to the cemetery. The
county board has promised to assist in
placing new bridge over the outlet
during the coming year. At the close
Of the Mayors remarks the club apprO-
priated $50 for the purchase of boule-
ward trees for next year, and this
amount was promptly duplicated by Mr..
D. n. Tallman. 1t must be a source of
much satisfaction to Mr.. Tallman to
see the improved appearance of our
streets from year to year, for he lends
a very helpful hand every year to this
work, by donating an amount equal to
the Commercial Club appropriation.
Reports made at the meeting indicate
heading for Willmar for their annual
reunions next summer. Those especially
invited by the Commercial club are Gull
brandsdals-laget, Landslaget and Stav.
anger-laget.
Messrs. L. A. Tjosvold and D. N
Tallman spoke of road improvement
accomplished and prospective. Mr.
Tjosvold, who is also the President Of
tive last year in securing improvement
of the road leading south. He report
ed a balance of $3.50 in the Special Sves
road fund which was turned over tt
the Good Roads committee to be uset
in continuing the Improvement OF this
road next season.
Mr.. Tallman spoke of the good worl
that has been done during the pas
year, and about the appropriations made
by the County Board for the comins
year. By the end of next year, he said
the east and west and north and soutl
| roads through the county will be il
good shape.
Mayor Wellin spoke of the Barnolt
Griffee grand concert which occurs a
the Opera House next Tuesday as some
thing worth while, and recommended i
as a relief for the monotony of to-
i much "movies.'
: It was decided that luncheon shout
be held in connection with the annua
meeting of the club to be held in Jan
uary, and President Gilbert urged tina
all who have suggestions for the i'm
provement of our city prepare to pre-
sent them for consideration at tina
time.
MI. ale tod yu0Y
called on for remarks. Col. Burdic
said he had cast his lot with Wilma
and thinks it has chance to becom
one of the best cities in the state. D
Freeman and F. J. Hallin also spol
..a o,odrod thar sunnOrt IN tho wOr