Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-01-14
{. P. DFM0UL|N
Is REELECTED
COMMERCIAL CLUB RETURN Mr.,
De MOULIN AS PRESIDENT
MEETING HELD monday
HENRY MARTY IS REFLECTED lS1
vICE-PRES. AND E. B. ADAMS
End VlCE-PRES.

End vlCE-PRES.
The regular annual meeting of the
Hot Springs Commercial Club was
held in the Club Rooms on Monday
evening at which time large number
of the stockholders and directors we're
present to listen to the reports of the
various committees on the work done
during the past year and also for the
purpose OF electing the raw officers
for the ensuing year.
The meeting was called to order by
President E P. DeMoulin and the sec-
retary called upon to read the minutes
OF the previous meeting which after be-
Ing read were on motion approved.
Several communications were also read
and passed upon. The chairman of
each Of the several committees were
called upon for their reports and all
we're very satisfactory and demonstrate.
ed clearly that the Club here is q live
one and is> accomplishing great deal
Of good.
Nominations being in order q. G.
Killinger, P. F. Ward and l.. H. He'd
rick were mentioned for the places Of
the three retiring directors and upon
motion of Mr.. Marty the rules we're
suspended and the secretary was in
structed to cast the unanimous vote of
the CLUB for these men. The meeting
then sdjournsd and the new directors
together with the old met aud re.elect
ed e. P. DeMoulin as president for an.
other year. Henry Marty was also re-
elected as first vice president and r.
B. Adams was chosen as second vice.
president. Rex Joyce was reelected
treasurer. B. ]. Glsttly WAS named as
secretary with j. f. Riordan as assist
ant secretary The list of the various
committees will be announced later.
Inasmuch as the secretaries of the
various clubs In the Hills are to meet
here on Saturday evening the annual
banquet was postponed and the north
erns Hills men will be guests Of the To-
cal club on tomorrow evening. at the
Evans.
AS the several reports of the commit.
tees would no doubt be too lengthy for
p1k1taation at this time, the report of
the president, Mr.. DeMoalin, is here
with given as he covers the ground
very thoroughly and names the work
done by the various committees. This
report given below should prove inter-
esting reading to every citizen OF Hot
Syringe.
ITO the Stockholders and Directors
Of the Hot Springs Commercial Club:
In closing the fiscal year I should
like to make brief review OF the years
work and mention some Of the things
accomplished and some of the things
not accomplished
It is hardly needful to say or repeat
that this year has been unusual, par
ticularly from business standpoint.
And(perhaps Hot Springs has felt. This
year, more than it's snare OF trade de-
preston. although il would seem nat
ural that the advantageous season for
the farmers and dairymen must havs
accelerated trade at least in some
lines. Oa the other hand the unusual
rainfall proved disasterous to roads
and to the auto o-tonrisJ trade for Hot
Springs. Also the Panams-Paoi Ex
position at San Fsancisco and the Cal
ifornia. Panan.. exposition sG San Diego
were the mesns =: fiyc.ti nuoh ot
the tourist trade that should hsv.
visited Hot Springs
In the face of taese binderances Hot
SpriuRs has held It's own, and wish TO
take this opportunity to thank the
citizens Of the city for their support of
the Commercial Club during the year.
It is of course to be regretted that
there are those Of our business men
who refrain from supporting the Club
but the presentage is small. We're
their number larger We might ask the
question, is the Commercial Club all
wrong and Of no benefit to the town?
However In answer We need only point
to the reports Of our various commit
tees IS evidence of activities which
count for better community, hence
the man who 8ithholds his support
reaps the fruit earned by the unselash
labor and the hard earned money con
tributed By the others. Along this
line would like to express my opinion