The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-18
ORIGIN OF S. OAK.
APPRECIATION WEEK
Short History Of How This Move
ment Started.
(By J + HALLIDAY, Secretary South
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CBy J + HALLIDAY, Secretary south
Dakota Press Association
Appreciation and Development
Week for South Dakota is the result
Of plan advanced by Messrs J w.
Campbell and X. r. Cone. Of Huron, at
an executive meeting OF the Bankers
Association, the idea originating with
Mr.. Campbell while entertaining visit.
ors at the South Dakota headquarters
during the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Acting upon the suggestion, the exec.
utive council requested Chas. McCaf-
free, commissioners of insurance to ar
range for a meeting of interested par.
ties with view of Starting some,
thing along the lines outlined. The
commissioner acted promptly by invit-
ing the presidents of various state or.
CARNATIONS to meet at Huron for a dis.
cusSion of the preliminaries. Twelve
state organizations were represented
at this meeting and ii WAS decided to
call a mass convention to be held at
Huron on March Z and g. At latter
meeting Of the same committee held
in Mitchell on February 3 at which
thirteen of the state organizations
were represented, a program was pre-
pared for the Huron meeting and Mr.
Campbell made chairman OF the exec
ntive committee with power to ar.
range details and push the booster
convention. Governor Byrne issued
proclamation and the newspapers ad.
vertised the meeting with the result
that a large number of live wires con
gregated on the dates named A fine
program appropriate to the object to
be attained was carried out. cnthus.
iasm developed, resolutions passed
and the date for depreciation and
Development Week" set for the last
week in April, this date later being
changed to the week of May 1920 An
executive committee consisting OF the
presidents Of the different state or
CARNATIONS was appointed to carry on
the work and this committee, upon
call Of T. S. Everitt. OF Redfeld. met
at Mitchell on April 3. at which time
a subcommittee was appointed to &C
lively push the plans and the Develop.
ment League was made permanent
organization by the selections of the
following officers: j w Parmley,
president Ipswich; r. +. Dowdell
first vice president Artesian; r. S
Everitt, second vice president, Red
field; N. +. Franklin, treasurer,
Deadwood; II. A. Sturges, secretary
BeresfOrd. These officials have since
been working with the regulation
South Dakota spirit, almost night and
day, for a successful termination OF
the original booster idea.
This is brief history of the preIim-
inaries that led up to South Dakota
Appreciation and Development Week"
A week in which the newspapers will
tell some OF the facts about the wond. |
srful resources Of this great state a |
week In which South Dakotans will .
write letters back home" citing the .
opportunities awaiting the industrious
citizens OF the east who want to better
their condition; a week in which auto
mobile runs will be made with a view
Of improving highway conditions:
week in which the pupils will write
essays reciting the numerous advant.
ages OF their home state and ministers
Will preach sermons OF thanks for the
blessings conferred upon our people.