Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-06-02
GOOD WORK
BEING DONE
COMMERCIAL CLUB A BUSY
ORGANIZATION
PREPARING Big FOURTH
REPORTS and MINUTES OF LAST
MEETING OF LOCAL CLUB
HELD LAST WEEK

IlLU LAOI WkIN
The last monthly May meeting Of the
Commercial Club was held at the Club
rooms last week and considerable i'm
portant business transacted as we'll as
several interesting communications
and reports being read and favorably
acted upon. The meeting was called
to order by President E. P. DeMoulin
with the following members and Of
aoers present: E P. DeMoulip, E. b.
Adams, o. r Foster, Harry Bailey, AL
Daniels, E r. Juokett, l. Bingham, R
Williams, Joseph McCaffrey, Henry
Marty, W. N Hunter, b. w. Wattles,
Patrick Boyles, G G. Killinger, Q. T.
O. Lollicb. l.. E. Highley, P F. Ward
and Leslie Jensen.
Following the reading and approval
OF the minutes of the previous meeting
o. T. O. Lollioh made very favorable
report as chairman of the committee
soliciting funds.
P. F. Ward, chairman of the Irri-
CATION Committee. also made report.
In closing he stated that the Irrigation
Association assessment for Hot
Springs was Sl60 and asked that this
amount be appropriated.
It was moved and seconded that the
State Medical Association be extended
an invitation to hold their next meet
ing in Hot Springs. 1t was also moved
and seconded that al Invitation be ex-
tended to the Nebraska State Editorial
Association which meets this summer
to extend their sight seeing tour north
from Chadron to Hot Springs.
Patrick Boyles, chairman of the 4th
of July Celebration Committee also
made report in which he stated that
everything was progressing nicely and
that the race track would be in first
class condition by that time. Some
big feature attractions are being ar
ranged for that day.
The following letter was received by
the Commercial Club from the Assist.
ant Secretary of the Interior and is
self.explanatory:
department of the Interior, Wash
ington. May IS, 1916.
Mr.. ]. f. Riordsn, Assistant Score
tary, The Hot Springs Commercial
Club, Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Dear Mr.. Riordsn: l have your
letter of May 9Th, extending me, on be-
half of the Hot Springs Commercial
Club, an invitation to visit Hot Springs
and the Wind Gave National Park dur
ing the approaching summer
At the present time my plans for q
western trip are very indefinite, and it
is impossible to say at this time when
shall be able to leave Washington, if
at all. appreciate, however, the kind
invitation of the Hot Springs CONNER
cial Club, aud later should 1 find it
possible to accept it shall take
pleasure In communicating with you
personally.
The Department of the Interior ie
not overlooking Wind Cave National
Prrk in its plans for making our great
public Fairgrounds better known to
the people. Last year it issued Cir.
cular of information on the park which
has had q considerable distribution
and new edition of this circular viii
be issued for the searon of 1916.
The Superintendent of Nstions,
Parks, Mr.. Robert Bradford Marshall
expects to visit Wind Cave Nationa
Park sometime during the summer fol
the purpose of making thorough in
specsion Of the reservation.
There will not be q pamphlet on
Wind Cave National Park in the port
folio of national perks which vii
shortly be issued for the reason tha
the funds for publishing this port
folio we're contributed by the western
railroads, and at the suggestion o
these railroads illustrated pamphlet
on only nine OF the larger parks wer
included in the portfolio.
The reserves In the Black Hill
mentioned by you are not under tn
jurisdiction of the National Park Ser
vice. Cordially yours,
Stephen T. Msther
Assistant to the Secretary :
A very interesting report who b VI
give In full was that OF E. r. J1ckett
chairman of the Good Roads Commit