Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-27
FOR W ARD
WATERFOWL TAKES FORWARD
STEP ON COMMERCIAL RE-
ORGANIZATION.
Fifty-Nine Committees Volunteer to
Render Service During Week
of Industrial Campaign.

That Watertown, in reorganizing
it's Commercial club, is going to make
clean sweep in the matter of name
was evidenced at the banquet at the
Lincoln Tuesday night, when, by prac-
tically unanimous standing vote of
the several hundred present, it was
declared that the new organization
shall be known as the Watertown
Chamber of Commerce.
Manager Hess of the hotel had
paved the way for the large gathering
by serving all of his house guests at
an early hour, so that by 7:30 the
large dining room was emntied of
the regular diners
1t required not only the full capac-
ity of the dining room to seat the
baRqueters, but reQuisitiOn was
\ served on the Dutch room, which, too,
was taxed.
That the air was surcharged with
Il the spirit of progress and deter
mination to put the best foot forward
in the matter of cooperation was OBJ
vious. Business rivals stood shoulder
to shoulder, and even volunteered to
go out in pairs as committeeman to
enlist the active support of all classes
of business and professional men of
the city and others who are interest
ed in the renewed movement for a
better and greater Watertown.
Following the disappearance Of the
viands and the drinking of the last
cup of black coffee (the modern ban
queter, you know, to be in the social
swim, must sake that last cup minus
O11 MIR IruinO intr
President Noodle of the Commercial
club.
Mr.. Irving plunged into his sub
lect from the instant he got on his
feet and kept at it until he reached
the point OF calling for volunteer COM
mittees. We want" he said zone
hundred o. you men to volunteer to
serve N Dsis.s of twsa8 thtss making
fifty coldinastess. to canvass this town
for membership in the new Chamber
of Commerce"
Large sheets of paper had been
ruled and numbered for the pairing
Of these hundred committeeman Vol
unteers were offered in such numbers
as to tax the speed of Secretary H. 8.
Case as a penman.
AS name after name was hurled at
the speaker OF the evening, his sem
blance of a smile expanded into
grin, which grew broader and broad
er. finally terminating in ripping
laugh. Fine" he said, fine! Fine
work, men, fine work! This is GER
tainly gratifying. You are going to
succeed beyond anticipation and Wa
tertown's new Chamber of Commerce
{ is going to be all that you men have
hoped for, if the spirit here manifest
ed is criterion said Mr.. Irving, in
conclusion.
The committee of 100, called for by
MIR. Irving, quickly developed inro Il
committee of 11S, and the further ap-
pOintment of the committee pairs was
dispensed with while the going was
still good. The following We're pair
et. off for committee work some lime
during the week:
j. w. Dougherty and c. r. Wins
low, G. B. Williamson and M A. qee-
gard j. B. Bird and John H. Conley,
III G. Jesup and P. r. Loucks, S X.
Way and F. ], Cory, T. G. Murphy
and John Noodle, DR. L. G. Hill and
y D. Rice, John Hentges and Dr. M.
Watson, Frank Bennett and Charles
Fowler, G. II. Englesby and f. II.
Meadows, III. F. w. Schalle. and DR..
r. F. Campbell, F. E. Paulis ana e. g.
Whistler, G. w. Hart and L. T. Nor
rfs, &. T. Wix and Ted Lamn,, DR..
w. G. Magee and DIR. H. NJ Freehurg.
q M Kranz and j. M Mahowald.
w. c. Walsh and B. N. Hagna, S. "a.
Hess and G. K. Snyde., L G. (;oodel,
and Charles Park, Dr. Lyle Syencer
and r. w. Kreiser, R. c. Cannon and
Roy Goepfert, Lin McClintic and Roy
q Gesley, 0. n. Whistler and John Sem
i ser d f. Jones and A. w. Palm,
4 c. Miller and Wright TarbeIl. G..
r.. Bell and George Hauenstein, Thoss
I McBath and w III. Stokes, Jr., Tom
y Mccarthy and H. j. Reynolds, r. H..
II Rhoades and Ray Spooner Arthur
il HorsWill and William Langwill. G. ID.
Ray and D. NJ Bannister. DR.. HI. r.
Bartron and P. F. Gault, Harry Har-
yey and M. James, H. M. Hanten and
4 A. Countryman, William Mitchell
and George Talon, Sam Mitchell and
g Lon MacDowell Lee Stover and H
a p. Dahl L. ]. Shaw and .. Al. Skin
aner, Il. N. Schulner and G.. nj. Lyon
HGeorge Baxter and w. H. Bloom. A,
Sherin and A. 7. Hopkins, Frank
q Weaver and III. S. Fletcher, J.. w
Ferris and Bert Morgan, a. .. AIbrook
3and f. J. Scholtz. f. w. Schreiber
E{and Judge I. III Myers. N L0kka and
8. Lawrence, A. P. Foley and Fred
Nolf, DR.. G. r. Schoolcraft and Ben
Wilson, F. r. Newman and H.i J. Du-
ERan. John w. Balsiger ard Al. r. Fer
EEustn, ]. d. Brown and Henry "A.
ffianten, J. G. Southwick and A. H.
L IEornwall, Mayor. H. "A. Wagner ard
3 s,,l rev. r e. Stockton
Eend Rev r F. Lewis. Rev. Father
M s. OsMeara and Rev s. s. Nit
fehell Walter Cooke and W ST Peck,