Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-02-10
BANQUET A SUCCESS
Community Interest Banquet Largely At
tended Committee Appointed to
Arrange Next Meeting.

On last Monday evening, February
9TH, at the Kleemann House the banquet
was held which was intended to star
OIL the week for the Boardman lectures
1t being expected that Mr.. Boardman
would be present. He failed TO arrive,
however, by reason of congested train
service west of Chicago, but nevertheless
and notwithstanding his absence the
banquet was well attended and resulted
In the best and most enthusiastic get.
together meeting that this community
has ever experienced. The banquet
was attended by go men representing all
parts of Custer community which in
cludes Custer and all the territory tribu-
tary to it as was definitely established
by the various remarks made at that
time. Ii anyone is the looser through
Mr. Boardman's absence it is Mr.. Board
man himself as in no community that
he has gone or will go to could he find
a more enthusiastic, responsive and re-
ceptiye group of men than were con-
gregated around the festive board on
that occasion. After the banquet had
been served and deyoured, the toast
master, Mr.. w f. Hanley, we'll and
ably started off the evenings work by
announcing the purposes for which the
banquet had been held and although he
tI y la hnpipy nnIar
by reason of Mr.. BoaTdman's failure TO
arrive, he awoke and aroused an en-
thusiasm for the work of the Commun.
lty Interest Association which brought
forth responses from various parties
present and the objects which could be
expected to be attained through the
Association were fully and thoroughly
developed. The admirable part of the
whole occurrence was the freedom with
which everyone felt that they were en-.
titled to express their sentiments on
any or all of the propositions advanced
for the work of the Association. An
other feature of the occasion was the
fact that no one ascended into the realms
Of dreams or visions but remained on
solid earth and talked straight from the
heart on things which it was possible
and practical for the Association to per-
form for the benefit of the community
at large. This included many very neat
ly and welghty remarks on our agricul-
tural interests, our mining interests, our
tourist interests, community building,
county agent and other projects, and
each person speaking handled their sub
ject matter thoroughly and competently
and gave everyone present something
worthy to think about and study over,
although every talk made was extern
poraneous, All in all the banquet was
a success beyond the hopes and expecta-
tions Of the Association or the commit
tee who had it in charge. At the close
OF the evening unanimous vote of
thanks vas rendered to Mr.. Pardee for
tiis offer to the Association of the use of
his dining room at any time for further
meetings. y unanimous vote of thanks
was heartily and freely given to Mr..
llanIey for the skilful and efficient
manner in which he had conducted the
meeting,
committee was appointed to make
arrangements for the next meeting
which it was decided to hold on the
first Monday evening in March, at which
time definite plans will be made and a
program arranged to carry into effect
many of the propositions suggested for
the community's improvement This
meeting being so successful there is but
little doubt but that there will be a
larger turnout at the next one Every
man present stated it to be the best
meeting Of its kind ever held in Custer.
Let us make the next one better yet.