The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
Commercial Club Meets

PRESIDENT.
Minutes Of the last regular meet
ing were read and on motion an
proved.
Communication from the North.
eln Pacific Railway Company with
reference to reversing it's train to
run east in the evening and west
in the morning was read.
Moved and secondedthat peti.
tions be circulated in Wahpeton
and all towns west of Wahpeton
i'll Richland County protesting
against such change and that such
petitions. when signed. to be sent
to the Railway Company.
Motion carried.
The chair appointed as such CON,
mittce: w. w. Thomas, Chairman,
f.. a. Burton and George p. Wolf.
\ report Of the committee ap-
pointed last spring to arrange for
a loyalty day in Wahpeton was
read, showing balance on hand
IN the fund raised to dcfray the ex
pense of said loyalty day. Moved
and seconded that the report be ac
ccptcd and that the balance OH
han be turned in to- the treasllr.
OF the Commercial Club.
Motion carried.
MIR. McMahan, chairman of u..
Membership Committee, made al.
oral report of the progress OF his
committee towards securing new
members; and suggested that u
list of the present membership and
an application blank be sent TO
each member, and that each mem
Der then endcavor to- procure one
new member, and further suggest
ed that the time within which to
procure new members without ths
payment of the usual membership
, Tee be extended to Janury LIST.
| 1918.
Moved and seconded that tlla
suggestions of Mr.. MaMachon bc
adopted; that the secretary pro-
vide the members with list of the
membership and application blanks
Motion carried.
Mr.. Dan r. Jones, chairman OF
the Permanent Committee appoint
ed at the last meeting for the pur-
pose of soliciting funds for the
benefit of the Red Cross, War Y.
NJ. G. A. and other purposes bene-
fetal to the Government in proscc,l
ting the war made an oral report
of the war fund of his committee,
stating that Wahpetons quota OF
the War Y. NJ G. A. had lnr,,
raised. Moved and seconded that
the report be- accepted.
Motion carried.
Mr.. Forbes gave short address
with reference to the needs Of a
commercial club, in every city. re
fcrring to some of he things Wah-
peton's Club has accomplished
and pointing out the duties Of busi
ness and professional men to a com
mercial clubs.
President Smith talked along
the same lines.
Mr.. w. w. Thomas, mentioned
that we have a new business man
in the city; viz: w. ]. Adams
proprietor of the Merchant s hotel
and suggested that the business
men of Wahpcton use their infiu-
ence to make the hotel u success
reminding the club members that
a first class hotel is Il valuable as
set to every city. Mr.. Thomas
suggestion was applaldcd.
Mr.. Ward moved hat all the oil.
to the Red Cross to be shipped l.
magazines on hand be turned ovet
some of the army contonnrnts
The matter was discussed and il
, was learned that the Red Cross does
moi handle this matter: Mr.. Ward
then moved hat all such magazines
be shipped to Camp Dodge. low;
by the secretary. adding any book
that tn" people of Wahpetol
might want to contribute.
Motion carried.
Mr.. Thomas suggested that ef
forts should be made to have al!
Commercial Travellers residing il,
Wahpcton become members of tho
Club. After some discussion OF
the matter, the Membership Com
mittee were requested to procur,
The names Of all Commercial TRAY
clers residing in the city, to get
here with the names of the institu
tions with which they are employ
cd.
There being no further business
a motion to adjourn carried.
Soopof opx,