The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-01-10
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS

meICldl OluD Filuay evening, January
4th, it was voted by the members to
put on banquet some time >this
month, details being left to the ex-
ecutive committee. |Th secretary
was instructed to invite the secretary
Of the Bismarck club to be present
and give the principal address. The
offer of the domestic science depart
ment of the Oakes public schools to
serve the banquet at cost was ac-
cepted.
Secretary c. E. Blume has written
the Bismarck secretary. AS soon as
he has been heard from the executive
committee will set the permanent
date and complete arrangements.
Tickets will be printed and sold, adj
mitting the holder to the banquet. It
is hoped that every business man and
professional man in Oakes will avail
himself to the opportunity to be
present and hear the program to be
given. Watch the paper for the date.
The club also discussed the labor
shortage and took steps to get in
touch with the local draft board re-
lative to the classification Of young
farmers who are the sole owners or
managers of farms. President G. E.
Knox appointed ]. E. Bunday, Mayor
Slocum and w. Rathman to take the
matter up further. Their advices are
that the local board has nothing to
do with the industrial end of the
Questionairre. That is a matter for
the district board at Bismarck. Any
one who has studied the questionairre
carefully will see that if the registr-
ant follows instructions carefully and
fills out the blank correctly, he will
undoubtedly be placed in. the fourth
class-if he is actually the sole man
ager or owner of the farm he is work
ing.
The club also voted to have mem
bership cards printed as well as a So
called Solicitors scare" card which
will give members protection from the
numerous advertising schemes being
promoted by strangers. The Oakes
Commercial Club is to be congratulat-
ed upon its earnest beginning. It has
the welfare of the city and surround
ing country at heart. A progressive
policy is being drafted for it's summer
program.
When it became known that the
international Harvester Company was
considering putting in a -Four Day
Gas Engineering School in either
Oakes or jamestown, President Knox
of the Commercial Club instructed
Secretary c. E. Blume to write the
company inviting them to Cakes and
pledging the support of the local club.
This was done. With the assistance
of Mayor Slocum, member of the
executive committee of the club it
is believed that the effort of the local
organization was successful. The
latest information is that Cakes has
been selected, but the exact date has
not been made. public.
This means considerable for Oakes,
as this school. is open not only to
oakes but to all the surrounding
country as far north as. Jamestown.
A large number of young men is ex-
pected to attend. The course of in
struction is absolutely free to anyone
destrous of learning all about gas
driven engines. whether the engine is
in an automobile or other gas-power
engine. The Commercial Club is to
be congratulated upon its successful
venture. .
Mayor Slocum, who has visited a
similar school in Aberdeen, stated:
Il have seen as high as 500 young
men at one time in attendance upon
the sessions of this school. L am
certainly 4lad that Cakes has been
selected for this section Of the state"
Watch the papers for the exact date
Of this school. Is ~
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