The Holly chieftain., 1919-02-06
Enthusiasm Reigned Supreme
j and Many Constructive Ideas
8uggested-'0et-ToGetheE the
Paramount Theme Emphasized
The membership banquet given by

three vacant seats at the long BAN
Quet table In the High school gym
where the repast was SO artisttcally
prepared and gracefully served by
the domestic science class of the Hol-
ly High school under the direction of
Ike head of that department, Miss
Edith Burton.
The luncheon was served in five
courses beginning with oyster cock-
tails and ending with ice cream and
cake. Every feature of the menu
was finely prepared and most hearth
ly relished by every one present,
which included nearly all the busi-
ness and professional men of the city.
President A. NJ. Dicks of the Com
mercial club presided as toastmaste.
end was at his best-full of Lis
characteristic enthusiasm, humorous
antedotes and eloquence. Since M.
Dicks is singularly man of great
nervous energy and action he allowed
nothing to lag from the beginning to
the close of the program. He open
ed with the announcement of limit
on all addresses to five minutes each
and placed the penalty for violation
at hanging, and the fact there was
no "neektie4 features during the aus.
picious event indicates that every
speaker kept the limit in mind;
Edward Haberstroh. the barber,
was the first to respond. To him
had been assigned "The Early His
tory Of the Club" After brief re-
view of some of the things the club
had done in the past Mr.. Haberstroh
declared that every man in town or
community has civic duty to per-
form-to help push the growth ami
development of his town and country.
He expressed great encouragement
in the clubs present increased men,
bership and the belief that the club
could not fail, in the accomplishment
of many things for the good of the
town and country this year Mr..
Haberstroh also highly complimented
Miss Burton and the domestic science
class for the splendid menu served.
Mr.. Haberstroh has very practical
way of putting things and was greet
ed by hearty applause.
H. d. Steel, of the implement
firm Of ]. E. Sanders & Son, next re-
sponded to Local Conditions" in
very straightforward manner, declar-
ing that local conditions and oppor-
tunities must by necessity change af-
ter four years of intense stress of
war. Along this line Mr.. Steel said
special emphasis on the necessity of
greater unity between the people of
Holly and the farmers of the sur
rounding country. He asserted that
the prosperity and progress of agri-
culture constituted the root of mer-
camille growth and prosperity and for
this reason our financial interests
were identical. He declared that the
business men of the town and the
farmers should get closer to gether
socially as we'll as in business ways
IL the community was going to pros
per as 1t should. From the applause
which followed 1t was certain that
his ideas were heartily endorsed.
c. Clinton Page responded 10
advertising and Civic Pride" as two
great essentials in town and commu-
nifty development emphasizing the
value of each to the growth of town
as we'll as the merchant or other in
dividual. He also called attention
to the valuable advertisement Holly
and vicinity had just received
through the premiums recently won
by the Amity Canal Model Farm Of
this city at the stock show.
Rev. H. T. LeGrand, pastor of the
Baptist church was given a free hand
by the toastmaster to speak on what
ever topic he chose Mr.. LeGrand
commended the club and its great
Importance and usefulness in cooper
alton toward better and larger
town and more highly developed
country. He also suggested the good
that must come from such banqlets,
as means of closer social relations,
interchange Of ideas and a better
feeling among the people. He said
the people of towns and communities
ought to be divided into two classes
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