Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-04
COMMERCIAL Club
HOLDS MEETING
Z. Henderson Again Heads Boosting
Organization.A. b. Nelson
Chosen Secretary.

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Chosen Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Warren
Commercial Club was held January %.
Reports from the president, secretary,
treasurer, and from the various COM
mlttees, in regard to the activities of
the year, were submitted to the meet
ing. Mr.. r. G. Mathwig, Of the Com
munity Day Committee, reported con-
corning the Community Day and Amer
lcanization programs that have been
held during the year under the auspices
OF the Club. These programs, while
not as well attended as one would wish,
nevertheless did much to create a more
kindly and friendly feeling among all
classes Of citizens and were instru-
mental in promoting spirit Of toler-
alton, cooperation and education in
good citizenship that means much to
our community.
Mayor r. B. Taralseth, of the COM
mittee on Good Roads, reported con-
corning the work done the past year in
grading, gravelling and otherwise i'm
proving the main highways leading into
the city.
President, Lamberson, in speaking
about the Clubs work during the year,
mentioned the entertainment and auto
drive given the members of the Swed-
ish Lutheran Red River Valley Con-
ference in May last and which brought
the city much favorable comment. The
Club also has been Instrumental in
sending Miss Jean Stevens as sponsor
to the launching of "Kittigaum'', the
q. S. war ship named in honor Of Mar
shall county.
Mr.. Mathwig, as member of the
Publicity committee, spoke of the film
ing Of Marshall county for the movies
as valuable advertising feature ac-
complished during the year. Wherever
the pictures are shown they will call
attention to Marshall county and its
great agricultural resources. Mr..
Mathwig also spoke of the generous,
valuable and effective publicity given
by the local newspapers to the city,
county and this section of the state
during the past year, and for which
| they deserve the gratitude and encour-
agement Of the public Another matter
mentioned by Mr.. Mathwig, to the real
ization of which he thought the Club
should add it's mite, was the proposed
Great Lakes to the Atlantic Seaboard
project, that would make Duluth sea-
M f0r nd
nit the shipping of Minnesota products
to all parts Of the world without break
ing bulk
A vote Of thanks was extended to the
city newspapers for the valuable pub
licity they had given the city, county
and this part of the valley during the
year.
The annual banquet of the Club will
be held sometime in February. A COM
mittee of arrangements will have the
matter in hand.
| County Superintendent David John
son addressed the Club i'll regard to
extending an invitation to the North
western Educational Association to hold
its next meeting in Warren. All that
would be required of the people of the
city would be to provide lodging ac-
commodations for the members of the
| association, between 400 and 500 peo-
pie, during their stay, said accommo-
dations to be paia-for by those attend
ing at regular rates. Supt. G. Holm
quist also spoke in favor of extending
an invitation to the Educational Assoc
citation to meet here. The time will be
sometime next fall. On motion it was
resolved that the Commercial Club in
connection with the City Board of Ed
ucation extend an invitation to the
Northwestern Educational Association
| to hold its next meeting in Warren
- The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: L. Lamberson,
President; G. r. Snyder, Vice Presi-
dent; A. b. Nelson, Secretary and G.
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