The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-09-02
lST ANNUAL DINNER
BY BOARD Of TRADE
Large Attendance
of Members and
Guests
REVIEW OF PAST YEAR
Geo. A. Phillips on "Commu-
nifty Cooperation" Other
Speakers

Nf1E ADDRESS by George A
Phillips, of Spokane, president
of the Palace Drygoods COM
pany, and also president of the
Washington Retail Merchants asso-
citation. before the first annual ban
quet of the Wallace board of trade
last Monday evening, was one that
evidently made a pronounced impress
sion upon all who heard it and will
unquestiOnably result in practical
benefit to the organization. Mr.. Phil
lips is not an orator and makes no
pretensiOns in that line. In fact, he
very eandidly admitted his shortcom-
ings as a public speaker in the course
of his preliminary remarks, illustrat-
ing his predicament by the old Lin
coin story of the Mississippi steam
boat that could not carry enough
steam to blow its whistle and con-
tinue running at the same time. Max
ing the application, Mr.. Phillips said
his trouble as a public speaker was
that when l talk l can't think and
when 1 think l can't talk" How
ever in spite of this handicap Mr..
Phillips had no difficulty in holding
the closest attention of his hearers
His subject, Community Coopera-
ton" is one to which he has for many
years given close study has aided
many civic organizations in the solu-
ton of community problems, and
what he had to say to the members of
the Wallace board of trade was in
tensely practical and delivered in
manner more in the nature of an
earnest talk by a business man to a
gathering of business men. 1t is be-
lieved that his address made a lasting
impression, and that it will result in
the adoption of plans by the Wallace
board of trade for carrying out work
on practical lines which will accom-
plish much good for the city and dis
trict, attract new members to the or
ganization and make it a permanent !
factor in the advancement of the well
fare of all concerned.
Report of the President.
The report of Walter J. Sullivan, |
president covering the work of the /
board during the past year. called at
tention to the results accomplished |
for the benefit of all the people and |
deprecated the fact that so many cit
zens refused to become members and
assist in widening its field of useful
ness. On this point he said:
During the coming year may I ex-
press the hope that the entire men,
Dership will get busy to the end of
up our membership. We
should have at least $50 live members
md with any kind of cooperation on
he part of the members with their
chairman, Mr.. McAllister,
his number can be attained"
President Sullivan recommended
hat a permanent secretary be en-
1loyed, a man who is thoroughly ia
niliar with the work of commercial
at a salary not exceed
ng $4,000 per year. He also recon- t
nended the appointment of a budget 9
IT program committee for the coming c
ear which would outline the work
or the board and estimate it's cost. II
n line with these recommendations 2
lie also recommended that the budget s
devise a plan to raise suf- Q
icient funds, not less than $4,000, to
AIRY out the work during the year v
Plunge and Skating Rink. s
President Sullivan also urged that s
he board of trade get behind the o
movement to provide a swimming p
lunge for young and old, and also v
hat a skating rink be provided in the n
ark for the use of the children dur
ne the winter months and also for
rownups who desire to use it. util- n
ling the adjacent barracks for warm r.
lg rooms. He urged that this mat fl
ar be taken up with the city council. u
President Sullivan closed his report Il
y warning his hearers that mo or p
can very long mark time; +
re will either progress or retrograde." c
lie urged every member to exert him s
elf in making this a better organi-
alton. one that will accomplish more "
esults. and as a means to this end !.
e favored an intensive membership e.
lmpaign. Il
eports of Treasurer and Secretary t.
R. T. Strachan, treasurer, submit Ii
d a detailed financial report. which
lOwed cash on hand March 20, in
l29.04; receipts from membership 81
les s17220; total receipts, 1901 "a. al
otal disbursements, s15s17; balance E
4 hand, s442.O7. "
Treasurer Strachan made the fol- bl