Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-02-03
EFFECT A new
ORGANIZATION
k00TENAI VALLEY COMMERCIAL
CLUB RE-ORGANIZED AT WE'D
NESDAY NIGHT MEETING
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED
Committee Enrolls 63 at
the First Meeting

AT a we'll attended and enthusiastic
meeting of citizens and business men
held in the banquet hall of the Inter
national hotel last Wednesday night,
the reorganization of the Kootenai
and SO signed the membership roll and
paid the yearly dues of $500.
| The first part of the evening was
spent doing justice to a we'll prepared
dinner, served by w. w. Ferbrache and
his corps of assistants.
President w. T. James, of the former
organization, stated the object of the
meeting and told that the gathering
had been arranged through the eff
forts of committee appointed for this
purpose several months ago, consist
ing of ID. G. Mcdonald, Charles O'Cal-
laghan, F. A. Shultis, A. J. Kent, J.
Bert Cowen, L. N. Brown and others.
1t was unanimously voted to pro-
ceed with reorganization work and
committee composed of o. G. Wilson
and d. G. Mcdonald was named by
the president to Immediately solicit
memberships.
! On motion President James named
committee composed of himself, o.
G. Wilson, Charles O'Callaghan, e. L.
Little and George Causton, to act as
nominating committee to select a new
executive board. While this COM
mittee was at work the assembly de-
cided upon name for the organiza-
ton and discussed matters pertaining
to future activities.
The nominating committee brought
in the names of E. e. Fry, ID. G. Nc
Donald, F. A. Shultis, j. Bert Cowen,
]. w. Reid, A. ]. Kent and L. N Brown
to serve on the executive committee
and their recommendation was unani-
mously accepted.
This executive committee will elect
officers of the club and will lay plans
for club work and will work out
plan to provide finances.
| 1t is planned to raise at least $2500
or $4,000 for commercial work this
year and most of this money will be
secured by apportionment-eac bus
mess man giving according to his abil-
ity, while some of the revenue, will, of
course be derived from membership
fees.
The executive committee plans to
hold meeting this week for the pur-
pose of selecting officers and making
plans for immediate work. The COM
mittee has. already held two meetings
for the purpose of acting in the mat
ter of the forestry department decis-
ion regarding the sale of the Callahan
tract of timber.
The next meeting of the club will be
held at the International hotel ban
quet hall at the call of the executive
committee. At this meeting the mem
bers of standing committees will be
named and probably a campaign will
be launched to increase the member
ship.
1t seemed to be the general consen-
sus of opinion of all citizens at the
meeting Wednesday that now was the
opportune time for Boundary county to
work together and advertise its re-
sources to the homeseeking public.
The executive committee of the new
organization is composed of live and
energetic workers who are greatly in
terested in the affairs of this district
and it is certain that they will work
= in unity and harmony with every Koot-
enai Valley booster for any project
that will help the farmers and all 9th
er taxpayers.