Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-11-26
FORM ASSOCIATION
Black Hills Towns Organize and Elect
Officers for Progressive Pub
hcity Purposes

At Rapid City Friday night many OF
the progressive boosters of Black Hills
towns gathered to form a new associa-
tion, similar in purpose to the former
Black Hills Association of Commercial
Clubs, which was forced out of the lime
light because of war. About every town
and city of importance in the Hills was
represented. The following report Of
the gathering is given in the Rapid City
Journal:
"rhe cold zephyrs coming from the
north did not have in any way a chill
ing effect on the spirit which prevailed
at the meeting held last evening in the
EIks club room. where, numbering
closely on to hundred dyed in the
wool Black Hills boosters went into
session for the sole purpose of putting
the infant organization launched a week
ago on firm foundation, and it was
done.
with DR.. Jackson, temporary chair
man and Wells Crawford as secretary,
the assembly was called to order the
chairman stating briefly the object of
the gathering. The meeting was then
thrown open for general discussion of
the motive of the organization which is
to send the gospel OF the Black Hills
country to all parts of the world. Very
helpful suggestions were offered by
Major Clark, of Mitchell, Chas. b. Hunt
and Judge w. w. SouIe, both of this
city, DR.. Allen of Deadwood and many
others. Mr. Allen, who seemed to be
spokesman for the Deadwood delegates,
six in number, asserted that his city
was willing to cooperate with the move
ment.
The question of publicity was enter
ed into at some length the motion pict-
ure film and the folder being foremost
in the minds Of the assembly. This
feature of the meeting was taken up
later by the executive board, which
came to the conclusion that it would at
SASC bCN III LOhIll iS W lilO lllOSL itdslDl6
of folder and the cost Of producing say
somewhere in the neighborhood of from
thirty to forty thousand made up ia
such way that they would command
the attention of any prospective tourist
There were Representatives from Stur-
gis, Deadwood, Belle Fourche, Newell,
Whitewood aud Hot Springs, all being
in perfect harmony with the steps taken
last evening,
''At the close of the session a feed
was served to the visitors and local
business men present, as the compli-
ment OF the Rapid City Commercial
Club.
"By vote of the assembly it was de-
cided that one representative from each
of the towns sending delegation, be
selected to serve on what was termed
as the executive board. Following their
selection the board then went into
counsel and from their number elected
officers with these results:
a. a. IoDurn, OF DeadWOod, preSl-
dent; r. L. Bronson, of Belle Fourche,
vice president; c. b. Hunt Rapid City,
secretary; c. NJ. Damon, of Newell,
treasurer. The remaining members of
the board as elected last night are G. F.
Johnson, of Whitewood, and J. w.
Mullins of Sturgis.
"When in session the executive board
voted to adopt as a name for the new
organization: The Greater Black Hills
Mountains Association and each secre-
tary of respective Commercial clubs
was Of Tally requested to become q
member of the governing body. G. b.
Hunt, newly elected secretary, read the
report, which was approved by the as
sembly without change"