Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-02
ACTIVE SUMMER
in CITY, WILSON
TELLS KIWANlS
Extensive Development ir
Kelvin Field Insures Bust
ness for Great Falls.

"Tbe most active summer and winter
that Great Falls has eve seen" was
the prediction made by Harry L. Will
son of Billings, attorney for Gordon
CampbelTs interests in the Kelvin field,
in a talk on oil prospects before the
Kiwanis club at it's luncheon meeting
| Monday noon in the Palm room at Ho-
tel Rainbow.
Great Falls has much to gain in
the activities in the Kelvin field" said
Mr.. Wilson. 81 do not know if other
wells are to be brought in. But l do
know that the present well is of enough
Importance that it will insure extensive
development during the next six OF
eight months.
with the specialists and outfits and
general DEVELOPMENT. it will bring hun
dreds of persons to Great Falls. These
will bring business to the city. / see
much activity and l congratulate Great
Falls as the one big city near the field.
Activity in Next so DAYS
"Just now we are in the hull that
comes invariably in the development of
next 60 days great activity"
Mr.. Wilson told of earlier visits to
Great Falls and read a poem. written
by him when attending an Elks' con
~vention here several years ago.
NJ. J. Becker. head of the Great Falls
Engraving plant, explained the process
of making cuts for printing from photo
graphs. He illustrated his talk by the
use of pictures in each stage of the
process.
Hospital Day Boosted
Hospital day" was brought before
the club by DR.. G. l.. Titus, who told
of the origin of the day as the ami
versary of the birth of Florence Night
ingale. On behalf of the hospitals of
the city. he invited the members to visit
these institutions May II, when open
horse will be held and the work of the
organizations in the community be ex-
planned. Working plans of the hospi-
tails will also be placed before the COM
munity at that time, he said.
More than go per cent of the XII
wants club are members of the Com
mercial club. Claire Flint, president,
explained. following a letter from the
Commercial club urging support of the
membership drive Of that body to be
held May 10, II and IL.
with our new members, our stand |
ing in Commercial memberships ties
with another civic organization for first
place." said Mr.. Flint. There is no
reason why we should not make it 100
per cent in membership. 1t has been
said that the luncheon clubs are the
place where ideas are Matched. 1t is
the Commercial club that acts as the
clearing house for ideas and helps us
to put them into effect. The CONNER
cial club deserves our support"
The addition of $50 to the band fund
was announced by DIR. G. j. Bresee, |
chairman of one of the COMMITTEES in
the recent drive.
Kiwanis Dance May 20
Mr.. Flint announced that the copper !
and brass exhibit will be kept in the
Palm room of the hotel until the next
meeting of the club, when Russell Ca
Piles, in charge of the program, will fea-
ture the copper and brass industry in
the program arrangements.
Plans are complete for the dance to |
be given by the club the night of the |
last Monday in May, Mr.. Flint said.
Arrangements for the radio telephones
to be used TO obtain the music provided
by the Denver club are being made and
proved in tests made to be practicable, |
he said.
Russell Fryberg was introduced as a |
new member of the club by Leonard
Diehl. He represented the club at the
Auto show in Butte. which was spOn-
sored by the kiwanis club of that city, !
and reported on that meeting.
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