The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-17
80 Men Have
Dinner Meeting
PLANS DISCUSSED FOR BIGGER
COMMERCIAL CLUB AT MON
DAY EVENING MEET.

"A hundred, sixty business men of
Redwood Falls gathered at the arm
ory dining hall Monday evening at a
dinner meeting, the purpose of which
was to consider the future of the
Commercial Club and to plan for a
Bigger Redwood Falls. Dinner was
served by the ladies of the Christian
church and short program of music
and talks followed. with H. A. Bald
win acting as POSTMASTER
Congressman Frank Clague, the
first speaker introduced, gave short
talk on the organization of the first
Commercial club here and then re-
counted some of the things accom-
plished by the club during its history,
these accomplishments including the
obtaining of the armory, the state
park, etc. Mr.. Clague advocated
strongly the holding of monthly
luncheon meetings which would en-
able business men to get together for
discussion of civic problems. He in
timated that the Club should not be
satisfied with fewer than two hun
dred members, this membership to in
clude the farmers in the vicinity. He
also expressed the belief that women
should be invited to become members
at lower rate of dues, that their dues
might be used in connection with 9TH
er club funds for civic improvement.
| Secretary w. A. Hauck was then
introduced and read report which
was not only interesting but amazing
in many of it's details.
w. H. Gold spoke of the cosmopol-
itan character of the Club which over
steps all barriers, being the only or
ganization of the city which includes
men of all religious beliefs, of all
businesses and of all fraternities. He
believes good rooms are a necessity
| for the maintenance of club as the
social life is big element in keeping
an united membership. AS part Of
the training for future citizenship
Mr.. Gold wished to see an intimacy
between young men and the older ones
encouraged as it has been in the
past by the Fathers and Sons ban
quest which the Club has sponsored.
AS another example of what united
action under Club direction can ac-
complish Mr.. Gold mentioned the eff
| fort made at the time of the proposed
change of-location for the county
seat.
President Chris Schultz spoke very
briefly on some of the problems which
the officers have been asked to solve,
giving his chief attention to the mat
ter of poor attendance and urging
more cooperation in this matter.
d. L. Crimmins urged all the men
of the city to become members and
| Mayor w. T. Wilcox stated that he
believed the club could not function
to the best purpose unless the mem
bership was hundred per cent of all
the BUSINESS men interested in the
building up of the city. w. G. Weldon
led the discussion of the organization
of building and loan association
which followed the close Of the re-
gular program.
A synopsis of the report given by
| Secretary Hauck follows.
"Eighty-seven members are in good
standing with dues paid for 1923.
Twenty members are back for 1928
only and nineteen are back two or
more years. Twenty-Five names have
been dropped, but these people should
be active members.
! 'There have been many meetings
held in the club rooms during the past
year. Of these | have record of
only few as fellows: