The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-07

Committee on Stew. S. David
son, J. H. Baker, M. Langohr and
Fred M. Brown.
Committee on Design Fred F.
Wilson, architect; W. R. Plew, pro-
fessOr of architecture; Mrs. Olga Ross
Harmon, head Of the Art department
Of Montana State college; Mrs. w.
E. Joseph, formerly head of the col
lege art department. and Mrs. E. F.
Bunker, chairman of the Fine Arts
committee of the BOzeman Woman's
club.
Committee on Finance-H. S. Buell.,
Charles VandenhOOk, E. S. Edsal,
Nelson Story Jr. and F. o. Wilton.
Executive committee, Judge George
Y. Patten, Dean J. M. Hamilton,
George D. Pease, Edmund Burke, E..
A. Stiefel Of Belgrade; George M.
Lewis Of Manhattan, Ralph Robert
son of Three Forks, Frank Stone Of
~Salesville; George Darlinton, J. A.
Woodland, L. W. Truitt, j. c. Nc
earthly, Carlisle S. Kenyon, w. H.
Ref, E. J. Hines and L. 2. Hathaway.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were
named as the special committee to
present BOzeman's claims to the me-
mortal commission at Helena.
The report Of the nominating COM
mittee was unanimously adopted. The
committee on site retired and a little
LATER returned with a report favcr-
ing the campus at Montana State
college as a site for the memorial
should it be located here. That re-
port also was adopted.
While the committees were in ses-
sion, Chairman Pease called upon
Dean Hamilton Judge Patten, Presi-
dent Alfred Atkinson Of the college,
and others to discuss the Lewis and
Clark memorial movement in various
aspects. Dean Hamilton delivered
an instructive address upon BOze,
mans historical claims in the mat
ter; Judge Patten spoke briefly but
fOrcefully upon the financial side, and
President Atkinson pledged the sup
port Of Montana State college, inso-
far as might be consistent with the
policy Of the institution, to the prof
ect. Other leading business and pro-
~feSsiOnal men, as well as women en-
gagged in club, social, and fraternaI
work, expressed themselves as willing
to do everything in their power tC
support Bozeman's claims. The aid
Of every organization represented al
the meeting was likewise pledged
without reservation.
Three Forks Valves Claim.
R. B. Brackney, representing Tire,
Forks, declared that while that pIac,
probably was the logical site for til,
memorial, his people were making n,
bid fen it and would waive theil
claims in favor Of Bozeman, in who's,
efforts to obtain It he pledged co
, operation. At the suggestion 0.
Chairman Pease, the meeting passe,
a resolution thanking the people O.
Three Forks for their friendly an,
neighborly attitude. Frank Stone
representing ~SalesVille, and E. "A
Stiefel, president and Roy Phillips
secretary, respectively, Of the Bel
grade Chamber Of Commerce al
spoke along the same line.
; At 10 o'clock the meeting adjourn
ed 70 r~e-assemble at the call Of tn
cha man. The general impression
seemed to Be that much had been &C
cOmpEshed and that Bozeman's vail
claims, backed by the enthusiast
support Of her citizens and these O
either Galla6n valley communitie.
would be Of sufficient weight to IN
duce the memorial commission to "a
; port favorably upon. this city az
. site. Resolutions pledging co-Opera
/, ton "a the movement are being pass
! ed By wibtualy every organiNio
: in the city and valley.