, 1926-10-20

w ililAolls OkSl Ollc
/served in the spacious Irma He
With Fred F. MCGEE presiding,
the dinner was started with the
singing of the state song, "Wyom-
ing" and during the meal musical
numbers were given by Miss Jane
Carlow, granddaughter of Col. Cody,
Dan Phillips, Mrs. R. S. Moody and
Earl Keifer of Elk Basin.
The first talk of the evening was
by the mayor. DR.. r. C. Trueblood.
whose topic was THE Relation OF
Town OFFICIALS to the Towns Com
mercial Organization" DIR. True
blood proved an interesting speaker
and his subject was well covered.
He was followed by John Wilde,
president of the Powell Chamber of
Commerce. who complimented the
Cody Club on its unusually active
organization and emphasized the fact
that community cooperation was the
greatest builder Known.
Miss Margery Ross was a speak
err. and in search for a subject
spoke at length of the land marks
in the many cities of the east, what
49, q ~ Nv tit III II
they were located and of what I'M
N2ld wealth the heritage of Buffalo
Bill would be to the town of Cody
if used to the greatest advantage in
both a historical and commercial
way.
Reyn Leedom, editor of the Low
ell Chronicle, and public speaker of
force had pee invited to the Cody
Club dinner and made a splendid
talk on the agricultural possibilities
of Cody and the entire Big Horn
basin. Mr.. Leedom declares that
he is a nut" on agricultural de-
velopment, and not the least
ashamed of it. He believes in it
and believes that wonderful and
great as may have been the pro-
gress of the Big Horn basin dur
ing the last twenty years, 1t will be
ven more wonderful and greater
during the mex score of years.
Senator S. A. Nelson of Powell
was also a guest of the club on
Monday evening and made a very
Che address. Mr.. Nelson is a man
/who las resided in the county for
many years and has been in close
touch with the development of Cody
and the lower part of the county.
At the present time he is a prom
inent banker in the project town
and a speaker of force n convic-
ton. He sees many changes in
Cody and Park county-all for the
better. n he has an abiding faith
in the ultimate reclamation and
completion of the entire Shoshone
project, in not many years to come.
1. H. Larom of the Valley Ranch
company and Horace NJ. Albright,
superintendent of Yellowstone park,
had both been placed on the speak
ing program, but due to the illness
of Mrs. Larom at Billings, and ur-
gent business of Mr.. Albright at
Livingston, neither of these gentle
men were able to attend. Mr.. AL
bright wrote the club a splendid
letter of the plans he has in mind
for road work over Sylvan pass
this year, and the Enterprise will
be pleased to publish it next week.
After the speaking and musical
arogram, Mr.. MCGEE rave his report
as chairman of the club during the
past year-a year OF Splenulu ana
efficient administration. The activ-
tiles of the club have pee carried
on with an expenditure of $1,963.-
81, irrespective of the camp ground
affairs, and of the mou collected
on the budget there remains a bal
ance of $815.56 in the treasury.
The receipts of the Cody Club
campground amounted to $~2,452.05,
as against s~2,SO2.sO the previous
year. There was a balance in the
campground fund last year of 49,
134.22, and this with $4,000 re-
ceived from the Cody Club general
fund and $500 made available for
use by members of the club, took
care of the heavy expenditures of
the development of the campground
and after all bills were paid left a
balance of $129.77 in the treasury.
During the year $1,000 has been
fpaid to the Lincoln Land company
for the land purchased. and 3d.
610.53 spent on permanent i'm
p~rovements.
At the close of the meeting the
nominating committee placed in nom
ination the following men as officers
for the ensuing year: e. F.. Shaw.