Show progress sentiment marks club banquet one of the very best affairs of the kind ever held in this city was the st george commercial club a banquet last saturday night after the guests assembled they danced in the gymnasium until time tor for the banquet the banquet was served in the basement corridor of the college building a nice cool place the best that could have been chosen the decorations were very pretty and gave a gay and animated appearance to the scene the tables were excellently laid and decorations consisting of cut cowers of various kinds gave it a beautiful and very inviting appearance each guest had a boquet ot of sweet pea blossoms laid beside his plate we will not attempt to describe the many good things provided to eat they were varied enough to suit any ones taste and the cooking would be hard to beat it was a bounteous and appetizing feast fit tor for the gods and a great credit to the excellent ladies who prepared it the service too left nothing to be desired about a dozen young ladles ladies flitted flirted about and saw to it that each and every one was readily and well attended to one hundred and thirty five sat down to the tables mr air william brooks announced that mr air edw H snow would be toastmaster for the evening and no better selection could have been made mr air snow made a brie brief and witty talk in acceptance and was heartily applauded mr snow called upon mr air C B petty one of the hurricane commercial club delegation to tell what hurricane was doing mr petty in responding sp said a commercial club was recently organized in hurricane and in 30 daya days had 60 members all enthusiastic thusia boosters boasters bo for good roads and other progressive movements hurricane aimed to ba be on a route from yellowstone national park to zion canyon and the grand canyon through et st george to bingman and phoenix arizona and loa los angeles calif thought bt st george jeorge should be connected with hurricane by a direct route touch imich shorter than that present route and that the two largest towns in he bouny should work and pull together for the good of the county and until the five important highways should center in the county mr petty was heartily applauded as were era the others who responded to toasts mr W 0 bentley was sure we might include county in our field of actions it was a pleasure and privilege to work for it waa was pleased to welcome elcome the many present the future greatness ot of tha the county was depicted depleted by mr outlay who thought the commercial clubs would play an important part in its development this club was eager and willing to heiy hurricane their development was ours was heartily in favor of move to connect the two towns by a shorter and more direct route mr air george ft lund responded to the significance of 01 a commercial club as its follows ladies and Gett gentlemen lement A commercial club would signify at least signs of life in the old town yet A good live commercial club would signify real life in at least a part of the citizens of that town A good live commercial club signifies that a representative body of citizens in that town have united together 0 foster 1 A higher moral and educational standard in the community 2 A higher sanitary standard 3 A more cleanly and beautiful city 4 to further any ally proposition that will better road toad and transportation facilities in and out 8 5 last but not least to promote any financial or industrial enterprise that will lend land growth prosperity and happiness to our city and its people Is there a man or woman who lives in our midst who will not become a booster for such a laudable cause Is there a business man in this city who would say that he was not a part of the real red blood that is circulating cu in this community that he Is not a part of the life that la to in this city them there is truth in the old adage that united we stand divided we wl fall or I 1 in union there Is strength my friends you life in ona one of the most beautiful tows pt 9 the fhate 4 let our commercial club signify that we will make st george the most beautiful city la in the state you live in a town of dormant opportunities port unities and resources let our commercial club signify that a will make it a city of real opportunities and resources let us see to it that every business man and live citizen Is a member of the club and work ork to make the city stand for what the commercial club signifies one knocker can do more harm than a dozen boosters boasters bo we must nail every hammer to the wall mr air samuel bleak favored with a beautiful cornet solo mr jos S snow responded to the necessity of camping ground tor for tourists he said a community Is judged by the way it treats the stranger within its gates these people are entitled to our utmost respect and consideration they are our guests and we as their hosts should see that camping facilities ire are furnished roads are opening up to us from south west east and north and the arrowhead trail is one spoke in the hub we are not prepared to receive tourists as we should be to take care of tourists and extend to them the glad hand is our best advertising said bald he saw IS 18 cars parked at one time behind the courthouse there being no proper camping place for them st georgo george needs a full city block set apart for or this purpose miss allas evelyn thurston gave a piano bolo solo mr air edward H snow was heartily in fan faar or of any move that would cement the tho bonds of friendship between st george and the other towns in the county each should get its own unselfishly and all should work to this end mr air ellis J pickett proposed a vote tit thanks to the ladles ladies who had prepared and served the dinner the re ay spouse was sure a hearty one the toastmaster proposed that mr pickett take this word to the ladles ladies and the proposal was carried unanimously ly mayor A B D andrus told what the city is doing toward a camping ground tor for tourists the city has taken steps to have such a ground set apart and the council will do all in its power dower to get got the movement forward mr air jos T atkin jr said he was as glad to be a member of the club and assist in its labors this completed the program and ended a very enjoyable time the ladles ladies who prepared the dinner dianer were mrs A B D harris mrs mamie mrs airs jos T atkin and miss maria blake assisted by miss bliss alice pendleton and miss allas janet burgess those who made up the boquete were miss zelma cannon cannot and miss evadean crosby the waitresses were misses Ra cathrine Kathr thrine lne wiles allies blanche mathis helen miles louie harris veilla bastian Dast lan vera nera harmon ll annon verna harmon la verna webb ruth atkin rose ashby gertrude or and anna auna gm lHer |