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Show ENTERPRISING WEBER CLUB CIVIC ASSET Numerous important things wore accomplished ac-complished by the Weber club, Ogdcn'n leading organization of commercial men, during tho past year. Unquestionably tho most prominent among them waa the establishment of tho Ogden Publicity bureau, bu-reau, an Institution which is really a part of thn club itself, but which Is dedicated dedi-cated exclusively to tho boosting of Ogden Og-den city and Weber county. Tho bureau becamo operative about April 1 of this year under tho management manage-ment of O. X Stllvnll, who has remained In charge ainco that time. Through the systematic advertising methods adopted, inore real benefit has been obtained during dur-ing .tho llfo of thn bureau than In any other period of similar length In t lie city's history. Thc business men of Ogden havo given very satisfactory support lo the bureau, which In governed by a. board of directors composed of nine mombcrs of tho Weber club, It wad through tho activity ot tho Weber We-ber club that a delegation of Ogdeti men visited Provo last year and secured for Ogden three important state conventions for tho week of January 20 to 25, 1913. ir.clufalvc. During that week tho Stalo Horticultural association, the StaU Dry Kurmens association and the State Dairymen's Dairy-men's association will hold their annual meetings here. Tho clnb is behind the ' Great White Way" movement, which la dcsLlncd to give Ogden the best-lighted business district dis-trict of "any city in the west. Also the establishment of a nropoaed bathing ro-aort. ro-aort. similar to Sullalr, at Promontory Point, la receiving the thorough support of tho club. During tho year tho club came to tho rescue, of the Ogden baseball base-ball club of the Union association. It also .rendered assistance in making the first annual Fashion show a most complete com-plete success. For months past thc "" cber club officers offi-cers and mcmbors In general have been laboring hard to secure tho transcontinental transconti-nental auto road for Weber county and northern Utah, It was through the ac-Hon ac-Hon of the club that O. J. SHIwell and M S. r.rownlng attended the automobile and good roads conventions In Chicago and Cincinnati, respectively. jjefoi-o thc end . of tnc coming year, probably by Juno 1. thc club will be located lo-cated in its new homo ln tho KlescI hiiildlug, corner of Hudson avenue and Twenty-fourth street- It. has been definite!' defi-nite!' decided that thc club Is to occupy the "entire, fifth fioor of this bcaullful building, plans having been completed for the most palatial club qutirtcra in the state. |