The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-14
] Large Gathering Last Night Showed
q Determination
TO PUSH ONWARD TO SUCCESS
xt Was Decided That Members Should
Canvass for subscriptions for the Com
pletion of the New Baiiding, and
Much Encouragement Was the Result.

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Providence Athletic association was held
at Blackstone hall last evening in re-
Spouse to call from the governing COM
.nittee. The meeting was called to decide
rs 10 the advisibility OF continuing the
organization or OF allowing 1t to die
natural death, but the spirit OF the as
,emblage was in favor OF the continuance,
md the work of completing the building
will be pushed forward rapidly.
President Geo. Shepley called the meet-
ing to order. He stated that at the last
meeting of the association the governing
committee obtained sufficient author
iyation TO proceed with the work,
and had done so, but now
the ready money subscribed had been
used up end unless more funds were forth
coming the work on the building would
have TO be ended. The second mortgage
bonds of 100000 have been pushed and
between $4,000 and $4,000 OF the notes
have been subscribed TO, mostly by the
members OF the special committee.
He urged the members to enthusiasm and
stated that the association needs to place
the remainder of the issue as early as pos
sible. The meeting was called TO place
everything before the members, letting
each man see how the association stood.
There has been general feeling in the
community that the association cannot
do anything. II can, and we should have
pride enough to work for the associations
success.
number of blue prints showing the
plans of the building were exhibited.
President ShepIey stated also that the
same trouble bad been experienced by
the members of the club in Boston and
said that it was only by hard work that
the club in that city was made success.
Mr.. Rowland presented the following
resolutions, whichwere adopted:
Tho Resolutions:
Whereas Acting under instruction and author
cation OF the Providence Athletic association, we,
The governing and special committee have pro-
ceeded 10 this time with the construction OF the as
sociations building, and
Whereas, The special and governing committee
has no more funds available for proceeding further
with this work, authorized and instanced by this
association, and
Whereas, The lack OF funds is due TO the imprac-
tibnity OF oanvassing and securing subscriptions TO
the second mortgage notes, so called, which notes
were authorized by this association;
Resolved, That this association should sustain
and support the work OF the special and govern
ing committees done under the instruction OF the
association and also,
Resolved, That apprecatng the immediate
cessity OF subscribing TO the balance of
the second mortgage notes remaining In the
hands of the treasurer Il is the duty
Of every member OF tho Providence Athletic
citation 10 every effort to this end that the work
begun by the special aud governing committees
may be promptly completed.
The resolutions were adopted, and the
the secretary was ordered to embody
them In circular to the members.
MIR. Ihompson's Remarks.
d. M. Thompson spoke on the condi-
tion of the club. He stated that the
members should put fourth their best
efforts for the successful completion of
the building. The association
is of the greatest benefit to
the members, not only in
social sense, but financially. A
greater degree of intimacy is necessary
with each other. In Providence, he said
there was greater lack of this intimacy
than in any other city. This or
ganization viii do far more good
than the members think. Public interest
In this city has been awakened only
within the past four years. There is, in
the very fact of the association, many ad-
vantages that cannot be fully realized
The failures OF the past years may
be directly attributed TO the fact that
the business men were not in touch with
each other. 1t will be great public mis-
fortune il the association and the build
ing fail and are abandoned.
A Plan Suggested.
Mr.. John M. Brennan suggested that
some of the bonds be of the denomination
of 800, and that every member subscribe
to one or more, and placed his name at
the head of the subscription list.
Mr.. Child moved that the chair appoint
six members of the club TO assist the gov
erning committee in the obtaining of sub
scription for notes, and also appoint six
more to enlarge the membership TO at
least 1000. This was adopted.
The subscription book was circulated
freely and almost every member placed
his name on the list.
1t was decided to place circular con-
tanning the plans and other data OF the
club upon exhibition in various places,
and the meeting then adjourned