The Helena independent., 1893-08-31
SAPPHIRE CLUB O0|NGS.
Much Important Business Trans
acted at the Annual Meeting
Held Yesterday.
Enough Cash on Hand to SEQ the
Members Safely Through
tho Winter.
Resolution to Cut Salaries Dofentsd--Ds-
mand Made for an Extra ses.
sion.

The annual meeting Of the Sapphire club
was held last evening at the club rooms in
the Sixth wa for the purpose OF eIscting
officers for the ensuing year and cousidor-
ing any Other business thnt might be
broughs before the club. The president
raped to order at eight O'clock sharp and
announced 30 the club. the attendance being
unusually large. that the first order OF busi-
ness was the election OF officers for the en-
suing wear. He stated, however. that be-
fore going into an election IL might bo we'll
TO have tho sec etary submit his report for
the past year, and he called on that otflcar
TO submit the same. The secretary reported
~ follows:
Your sec: eta'y has the honor TO submit
tho following reports Number OF meInbers
III; now members for the year. 100; receipts
from limitations. l60 members at $7b each.
$4,000; fines assessed against members.
sixteen; proceeds from sale Of sa! phirs 8.
$3.50. 341.76; value Of sapphires. cut and un-
cut, on hand and stored In the vaults OF the
club, g. 779, ,3ll; value OF real estate and
improvements. $4,000; cnsh on hand. cs
per treasuret's report OF oven date. &133
46S.46.
honor to report that tho now club building
projected during the past ysnr 10 not yet in
full coutse Of construction, but mAny pre-
iiminnries have been arranged and the
board of directors, who arc now negotiat-
ing tho sale Of bonds TO the amount OF
Sd, 3,0OO,0 ,0GO. hopo to have tho structure com
pleted by tho tme ground i, broken for
Fort Harrison.
Owing to expenses incident to the lats
presidential election and the senatorial con
test OF last winter, the finances OF the CLUB
are not in as good condition as might DO
expected. but there 10 promise for a much
better state of affairs the next year.
The election Of otice:s being then in or
dor, on motion tho present officers til ough-
out were reelected. after which. on the
suggestion Of tho president. the club ad-
journed for rsfreshmenM. On reconveninR
the club proceeded to consider routine
business.
Amember Of the club, who Is also a men,
Der of the city retrenchment organization,
moved that the salary of the secretary of
the club be reduced from $400 month to
$75 that the wages Of the janitor of tho
club be reduced from $l75 per month to
&37. 80. and that the salaries of the six lady
stenographers employed by the club be re-
ducsd from 1925 n month each to $40 a
month each. 1t WAS moved as an amend
ment to the 70 eQoing that the positions of
secretary anu JhnlSOT % COuBOllOdtcu. the
salary TO be SIS per month. vote being
taken the amendment was lost and on mo-
tion the original proposition was laid on
tho table. The following resolution was
then offered:
Whereas. We lenrn with regret that the
national Louse of represe natives has passed
the Wilson silver repeal bill by an over
whelminR majority. and while we consider
that the real wealth and future prosperity
of Montana is based on the gems and sap
phires to be found in almost every WILEY
of the state, nevertheless silver must be re :
Carded ns one of the important roducts of
the state and we thereto view with alar N
ths re,ent situation al the national oapi-
tai; therefore be 1t
Resolved. That the influence Of this club
be exerted to tho fullest ,xtent to prevail
uson bis e1ccllencY. the governor. to i'm.
mediately call the Legislature In special sos-
sion for the putrosa of electing a second
senator. whose voice and vote will be for
Nontana's interest on this subject, and oil
others TINT may lie presented in congress-.
The foregoing was unanimously adopted
and with the or atest enthusiasm, after
which the club ad djoutned.
Special drive of whito bcdspreads at The Pee
Hive this week. Cali and their great bar
gain at 7.c for THE week only.