The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-30
INSTALLATION OF oFF1cERs.
General Meeting of the Football Clut
Last Evening.

q read and approved.
Ex-President Finlayson then calie
J, upon the new president, c. c. Fultor
to take the chair, and hoped that unde
his guidance the club would continu
to grow until it was the greatest insti
) tuition of the kind on the Pacific Coast.
President Fulton then took the chat
and was warmly applauded. He stated
that he was familiar with the objects
of the club, and had watched it's steady
growth since its inception. During hii
term it would, he said, be his object tC
promote the interests of the club, as fal
as lay in his power.
Secretary Gum then read the follow.
ing letter:
Astoria, March 27, 1894.
The Astoria Football and Athletic
Club-Gentlemen: The state democratic
convention for Oregon has been appoint
ed to meet in this city, commencing
April II, and it is expected will bring
here many people from all parts of the
state. To the end that the visitors may
carry away with them pleasing recol-
ready fair fame of our city in the direc-
ton of extending every courtesy and
hospitality to visitors be thereby pro-
noted, l have been instructed by the
committee having the matter in charge
to solicit your assistance on the pro-
gram to be prepared for their enter
talnment. We believe that an exhibit
ton under your auspices, similar to the
one recently given by you, for which we
VIII be pleased to provide full orches-
ira accompaniment, would prove a very
interesting and entertaining event. 1
would therefore respectfully request
| that you give us such an entertainment
on the evening Of Tuesday, April II.
Venturing the hope that this suggestion
may merit and receive your very fav-
orable consideration, l have the honor
TO remain, very respectfully yours,
2. C. LEWIS,
Secretary Clatsop Democratic Club
President Fulton took the floor and
said that within the club no POLITICAL
party or creed was known, and he for
one was heartily in favor Of entertain
ing any delegation visiting the city. The
strangers, Mr.. Fulton said, were all rep
resentative men of the state, and as the
club was an institution which had the
means of doing much to assist in en-
tertaining visitors on such occasions asl
the one referred to, he thought that
every member should feel it duty in
cumbent upon him to help in every
manner possible to make the strangers
feel that Astoria had the means of en-
tertaining guests, and that the people
as whole We're interested in making
visitors feel that Astoria hospitality isl
all that has been claimed for it, Presi-
dent Fulton closed by assuring the
members that he would do everything
in his power to make the affair the sue
cess which he was certain it would be.
A motion was made that the matter
be left in the hands of the executive
committee, and an amendment was Of
fered that the secretary be instructed to
notify Secretary Lewis, of the demo-
cratic county committee, that the club
would give the proposed entertainment,
and do its utmost to amuse the visiting
delegates. The motion as amended was
carried.
~ circular letter was read from the
First Regiment Athletic Association, of
Portland announcing that an outdoor
meeting would be given on the 18th of
April and giving a list of the events for
the occasion. The matter was referred
to the executive committee,
A communication was read from Geo.
d. Baird, secretary of the Pacific Asso-
citation of the Amateur Athletic Union
of the United States, suggesting that
the Football club become a member of
the association, and showing the ad-
vantages to be derived thereby, as fol- |
lows: Being one of the Brotherhood of
Pacific Association clubs; having rep
reseptative on the board of managers of
the association; having part in the man
agement Of amateur athletics in this
locality and the United States. The
communication was referred to the ex-
ecutive committee, with power to act
Upon motion it was decided that in
future all members of the Football club
should pay dues toward the support of
the gymnasium.
A motion was then carried that all
those who formerly belonged 10 the
Football club before the institution of
the gymnasium, but who had not con-
tributed toward the support of the lat
ter, be accorded the privileges of the
gymnasium upon payment Of the regu-
lar dues from date.
IL was moved that all members of the |
club be charged the regular admission
fee to all games of football held during
the season. An amendment was offered
that payment OF admission fee by mem |
bers be made optional. An amendment
to the amendment was offered, 10 the
effect that all members be admitted free
except when the games are being played !
for the benefit of any public lnstitu-
tion.
After prolonged discussion the orig
inal motion was carried, the sentiment
of the club being that no one who had
been in the habit OF attending the
games of football objected to paying,
ynen necessary, an admission fee Of 95
cents,
II was decided 10 have portable raised
corners made for the running track in
the gymnasium as soon as practicable.
Upon motion the executive commit
tee were instructed to select a suitable
design for a club badge, and to secure
samples Of uniforms for tho fa5tbail