The morning times., 1896-01-23
ITS FUTURE is BRIGHT
Columbia Club S Annual Meeting
a Gratifying One.
IT, HAS mo INDEBTEDNESS
Carnival Practically Cleaned Off Its
hooks nnd. witirNew Rules 1t Starts
Upon an Era of Prosperity-Im-
portant Changes Made in the By
hfws-State of the Finances.

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THE ANIMAL meeting of the Columbia
Athletic Club was held last night in the
gymnasium of tie club mouse, and was
one OF the best attended and most enthu-
sastic held in recent years.
The principal business OF the evening
| was the presentation of reports of Of
ficers and standing committees, all or
which were very thorough ano exhaustive
and most flattering in their nature, and
showed the present coudition OF the club
to be excellent aud the future prospects
most encouraging.
The club has not been very active in
athletics during the past year. but in
those branches where il has been repre-
sented it has been encouragin ely successful.
The report of the treasurer, g. NJ. Fague.
and the finance committee were COED ones.
They brought out the fact that the floating
Indebtedness of the club in April, 1880,
was $4,000 in round numbers, and that
today that Indebtedness is practically wiped
out.
HAD NO INDEBTEDN ESS.
The report OF the special finance COM
nlittee showed that the amount realized
from the recent carnival and bazaar was
about $4,000, which includes the amount
OF donations.
The members, naturally, congratulated
themselves upon SO splendid a bowing. the
making OF which must be attributed 10 the
untiri ng efforts of the special finance
committee which labofed day and night 10
bring about such results.
This special committee, which will he con-
tiDued, consists of Messrs. C. j. Bell, chair
man; j. Maury Dove, George. Z. Enmons,
James F. Hood, William B. Hibbs, Alex.
Grant and Gilman NJ. Faguc.
Votes OF thanks we've passed and will be
individually rendered TO tie following and
ali others who labored SO faithfully TO make
the recent carnival the great success ii has
proved to be:
ITO members OF the special finance com
niitjee; to the creditors of the club, individ-
ually and collectively, for theirasssta nee and
&C cC-,peration; 10 tie lady assista nts and 10
E. B. Hay WHO so ably directed their work,
anu 10 those who assisted in the living
picturcs and other features of entertain
mcnt during the carnival.
At an early day all OF above and the
members of the club will be royalty enter
tanned at a smoker, to be known as a night
in Bohemia"
BYLAWS AMENDED.
Another important feature of the meet
ing was the adoption of several amend
ments TO the constitution and bylaws, which
will tend largely 10 aid In further sealing
the success OF the club and charging its
field of usefulness.
Among the most important amendments
adopted are the following
Thatthe active membership shall be limit
ed to 500 members, "but this limitation
OF members from other classes to the active
class"
The limit has now almost been reached.
\ Applications will be considered in order
or receipt.
The government and management of the
club shall be committed TO eleven members,
constituting a board of governors this
is reduction from board of seventeen.
The age limit OF applicants for active
membership was changed from nineteen 10
twenty-one years, which latter shall in
the future be the minimum. except for
membership in the junior class. In the
latter class boys over eight and under fif-
teen years who are relatives of members
are eligible 10 enjoy the athletic privileges.
Boys over fifteen and under twcnty-one
years of age may be elected TO the junior
class upon written request OF u life or
active member
MORE STRINGENT RULES.
One of the most important changes relates
TO the admission to the club house of local
residents who are not members.
In the future no day or privilege cards
win be issued to these and they will not be
admitted to the club house, except upon
public occasions such as exhibitions and
entertainments, but such residents may be
admitted once a year when accompanied
by a member who must register his guests
name in a book kept for that purpose.
The annual election OF officers will be
held on February IL. Before that time all
hold-over members OF the board of governors
will resign, because of the change innumbers
constituting the board, and an entire new
board will be elected, At the meeting
named all officers and standing committees
will be elected.
The present staff of officers have served
the club so efficiently that there is but little
doubt OF their unanimous reelection.