The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-30
MERGING or TWO CLUBS
the MATTER AGAIN TAKEN UP
LAST EVENING.
Committee Named 10 Call Upon
the Members and Deter.
minc Sentiment

| A special meeting u the Push club
wm held at the Commercial club
| rooms iasf evening. when the matter N
merging thc Two clubs was again taken
90. Al the last seaflDn N the club
Harrison Allen. O. G Fulton and Joha
/ II Smith were named committee 10
report upon the manner In which con-
solution could b. effected, and the
report was presented last evening,
The report states that merging u
the two clubs Interested can b. bryugh.
about only through unanimous consent
of the members " one, as there could
b. no way Of forcing members 10 leave
one organization and JON the other
Assuming that h II the unanimous de-
arc n IN members 10 dissolve the Push
cub. the COMMITTEES Offers the f,llow-
lng rec mmcn1ation:
That the Push Club proceed 10 IN
corporate and then secure frJm Harry
l. Hamblt. W l.. Robb and Angus,
lHliebrand. trustees. tile TO the park.
When title II thuH transferred the re-
por continued. the Push club should
name another board ot trustees. 20
which the park should b. turned over.
wt,h the authorization tnat the trus-
,res reliuqnl,h die to the city upon
the payment by the municipality o;
the nmpunt Nnl due Mr. shlyely
Provision f1r keeping W payments on
the park was also made.
Actual consoA iadon of the clubs was
suggested ~ follows. Thai one organ
izatlon cleet 20 membership all persons
brlonging o. the other club. thus per-
ml,tlng the last-named institution 20 die
A natural death Regarding dispot-
lion ~ the assets N The Push Club.
the report conclndei:
1T cos. Il should b. determined that
members u ,he Progressive Association
shall Join the Commercial Club and
,hr Progressive Assoclaison be dlssolv-
cd, O. will then bsc3me important a.
o. what shall b. done With the money
nov In the treasury u the Progressive
Association. This money belongs 70
each individual member u the Progras-
slyc Association. and WAS paid tn for
the purpose u carrying oui the organ
gallon and paying the purchase price
NJ the twslyc-acre tract n land This
money cannot be turned over 90 the
Commercitl Club unless the consent of
all th- members Of the Progressive As
sara.i,n - first obtained. but We are
Z the opinion that this money could
be paid 10 he trustees 20 whom the
slI real ,stl,r shall Dc conveyed ac-
t1rd.ng 60 the plan above suggested
& D.. us'i IN the payment of the pur-
rnls. prices ot the real e,sa,e as orr
ginally Intended Il shm,d be"
Af,er the rep,r; Was read, me mat
Ter was discussed at some length. II
was the opinion that there should be
q thorough CANVASS among the mem
brr, b,flr, any lcdn.tc Steps were TAX
an. and the following committee was
named 90 ascertain whether or not the
members " The Push Club VIII agree
90 ipln the Commercial Club IN 'rehy
cons 1lidatng the two organizations
and llssolvlng the Push Club; II. 5
Lyman. p h Sovcy and r. VI Gas,on.
This committee will can upon every
member ~ the Push club and on next
Friday evening will make Is report
60 the club. The meeting VIII b. held
a. $50. at which hour all members are
requested to be present.