The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-11
In the List Are Three Members that
Were Reelected and Five
New Members.
SECRETARY HUNTS REPORT
THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP NOW EN-
CEEDS ONE THOUSAND.
A Review of the Work of the Past
Year-The Financial State
ment of the Club.

At the annual election Of directors OF the
Commercial Club yesterday the following
members were elected John ]. Appel, II.
L. Brown and +. E. Gavin, reelected; j.
X. Lilly. ]. c. Schaf, F. X. Shepard, L. j.
Blaker and j. Q. Van Wrinkle, new MEM
bers of the board. There were four tickets
in the field. The report of Secretary Hunt
for the year ending Jan. 81, 1902. was read
at the evening session of the club.
The report gives a thorough account Of
the work of the club and its secretary dur
ing the past year Regarding the plan to
instill civic pride in public school children
the report says that Mr.. Kendall, superin-
tendent OF schools. is heartily in sympathy
with it and he will give his cooperation to
the movement
The Indianapolis Southern Railroad Ques-
ton is rehearsed in a paragraph conclud-
ing with the statement that the Board of
Works has not yet passed upon the subject
of a franchise. Regarding the smoke
nuisance the report says the special COM
mittee reported that many buildings are
using devices for more perfect combustion
of coal and that the hearty cooperation of
architects and builders should be obtained
to secure properly constructed furnaces
with good draft and high chimneys.
CAMP OF INSTRUCTION.
The possibility of Indianapolis securing
a United States army camp of instruction
is summed UP as follows: 1.-The law may
have two interpretations and if the War
Department CONSTITUTES 1t TO mean four new
camps sites already owned by the gov
eminent there is little hope for the location
of camp near this city, but if the act is
construed to mean that four new camp
sites shall be established, Indianapolis
chances are good"
The placing of the Lilly memorial tablet
in the building is published in the report
Regarding the Fall creek boulevard the
special committee calls attention to the
rapid growth of the north and northeastern
part of the city and urges that the present
unsightly conditions along Fall creek
should be removed and the beauty and
utility of the stream be restored and pro-
noted The committee on new industries
reported that the scheme for an Industrial
city to be located east of Indianapolis has
not been carried out and that the joint
committee to encourage the industrial
suburb south of Indianapolis withdrew
from further consideration of the matter
because the promoters did not comply with
certain conditions of their own promising.
The committee on commerce reported
that the officials of the Wabash Railroad
will discuss at some future time the adj
visibility of building q road from Indian
apolis to Huntington, Ind, to connect with
the main line TO Toledo and Detroit, so as
to give a direct line from this city TO those
points The report also gives the status
of many other questions, including the
Lawton monument commission, Benjamin
Harrison Monument Association, sale of
State lands. water works purchase, ele-
waited track commissions, the Morgan
amendment, a bill to increase salaries of
fire department. the house committee, en-
tertainments, etc.
THE MEMBERSHIP.
The membership committee reported 103
new members, twenty-one Withdrawals
and ten deaths during the year, making the
total membership LOOP. The report con-
cludes with the following financial state
ment: