The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15
YACHT CLUB HAS
FINE PROSPECT
White Bear Sailors Look For
ward to Good Season.
Elect Officers.

Il feel no hesitancy In saying that
we have before US the most promising
year the White Bear Yacht club has
ever had looming in Its fore" said re-
firing Commodore o. L. Taylor at the
annual meeting and election of the club
held at the Aberdeen last night. Mr..
Taylor continued. "the conditions
shown by the reports Of the various Of
ftcers are Of the rosiest nature, and
the many invitations rendered us by
large clubs of the East show, more
plainly than the most glowing and
Wordy eulogies. the esteem in which
we are held there
~ The report Of the secretary showed
that the club had ESQ members In good
standing; and athe treasurer showed
that the sum of $1SS is In the Golfers of
the club.
Il. too. can tell of another very graf
flying condition Of AFFAIRS" said Treas
urer Geery, "the White Bear Yachting
club is the best equipped inland yacht
Ing club in the country-bar none. We
owe nobody one red penny, and all tlle
property and equipment out at the lake
Is our own-we're absolutely clear of
debt. And we feel very proud of this,
for we believe we are the only inland
yachting club trf America that can
make such a claim"
Ways and means were discussed and
plans for the preservation Of the nat
ural beauties of White Bear lake were
preached. This was deemed a very
important part Of the executive work
and the recording secretary was in
structed to make a note of the fact
that the incoming commodore should
be empowered to appoint committees
or otherwise SO act as his best judg-
ment dictated in the furtherance Of
this plan. 1oo-
A motion was introduced by W. 9.
Read, Of the house committee. advo-
eating the abolition Of the rental lock-
ers, giving as his reason the fact that
some would pay and others would not,
thus rendering the custom unfair. The
lockers 1t was decided will beIassigned
to the boat owners and active crews
and will be distributed by theE captain.
Retiring Capt. WorrelI Clarkson gave
brief resume of the season Of 1902
telling Of the two regattas in which
the w. B. Y. c.. had taken part, the
one at Montreal and the other at Pc
waukee He suggested, in view Of the
phenomenal increase in membership of
last year and the prospect OF a greater
record in this coming season. the ad-
Visibility Of enlarging the dock room.
He also suggested that steps be taken
to recover all the cups and trophies
belonging to the club and 1t was de-
cided that the incoming captain be en-
powered to recover all such by April
10, and have the cups left at a jewelry
store for repair and exhibition. 1t
was decided to change the drive ap,
preaching the club house by means Of
which more imposing frontage Will
be allowed.
The election of officers followed the
elaboration and Homer P. Clark was
unanimously elected commodore. Frank
B. Shepard was named vice commodore
unanimously. No dissenting voice was
raised against the election of w. H.
Fobes as secretary, and w. B. Geery
was reelected treasurer. A contest
arose over the selection of a captain
for which there were three nominal
tons, T. w. Griggs, L. T. Bement and
H. Van Week. Mr.. Van Week captur-
ed the plum.
An executive committee Of four, con-
sisting of w. Clarkson, w. j. Dean, L.
P. Ordway and o. L. Taylor were
chosen.