The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-08
ST. PAUL YACHT CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Commodore John D. o'Brien in Retir-
ing Reviews Progress of Or
qanization.

The st. Paul Yacht club held its an
nual meeting at the rooms of the club
last evening and elected officers for the
ensuing year. The officers elected
were:
Commodore, James A. McCloud; vice
commodore, Carl Taylor; fleet captain,
j. ]. Dobson; treasurer, George C. Car
row; secretary, Victor Smalley Di-
rectors, r. Schiffmann Jr., Charles Pat
terson, A. T. Rosen.
The club voted to hold the annual
parade this year on Saturday, June 81
In retiring from the office of COM
modore, John D. O'Brien said:
I'm retiring from an Office which have
now held since the formation of this club
"a period Of two years. desire to thank
the members very heartily for their un-
verging Kindness and helpfulness to me.
This has been characteristic in the
club and 1t Is no doubt owing to the fact
that such spirit of good fellowship has
always existed among US that we nave
succeeded in accomplishing SO much in
the short time of oup existence. About
two years ago when this club was organ
lied l think there We're hardly more than
ten yachts at this port. They We're all
very small, and l do not remember any
boat that was larger than thirty feet
We have today more than sixty boats.
representing an investment of approx
I'VE have an actual, membership in the
club of 100. 1 am told by persons who
nave made comparison that there are
more pleasure launches at the mort Of
81; Paul at present than there are at any
point on the Mississippi river. We have
some OF the largest and finest equipped
launches upon the river. We have done
many things that will do much to further
and protect the interests Of yachtsmen.
think we may say that we We're in
strumentaI In preserving the Minnesota
river rive as a navigable stream by prevent
ing the dam from being removed from
us mouth. We also opposed legislation
IN the state Legislature. looking toward
me ABANDONMENT of draw bridges on the
minnesota river. which would be a pre-
llm1nary step to the abandonment of the
river as a navigable stream. We procur-
ed the passage of ordinances preventing
and have had enforced the ordinances
prohibiting public bathing along the river
front.
In doing all this we have called the
attention OF the citizens of st. Paul to the
possibilities Of the river and the river
'front.' as places of recreation and amuse-
ment. The work of the yacht club. In
my opinion is only commencing; believe
Ihat IL VIII prove to be an organization of
something more than a mere group of
sportSmen. one that will be of perma-
nent value to the city and it's citizens
Anything that improves the river front
that improves navigation that adds beau,
Y to the great natural approach to ST.
ran ina that furnishes healthful places of
recreation for the publies is. Of interest
70 the city and the citizens at large, and
these are part of the objects aimed at by
this club.
II hope that within a very short time
we VIII have some SYSTEM of communica-
ton by rail with Lake Minnetonka by
which the fleet of boats on that lake NAV
be easily and cheaply- transferred to the
river; and we upon the river may have
our boats transferred to the lake. This
would be quite feasible and it would add
greatly to the strength of our association
to have with us the interests Of those
Doatsmen who heretofore have confined