The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

66VAiE organized that we might be
w ready to give our aid to the
solution of those problems
which will, in the future, demand the
attention of the west enders in the
Fifth ward. Our object was general,
rather than special We desired to
arouse public spirit in our neighbors,
of course, and perhaps this desire
might be considered the inspiration of
the organization"
Rev. c. c. Markham, pastor the I'm
manuel Baptist church, who was in
strumental in organizing the West End
Improvement association, gave the
above explanation of the purpose for
which the association was organized.
The fifth is a very long ward. Acc
cording to the city directory it is
bounded on the east by a line which
commences at the intersection of West
Third street with College avenue;
thence southeasterly along Third street
to Eagle street; and thence southeast
erly along Eagle to the Mississippi riv-
er. The needs Of the east end of the
ward are not the needs of the west end,
and the interests of the west end are
not the interests of the east end.
Therefore, when Mr.. Markham and
other west-enders conceived the idea
of organizing an improvement associa-
ton they very wisely concluded to
maksit, not a ward organization, but
neighborhood organization. But the
neighborhood is large one, for it be-
gins at st. Clair street and extends to
the Mississippi river, so that the asso-
cations sphere of action Is by no
means a limited one.
Associations First Meeting.
The first meeting of the West End
Improvement association was held in
the shoe store of Joseph Koch, $50 West
Seventh street, Thursday evening, Aug.
13. A temporary organization was eff
fected and the following officers were
elected: President, Anthony Fried
man; vice president, Frank Machovec;
secretary, Rev. c. G.. Markham; treas
urer, Max Whitman. The first regular
meeting of the association was held
Monday evening, Aug. II, in st. Francis
hall, corner. of Warsaw and James
street, and Since then all the meetings
have been held in this hall.
Mr.. Markham's statement that it was
the desire ofzthe association to arouse
public spirit in those who dwelt in the
west end of the Fifth ward is verified
by the associations method of work.
The members are divided into ten COM
mittees and each of these committees
represents separate department. The
committees and their chairmen are:
Public works, streets, sewers, roads,
bridges and parks, F. Schultz, chair
man; manufactures, mercantile and
correspondence. John Selb, chairman;
railroads, street railways and transport
tation J. M. Pesek, chairman; educa-
ton, health and buildings, Louis YER
Wer; taxes and assessments, county
and city, H. Won der Weyer; statistics
and postal affairs, Joseph Machovec;
finance and hall, Thomas York. audit
ing, street lights and water, Thomas
Gronewald; legislation, John Selb; fire
department and police, D. E. Erskine.
Every Member Interested.
New members who join the associa-
ito are placed by the executive COM
mittee on that committee whose work
interests them the most In this way
every member is made to feel that he is
not only a member of the association,
but that he is helping in the accom-
plishment of the actual work Of the as
ISOLATION. His interest in the work is
not permitted to lag, for something
more is demanded of him than mere
attendance at the meetings. The ex-
ecutive committee is made up Of the
officers of the association and the
chairmen of the ten committees.
The names of the officers and of the
chairmen indicate the cosmopolitan
character of the population of the
west end of the Fifth ward. Almost
every nationality is represented in the
organization, but a sturdy American
American spirit that animates and di-
reefs if.