Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20
CLEARING CLUB OF DEBT.
Efforts in Behalf Of Takoma Organiza-
tion-General Items.

uOn-General Items.
A special meeting Of the Takoma Club
and Library was held Saturday night at 8
o'clock in the club house on Oak avenue,
Takoma Park. for the purpose of taking
steps to relieve the financial embarrassment
which has existed In the club for several
months. At the meeting President Louis
P. Shoemaker occupied the chair. with Mr..
Arthur A Jarvis serving secretary. Mr.
Cassel Severance, treasurer Of the organi-
cation, was present.
The meeting was practically. a continual
ton of a similar one held q week previous
when the same subject was discussed and
postponement taken. In order to llQui-
date the CLUBS Indebtedness 1t was unani-
mously decided to increase the dues Of the
active members of the club from 81 to 81.
To secure the payment of the rent Of
the club house due Mr. ]. Vance Lewis.
owner OF the property, for nearly year
past, 1t was decided to transfer the owner
ship of the bowling alleys to him. The ath-
letic committee instructed to arrange
with Mr. Lewis for securing the alleys for
use of the club members either by renting
funds on hand as reported by the treas
urer will be used for paying the present
months rent and outstanding bills.
The finance committee appointed at a re-
cent meeting of the board of governors of
the club, composed of Messrs. George A.
Warren and A. ]. Poiters. was instructed
to collect dues of members in arrears and
obtain the views of absent members rela
tive to the plan which was adopted at the
meeting Saturday night. A report was re-
Quested from this committee to be rendered
at a special meeting which will be held Sat
urday, July 2. at the club house. At this
meeting the future of the club social
organization will be determined. and If the
club Is to be continued the annual election
of officers will take place well as the
election Of members to fill vacancies on the
board of governors. whose terms expire
with that meeting.
The present feature in the athletic line OF
the club is duck pin rolling. which has been
given quite an impetus by the members
Of the club This sport has been substi-
tuted for tenpins. and as result has fur
nished an interesting field of competitors.
each with excellent scores to his credit: The
highest scores over the hundred mark up
to the middle Of June and the ten players
are as follows: Frank g. Fayorite. 100 1O6.
no. 100; Arthur A. Jarvis. 1O3. 100. ia; DR..
A. " Parsons, 1O1 1O2, 106; Charles B. Co
sorn, 105; E. R. Mueller. 101, 101. 1O2. 103,
1O4. 1O5: J. 3. Derrick. 10s; p. J. Noting Mating
Iy. 1O1. and John R. Adams. 1Ol.
Mayor J. B. Kinnear who has been on an
extended trip in the west on business of the
Frdav eyenne TO nome
Messrs. Alvin King of Maple avenue and
Eugene Kinnear. son Of Mayor kinnear,
have returned from Cornell University, and
will spend the summer with the relatives IN
Takoma.
Mr.. A. G. Daniels of the Seventh Day Ad-
yentists who recently returned from an ex-
tended trip in Iowa and other western
states. left TOR South Lancaster, Mass. to
attend the meeting of the Central New
England conference at that place.
A telegram has been received by me trus-
nouncing that the Piedmont sanitarium at
Hickory, N. c.. was destroyed by fire to the
extent of 5000. but tina all OF the inmates
~ the institution were saved The SANTA
rum was located at Hildebran. N. c.. and
had lust been put in readiness to receive
patients. A.,
Mount Vernon Academy. Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
was a recent visitor to the trustees or the
Seventh Day Adventists in Takoma fark;
w. r Bland. assistant treasurer OF the
huilding committee. has up to the present
time received donations amounting TO sl,-
544 Al, which will be added to the one-hun-
Sred -thousan nd dollar fund for the construc-
ton of the sanitarium buildings at Takoma
Park.