The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-26


time the committee believed that
could easily secure at least 100 d.
sirable applications for membership.
The above communication was EN-
bodied in the general report of tn,
committee which is reproduced a
length:
| To the Alexander Club
Your committee Of ten, heretofore
appointed hy the Club, to go out
among the business men of the city
and interest them in the club and &c
devise and report a plan for the future
welfare of the Alexander Club beg
leave to report that they did not fee
like undertaking the task To which
| they were assigned, until they had
some assurance from every unmarried
member Of the club, of their desire to
enforce strictly, the rules of the club
That they therefore have obtained an
expression from every unmarried
member of the club as 10 what the
future enforcement Of its rules shall
be, as viii more fully appear by a
statement. signed by them, accom-.
panyng this report, and marked Elk
hibt A. This. together with the
S atementS made by many of the
younger members at the last meeting,
gave the committee 81 at encourage.
ment and they have proceeded TO
visit the leading business men Of
Cairo, On every hand. your commit
tee beg to report that they have met
with the greatest welcome, and have
obtained applications from forty-two
members In every instance, the com
mittee met with strong expression
of feeling by the old business men
of Cairo that The fund on hand,
(amounting TO nearly 100000
should at once be utilized in the pur-
chase Of site and The erection of n
new club house that nothing would
give such an impetus 10 the club, or
tend more 10 its increase in members.
than the erection. at an carly day, of
a modern club house This expression
was SO manifest and strong among
the leading business men that your
committee obtained conditional
of twenty seven persons,
who are ready ANA willing. at once TO
contribute the required income to tho
club. for The purpose If maintaining
a club house when il should be
arsctcd. which application is herewith
filed and maracd Exhibit H."
Your committee have examined tho
records Of the Alexander Club. as OBJ
ained through the Prcaid-n and Sec
rotary. and after careful examina
ion of facts and figures. find that the
otal assets OF the club on
October ], 1905, was .....sS. 46205
That the ass is of the club on
October /, 1904. was ....... 7.32o.SC !
Showing net increase dur --
ing the year of............$1 .f41I9 |
rhe value Of tie - & l.. stock
October 1905. SS.G75.G0 1
The value of the p. & l. stock
October 1904. was. ........ 1890 /
Showing a net incr ase in ---
the value Of the stock Ct 81 $4,000 /
Your committee have gene care 1
lilly over the monthly expenses Of the
luh. they have been carefully aver
Eci. and a liberal average Of
the cxpen es per month
would de-. ........ 1gCn 90
ncome from present
membership 02D
pcr month -..-.-. s25400
'rofit on cigar stand
average per month $500
otal income ....--......... 1905 90
aowinE that should we con ---
time TO- lay by the amount
paid each month for b. 81.
stock. there would be
shortage Of --....---...... 3 $3.50
The fixed EXPENSES Of the club. as
love. leem 10 be as follows
mount Of savings put aside
each month Tor B d L.
stock Observation-Disclosures. s $500
snt Observation-Disclosures. 6o00
verage light and heat. $500
FACES paid ..-..-...--.-... $500
Their expenses est mated. .-. 10909
Total 1850 40 {
The las reuort Z the governing /
ard -r~rz that duri.y tia eu+f-s !.