The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-14
NEW COMMERCIAL
CLUB ORGANIZED
TWENTY-ONE EAST SIDE MEN
FORM A CORPORATION.
New Club Christened st. Anthony
Commercial Club of East Minneap-
oils In October Elegant Club
Rooms will Be Opened With a Cafe
Attached East siders Eligible.

East Minneapolis has reached a time.
when it can supportsa commercial club.
There has been much talk about such a
club, and in response Ito a summons
from Fl. L. Patthey, secretary of the
East Minneapolis Business Mems assoc
citation, twenty-one prominent men
of the East Side. met at Nicollet
hotel st4evening to organize the long
heralded' club and set the new corpora
tion fairly on its feet. .y.@s
There. is no doubt about the success
Of the venture. Even conservative. in
corporators are sanguine: The corpora
ton is much. needed and will do much
to promote the welfare Of the east side.
After the dinner, last evening The tenn
porary organization was perfected and
a. constitution. and bylaws were
adopted. @ w..
w. P. Washbprn was temporary chair
man and az ID D. &C. Rpgg tfmp Mas XeeG
after some little discussion, to effect
temporary organization immediately:
Two names were proposed, the East Min
=neapolis Commercial club and Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Commercial
club. of East Minneapolis. The first
was objected to as being too similar to
the names Of the other commercial
clubs in the city and the second was
refused as not including, the profess
sional men who join the corporation:
/ Nv. P. Washburn then proposed to call
| it the St.3.Anthony Commercial club OF
East Minneapolis, and the name.. meet
ing all requirements, was adopted.
+ Fred Chute. and II. L. Patthey were
appointed a committee on constitution.
was adopted. The officers chosen for
theStempo orgar ization and who
will serve till the first Monday in Octo-
ibeE, when the permanent officers will
be selected, are as follows: James T.
Elwele president; W. P. Washburn, vice
president; CIV. .Meneilley, second vice
president; Henry J.. PattEey secretary,
Iand. w. Lawrence treasurer.
Members Of the membership commit
tee who will act as directors of the club
until October, are CarlsD. Shober,EC. w.
Menielley, Aaron Carlson Frank Lane,
~. b. Ware and N. z. .Eklund. f.
8 The constitution under which the
club was organized provides for fifteen
directors beside the officers chosen, five
five for two years and five for three.
i The fee will be $40 for new members
and dues for one year. will be $12. The
names for membership are to be pro
posed by members Of the club and must
be passed upon favorably by the board
OF direct tors. The purpose of the club
J is the literary and social culture Of its
members as we'll as the material i'm.
Eprovement of. the East Side.
j For the club rooms w. Y. Chute of.
i fered the third floor in the Chute block
on the corner Of University avenue and
i Central for the nominal rental of ST.
i This matter will come up before the
COMMITTEES which Mr.. sElwell will ap
i point this week. In the mean time all
men on the East Side who are interested
in the club and who. wish to become
members will have an opportunity tc
i give their names to members Of the
1 club.&5Y% Is .l..5sa> s;t@ ::rr z5,.;
IL Tuesday evening at the club viii
/ hold a meeting in the rooms Of the Min
\ neapolis Business college. when the re
4 port Of the membership committee vii
/ be heard. A large number Of names
will doubtless be presented at that time
| In the fall when the elegant club rooms
are opened and the, cafe which will BIZ
i run in connection with them is doing
4 business, the club will be in flourish
ing condition. s,..
4 The following representative me1
were present at the meeting: Aaror
Carlson, Fred Snyder, Arthur SWEET, N
P. Eklhnd, Wy. Chute, Fred Chute, tH
z. Patthey, J.. p Ware, Frank S Lane
4 w. P Washburn, w H Lawrence, d. c,
8 Craig D. C. Rugg, G w Menielley, Car
Sehober, DR.. Erdmann, W. E. Satterlee
Nc. Velinkanie, J. r: Elwell, NJ. II
Aamodt and Raymond Waterman.