The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-09
CLUB DISCUSSED
IMPORTANT MATTERS At
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Police Department Comes in for Con-
siderable Censure-Health Com
mittee Was Included.


the members of the American Board
of Foreign Missions who will be here
in September and the alleged indif-
ference of the city council to taking
action in the matter of cleaning up
Walla Walla and the lack of efficiency
on the part of the police department.
The latter subject was the principal
one of thought and consideration and
before it was concluded the police
force and the health and police COM
mittee of the council came in for con-
siderable censure.
DR.. N. G. Blalock started the ball
rolling on the sanitary subject. He
stated that the committee from the
club had addressed letter to the city
council several weeks ago calling at
tention to the dirty streets and alleys
and the general unsanitary condition
Of the entire city. This matter had
beeu referred to the committee on
health and police and as far as he was
able to ascertain that committee had
pigeon holed the letter and no action
taken. Il want to go on record" said
DR.. Blalock, "as being bitterly opposed
to the manner in which the city is be-
ing looked after by it's officials. Not
only is Walla Walla one of the dirtiest
cities in the Northwest but noodlums
and disreputable characters are al
lowed to congregate on the streets,
use foul language and make uncom-
plimentary remarks about every wo-
man that passes by. This is dis
grace to the city and the police force
should be censured for permitting
such a proceeding. The city officials
are the servants of the people and l
for one demand that they be COM
PEELED to perform their duty. If the
council will not remedy this fault I
believe that we should invoke the aid
of the courts and impeach every Of
fetal that is derelict in his duty
Other members of the club took a
part in the discussion, each putting
much stress on the alleged inefficiency
Of the police force.
At the conclusion of the discussion
it was decided that the sanitary COM
mittee of the club look up the subject
that it mad presented to the council
and demand that it's recommendations
be carried out at once The president
and secretary were instructed to pre-
pare a letter addressed to the council
commencing the recommendations of
Mayor Hunt relative to the police de-
partment and urged. upon that body
the increase of the force by the addi-
ton of a captain and several other
officers.
To Entertain Visitors.
The Commercial Club took the in
itiative steps last night to receive and
entertain the members Of the Ameri-
can Board of Foreign Missions who are
the annual meeting at Seattle. AS
this was the organization that sent DR..
Marcus Whitman to the west in early
days when the route was made up by
the board several months ago it was
decided to include Walla Walla in the
itinerary, this being the only stop to
be made by the party after leaving
Chicago. President Penrose of Whit
man college announced to the club
that he had first taken the steps to
invite the distinguished party to visit
Walla Walla and he had pledged the
here. The party will be made up of
about $50 of the most prominent men
and women of the eastern states and
their visit, it was pointed out, would
result in a splendid advertisement of
Walla Walla. According to the plans
the party will leave Boston in four
special Pullman cars. At New York
another car will be picked up and at
Chicago the sixth one will be added to
the train. The special will then pro-
coed direct to Wallula where the train
will be transferred to the o. r. &, N.
track and the party brought to Whit
mans grave. Appropriate exercises
will be held there for few hours and
then the party will come on to Walla
Walla. They will be taken to Whit
man college where dinner will be
served. In the evening a public recep-
ton will be held in the chapel when a
number of the distinguished visitors
viii make addresses. 1t was decided
last night that all the churches be
invited to cooperate with the club in
receiving and entertaining the visitors.
President Catron was authorized to
name committee Of arrangements
and also a committee to solicit sub