Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-25
AFFAIRS At SOLTH OMAHA
Promoters Of Country Club Form I
Temporary Organization.
ATTENDANCE At MEETING ENCOURAGING
Initistion Fee Placed at Twenty-Five
Dollar. and the Monthly Due. at
One DoIlar-PermspeBt Or
SANITATION Next week.

The south Omaha Country club met last
night under more favorable auspices than
had been anticipated by any of the pro-
moters OF the organization. About sixty
OF seventy men were IN attendance at the
meeting which was held in the library
hall. temporary organization was of-
fected and Mr.. w. q. Cheek was chosen
temporary chairman. Mr.. A J. Caughey
az secretary. After some discussion of the
objects Of the club ana its general scope,
IL was decided 20 appoint a committee on
constitution and bylaws. The chairman
appointed w b. Tsgg. A. l. Hunter and
w c. Lambert az this committee. Another
committee was appointed TO look over the
ground and determine upon a site or several
OF them which they would recommend to
the club as suitable for golfing links. tennis
courts and other outdoor sports. This COM
mittee consisted of A. L. Powell J. H.
Bulla. z. b. Cdall. Scott King. c. NJ. Schln-
del A motion was then made that ii be
the sense Of the organization that the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws incor-
porate in the articles a provision for tho
election Of nine directors chosen for one
two and three years. so that three shall be
elected each year after the permanent or
ganizstion is effected This board Of di-
president of the club from their own num-
Der, and the secretary and treasurer. but
these members need not be members Of the
board OF directors. but may be chosen from
the entire membership. 1t was voted that
| the initiation fee should not exceed IS and
| the monthly dues shall not exceed 81. The
| committee on constitution and bylaws Wac
! instructed to draft articles OF incorporation.
The name South Omaha Country club"
/ was adopted as the oficial designation.
after considerable Discussion. during which
several other names were proposed. There
was considerable discussion as to the re-
| striction of the membership to residents
! of South Omaha. but no definite action
] was taken. The club then adjourned TO
meet one week from tonight. being Feb
ruary / The hist of charter members will
remain open until that time. when the
permanent organization will be completed.
/ Members who join after that date will be
admitted by application, under the regula-
lions and restrictions OF the constitution
and bylaws.
Tombrfnk Makes Statement.
Herman Tombrink. the boy who wal
robbed al Sixteenth and NJ streets las
( Saturday night, says that he did not make
visit to the home of Mr.. Kerr for the pur
pose of discussing the robbery which ha,
implicated William Kerr He simply hap
pened TO be delivering meat in the neigh
borhood when the little girl came and tolc
him that Mrs. Kerr wished to see him. and
thinking that she wished to give an orde
for meat he went TO the door. where thu
conversation took place as has been re
ported. He does not want any one to &c
the impression that the testimony he ex
poets TO give at the trial of Kerr this after
noon has been Influenced by any one Il
I whom he has talked