Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-01
RODAND Gun CLUB PROSPERS
Annual Report Shows Balance in Treasury
Of the sschty.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR ENSUING YEAR
Membership Fee and Dues Are Raised
New Boats 20 he Built and
Plans IncubatinE for
New Clubhouse.

Nearly three hundred enthusiastic mem
bers Of the Omaha Rod and Gun club met
at the Merchants hotel Thursday evening
to take part in the annual meeting. Presi-
dent d. J. O'Brien presided.
The following were elected officers of the
club for the ensuing year:
President. John A. Scott; vice president
Jen w. Bedford; secretary, Earl M.
Mathews; treasurer, Harry Townsend;
board OF directors. DR.. r. +. Teal II. j.
Latey, d. F. Corte, H. II. Drefold, 1. j..
Dunn and Harry V. Crouch. The officers
of the club are ex-officio members Of the
board of directors.
II had been currently reported for several
days past that an effort would be made to
elect directorate that would favor the
establishment of a saloon or buffet on the
club grounds, but the sentiment was so
unanimously against any such a proposition
that the matter was not even preached at
the meeting.
Treasurer Townsend submitted his annual
report, showing the receipts OF the club
from all sources for last year to be g. 7SS. 40.
The expenditures were ,26967 which in
detail were: For furniture, slO5.15; wages
and labor, s95O.SO; miscellaneous, NS4sO'
leaving a balance on hand of $3l49S.
The house committee submitted q verbal
report that $50 loads of sand had been con-
tracted for to improve the bathing beach.
Model ROwbOat Ready.
II was reported that the model row boat
manufactured by Mr. Brown was now
ready for inspection at the beach, and II
the boat was found suitable the club in
tended having twenty of them built for the
summer season.
Efforts are being made to secure lease
on some additional property belonging to
the Redick estate as a site for cottages
and camping grounds, which Will increase
the extent Of the grounds to about nine
acres.
Encouraging assurances were given that
there was a good prospect for the street
| car line to extend to the club grounds IN
the near future The board of directors
reported that many courtesies had already
been extended the club by the street car
company, and likewise by the Nebraska
Telephone company. vote of thanks was
unanimously extended both these companies
for favors received.
Much of the time of the meeting was
devoted to the discussion of an amendment
to the bylaws of the club providing for an
| increase of the admission fee from Its
present figure of s. to So and that the
dues be increased from "a to IS per year
or so cents per month. Both propositions
| were unanimously adopted The new ad'
mission fee of so becomes effective at once
and the dues on April l. which are due
and payable in 50 installments on April
| and July 1. Members falling to pay theii
dues within thirty days after the same be-
| come due will be suspended from member
ship and all privileges Of the club.
Another proposition was adopted authoriz'
| ing the amount OF Indebtedness the clut
may assume may be increased from the
present sum of 1900 to $500. This provi
sion is made necessary in view of the pro-
posed erection of new club house during
| the year and for other necessary improve
ments to the grounds.
The present membership of the CLUB Is
! 61s. and motion prevailed that the mem
bership be limited to 1000.
: A. vote of thanks was unanimously tend
cred the retiring president, d. ]. O'Brien
for his services during the last year. A
vote OF thanks was also, unanimously tend
cred to H. b. Peters Of the Merchants hote
! for the free use Of the dining room for the
1 meeting.