The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-19
ALtXANDERCLUB'S
ANNUAL MEETING
OVER ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS
BANQUET IN NEW CLUB
HOUSE.
CONDITION


The AIoRmIer club hohl its annual
meeting and banquet last ni@at H.
was the FIRST event ~ the kind IN the
clubs beautiful new home and il was
4 meeting OF extraordinary interest
and significance OF the total resi-
dent membership OF 1876, over Que
hundred were present, and there was
uniform good will and much en-
tlusiasm. Hon Miles Frederick Gil
bert, the president called the meet.
ing to order shortly after o'clock, to
hear the reports Of Secretary Leo ].
kleb and attend to such business as
might DO brought before the club.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were approved. The report relat
ling to tho general state Of the clubs
|affairs gave the following facts
There are now 1a5 resident ment-
.bers twithln rive Of the limit u 2ool,
IL nonresident members aud 6 junior
members i total of 2t3,
Tte nunher III visitors registered
Turing tHe wear inst past WAS l42:
ai.and tntal since thc Organization of
the club t89l
The receipts durins tha year we're
$32 .si7a1, eG which fegq0n came
frsn the sale q upnsIs ~ tas trout
allaa ss5aa fraN sale ai building aRal
BRAN stacf SI.Gi5 donation frna
'@fiiI from tho arll room $7s1 fran
membership foes S3iA from raat of
rpc nls, f3tiS from cigars $aial5 from
noal, sl39ss from billiards sii flaaa
lerRtfa.
TIE expenses included S34si3 l.s
fpe HeN tnilding and furuishinsas
.s4.s4aiS salaries, $500 semislntnal
coupons from bonds. Sl5S7S insur
ance s322a7 light aud heat $faia8i
supplies for eiiI raem and less 4
items hrineius Tile total expenses "a
sa0. a5t se, and leaving i balance On
hand If si1haG6
The assets ef the club total oyer
| sin0na, nj which the new club house
! land ground II estimated to he Sastpa4.
] The rerort was received and tiledt
| fihft thhh titt NtA1 taeNt1I ~ isfS4tF
hefs 81 the governing hoafa iof I
term III three years, the successful
candidates being w. II. Wood M
Gpeauey and Il II Halliday Mr.
AHnd tfted ~ WlefiafaW nv Was h9t
permitted - 80 sa
fiie election II ntiiff oiiieef3 was
then ~ ORDER. w common consent
ra manbeF 81 w" cum has hefa
elected ~ fNe presidency more IMAM
twice. Tue l'iiFd term belng barred
and 'ul4er liiis RUE Hon. Mlles FRED
teFek Giihe.L VINO mad been tWiee
elected e that atitet Wla iaeliRible
0n motion Ct y Y llalll'tay liah
Reed f'l@eh wa "aosRh lFesfdenf hA
att li'matlpa ahd amId shouts q an
ftfaFal
pm motion 81 Force H&lh Alex. NJ
/ Wilson was rnamMously reelected
jYiec president
| lindof the head q miscellaneous
business John p. AlsthoFpe states
that be was authorized some Time age
t by Mayer George Parsons, to pur
chase a. number OF sectional boof
cases for the clubs library which thf
mayor desired to donate to the club
These eases would be ordered at
lcncc y uiiicient number to meet TIE
luecda of the club. ant he moved thai
"a vote Of thanks he extended to Ills
Honor for the generous donation The
motiou was carried With applause
On motion of Henry Gilhofer tbs
IEcTeruing board was directed ~ puf
chase nov piano and pianoia "a
Isnon after Jan ! 1s the finances %
the club would permit.
| ". H. Wood said the club wa
deeply under obligation ia Hon. Miles
Frederick Gilbert The retiring pres'
dent. for the new home in which
HAD the pleasure Of meeting, for ~
had stood ort firmly against disband
ing the organization when some tim
, ago this was imminent lie theeiof'
. moved that now. 81 his retirenien
! from the presidency OF the eiup' u
be tondered "a rising vote of thank
8 for his efforts in behalf of the clnt
This was given with a VIII.
John :. Aisthorpe said in the ere'
ton of the new olah house much hsf
work bad been done hf the huiidinl