The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-11

At large and enthusiastic meeting
nj the Commercial club Friday night,
first steps were taken Tor the organ
ization Of an association which should
have for its object the consideration
of matters relating 10 the Improvement
OF general outdoor life aud the bcauti.
fying OF the city, with special refer
ence to providing resting places and
Fairgrounds for the children Of the
city.
The meeting was called TO order by
George y. Wallace and Miss Kate VII
liams was appointed temporary secrc-
cary. After discussion Of the objects
of the organization and The adoption
of articles Of organization, George y.
Wallace was elected permanent pTcsi-
dent: Mrs w. :. Mccormick, first vice
president: u. II. Christensen. second
vice president, and Miss Kate Will
liams, permanent secretary. Questions
relating directly 10 the CARRYING ont of
the objects of the association Will bc
placed with the permanent board OF
control of twenty-seven members. nine
of whom are elected every year. each
group holding Office for three wears.
Members of the board of control
elected Friday evening were as fol
lows:
To serve three vcars-Gcorgc Y.
Wallace. Richard p. Morris. George \.
Eaton, John j.. Dooly. W: G. Ebaugh-
Sprgguc, Mrs. II. j. Hayward, Ida
TO. serve two ycsrs-Frank B.
stephens. Seldom |. Clawson, II Y. Van
Pelt. Willard Young. NJ. NJ. Woods. a.
W. North Mrs. W: II. Mccormick; Mrs.
II. j. Fitzgerald, Mrs. c. f. Richards.
To serve for 2 term of one year.
James Murdoch, Robert W. Sloan, Rus
sell l.. Tracy. L. r. Kelsey, Mrs. How
ard Stowe. Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen, Mrs.
c. III. Mcmahon.
To Begin Work at Once.
1t is proposed to start the work for
which the association is organized at
once by taking up the matter of coast
ING places in the city. for tbe benefit
of the children. Capt. NJ. NJ. Woods
has immediate charge of this matter
and all boys who can suggest deslr-
able places for coasting III or near the
city are requested to give the same TO
Captain Woods. Further consideration
OF this matter will bc given al a meet.
ing of the board Of control at the Com
mcrcial club Saturday evening at s
o'clock
In order that the objects and or
ganizatiou of the association may be
thoroughly understood i is proposed
10 publish the eight articles Of the
constitution which were adopted at the
meeting Friday evening, Membership
in the association is of three kinds:
Active membership, with dues at 81
per year: sustaining membership, with
dues at Sl0 per year, and life mem,
bership, with n fee OF 500.
In the general discussion which pre-
coded the acceptance of the articles of
constitutions addresses were made bv
Col. Willard Young Mrs. Rachel u.
Sicgel Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen. Mrs. G.
II. McMahon. Capt NJ. NJ. Woods r.
W. Sloan. Harold Stephens, o. j, Cox,
Miss Rosalie Pollock, Mrs. Frances W.
Brown. II. J. Fitzgerald. George y.
Wallace, and others. Among those
present were also Judge Alexander
McMsster, William +, Buckley. j. w.
Mellen. q. a. Palmer, i. R. Letcher,
Mrs c. 4. Allen and NJ. s. Parker.
All matters connected with the or
ganization of the association were car
ried out with enthusiasm and it is ex-
pected that the improvement aud
Identifying Of the city, and especial
ly the providing of suitable play
grounds for the children will be ear
Ticd forward with zeal.