Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-23
Let OUTSIDERS IN.
Island City Boating Association
Considers Broadening
Scope.
TO CHANGE THE BYLAWS
Report of Committee Canvassing for
Funds is Made-Vote of Thanks
for Donors.

The Island City Boating association
held one of the best attended meet
ings in it's history last evening and
considerable business was transacted.
A clause in the constitutions which
prevents residents of this county from
enjoying the right to come into the
club as nonresident members, was dis
cussed and a committee of four men
was appointed to revise the clause
and report at the next meeting: with
the amendment. AS there are a num-
Der of people outside of the city, who
wish to join the club but do not feel
able to take out full membership
, because they cannot take advantage
of the privileges, it was thought adj
visable to SO change the constitution
as to make them eligible for non-resi-
dent membership.
The club selected four delegates to
represent the local club at the confer
ence of the Mississippi Power Boat
association which meets during the re-
gatta at Burlington July 5. 6 and {.
c. L. Beardsley, W. T. Chambers, T.
E. Carson and H. w. Bennett were APP
pointed as delegates and as their alter
mates G. A. Jencke, George E. Bailey,
| Edward Brien and Ralph D. MacManus
| were named. Each club belonging 10
the M. p. B. A. is entitled to four dele
gates for every 100 members and the
local club at present has about 115
members in good standing Eight new
members were balloted upon last even
ing and all of them were voted into
the club They are Frank F. Fiebig.
d. c. Strecker, H. L. Sieghartner, R. E.
Snow. A L. Macdonald, J. W.aLarson
w. H. Tiekens and A. R. Bergston.
Hope to Pay Debt.
| The finances of the club have very
bright outlook at present due to the
activity of the financial committee
which has been making canvas for
funds during the last month. Already
nearly $500 has been raised in this
way to clear off the debt incurred by
the club in building it's club house and
preparing a harbor, and it is the hope
of the committee that the full amount
of $500 which is the goal for which
the committee has been striving, will
be realized. ,.'t
The committee has met with such a
warm reception in its canvass that the
/ club adopted by a rising vote, a reso-
luton of thanks to those who have
laIready subscribed to- the fund and
also to those who will do likewise IN
completing the fund by the addition
of another hundred dollars The reso-
luton adopted was as follows:
| Resolved That a rising vote of
thanks be. extended to the generous
public who have so kindly assisted us
in our solicitation for funds thus far;
not only for their financial subscrip-
ton, but for their kind words and
well wishes; and be it also -f
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
luton be published in the newspapers
of Rock Island. Be it further tl2
Resolved, That an honorary mem
subscribed SIS or more to our fund,
together with a printed .copy of this
resolution. Ok
Resolved, That a Sunday be set
apart in the near future when all of
our boats with engineers be placed at
the disposal of these people, for a
cruise and picnic"
1t is likely that enough boat owne; IS
will be gathered together next Sunday
morning to allow the booms to be
brought down to the harbor from their
winter quarters in the slough. 1t was
hoped to do this last Sunday, but the
rain and the fact that only a few
Launches were in the water prevented
it,
Three Cups More Posted.
From all indications, the races which
the club will hold this year will have
more than ordinary interest attached
to them on account of the fine prizes
which have been offered. In addition
to the beautiful loving cup given 70
the club last year by Jacob Ramser,
the jeweler, three more cups are 10
be raced for this year. One of them
was donated by Mr. Ramser, another
by Fred Bleuer, the jeweler, and the
other is cup for owners of Lockwood
Ash motors. W. H. briggs of Moline,
who is agent for. the motor. is the
donor of the cup and it is to become
the property of someone whose boats
Ach u,