The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-11
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE met;
ELECT MISS VAN buren, PRESIDENT

a polish to open the eyes of home
seekers.
We are indebted to committees and
members who rendered active service,
the mayor and others for participation
in the program for the Juniors in the
autumn, and to the local press, without
whose generosity in giving publicity TO
league matters progress would have
been greatly crippled.
Constitution Amended.
Miss Van Buren, suggested a couple
of amendments to the constitution.
She said that article 4 provides that
the board of directors consist of the
six wards and one from North Man.
kato, to be elected. She said hat this
made Il cumbersome board. If the
board was TO consist of the four Off
GERS and the chairmen of committees it
could work together much better, and
she offered a substitute for the ar
ticle, as follows:
Article 4. The general management
and contorl of the affairs of this
league shall be vested in a board of
directors, consisting of the four Off
GERS aforesaid and the chairmen of COM
mittees.
This was adopted, and Miss Van
Buren, took up article 5, which pro-
vides for thirteen standing committees,
and proposed TO consolidate some of
them, 20 as to have no two commit
tees doing work IN like lines. She Of
fered the following subtitute for the
present article:
Article 5. The president shall i'm
mediately after being elected appoint
chairmen of committees, these in turn
each selecting six co-workers represent
ing the different wards, upon the fol
lowing matters: Membership, laws and
their enforcement, the press, lectures
and literature, health and cleanliness,
public places, parks and trees, Juvenile
including Fairgrounds and en-
tertainments, laws, yards and lots,
finance, streets, alleys and sidewalks.
This was also adopted.
Mrs. A. J.. Veigel, chairman of the
nominating committee, presented tine
following report:
President, Mss E,.aa ~. c...n,
vice president, Professor c.. F. Curtis
Riley; secretary, Mrs. Carl j. Holman;
treasurer, Miss Minnie Bangerter.
Miss Van Buren, said that it would
be impossible for her to take the posi-
ton of president Tor another year, as
she had already begun work as chair
man of the junior league work.
The other members urged Miss Van
Buren, to take the position again, and
she finally consented to do so with the
understanding that she could resign at
any time if it made too much work.
The report of the committee was then
adopted.
Mrs. Theodore Williams reported for
the membership committee that there
are 400 members. in the six wards of
the city and one member from North
Mankato. The committee had not So
licited from North Mankato because
that village has an improvement as
ISOLATION Of its own. The fifth ward
leads in membership.
A. j. Veigel thought that the league
ought to help toward the improvement
of Washington park. Rev. A. F. Win
ter was soliciting for funds for a mon
ument of George Washington to cost
$4,000. He moved that theleaguc lend
hearty support in its power to
whatever is undertaken toward the inn
provement of the park. This was ear
ried.
DIR. c. j. Holman thought that the
people with property facing Fifth
street ought to contribute substantially,
as their lots would be benefited. The
barns along the alley should be re-
moved.
Mr.. Veigel said that the plans
adopted propose to have a hedge along
the alley to shut out the unsightly
view above.
President Thompson of the board of
public works and others also Offered
suggestions.
Later. a general meeting to receive
suggestions as to the years work
will be held, probably in the opera
house.