The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-21
Commercial! Club Secretary
Unexpectedly Goes Back to
Grand Forks, N. D., and Will
Remain There.
NOT SATISFIED HERE
HIS FRIENDS STATE
Say He Thought Policies Of
Local Club Were Not Ambi-
tious Enough = Directors
Deny Statement.


Commercial club less than three
weeks. Clyde, w. Grave has rendered
his resignation and again accepted
the position Of secretary OF the Com.
mercial club at Grand Forks. North
Dakota. from which position he re-
signed In order to locate here.
His unexpected action 10 explained
by the club directors to have been
caused by his wife,s health. This 10
the cause which he assigned In his
letter Of resignation to President 8.
=. swayne. However before leaving
the state for North Dakota. he assign.
ed another reason to personal friends.
To them he stated that he and the
club directors could not agree on the
club policies and rather than pursue
work which. he said would not ac-
complain benefits. he felt 1t best to
resign before undertaking 1t.
For the present the position will re-
main unified. Postmaster e. M.
Haas will oversee the once business
Of the club % he 10 entirely familiar
with the work. having held the posi-
ton for three years. Il 10 expected
that nothing will done In the selection
Of Q successor until President Swayne
returns TO the city.
What Frlsnds state.
According to his local friends Grave
accepted tho position here without
being cognisant Of the club policies.
However. his friends say, he was in
formed by club oficials that these
policies were entirely different from
what he expected. He set about soon
after he learned how affairs stood
here to again secure the position Of
secretary Of the Commercial club at
Grand Forks.
The club directors declare that 70
for ~ they know these reports were
untrue. They declare that he knew
exactly what was expected Of him as
the club had thoroughly outlined its
policies In correspondence with him
before he accepted the position. In
his resignation Grave gave the same
reason for returning to Grand Forks
which caused him to resign the posi-
ton there to come here-his wife's
health necessitated q change in eli.
mate.
The work Of the club was carried
out by him almost entirely under
the direction Of President Swayne.
The latter 10 at q northern health re-.
sort and not until yesterday morning
did the directorate become acquainted
with the loss of the new secretary.
Few Of the directors were we'll &C.
quainted with him and all business
was carried on through President
Swayne.
Drew Large Salary.
So far as the directors know the
only time the club policies were dis.
cussed with him. except in CORES.
pondence. was at the Commercial
club banquet about two weeks ago
at the Y. NJ. G. A. in honor Of E. NJ
Haas, the retiring secretary.
Grave was employed by the club al
salary Of $2.100. this Agure beins
accepted after he had turned down
the clubs offer OF $500 per annum
He was paid $2.100 at Grand Forks
He took up the work Of the club on
August I and left the city on last
Monday. He had obtained q short
leave Of absence. according to the
directors. In order to visit In Marion
and endeavor TO influence his wife tc
remain In Indiana. Instead Of stayins
In Marion II seems that he went tc
Grand Forks and accepted the posi-
ton he had formerly held. His let
ter containing his formal resignation
and regret that he found It impossible
TO remain here reached Richmond
yesterday morning.
The Grand Forks Commercial clut
also increased his salary upon his re
employment, and Il IN understood he
now will receive $2.400 . year.
The Commercial club announced
that Grave had accepted the secre
taryship early In the summer. A,
that time. Il was stated. he was leav
Ing North Dakota because the climate
had impaired his wife's health and
necessitated . change. He also fel,
the opportunities to be offered here
were equal II not better than those II
North Dakota and he was very am
bilious to make an excellent record
A BIG INSURANCE.