The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-06-30
IMPROVEMENT
ELECTION
|,ouaI Meeting Held Monday
Fleets Officers for Year
|ANAGtR'S ADDRESS
.,.o Statement of financial Conditions
roooeration of Public Necessary to
succ, IS of This Enterprise

aha annual meeting of the stockhold-
~f the Fort Pierce Improvement
y was held in the hall Monday after.
nn with about sixty per cent of the
o"p represented in person or proxy.
The constitution of this club does not
nvde for the election of officers by
cckholders; they being empowered
IL TO elect a board of directors of five
embers. the board electing the officers
om among their number.
The stockholders elected the follow
. TO compose the board of directors
C. Dittmar, Mrs. A. M. Sample,
n Daisy +. Horton, Mrs. W. E. Ty-
nder. Mrs. G. 7. McCarty.
Immediately afterwards the board of
rectors elected the following officers
C. Ditlmar, president; Mrs. A. M.
Imple, vce-president; Mrs. Daisy F.
|Orton, secretary; Mrs. w. =. Tylan-
n treasurer: Mrs. Chas. T. McCarty,
|anager and chairman entertainment
bmmittee.
The annual address of the manager,
|rs, C. Y. McCarty, as read to the
Sockholders, was as follows:
b the Stockholders of the Fort Pierce
Improvement Club and to the general
public.
ladies' and Gentlemen:
AS chairman of the entertainment
bmmittee beg to submit the follow
q report of our past years work. We
ssumed office on June q, 1910.
The report of the retiring board show
4 deficit in their treasury of So. 70
lor printing! and a debt of 1915 on the
hiding. This debt consisted of the
tiginal $500 mortgage note and new
bort note for $l75 given on June 25,
Do to pay for the installation of cleo
he lights costing $152 "a and for a
fano lamp costing IS. 80 and the balance
ping toward rent of lights for three
bOnths.
We have paid this note with its
Ecrued interest amounting to 1888 and
$50 $l2O for lights for this year, max
bg US a total cost for lights including
bstalling and rents of 1903.
We have paid $3.50 on the $500 mort
hge note reducing it to $3.50 and paid
$3.50 interest on the note.
We have painted the buiding-twO
bats, including the roof, repaired
orches and windows at total cost of
lB. We have screened the building
hroughout at a cost of $50. "a for ma
erlal only, the labor being donated.
We have fitted it with shades costing
BSO. Fire insurance cost 1882, Taxes
1915, Licenses $25 80.
The library was maintained at a cost
$50 salary for the librarian, Miss
onnie Van Dttmar, who kept it open
days a week from 2 to a p. m. Mrs.
/. /. McCarty keeping it open the re-
aiming 3 days gratis. $4l.6S was col
'cted for dues and book rent. / wish
say that the library has been open to
ne public the entire year with the ex-
option of 6 days. This, seemly, has
cen appreciated by the public and they
MI be glad to know that we have rails
money for new books. amount $50.
We have given three benefits during
le year, $40 for the firemen, Deem
er, II, 1910; $40 for the base ball boys
January 1911 and $l0l.2S for the
and, February q. 1911. Let me say
ere That all of the food for the supper
Or the band benefit was donated by
ur music loving citizens and l regret
lat space does not permit me to men,
on each donor here.
mrs Z: 7. McCarty sold % shares of
ock at $40 per share, total 1920 and
le also received cash donations amount
g to $lO2.85.
, Inc Alkahest Lyceum Course consist
I',ot fve entertainments, costing US
~. oO and We cleared above this $l09.-
ior our club. 1t proved popular
10 pleasing series and was much en-
yea by our town people throughout
10 gained for lis the reputation hav-
= the most orderly and responsive
'Glence in the state.
we gave q dances this year, and
,~'Peo WcIc pflo. 10 HICiuuiuS
'ireshments SOLIDS cakes and 10 pies
gre donated and l20 gallons of ice
cam were made by Mrs. CT. McCarty.
'e musicians were paid $74. so varying
{, cost os per evening from 50 to SIG and
:, % was paid for colored help. Net
, 'C on dances was 1892 96.
=, me Presbyterian Church made in
!, = nall this year by means of concert
~, Inc Choral Club made $85 turning
' T S4O as a benefit, to Mr.. Gunst.
e. a,red$26l. 20.
s ene Methodist Pillau supper brought
~, Inc total amount thus made in our
~ " oy our local churches is $780, 70.
mrs mrs. d. 7. McCarty and Mrs. R.
alendar.
.ae Board of Trade with q view of
'Qmotlng sociabilitv among our citi-