The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08
HOHMANN HEADS THE
MAMKAT0 AUTO CLUB

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President. .... John n. Hohmann
Vice President. &c. n. SauIpaugh
Treasurer. Benjamin Bangerter
Secretary .... Carl Engwaldson
With the election of officers and
the transaction of much other bust
ness and listening to an address by
Reuben Warner. president of the
Minnesota association, the MankatO
Automobile club held largely at.
tended and enthusiastic meeting last
night. Fully seventy-five men were
in attendance.
The meeting began by reading the
minutes of the previous session.
President John H. Hohmann then
asked for the reports of the differ
ent committees. There were no re-
ports on the matter of pennants,
mapping of roads, and joy-riding.
President Holman then read his
report He said that since the last
meeting, two new members and one
old member had been reinstated in
the club. The former member was
John Lulsdorff. and the new men,
bers were J. w. Johnson and A. r..
Englerth. He said that the club was
in a very good financial condition
and also as to its membership. In
January, 1911, the membership was
seventy-eight, and that during the
year there had been loss OF four
members, one owing to death, two
having moved to other cities, and
the fourth members automobile had
burned. However, owing to the ac-
tivities of the club, fifty-three new
members had been gained.
More Ought to Become Members.
There are many more men in
Mankato who ought to join. Every
join this club" said President Hob
mann. During the year we have
had two meetings We do not aim to
have meetings during the summer
but to do all the work in the win
ter sessions He said that many
members had been called upon to
take members Of different conven-
tons, which had been held here,
about the city, and especially the
party that accompanied President
Taft on his visit here on October
"a, last.
1t had been requested that this
club join with the Mankato CONNER
cial club in raising the $4,000 in
period of five years. The members
were asked to promptly pay their
dues before the first of 1912. There
was a strong recommendation that
the association adopt a club pen
nant
The treasurer's report was then
read by Mr.. Holman, as the treas
urer was not present. There was
n total sum in the treasury OF
s73O.41, with disbursements in 1911
of $460.26, and with balance OF
25015. 1t was moved that this re-
port be accepted and placed on file.
This motion was carried.
President Hohmann then read a
few letters pertaining to the associa-
ton interests. One was from the
American Automobile association
from New York, urging the local
club to send automobile news to
the headquarters for national read
ing. Another was read, urging the
local club members to impress up
on their senators and congressman
to vote for the bill appropriating
SO. 600. 900 for Lincoln memorial in
the form of a boulevard from Wash
ington, d. c., to Gettysburg. Moth
ing, however, was done in this mat
ter at the meeting last night.
Expenses of Delegates Paid.
On motion of Postmaster Veigel,
it was voted that the expenses OF
the delegates from Mankato who
held conventions and meetings at
Elysian and Waterville, and the
towns along the state road from
Markato to st. Paul should not be
held carried by the delegates but by
the club. 1t was then voted that the
expenses of these members to the
next meetings at Morristown and
Faribault tomorrow evening should
be borne by the club. This was
carried unanimously.
The election of officers then took
place. Notwithstanding the protest
of John H. Hohmann, he was unani-
mously reelected president. On mo-
ton of NJ. d. Fritz, C. H. Saulpaugh
was reelected vice president. Presi-
dent Holman nominated H. A. Pat
terson, but the latter objected, and
the former motion was carried.
Benjamin Bangerter, Jr., was re-
elected treasurer and Carl Engwald-
SON was elected secretary. Presi-
dent Holman asked to be excused
from appointing the committees for
the ensuing year until this evening.
He then introduced Reuben Warner,
president of the Minnesota State
Automobile association, who gave
the main address of the evening.
Mr., Warner proved himself very
forceful and enthusiastic speaker and
was applauded literally during his
address.
He said that in coming to IMankato
last night he felt pleasure in hav-
ing the opportunity of addressing one
of the four original automobile clubs
in the state. He was surprised at the
large attendance of men and in lis.
tening to a report OF such good
standing. At no annual meeting in
the twin cities did they have as good
an attendance. The club at Mankato
was one of the most progressive as
sociations affiliated with the state as
sociations, and he handed the local
club a fine bouquet at the past rec
ord. The local club was one that
even the twin cities would look to in
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