The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-19
NOW FOR WORK.

Named and Organic alton is Ready
to Undertake Anything for the
Better ment of Owosso and
tho County.
With the appointment and approval
of the several regular committees, the
Reorganization of the Owosso Improve
ment Association was completed at the
Tuesday luncheon and it is now up to
the officers and committees TO get busy
and to keep the entire membership
hustling-in devising plans and carry
ing out work which will bring about
the results aimed at in the re. organiza.
tiop, viz, larger and better Owosso
and the advancement of the interests of
the county in general. The entire move
ment for larger membership and a
greater interest in the association, in
augurated by VIM. McComb, the civic
evangelist, has gone along with the ut
most harmony and no organization of
the kind in the history of the city has
ever had brighter prospect for accom-
plishing the results all wish for and
which will be achieved if the present
determination to forget past differences
and all boundaries continue-as it is
believed it will.
The committees, the first two of
which were selected by the board of
directors and the remainder appointed
by President Sturtevant and confirmed
by the directors, are as follows:
Executive-President II. B. Sturte-
want, chairman ex.oflicio; E. U. Dewey,
J. c. Shattuck, w. d. Whitehead, M.
F. Blair.
Auditing-A. 81. Dumond, Paul Cad
ola, G. R. Mclaughlin, o. L. Davis, F.
d. Collamer.
Civic-E. o. Dewey, J. c. Shattuck,
o. L. Sprague, A. l.. Arnold, w. E.
Hall.
Industrial-A. NJ Bentley, W. F.
Gallagher, D. M. Christian, J. H. Rob
bins, J. E. Ellis.
Wholesale and Retail-C. T. Hoff-
man, 9. Nutson, G. A. Lawrence, Har-
ry Smith, Herbert Hawcroft.
Trauspcrtation-W. j. Blood, F. B.
Woodland, G. E. Rigley, Jr., J. NJ. Ter
bush, G. H. Sapp.
Agricultural-A. B. Cook, j. n. Nc
Bride, Chas. B. Cook, A L. Chandler,
Fred Welch.
Convention and Entertainment w.
D. Burke. Fred W. Smith. G. L. Camp
bell, II. Kirk White, w. ID. White
head.
Membership-L. B. Allison, A. c.
Bowling, G. R. Rcntschler, NJ. F.
Grove, Jas. Ketcham.
Advertising-Geo. M. Dewey. L. F.
Miner, w. R. Goodrich, r. A. Barnett,
N. R. Walsh.
Charity-Rev. G. H. Hanks, W. 9.
Phillips, w. L. Frisbie, Rollo Chase,
M. G. Lathrop.
The bylaws will undoubtedly be
changed at an early date to provide for
the appointment of one or two more
standing committees, particularly one
on good roads Ms it it the intention of
the membership 10 do everything posi-.
BILE to foster the construction of better
roads throughout the county.
An offer made by w. d. Whitehead,
the West Side pharmacist, to donate
$40 as prize for city slogan, was ac-
cepted and committed will be ap.
pointed to make the award from the
list submitted. Secretary Seegmiller
will make an announcement shortly
of the rules to govern the contest.
1t is expected that. at the next meet.
ing statistics which the secretary is
gathering showing the amount Of bread
and baked goods shipped into the city
weekly, will be ready for consideration
with view of interesting either local
or outside capital in plant in this city
which will have capacity to supply the
demand along this line.
The question of financial support for
the Greater Owosso Band was discuss
ed and the project to raise funds by
subscription was approved and referred
to the convention and entertainment
committee to compete the canvass
commenced some time ago The work
of the band end the concerts given
were warmly commended.
Petition For Special School Meeting.
A petition signed by a number of tax
payers was presented to the board Of
education at it's meeting on Thursday
evening asking thata special meeting
be called to act upon the question of
purchasing additional land adjacent to
the present school buildings for park,
play ground and agricultural purposes.
The petition was referred to a com
mittee and will be acted upon later op.
Sentiment in favor of the purchase of
.he sites mentioned at the annual meet
ing is growing rapidly. especially for
the woods about the Emerson school.