Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13
new MEMBERS
PLACED ON BOARD
At The Y. C. A.
Annual Business Meeting of the
Association Held Last
Evening.
DENOUNCE THE BOXING BILL
Protest Made Against Measure Now
Before Leeislature-To Aid the
Flood Sufferers. &.

Five new members were added to
the board of directors of the Y. NJ. c.
A. at the annual business meeting of
the association held last night. These
are. ]. H. Hauberg, c. E. Sharpe. Z.
B. McKown, A. ]. Lindstrom, and F.
A. Graves. The other members of the
board, whose terms hold over. are c.
D. McLane, H. B. Hayden, A. ]. Bur-
ton, R. G. Summers, w. f. Martin, l.
J. Green, and H. c. Fulmer. Upon
these twelve men will rest the respon-
sibility for the general conduct of the
work of the association in the new
building now being erected.
DISPROVE BOXING BILL.
Besides electing these directors, the
meeting attended to a number of
other important matters OF business.
protest was embodied in a resolu-
ton denouncing the bill now before
the legislature for the purpose OF
legalizing boxing exhibitions, which
was enthusiastically adopted. The
men of the association feel that it is
important, in the interests of clean
athletic sports, and of c.ean manhood
that this bill shall be defeated, and
so expressed themselves.
A vote was also taken commencing
the effort new being made to preserve
| the cid baseball park for a public park
and playground, and pledging the
moral support and encouragement of
the association TO that effort.
| TO AID FLOOD SUFFERERS
A letter was presented by the sec
rotary which had been received from
national headquarters, asking for aid
| for the association at Dayton, Ohio,
whose building was greatly damaged
I by the recent food The Dayton asso-
citation did a noble work in the way
! of rescue and relief during the food
! and now finds itself facing the diff
/ cult problem of repairing its building
and maintaining its work at a time
when practically all financial support
is cut off Hence, the associations
all over the land are being asked to
aid.
The local association voted TO au
thorize the general secretary TO re
ceive contributions for this purpose
and to forward them to the Dayton
organization There will be no can
vass made for the purpose, of course
but it is hoped that at least fifty peo
pie of Rock Island may voluntarily
contribute one dollar each for this i'm
portant cause. Such contributions
should be sent or taken to the office
of the association, on the second floor
OF the Safety building, where they vii
be received and forwarded.
NEW BOARD To ORGANIZE.
The meeting last night was the frs
to be held under the amended rule:
of the association, by which the an
nual meeting has been changed from
October TO May Hereafter, the fisca
year of the association will begin Ma!
l. and ali business will be handled &C
cordingly.
The board of directors will meet oil
Monday evening, May 26, to elect thei
officers and perfect their organization
and will enter at once upon the MAX
ing Of plans and development of poll
cies for the work which will be openet
in the new building this fall.
Lightning Damages Wires.
Lightning this morning did som
damage to wires in this vicinity. Sey