Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-16
DISgOURAGING CONDITION OF
GREATER HENDERsONVILLE CLUB
Secretary Grimes Says Encourage.
ment and Advice Rather Than
knocks and CoAtempt, Needed.

Secretary John W. Grimes OF the
eater Henderaonville club made an
exhaustive report of conditions of the
Ieiiy's civic organization last Friday
night in orser that the people may
laow the extent of the indifference IN
the city tomard this organization, tbs
report is given below.
As win be seen in the editorial ooi-
umns, d ways and means committee
has been appointed and their repors
and recommendation win be Iistehe.:
to with much interest at meeting Of
the club Friday night of this week.
Treasurer's report Greater Hender-
sonwRe club. July 10. 1914;
Receipts
To sneunt received nom Tor
HnE treasurer. S.ss
TO samount received aor dues 1875
s122.ss
DfSbGTs G1elfts. -
b amounts paid for receipted
'hdlls and all other necessary
sUurrent expenses, .$122.5a
p balance. ;. ...... II
s122ss
The above is condensed statement
of. the financial condition of the Great
er HendersonvilIe chlb. as of July 10,
Fl9Ea .sand shows "a balance on hand t,
the credit of the Greater Henderson
vsiIlB club. which i have this day veri-
fed with the books uf the bank.
EF7amaking my report, beg leave to
make the following statement for your
tncnghtful consideration: that 1t Is
my opinion that the Greater Hender-
sonvI1le club is not a self sustaining
Organization. Your FORMER secretary,
upon his retirement from Office turn
ed over to me list OF 163 names OF
SO caI4ed bona fide members" !" From
my experience in an earnest endeavor
to collect dues, both by personal work
and by sHetter. I am satisfied that the
list of bona fie members should he
discounted about rs per cent, leaving
an actual sand active membership of
40 with an annual revenue of $4,000
am fully satisfied that your former
secretaries have kept the books to
the best OF their ability. But i find,
Upcr investigation, many accounts
with dues, and no credits
eeven for payments made by parties
zaho assure me that payments have
beer made. I aIso find many of the
SO called ',oaa fide Yne1nbers who
state that they have never been
.sten1bers of tie eFtrh. and naturally do
moi e<pect to corerfbute TO the MAIN
tenerae of an organization to which
t.:ez do not belong. This condition
l think, has arisen largely from the
membership contests which have been
held in TIE past, where men have beef /
bssl1-doaed and almost forced to sign
lists; and in some cases,
am led to believe did not sign at an,
but some Of our over-enthusiastfc
contest leaders signed for them and
without their consent.
The attitude OF some of our promi-
lent business men is one of open am
= gonism toward the club, for which
attitude. / am at an entire loss to ac-
count but it does seem to me that
here is more or less we'll organized
movement on foot to put the club out
# busfness, this is not as It should be,
4 the club is to continue. It is abso-
Etely essential that every business
nan who makes his living out OF the
own of HendersonviIIe should be 2
Lember, and stand with the club, with
lis brain, his whole heart. and his
money.
IN this connection. would like 70
six for the appointment of q ways :
md means committee, and that 2 can !
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