South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-28
ANALGAMATION IS
CHIEF DISCUSSION
Chamber OF Progress Again
Takes up Public Entertain
ment Suggestion - Civic
League in Special Meeting.

An amalagamaJion OF the Mish-
awake Business Mems association and
the Mishawaka Chamber Of Progress
was the main feature and discussion
Of the progress chamber at the reg
ular semi-monthly meeting held Mon
day evening in the dining hall Of the
Mishawaka hotel No action in the
matter was taken. although over an
hour was spent in its discussion.
Many Of the members present ad-
vanced ideas along the lines of ANAL
gamatiOn 90 the two organizations
which are aking every endeavor for
a better MishaWaka, but no solution
of the problem was given. Several
possible solutions were suggested but
no member was willing 10 take the
matter az the responsibility on his
own hands
In lecture OF a prominent speak
or at one cf the meetings O. the or
SANITATION held several weeks ago.
the first advance for the amalgama-
ton was made and since then the
question has been OF the greatest inn
pOrtance at the meetings The matter
in all probability viii he left eventual
Is 60 tho directors Of the organization
10 dispose Of II as they think best.
a zOOu IA Ia ~ ~ ElA Ell lNA the pres
ident of the organization. along the
lines OF q celebration here next fall.
The matter Of another public enter
tainment 10 he given in the late sum-
mer was discussed at meeting sew
eral weeks ago but 10 steps toward
carrying out the suggestions made
were taken. Probably in the near fu-
ture a speaker will be secured to talk
on the matter from one Of the cities
of the state hfph m i 4
cess Of these ventures.
The meeting closed with an an
nouncement Of a special meeting OF
the board OF directors. 10 he held
Wednesday evening at the hotel. Sew
eral important issues viii be discussed
including the matter Of securing a
library for AIishawaka.
Civic League Meets.
y special meeting OF the Mems
Civic league Of Mishawaka was held
at the Mishawaka hotel Monday even
ing and reports of several committees
we're heard. The feature OF the
meeting was the partial report of the
public library committee. which has
been working in behalf of a public
library in cooperation with "A library
committee Of the Mishawaka Woman s
club. The report stated that several
possible sites have been considered.
including the cost Of purchase Of the
lots and the erection of a building. 4
more complete report will be given at
the regular meeting OF the Organiza-
ton which VIII be held next Monday
evening at the MishawaFa hotel
The cleanup day proclamation is
sued by Mayor GaylOr and which was
inaugurated by the HerzOg admin
istration. was discussed and the or
ganization voted that they will give
every possible effort TO make the
event q success. The second week in
May has been decided on when the
cleanup event Of Mishawaka will be
held.
The committee on entertainments
gave a report of the work OF the past
season and some steps were taken for
The outlining Of the work OF the com
mittee during the coming summer for
entertainer for next winter The
league last year gave some very in
teresting entertainments to which the
general public Of Mishawaka were in
vited and which advanced some
unique ideas and suggestions for the
betterment and Improvement