Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-01-14

phanage took form Tuesday at the
Joint annual meeting OF the Conf
mercial club and Business Mems
association in a resolution when
was passed instructing the president
of the Commercial club to appoint
a committee to investigate moro
thoroughly a number OF proposed
plans whereby an agreement could
be reached with the orphanage
heads and the institution establish
ed In the spring. The Commercial
club president also was instructed
70 name a committee to circulate pc
titions and obtain the requisite
number of signers so that the
proposition of the city buying the
fair grounds as a park and play
ground can be submitted to the
voters at the spring election. The
election Of officers Of the two or
ganizations was followed by lunch.
The attendance was large and the
discussions lively.
The Business Mems association
was called to order by Pres. P. A.
Bowman. Sec. H. A. Poe made
good report Of the years work and
touched upon some Of the things
whereby the city at large has ben
Gifted through the activities OF the
organization. The report of M. H.
Malott, treasurer, was read and &C
cepted, showing a balance on hand.
Officers were then chosen. H. A.
Poe was elected secretary without
opposition. Mr.. Bowman, In declin-
ing a denomination, said that the
honor should be passed along. He
has made an excellent president.
The Commercial club meeting
then followed. Pres. w. H. Brough-
ton was in the chair.
Secretary Poe read his report
which was adopted. The statement
of the years financial condition was
read by J. w. ,Nicolay, the treasur-
er, and was approved and placed on
file.
C. E. Rugh, member of the A. 0.
u. w. committee which is directing
the endeavor to bring the grand
lodge offices to Abilene, outlined
the work the committee has been
doing and said that encouragement
had been received from a number
of lodges, among them the largest
in the state, for Abilene's cam
paign. H. A. Anderson reported that
the folders advertising Abilene, and
which will be of value even after
the lodge campaign is closed, will
be issued soon, containing writeIps
and pictures of the citys industries
and homes.
Mayor w. D. Nichols in answering
the request of President Broughton
for an expression of the feeling OF
the commissioners in regard to the
plan of extending the water mains
to the orphanage, said that the COM
missioners did not feel that the ex-
penditure was justified. At the
present time, the water fund Is
$500. A spring has been discover
ed at the pumping station and If this
is found to be a leak in the els
tern, an outlay of $4,000 will re
Necessary to build a Golfer dam to
remedy the situation. The cost OF
taking the water to the orphanage
would be between $4,000 and $4,000
Mayor Nichols said.
The Rev. Father John Maher Of
the Catholic parish in Salina was
present and explained what the
Concordia diocese expected Of Abb
lene if the orphanage is to be 10
Gated here. At the present time,
Father Maher said, there are rs
orphans at Clyde and others are in
different cities of the state. Eight
or ten sisters will compose the
teaching force at the institution II
it Is located here. There will be a
chaplain also. AS to the number OF
persons who would be here perma-
nently, Father Maher said he could
not make a definite statement, as
he could not estimate the "crop OF
orphans" He assured his audience
that Bishop Cunningham is making
every effort to place an industrial
school here but is unable to at
this time to make a definite prom
Use that this would be done. Salina
stands ready, said Father Maher, 10
take the orphanage should Abilene