The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-10

our bylaws. would suggest that
board of governors be added to the
elective officers with certain powers
TO act. That the secretary treasurer
OF this club he paid salary of, say,
$50 per year. instead of a fee as was
suggested at our last annual meeting,
and that such other changes or ad-
ditiOns be made to our constitution
and bylaws as may suggest them
selves TO the legislative committee
! believe the report OF the treasurer
of this club win show the club TO be
in Il healthy financial condition. and
| wish to thank the various commit
tees who have always responded
promptly when called upon to act. |
also wish to say i'm conclusion. that
with this year I am ending my sixth
term as president OF this club and I.
too. wish TO thank, not only all the
officers and the committeeman but
also all the members of the club who
have helped to make the Mankato
Automobile club second in Importance
In the state only to the Minneapolis
and St. Paul clubs II is my earnest
desire that this club will continue to
flourish. and in view OF the large
amount of good work that has been
done by this club and that will con-
tinuc to be done by II, earnestly
hope every owner of an automobile
in Mankato will join with us next
year and help us to do better work i'm
the future than we have done in the
past"
New Members
Forty-two new members were ad-
ded to the rOr last night. making a
total of eighty that have been added
during the year 1915. The new ones
are: NJ. w. Alworth, A. w Ander-
son. John Arendt, George Black Bots
ford Lumber company. W. J. Byrnes,
Harry K. Cain, l.. J. Carney. Eugene
Coy, Dillner G. Holbrook. n. A. Door.
X. o. Eberl Famous Millinery, s.
X. Fowler. u. Freeman, c. +.
Gunstrom, Leo. 'Heidwinkel. A. Her
mel, Peter Heerstrom Land company,
Frank Hoerr. Harvey Hoffman. c. w.
Jessup. E. p. Kelly. Gus Klein
schmidt, NJ c. Knoff. Henry J. Rruse,
Albert Magin. J. NJ. Maloy. J. c.
NARROW, G. W. Miller, Harry l..
Nichols. W. F. O'Brien. Gus Peter
son, DR.. G.. r. Philip. John. Robb,
+. w. Roth. A. Rudberg, Jacob Schorn.
+. |. Stephen. william wellner, Ben
Williams, Rev. A. F. Winter.
Mr.. Bangerter, as treasurer. re-
ported that on January ~ last the
balance in the treasury was 1897. OF:
that receipts since that time amount
ed to s1.Os3 so: disbursements, ST.
374.95; leaving a,balance at present
OF S545. 50.
4 letter was read from the Mime
sofa State Leagueroof Building and
Loan associations. thanking the Man
kato Automobile club fer hospitality
shown during the convention that the
league held In Mankato on October
Is. 1916.
Federal Aid Wanted.
Mr.. Holman stated that Il was
the wish OF the American Automobile
association that the local clubs do
what they can to influence congress
TO give federal aid for the develop
ment of highways in various parts OF
the country. A motion by J. b. Rich
ards was adopted. providing for the
appointment of a committee of three
TO take up the matter OF presenting
resolutions on this subject to the club
at its next meeting.
r. f. Brown thought II would be
well to call the attention of the next
Legislature to the necessity of pass
ing some law making Il larceny to
take an automobile without permits
sion Tor a joy-ride. Judge Lorin
Cray, however. defended Judge Dick
inson's ruling on that matter and said
he himself would not like to see a
man go TO the penitentiary for pick
ing up friend's auto and taking a
ride with II in case OF some dire
necessity. No action was taken.
DIR. J. W. Andrews said his atten-
ton had been called TO the condition
of the Red Jacket road this side of
the Harris fruit farm. He said there
was great danger of running of there
into O ditch. c. o. DALEY suggested
that Il would be well to place some