The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-18
ASK ASSISTANCE
 ID REBUILD DAM
PHlLANTHRoPlC WORK OF ROB ERT PEDERSoN WAS ALL DE-
 STROYED BY HIGH WATER.
Boys Athletic Club Issues Call Ask ing That They Have Some Help to Rebuild This Summer Playground.

Everybody remembers how during the early summer of last year Robert Pedelson one of the most philan- thropic citizens of Hot Springs, gave his time, his money and his hard work to building a concrete dam in the Gulpha along the gsrge, so the l boys could have a swimming hole for the summer, and there be taught hcertain things too often overlooked in the training of boys Services would be held Sunday afternoons, and the boys would attend these, and then enjoy their swimming later
 The heavy rains of the winter washed away the concrete dam, and now again there is no public swim. ming hole Tor the boys. The Boys Athletic Club, under whose superyi- sion Mir Pederson placed the instita- ton, has issued the following call ask ing for assistance in restoring the work:
 TO the Citizens and Our Friends of
 Hot Springs
 We send our greetings and ask you to remember we are still in existence and only with a few alterations and additions we will be in very good po- sition 10 make our stand as we did last summer We are not asking for your sympathy we are not asking for your money, We are not asking you 10 make any sacrifice Of anything, but we want your undivided cooperation in our undertakings We know yoU have been liberal with other causes maybe some to your sorrow, that is not for us to say. But as sons and boys of Hot Springs we ask you lC remember your promise of last year which none of you have fulfilled.
 You will remember the undertak ing of our promoter was not recos snzed by any one with one penny. lie carried the burden himself, he made us a tleewill offering, and when mis fortune came by the destruction oi the dam, he never showed a froWn though others were giving their sym pathy by saving they were sorry. Mr Pederson has promised us that he 1 will undertake the task again and We will give him our contided sup port.
 "l}ut as the usual membership fee will not take care Of the loss, we a peal to your li1eraljty to make 1t pos l sible that the said leader of ours mu | not suffer alone but the burden be | distributed among all of us
 Signed
 BOYS ATHLETIC CLUB. LESTER WARNER, President"
 Nr. Pederson said last night that after having heard from the Boys Athletic Club he felt that he should undertake the task Of rebuilding the dam. The pool before was erected at d cost of about $l0i7. and towards this fund membership tickets were sold to the number of l35, at $l and g. per membership, which would amount 10 approximately $200 only half Of this sum, however, was turned over to Mir. PedersOp, the other half being unaccounted for by the Boys Athletic Club, though Mir. Pederson feels confident all these things will be corrected this year The damage done 10 the dam will only amount Co aAout S7o0, he states, which he feels sure can be raised among the boys and their friends Mir. Pederson says he feels sure he will consent to under. take the job of rebuilding the dam ia about two weeks Then about two weeks spent in construction will give ample time to have the dam ready for the swimming season Mr. Peder. son has also in his possession plans and specifications for construction of new dressing rooms made of cement, which will be constructed absolutely with his own individual finances, but which of course will be for the benefit of the club He is also preparing him. self to spend all the summer away from his business, and with the boys as he feels that he could not invest his time better for the good of the community.