The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-14
Committee Of Mayor, Archi-
tect and Bankers De-
cides on Action.
PROMISES TO DATE
AGGREGATE $4,4OO
If You Are a Subscriber,
Leave Money at Once at
Any Local Bank.

The next thing necessary to. give
the NIissoula swimming pool a start, is
for every pledge signer in the city to
turn in the amount of his or her pledge
at once.
This was the decision taken last
night by committee taking charge of
the pool fund. The committee is COM
posed of Mayor Wilkinson. Ole Bake,
the architect; Roy Robinson of the
ScandIlavian-Am American bank: George
Briebach of the First National bank:
Henry Lehsou of the Western Mon
tans. bank, and A. A. Lessig of the
Missoula Trust and Savings bank.
TFleir session was held in the city hail.
Pay at Any Bank.
1t was announced that approM-
mately $4,000, which is about half of
the total in cash and pledges now re-
celved, is to be collected. Those who
have signed pledges are urged to 30 to
any local bank at the earliest possible
moment and pay to the committee
member there the amount pledged.
At last nights meeting, plans for
thoroughly discussed with Mr.. Bakke
VINO mas volunteered his professional
services in designing the natatorium
free of charge.
Contributors Have Final Word.
Final decision of how the pool is to
be constructed will be left to the con-
tflputors themselves. To enable them
to express their wishes in this matter.
a meeting will be held later At this
meeting final plans will be made and
a permanent executive committee to
supervise the construction will be
chosen by the donors.
The city is to be congratulated on
the public spirit of it's citizens" said
Mayor Wilkinson last night. I'm the
face Of heavy demands in almost every
other line of giving. they have gone
forward with this intensely practical
local project to a point where 1t has
become an assured success,
Urge All to Pay.
"Our committee urges all the donors
who have signed pledges to meet these
obiigatlons at the earliest possible mo-
ment. 1t will be necessary to have
e'c SdsH vi iiiti.u DeIOfc start can
be made In the actual building. The
committee also feels that it is acting
merely as custodian of the funds that
have been given and pledged thus far.
and that there should later be an
pointed another committee by the
donors themselves who shall have
charge OF the actual work of construc
tion.'
The pool was given another sub
stantial boost. yesterday when D. r.
curran subscribed s25 T. f. Wade,
Jr.. who contributed IS to the pool
recently, made substantial and
worthy suggestion for a way to boost
the pool fund. He suggested that all
telephone patrons would turn the re-.
bates from their telephone bills for the
five days lack of service during the
strike into the pool fund. Mr.. Wade
says that he believes that the telephone
company would be glad to aid the
movement by subtracting the rebates
for those requesting them at the office
and turning the lump sum thus col
lected over to the committee.
The North Side Progressive league
will meet Monday night for a discus
sion of ways and means to be used by
the league in raising it's subscription
to the fund. It is probable that the
league will give a benefit entertain
ment to raise the money for the do
nation.