Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-20
PASS LOYALTY RESOLUTION
COMMERCIAL CLUB ALSO TOOK
UP MATTERS RELATIVE ~
PINE GROVE PARK


PINE. GROVE PARK
At a meeting of the Commercial
club at the Central Dining room Mon
day evening a resolution was passed
supporting the administration and en-
dorsing the president s plan of selec-
tive military conscription. The club
also went on record as favoring the
replacing Of the traffic guide posts on
the streets Of the city, the sentiment
of the members being that this would
be step toward protecting the citi-
zens of this city.
Previous to the business meeting the
members partook of a fine dinner,
served by Mr.. Brown. About thirty
members were present.
Charles Sylvester, in calling the
meeting to order, gave talk in which
he urged the members. of the club to
take it upon themselves individually
to boost the crop propaganda, to help
the Red Cross society, to practice
economy and to do everything in their
power to help the country at this time.
Secretary Millard announced that
the club membership had reached 131.
Several memberships were baIloted
upon and accepted. The names of Ben
Oberlaender and VIM. O. Beattie were
among the names ball0ted on which
have not yet been published.
S. j. Vasaly Of the band committee
was asked for a report. He stated
that there was balance of $746 in
the treasury from 1915 that was to be
refunded to the Commercial club, and
that moneys received for 1916 were
returned to the donors as there was
no band that year. The club accepted
his report as given.
President Sylvester stated that
prospects Of getting the bandstand on
the court house grounds were not very
bright, as he had interviewed the COM
missioners and three of them were op-
posed, on the grounds that refuse
would accumulate on the lawn, and
that they would be crillcized by the
country people.
Val. E. Kasparek suggested that
perhaps the lots west of the new post
office could be purchased by the fed.
eral government and converted into a
park and that the bandstand could be
erected there. He said that there had
already been some movement along
that line.
A. F. Koslosky stated that the loca-
= ion of a bandstand on court square
was by no means an unusual thing. He
said that he had visited in Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, and Stevens Point, Wis.,, and
at these places the bandstands were
located on the court house quare, and
no trouble was experienced by people
trampling the lawn or throwing refuse
on it. He said he did not think there
would be any trouble in keeping the
people off the grass on the court house
square here. ~ 49,
/, IS. J.. Vasaly. suggested getting a col
lapsible stand, which could be put up
in the square at the intersection OF
Broadway. and First streets east. H.
w. Venners. made similar suggestion,
except that the ,handStand be put on
wheels, so that it could be transported
to any place desired. He said that they
have a stand of this kind at Staples
and it is proving verv satisfactory.
Presiden. Sylvester suggested that
the club spend some money in getting
a landscape gardener to plan improve
ments at the Pine Grove park, but it
was pointed out that this would be
very expensive and the sense of the
club was that the money should be
expended for something else at pres
ent.
A. H. Vernon brought up the mat
ter Of having sign erected at the
corner Of Broadway and Second
streets west, where the Jefferson High
way turns north, telling of the location
Of the Pine Grove park. The club de.
cided to have such sign erected as
soon as possible. Mr.. Kasparek stated
that picture Of the animals at the
park was to be made by F.. A. Nelson
and that it would be placed in the
Buckman hotel to advertise the park.
NJ. NJ. Williams was present at the
meeting and he gave a talk in regard
to the park. He said that on his re-
cent visit to the city Of Washington
he visited the big park zoo, where he
conversed with one of the men in
charge in regard to park matters. He
said he was told by this person that
20 acres of land, the amount which
we have in OUR park here outside of
the part where pine trees are growing,
is sufficient space in which to keep
two or three moose, two or three elk
and four or five deer, and that there
is no need of division of the corral
into sections so as to keep the different
animals away from each other. Mr..
Williams said that it seemed to him
that the first expense should be for
enlarging the corral, extending it to
the Northern Pacific right Of way.
He said he would guarantee that if
the city would extend the fence that
far the Northern Pacific would build
the fence on the north side of the
corral. On motion by Mr.. Vertin the
chairman was requested to appoint
committee to wait on the council in re-
gard to the extension of the corral
fence. In putting his motion Mr.. Yer
tin remark ked that the city is now in
the best financial condition it has ever
been and there is no. reason why the
this.
Mr.. Williams suggested that the