The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
CITIZENS MASS MEETING DETER
MINES TO WORK FOR A
BIGGER NATATORIUM
ALL PRAISE THE IDEA OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
Endorsement Given to Suggestion for
Incorporation and for Raising of at
Least $1,000 for Putting in the Free
Swimming Pool.

The movement for a municipal
swimming pool took a broader scope
at the mass meeting at the high school
auditorium last night when a collmit-
consisting of Mrs Burton E. Morse,
V. H. Ormsby, Frank W. Bronaugh,
c. NJ Booth and l.. L. Breckenridge,
was appointed with instructions to
take steps to incorporate or form 9TH
er permanent organization, to ascer
tain the cost of suitable sites other
than the Twentieth Century club lot,
and, in the event that the plans are
endorsed by the Twentieth Century
club, to raise no less than $4,000 for
the pool.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. c. E. Emes, president of the
Twentieth Century club. Mrs. Burton
E. Morse was elected to preside and
Mrs. w. F. Pike chosen as secretary.
The object of the meeting was stat
ed by Mrs. w. H. Clouchek, who first
suggested the idea, as was outlined
as previously described in the TIMES.
The sum of $500 was needed to pro-
vide for the pool and the necessary
dressing rooms, according to the ten
tative plan suggested for discussion.
The lot would be loaned for five
years. The president then suggested
that questions be asked. Dr. J. F..
Shepherd said that he heartily favor
ed the plan and that he came in the
name of fifty boy scouts to offer as
sistance in furthering the cause.
Mrs II. J. Youngs approved of the
idea of swimming pool but thought
a less valuable site might be select
ed and a beautiful club house erected
on the lot in question.
c. A. Munson suggested a Y. M. ..
A. movement.
Mrs. Clouchek said the club thought
that for the present the swimming
pool would be the most feasible thing.
She said that in the Bull pool 300
boys had learned to swim during the
year, and Twin Falls boys went there
to get a swim.
! Mayor E. Nj. Sweeley said that he
considered something of the kind an
absolute necessity, and while not pre-
pared to say just how far the city
could go, he knew that all the Off
cials would do all that they could.
c. M. Booth urged a larger pool
r saying that he doubted whether the
proposed one would be large enough
He urged the cooperation of all and
suggested incorporation.
K V. Fl. Ormsby said that he and the
e sheriff were continually called on
during summer months to go out tC
bitches after boys that were swim
ming. He considered it of the great
r est importance.
: DR.. w. F. Pike said that Twin Falls
u had always been unusually devoid =
places of amusement for young folks
= City Attorney George Herriott salt
u that the power of the city to conduc
e a municipal swimming pool while in
b direct was clear under the terms o
several statutes. He cited the sim
u ilarity of public band concerts, la
> dies rest rooms and the like.
>. L. L. Breckenridge suggested tina
- if the proposition was to spend con
> siderable sum, provision should b
u made that the city might take owe
ie the pool at a fixed sum after a Ger
tain time. The city attorney suggest
~ ed that the property might be con
7 demned by the city if necessary.
~ ~ developed that the adjoining lot coul
- : be had now at about the total cos
= of the present lot to the club. Th1
% again raised the question of anothe
AZ site where ground might be cheape
"a =, Mrs. Kennedy Packard favored putin
~ the pool on a larger space, perhaI
ie near the Bickel or Lincoln school
where children could get at a pla
ground She thought the lot too sma
and too near the center of town, an
he pointed out the necessity of a traine
~ supervisor.
:. Contractor Reed said amid applaus
~ ~ that he would give 800 toward IL
N pool. The offer of the high scho
~ ae boys to do the excavating and the o
d fer to donate cement machines and
y, help make by Earl Felt and previou
~ ly noted in the TIMES and the Off
en of the boy scouts were complimentt
: at this time by the president.
u Replying to questions, Mrs. Clio
chek said that the matter of regul
Si ton had not been worked out, b
;, that the city would be asked to take
. over and supervise it. There wou
- be a continuous change of water
'h' sides regular cleaning. The po
III would be free and all would be we
~ come to be present unless they shou
ni behave themselves improperly so
W. to necessitate their being kept out.
~ On motion of Mrs. Clouchek col
VI mittee Of five, including the presidi
lns officer, was ordered appointed, t