The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-03
CITY PLANNING
COMMITTEE Of
ROTARY NAMED
Club Gets Behind Deacon
Engle's Bathing Beach
Scheme. :.
MAJ.SNITH H0NORGUEST
Editor of the Times Made
Most Interesting Little
Talk.

Major Earl II. Smith, editor Of The
Times who was the guest of honor at
thas weeks meeting of the Rotary club
held as usual at the Y. NJ. C. A., told
the members Of the club that there
is no justification in the reports that
nave reached this country that the
French people do no appreciate what
the United States did for them or that
they are not treating American SOL
diers who remain there in way they
should be treated He paid the French
a high compliment for their gameness
in war and their patience during the
grueltng experiences which they have
been compelled to face since the ar
misttce was signed.
Maj. Smith also talked very inter-
estlngly and all too briefly about the
army of the United States sent into
Germany. He was loudly applauded
when he said 1t was the finest and
best looking army any nation ever sent
anywhere.
Today's meeting of the club was one
Of the busiest held in recent weeks.
Among other things President Harry
Hartley announced the appointment
OF the clubs city planning committee
which, IN connection with a similar
committee from the Woman's club,
will work out plan to provide Fair
mont with city planning commission.
The committee consists of George NJ.
Alexander John Burchinal, Shrews-
bury Miller. Ernest Mccoy, Clarence
Robinson, w. Fl. Spedden, John Scott,
w. j. Wiegel and o. G. Wilson. The
names were submitted in alphabetical
order and the suggestion was made
by the president that Prof. Wilson be
chosen chairman and John Burchinal
secretary.
1t was agreed that the Civic commit
tee OF the club be instructed to Join
with representatives of the city gov
eminent IN appearing before the couu-
ty court with request that the court
make an appropriation toward the con-
struction of the new bridge across
the river equivalent to the amount
which the county has taken from the
tax payers of this city in the way of
county bridge tax.
Henry Lively made an informal re-
port on the results of the recent ro-
tary club drive for the benefit of Cook
hospital and he concluded it by con-
veylng thanks to the members of the
club the thanks of the board Of direc-
tors for their efforts. The amount
subscribed was in excess of $500 and
tho amount already paid in over Sc 200
A letter from the Elkins Rotary
club suggestion that Rotary picnic
be held at some convenient point
which the Rotarians of this city and
the other towns in the valley with
their families might reach by auto,
was referred to the Entertainment
committee. The Elkins Rotarians are
OF the opinion that a picnic grounds
suitable for the purpose can be founo
near Philippi.
Deacon Engle brought up his bath
ing beach proposition and the club en-
tee to carry it out be appointed. The
Deacons motion which was adopted
was put in the following form:
That the President of the Fair
mont Rotary club appoint a COM
mittee to promote and complete
the erection OF fifty bath houses
4 by 4 equipped with hangers, foot
tubs and bench, with board walk
in front and leading to the river,
at such point as may be selected
by this Same committee, and that
the secretary of this club be in
structed to ask the Chamber of
Commerce, the Womans club, the
Business Mems association, and
other organizations actively inter
ested in the city welfare to ap-
point similar committees to CO.
operate with this committee.
These all to take into consider.
alton the matter of place, appoint
ment grading, lights, police pro
lection and the securing of a suit
able overseer whose salary shall
be obtained by small fee which
shall be assessed each bather, and
as a secondary but not less I'M
portant suggestion It oarrange for
the cleaning up and Identifying of
the place and the procuring OF
barge or raft for the bathers.
The entertainment part ofe tn |
meeting was furnished by John Reed,
who sang a few Scotch songs and told |
l few funny stories in a way which |
he Rotarians eijoyed hugely. There |
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