The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-23
MEMORIAL
COMMUNITY HOUSE
An Assured Fact for Scotland,

A public meeting was held at the
y. =. Hall on last Friday night and
arrangements were started for the or
gaDization of a stock company and the
erection of a building in Scotland that
will fill a loug felt want. be a fitting
memorial to the men who have made
sacrifices by beiEg in our country's
army and navy service in it's time of
need. and the structure is expected to
be D that will be q credit to the
town and community.
Scotland has long needed a decent
hall and the time has now come when.
not only this may be obtained but a
building of larger usefulness, furnish
ing opportunity for all kinds of COM
munity gatherings, %recreations and
improvement in a modern and . .
pirate manner. will be erected.
The inspiration for this move, aside
from a severely felt need of an APP
propriate place for holding various
public gatherings, was the fact that
soon the Boys are coming home from
over there. That there is q desire
to honor them and to show our appre-
citation of their service to our country.
Aside from an effort to give them a
fitting welcome home, there comes
the question of doing something for
them in the way of a memorial. some
thing that is enduring and inspiring,
also the question of providing some
place for their gatherings. some place
to exhibit their trohpies and a place
where they can talk over experiences
in short a place that might be their
own. So that, rather than build a
monument or something of that sort,
the idea of building a community
house which would be of practical
value to them and the community at
large, dedicated to the men who have
faithfully served their country, found
ready acceptance after being sugges-
ted.
The plan proposed is to erect a nice
substantial building that will take
care of the needs of the community
in the line Of public gatherings for
the next generation and of such arch
itecture that we may all be proud of
it. 1t is to contain a permanently
seated auditorium with good stage,
a gymnasium, a library. recreation
Ioome, and a room for permanent
records of the wal with a bronze tab
let containing the roster of soldier
sons from this community. also show
cases in which the boys may exhibit
their trophies brot back home, and
here they may gather TO exchange
"reminiscences and have a place for
holding meetings of such organization
as they will doubtless form.
The Auditorium will give oppcstu-
nifty for gatherings where every pub
lie question may be discussed. Here
also on Thanksgiving day, Christmas
and various National occasions the
churchs of the community may gather
for mutual worship. Lyceum courae
entertainers and speakers may find a
decent place to exhibit their talent
and .he people Of the community may
enjoy entertainments in pleasant, res
pectful and sanitary surroundings.
The library and gymnasium will
give opportunity for the mental and
physical development of the young,
and the gymnasium room may afford
facilities for dances of a better type
than those found in the usual dance
halle.
A stock company is to be formed.
known as the Memorial Society,""
Everybody in the community is to be
asked to take part in the project by
buying shares Of stock according to
their respective ability or interest in
the matter. The company is to be
incorporated, have the business con-
Quoted by a board of directors, a per-
manent resident %janitor is to be m
pjoved, the building kept open at all
times and is to be made self support
ing
The plan of voluntary subscription
to stock seems much better than to
ask the city to build it by taxation,
as it will give opportunity for person
al expression of appreciation to the
boys who really made sacrifices, and
one may show their interest in the
community wherein they live. and it
will also take away the opportunity
of the ever present kicker to find
fault with the city government be-
cause Of what they would call extrav-
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