The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-10

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. NOT BOYS AND GIRLS
Mass Meetings for Boys and Girls to
Be Held Friday Night to Lay Plans
For Swimming Pool Campaign.
At meeting of the members of the
committees of the Rotary Club having
In charge the launching of the CAM
palgn for the swimming pool and bath
| house in Riverside Park, it was de-
cided to enlist the boys and girls of the
city in a city-wide sale of sacks of
! cement, beginning bright and early
Saturday morning of this week. In or
der to make the whole proposition Of
interest to every boy and girl in the
city over IL years of age, the follow
ing prizes will be given:
To the boy or girl selling the 1arg-
est number of individual sacks of ce-
, ment, locker in the new bath house.
This means that each sack of cement
! sold shall represent one person.
To the boy or girl selling the larg-
est number Of sacks of cement regard
less of individual sales, bathing suit.
To the District making the best rec
ord in individual sales and amount of
acks sold, a locker and bathing suit.
The same prizes go to boys and girls
alike.
AS grand prize the Rotary Club
has offered a beautiful silver cup to
be won by either the boys or girls col
lectively of the city.
Mass Meeting Friday Night.
Friday night at 1880 there will be
held two mass meetings, the one for
all the boys over ~ years being held
in the Bow Scout room in the new high
school building, while the girls over
IL years Of age will meet at the Y.
w. C. A. rooms. The Scout Masters
will be chairmen of the boys organic
alton. All boys and girls over IL
years in the city are invited to par
tlcipate in these meetings and also in
the campaign for sale of the sacks of
cement.
Does Not Interfere With Oak Park
Pool.
This campaign for the swimming
poolin Riverside Park does not in any
way interfere with the construction Of
the wading pool in Oak PARK in the
northwestern part of the city this sum-
mer, according to- members Of the
Park Board interviewed yesterday. In
fact, it is intended in time to enlarge
the wading pool in Oak Park to the
dimensions Of swimming pool in the
very near future. Anyone who has
given the matter of public health any
considerations is OF. the same opinion in
regard to constructing as many swim
ming pools in the city as the people
need. "
Scouts Take Active Part.
The Boy Scouts of the city will take
the initiative in the matter of rallying
the boys of Minot for the camraign for
Saturday, and the Girl Scouts will
serve in the same capacity with the
girls of the city. These two organ
izations have done wonderful work
in the past and it is certain that they
will not fail in this great emergency
when speed is the watchword. Every
boy and girl worth while wants to
learn to swim, not only for the pleas
ure they get out of it, but from feel
ing of safety in case of going beyond
their depth in the water, no matter
where the body of water may be stu
otCos ~ IL ID CCIldll CI1p dl4 LIlc IcO-,
blooded boys and girls Of the city will
get in the game and push for all they
are worth.
The Need of the Swimming Pool.
Every year the Mouse River claims
it's toll Of lives. This condition is alb
solutely unnecessary if we but use
little common sense and take advan-
tage of our surroundings. Riverside
Park is Minot's play ground. In it
will be found the largest Zoo west of
the Twin Cities. In it will be found
one of the most beautiful picnic
grounds in the Northwest. In it will
be found tennis courts and large
football field In it will be found beau
tiful grassy lawns and brilliant fol-
iage and flowers. The ark Board has
done wonders with the natural Woods.
The board has consented to allow
large swimming pool and bath house
to be constructed in one Of the most
favorable spots in the park.
The Rotary Club of Minot believes
primarily in service. It believes that
to build this swimming pool and bath
house is one of the best evidences Of
desire to be Of service to the whole
people. of Minot. The Club believes
that the annual loss Of life in the
Mouse River is unnecessary and Grim
inal, and to that end is now putting on
a campaign to raise the funds with
which the swimming pool and bath
house may be built, thus affording a
safe place for adults and children to
enjoy the water in perfect safetv The
Club is asking for voluntary subscrip-
tions to the fund to make the swim
ming pool and bath house a reality.
Do you want your children to run the
chance Of being drowned? We don't
believe you do. Do you want to enjoy
the benefits Of outdoor bathing under
! sanitary rules? We believe Won d..
Let's get together on this project and
all do our part to make the PROPOSE
tion go through triumphantH.
Norma Elevator Burma
The Northland elevator at Norma,
N. D., was struck by lightning during
q recent storm and burned to the
ground. The elevator coal sheds con-