The Mankato free press., 1919-05-30
DISCUSS Many MATTERS
WHAT BAND SHALL FURNISH
CONCERTS THIS SUMMER
GOAL RATE Is PROTESTED
The Central Heating Plant S9g-
gestion Will Be Fully
investigated

Members of the ManKato CONNER
cial club and the Retail Merchants
association cleared away large
amount of business at the joint
meeting held last evening at the
Pre- sbyterian chui ch parlors. Follow
ing a supper, served at $3.50 o'clock
the business matters of the evening
were taken up. This is probably the
last meeting either organization will
hold before next September, as few
members attend summer meetings.
President Wilbur M. Taylor of the
Retail Merchants association presid-
ed during the first part Of the even
ing. Mr.. Taylor brought to the at
of band concerts during the coming
summer. He declared the concerts
were fine thing, that many people
turned out to enjoy them and that
enough money had been raised to
hire the Fifth regiment band with
the exception of the money to be
secured from the council. He stated
the association was to be asked for
5000, which he believed would have
to be raised by extra assessment.
DR.. j. w. Andrews was of the
opinion the city council was able and
should use as much as $1,000 for
concerts of this kind. The general
impression seemed to De thats<the
council could not ast this year. C..
w. Fisher suggested raisingsa large
fund, as much as $4,000 for COM
munity advertising, band concerts,
community picnic and other like
projects.
c. f. Marshall addressed the club
declaring that people had always
manifested the highest satisfaction
with the band concerts Ia the p6et
He said this oresulxefi nv "
fact that a majority u tIi0D J IL |E
bers were also members Of the Com
mercial club and home tom men.
Mentioning the Fifth regiment band
he said that the idea was to import
lot of outside musicians to form
band while the Sandon band. which
was the regimental band last year,
was not re- organized and in a fine
shape. He said the Sandon band
would play decoration day and pos
sibly The Fifth regiment uand would
be out and he invited the CONNER
cial club to compare the two.
Band Means Much.
President John r. Snow of the
Commercial club stated the Fifth
regiment band meant much to the
city and the idea was to act for the
best interests of Mankato. He said
it was unfortunate II there was fric-
tion. Ernest w. Skoog asked when
the concerts proposed to start and
President Taylor said they should
begin at once. Mr.. SkOog replied
that he had helped the Fifth regi-
ment band as much as possible and
that he left the guards only because
of business pressure but he said
from his experience he knew the
Fifth regiment band could not play
concerts in June and 1t was doubt
full if they would play this year. He
said for the sake of city pride it
would be better to hand them a do
Certs and then have the program
prove failure.
President Taylor referred to the
friction which existed between the
two hands.
IF you could see the letter they
wrote u.s." declared Mr.. SKoog. you
would not wonder there is friction.
They call us the bolsheviki band"
"Who wrote the letter." asked M
F. Sullivan.
"Some coward who was afraid to
sign it," was the reply.
"We can guess close enough to
know that it was one of the two
musicians in the band" stated C. F.
Marshall.
"One of the two musicians" began
President Taylor and then the whole
assemblage broke into roar of
laughter. On motion or Mr.. Snow
the matter was referred to the exc
cutive committee of the Retail Merch-
ants association. Before the motion
was passed President Taylor stated
that high credit was certainly due
the Sandons. He said for three years
they had gone out faithfully every
Sunday and had given music that
was entirely satisfactory.
Eagles State Convention.
President Taylor called attention
to the fact that the Eagles state
convention was to be held here June
10 and II. He asked that all merch-
ants decorate their stores, dress
up for the occasion. The more OF
such meetings were he'd in Manka-
to the better for the city, Mr.. Taylor
said. On motion of NJ. F. Sullivan
1.-THE association went on record ap-
proviup tho cOuvoutiov, and q oOroofuv
to decorate and assist in any man
ner possible.
Attention was called to the meet
ling of the Southern Minnesota Cred
it association held at Good Thunder
mot long ago and merchants were
furged to attend the next meeting at