The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-16
COMMERCIAL BODY
BROADEN ACTIVITIES
NEW LIFE INJECTED INTO BUsI-
NESS ORGANIZATION AT
MONDAYS MEETING.
STRONG OFFICERS ARE NAMED
FARMERS WILL BE URGED TO
b. AFFILIATE FOR DEVELOP
MENT OF COMMUNITY.

At meeting of about so of the
business men of Sank Centre held at
the Commercial Club rooms Monday
evening plans for the organization
of the local civic organization Were
perfected. s
Those present felt the necessity of
the maintenance of live wire organi-
cation that would be ever alert to
promote the best interests of the city
and adjacent community.
Under the new plan farmers will be
urged to affiliate with the club and
actively participate Elm the manage
ment of its affairs. The farmer and
business man have many things in
common, and their differences are i'm
aginary to a large extent. The free
exchange of ideas through the civic
organization of the community will
have tendency to weld all closer to-
gether for the upbuilding and de-
velopment of the entire community.
Under the old plan there was
membership fee of $500, with the an
nual dues of $500 per year. The
result has been that the: burden of
maintaining the club has fallen on
comparatively small percentage of the
local business and professional men.
At Monday evenings meeting it was
decided to abolish the membership
fee and make the dues $500 per
year, payable semi-annually. The
splendid equipment of the club will be
turned over to the reorganized body.
At the December meeting President
Hennemann appointed a committee of
well known business men to draft a
plan of Reorganization. This COM
nlittee made the following interest re-
port at Monday evenings meeting:
: To the members of the Commercial
Club:
Whereas, the Commercial Club as
now constituted does not adequately
care for the present requirements of
the community, be it 80,
Resolved, That we recommend the
modification of the constitution and by
laws of the Club in such manner that
| it will clearly define it's plan and pur-
pose. .... ....f:s-. 49,. s..~.-zst
Realizing the importance of the
community working together for the
benefits and betterments of the COM
munity as a whole in a civic, CONNER
cial and agricultural way, we par
ticularly recommend the extension OF
| the boundary limits of the club to the
limits of the community so that MEM
| bers may join and participate in any
| activity, problem or movement advis-
able or thought advantageous to our
community with equal rights and
equal benefits.
| eve recommend that majority
vote of the members present shall
elect any candidate, also that an adj
visory committee of seven in addition
to the officers to be appointed, that a
member of the advisory committee
shall always act as a chairman of a
standing committee.
owe also urge that an invitation be
extended to men in this community to
put in their. applications for member
ship and to put their shoulders to the
wheel to make this a growing organi-
zation for the welfare and good of the
community.
. 1 =.
eve feel we should always have
such club rooms for the use of its
members and associates and inasmuch
4 as the present club owns its full
equipment and furnishings, we would
suggest that the same be rendered to
such membership and that the club
omit the former and usual initiation
fees and that the annual dues be made
reasonable but sufficient to assure the
| maintenance and permanancy OF sucf
club, and to re-christen the clut
something more emblematic Of thu
organization and idea.
i eve. therefore suggest the follow
ing changes in the Constitution ant
Bylaws:
4 "Article 1. The name Of the Cor
poration shall be the Community CIul
of Sank Centre It's place of business
shall be in. the Citv of Sank Centre, il
the County Of Stearns and State 81
Minnesota. It's general plan and pur.
pose shall be to promote the civic and
industrial interests of the CITY and
community of Sank Centre and TO
cultivate social intercourse among its
men.
Article 4: And to include an adj