The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-11-25
LEGION POST HAS
BUSINESS MEET

Plans for Winter Activities Foenu.
lated ut Saturday kvsniag
Session
SERIES OF DANCES PLANNED
$25eSe Appropriated fer Fsx1itazs
for Club Roen
Howard Bean Post Of the American
Legion convened in extraordinary ses-
sion Saturday evening In the Legion
club room in the McGovern block, ad-
jacent to the M. w. A. hall, for the
Of accumulated business.
Post Commander Earl A. Bellinger
presided and called tho meeting %
order.
Tho post adjutant read Q communi-
cation from the Glendale Legion post,
challenging the locals to q series Of
basket ball games, claiming to have
. strong team in the field. This WAS
discussed at some length, but it was
finally reluctantly decided that the
defy would have to be passed up.
There 10 plenty Of material for
strong basket ball team among the
Oakes legionnaires, but AZ there is no
hall available to practice or hold
games in, It would be impossible 70
get q quint into shape. Such being
the case, said excellent material must
go to waste, and Glendale escapes
walloping on the basket ball floor.
It has been the policy to keep the
dues Of the organization a. low %
possible, in order that an might be
able to hold membership. The yearly
fee Of $500 per member is insufficient
to carry on the activities Of the Oakes
post, as only . small portion 10 avail
able for local purposes, the balance
going for state and national dues.
However, the post has been self-sup-
porting through money derived from
dances and other entertainments. In
line with this idea, it was moved that
the post commander appoint q coma
mittee Of three to book dates for
dances during the winter season and
take charge Of same. Tho motion BE-
ing seconded and unanimously carried,
Messrs. Austin Burrows, A. b. Dem
ming and E. F. Bassingwaite were
selected to act a. committee on
dances. - { '',
Heretofore the work Of decoratin1
the hall for special dances has besn
done by post members, furnishing
their services gratis. Az there 10 con-
siderable time and labor involved In
decorating, it was suggested that the
sum Of $1,000 be allowed for this task
for each dance where few extra
frills and furbelows were considered
necessary. This met with general ap-
proval. Chas. F. (alias Pete) White
was named as commandsr.in-chiefo Of
decorations.
Post Finance Omcer Savold reported
= matter Of some $4,000 in tho treas
ury. It was instantly decided that
it was highly improper to have 20
many francs on hand ut one time, and
the best brains available were imme-
diately ordered to devise ways and
means to reduce this swollen hoard,
being advised that it would be neces-
sary to start . crap game II it could
not be disposed Of in any other way.
The crying need Of the moment being
furnishings for the club room, II didn't
take long to decide that $4,000 spent
for furniture would leave about the
right sized balance. Accordingly Il
was moved and seconded that the post
commander appoint q committee Of
three with himself as chairman to
purchase footstool, or whatever else
could be secured for that amount.
Motion being unanimously, in fact up
roariously, carried, Commander Bel
linger named b. II. Bjornstad and o.
L. Savold to serve with him on this
committee. all having served on fur
niture buying committees before, al
though the p. C. wasn't chairman Of
the last committee he served on.
The lease on the club room having
expired, it was deemed advisable 70
renew same for . year, with the op-
tion Of another years lease at the end
Of that time.
The proposal to purchase . cabinet
victrola on the generous terms offered
by the firm Of Simmons & Salveson
met with instant favor, and went
through unopposed, this TO be apart
from the money appropriated for cash
expenditure.
The partitions IN the club room have
been torn out, leaving one large, we'll
lighted room. The Whist club has
donated the boys billiard table, and
with the money available for other
fixtures, they will soon have . cosy
little club room, % ven - Q place 70
hold meetings. II will b especially
appreciated during the wintsr montks,
and will undoubtedly prove to b .
most popular hangout. Our advice q
the fellows eligible 70 membership In
the Legion who haven't joined % vt,
T.: Do It now.