The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-08

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! 1Feeentatiye Of the War Camp
Sunity service with headquar-
1900 e New York city, speedy steps
49, taken by the Chamber Of
1Snsrce today TO prevent the
4iH 81 the furniture, valued At
EIoo. which has been used by the
immunity club in its club rooms
M The second floor Of the State
I'll building.
~ furniture was originally pur-
4 Seed from funds subscribed dur
9 the war drives by the citizens
VI Rock Island. and was intended
their use In the Community
-, formed as q civic organization
~ national affiliations. Though
,1ginally intended to operate as q
immunity or civic organization,
S Community club here func-
rcd more as a strictly social af-
~, nominal membership fee be-
~ charged those belonging to It.
1owever, the club was disbanded
focently and it's club rooms in the
lgtxte Bank building were given up.
M furniture. consisting of the US
MI clubroom furnishings with a
kitchen outfit in connection, was
LETT In the club roms.
Act to Block Sale.
Mr.. Bauman arrived in the city
yesterday, and as a representative
Of the community service he today
began preparation for the sale Of
the furnishings of the club rooms.
Representatives OF the Chamber of
Commerce learned Of the plans to
sell the furniture which had been
purchased with funds raised here,
and Immediately action was begun
with the hope OF blocking the sale.
1t was explained by Mr.. Bauman
that the Community club here had
been offered the use of the fur
nishing at 81 a year. under an ar
rangement similar to those in Mo-
line and Des Moines. but after sew
eral futile attempts to secure ac-
ton from the local committee, the
headquarters Of the community ser
vice had ordered him to come here
and dispose Of the furniture.
On the strength of MIR. Bauman's
explanation the Chamber Of Com
merce got him into long distance
communication with the New York
headquarters of the community
service with the object Of forestall-
Ing the proposed sale. Secretary
0. F. Hildebrandt Of the Chamber
Of Commerce and Mayor H. M
Schriver also sent messages pro-
testing against such a step being
taken and to ask that the Chamber
Of Commerce be given time to ar.
range for the retention of the fur
niture here and continuation of the
civic duties along the lines intend.
Cd for community club.
islanders Subscribe Funds.
It was pointed out by the rep.
resentatives Of the Chamber oi
Commerce that in a sense the fur.
niture was really the property OIL
the people of Rock Island, since
they subscribed to the genera
funds from which il WAS purchased
and along this line the right of the
government or community service
to sell it. was questioned.
When the matter was taken W
this morning Mr.. Bauman already
had several second hand store meI
In the club rooms looking at tn.
furniture for the purpose of sell
ing it. A price of $1,000 was set b!
him on the furniture. which is val
ued at $4,000. Where the $1,20'
would 60 and who would get 1t, wa'
a question nobody seemed able u
answer.
{ The orders from the headQuar
ters Of the community service a
New York to its representative, Mr.
bauman. we're to close up the dea
MS week without further delay. l
vas to block these orders, If pos
sible. that the protests we're rushe,
% New York today by the Rock Is
land men.