Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-29
REORGANIZATION Of
BOAT CLUB PUTS 16O
MEMBERSHIP LIMIT
PLAN OF REFlNANCING PURELY
SOCIAL CLUB CLOSES WITH
ROSTER COMPLETE-HOME TO
BE PURCHASED FROM HOLDING
COMPANY.

At a meeting of the Ottawa Boat
club at the club house last evening
the plan Of the reorganization Of the
clab was thoroughly explained by the
legal committee and the committee on
reorganization. The membership of
! the club will in the future be limited
20 iho members, each of whom has
put up 5000 for what in effect is
membership or stock in the club
This gives the club $4,000, from
winch amount all stock subscribed in
the old Boat Club company. who were
the holders Of the property. will be
rcDaid to the subscribers. and instead
or holding company and a social or
Ganization the property will be in the
Ottawa Boat club itself. The entire
membership is taken up and any fu-
tnrH members cP0 be taken into the |
club only upon the death or resigna- |
lion OF a present member. A waiting |
list viii he established and on a mem |
bershtp being available for any rea.
son new member will be taken in
by the board of directors, the new
bership certificate OF the outgoing
member, VINO will be paid back the
S-Gu he has put in, The dues will De
raised from the present $}G to $50 per
ahhum The amount left after pay.
ing on the outstanding stock Of the
Boat Club company and rcfunding
any donations of stock which have
been made, will leave the club ample
FUNDS with which to make needed re-
pairs on the building, wipe out all in
debtedness and put the club in first
class financial condition. The build.
ing will be thoroughly overhauled and
redeCOrated and refurnished where
necessary in order to make it a model
nome for social club The most i'm.
portant repair VIII be the discarding
OF the present tile roof. which has
put much unnecessary strain on the
building and replacing it with a roof
or zinc shingles CT the Smeet0n shin. 4
gle type which patent has recently
taken over by the NJ. & H. Zinc com. =
pany of La Sale The work will be
done by S. S. Pearson's Sons, under {
the supervision OF the NJ. & II. eX- s
perts.
The age limt for members has been
raised from eighteen years to twenty. ,
one, and it is intended that all social
functions and the use of the club be
limited to club members. their fam.
lies and Out-of-tOwn guests. That the
reorganization plan is a popular one
lSCNldenC5d by the fact that a mum.
Der or former members who had drOp.
ped out are once more on the list and
that the committee had little trouble
in reaching the membership limit
The present membership is as fol-
lows:
c. s. Ayers l.. s. Adams, j. H. .rm-
strong, NJ. W. Baldwin, J. l.. Barnard
H. N. Baughman, L. NJ. Bayne, p.
Bechtner, F, c. BEEN, J. NJ Berg, G.
+, Bissell G. f. Blakeslee, w. d.
Boyce, c. T. Bradford f. F. Bradish.
{. f. Brenn j. Brundage, A. E. But.
ters, II. Buffers, n. j. Cary, ]. P. Cat
lin {. b. Chapman, r. H. Clark. H. G..
Cook, A. NJ, Corbus. p. d. Crane, C. S. {
Cullen, b. Davidson, f. b. Davidson,
c. J, Bernard, " j. Duncan, ]. s
Edgcomb. DR.. j. II. Edgcomb, f. E. t
Edgcomb, G. w. Farrar c. T. Fisher. (
Z. i. Fisher, M. J. Flanagan w. c.
Flick, f. f, Follatt, J. NJ. French G.
l.. Gapen, DR.. j. S. Geen, H. Geiger,
F. H. Giehler, A. e. Gilman, L. E.
Gladfelter, p. Fl. Godfrey, C. Griggs,
G. 0. Grover, N. A. Gutherie, E. A,
Haeberle, Charles Hahn, w S. Hahn
j. W. Hanifen, |. I. Hanna, L. NJ Har- !
vey, E. P. Hathaway, w. A. Herrick
c. b. Herring, j. B. Herring, W. l.
Hibbs, w II. Hinebaugh, R. c. Hit
Chaites Hornung, William Hornung |
j. j. Hornung, j. b. Hoxie, H. Hull \
c. 7, lrion, c. W. lrion, w, F. Jacobs, '
II. w Johnson, O. w. Johnson. B. s.
Jordan, j. NJ. Jordan, l.. Z. Jordan, !
r. {. Jordan, Dr. G. A. Kafr, Harry
F. Kelly. c. II, kingman, NJ. Kneussl,
X. F, Knott, r. F. Knott Jr.. f.
Knowles, V. S. LIE Clair, L. Leland, b.
F. Lincoln, H. C. Lockwood, l.. NJ.
Lucey, G. May, J. Megaffin, E. q Mer-
Ger, c. Metzger, J. Miligan, NJ. B.
Mitchell, NJ d. MOrahn, P. H Nc
Dougali, d. ]. Mcleod, A. ]. O'Conor
w. II. Osman, DR.. S. L. Parr. ]. II.
Pearson, G. Peltier, l.. Perkins. H. V. /
Petit, f. Pool, c. S. Reid, D. Refior,
r. ]. Reid. G. Reynolds. H. ]. Rev
nolds, ]. F. Richardson, H. Nicholson
DR.. A. J. Roberts, c. A. Sanders. F.
Sanders, F, H, Sanders, H.. Sanders,