The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-12-22
WALLACE REPRESENTED
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
MAKING SKATING RINK IN THE
PARK-sUPPoRT FOR WAL
LACE ATHLETIC CLUB.

LACE ATHLETIC CLUB.
Wallace viii be represented at the
annual meeting of the National Parks
Highway association, which meets in
Spokane on January g. This action
was taken at the weekly meeting of
the board of trade yesterday after f. e.
Stone, secretary of the Shoshone Good
Roads association explained the
change in the plan of representation
and the Importance of appointing
delegate from Wallace. The member
ship in the National Park Highway
association has heretofore been car
ried by the county good roads associa-
ton. which paid the membership fee
OF $3.50 per year. Under the new order,
Mr. Stone said that the National Parks
association desired representation from
the several towns rather than from
the county as a unit and under this
plan membership would be held by
Mullan, Wallace and Kellogg each
community paying its own membership
fee. This will make the expense light
per cent of the membership in the |
county good roads association. which |
has heretofore paid the fee. is in Wal |
lace. Mr. Stone said the value of men,
bership in the National Parks High |
way association, from the standpoint I
Of publicity, was in his opinion greater
than membership in the Yellowstone /
Trail association, and he strongly fav-
ored membership for this city and
sending a delegate to the coming
meeting
On motion of Plat z. Morrow. the
president was authorized to appoint
delegate and $50 was appropriated to
pay his expenses.
Park Skating Rink
e. F. McKechnie. chairman of the
skating rink committee, reported good
progress, but stated that he had found 5
difficulty in getting men to look after /
flooding and freezing during the cold i
weather of the past few days. albeit S
the cold weather is the thing most '
needed to make the enterprise sue '
cess. He asked for a reasonable ep-
preparation to enable him to continue
the work.
Plat Morrow moved that S25 be APP f,
propriated to be expended if necessary T.
under the direction of Mr. McKechnie =,
This was seconded by H. j. Hull. who =,
gave a practical example coming I'M Ii
der his observation of the difficulties y,
that now beset the boys and girls of q
the city in finding a place to skate !.
The motion was adopted l.
Salvation Army.
The report of the special committee
to investigate the proposed budget for
the work of the Salvation army in this
city was submitted The committee
referred to the liberal financial sup
port given by the city and county
not regard the situation such as fl
10 warrant the proposed drive for 81
funds. While expressing sympathy ii
with the rescue work of the Salvation to
Army through the home established in cl
Boise. the committee recommended TO
hat no action be taken by the board m
If trade to support the local work of 20
he organization. The report was of
adopted eq
Athletic Club IN
A communication was read from =,
ohm Reubke. vice president of the %
Wallace Athletic club. outlining the -
purpose of the organization to use the
and bowling alley of the
Ugh school 1t was estimated that it
'ould require $500 to meet the expense
uring the winter months. Half of u,
hat sum had been collected through
he collection of membership fees at
he rate of $40 per annum. However. %
had been found impossible to raise
ne required amount on that basis and -, ~
S a means of overcoming the diff
ilty it had been decided to reduce the
to IS per annum and ask ~
he board of trade to give the club ~,
S endorsement and appoint a special s"e
,mmittee of three to assist a similar
,mmitte from the club in soliciting
embers.
NJ. A. Corner spoke in favor of get 70.
ng behind the club by endorsing it
Id appointing the committee request
l. He embodied this in motion
hich was adopted. and the chair ap-
tinted Plat p Morrow. NJ A Corner Out
Id f. C. Gnaedinger to cooperate
tn the club. n