The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-26
Committees to Visit Every Fam
lily in City in Support Of
Movement for Safety and
Health for Children.
COOPERATION NECESSARY

The opportunity for every person
In Bismarck to make hope a real
ity, comes tomorrow when commit
tees of business men take of their
coats and hats and 60 out to provide
q swimming pool for the boys and
girls Of Bismarck, and for the grown
ups as we'll. ~ =,
with the sentiment Of the city SOL
idly behind the movement, as evidenc-
ed by voluntary contributions and the
painstaking inquiries Of the commit
tee Of Elks, which has volunteered its
services id the city-wide proposition
the matter Is to be laid before every
person in the city on Friday and Sat
urday. " @
The committees will call upon citi-
zens for financial aid for the pool
The committee hopes to be able to
enroll the name Of every Bismarck
citizen on the roll Of honor of the
swimming pool fund. 1t will be an
easy task for the city, If everyone
jumps into the spirit Of the movement,
the committee believes.
Us What Is Needed.
It has ben figured out that con-
tribution of SO from each family
would put the proposition across.
There may be cases where the head
Of a family Is in such circumstances
that he cannot meet his portion, the
committees realizes, and other heads
Of families who are willing to help
not only their boys but the boys and
girls Of other fathers will have to
make up this amount OF money. There
must be, therefore, generous SIS, SIS
and $50 subscriptions. the committee
finds. The least which every person
In the city on his own resources, with
out family, should be willing to give
is IS, the, committee has figured. Five
dollar subscriptions from young men
on their own resources and $40 to $50
subscriptions from heads Of families
will put the proposition over in good
shape The committee of Elks which
volunteered their services to do the
necessary hard work to provide q
safe and pleasant place in the city for
the boys and girls to enjoy themselves
and to improve themselves believes
that the proposition will go over sail
ing. s:A-
Canvass by Boys.
The canvass made by boys in the
city last week. selling cement was
somewhat In the nature s0f . "feeler.'
Was there the sentiment for the pool
that the committee believed there
was? The roll Of several hundred
names who brought one or more bags
Of cement answered the questions
completely for the committee.
While the boys entered enthusiasm.
cally into the "buy-a-bag- of f-cement'
campaign they reached about one
third Of the families Of the city. The
committeeA which start out tomorrow
will reach every family, and many OF
| those that bought bag or more than
one bag Of cement from the boys prob
ably will desire to give greater aid to
the movement, 1t is believed.
Tho pool which will be built will be
about 100 foot square. with a depth
of 10 feet at one end to be used for
wading pool for little. tots, and a
depth Of 8 feet at the other, the deptI!
being graduated. A dividing net will
protect the little ones in the wadine
pool and attendants also will guar
antee the safety of the boys iand girls
in swimming. The pool will be open
for adults as we'll. with regulated
hours The cost Of such q pool will
be about $4,000, and the committee
expects to receive this amount Ol
money by Saturday night
Advertising City.
The spirit Of Bismarck citizens in
promoting swimming pool is reflect
ed In letter from Sioux Falls, s. D
asking for information. The swim
ming pool will be available ADVERTISE
ment for the city, 1t is believed, but
the committee looks at the PROPOSE
tion chiefly in the>light of providing
the right place for the development Of
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