Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-02-11
COMMUNITY BUILDING
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
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And the state would be willing to pay
4 as rental up to $500 per month foi
such a place, provide a caretal1er and
. furnish heat and light, but could
only rent the building for a five-yeal
period, but would continue to REM
J the building as long as the unit was
S active.
20 There were only two units left &c
be placed in the state and different
influential towns were asking for the
units, and we to get in on the APP
pointment had to act at once, so we
secured his promise to consider us
IL we would make the effort to Sc
cure the building and to get the re
CURED number of young men for the
unit, and as the necessary number
is practically assured for the unit
and as the securing of the unit hangs
on the getting of the permanent home
to house them, we. your committee,
feel that this permanent home of the
unit and the American Legion can
be secured if the community gets
behind the movement, from the
standpoint of a Memorial Commun-
ity huilding for all the people of the
entire community, country and town
and by laying the emphasis on the
community need, and for the follow
/ ing uses to which the place can be
used in connection with the life of the
/ entire people, namely: Public school
activities, large religious gatherings,
/ lodge conventions, farmers meet
ings, Boy Scout headquarters, ladies
rest room and as town gymnasium,
in fact there is no limit to the scope
! OF usefulness of this proposed center
We have been talking and hoping
/ for this memorial community center,
but have thought that the entire plan
was for the far distant future, but
this opening at this time makes it
! possible to put this thing over at this
time, and we can forget the unpleas-
ant feature to some of us, the ma
| tional guard unit, because the time
required for actual drill, as that only
calls for one night week, and those
that have this feature in charge
realize that this purpose can be best
/ served by aiding the entire com
munity.
We have taken up the matter of
building and financing this center
and would advise that we handle
this by stock company, enlisting the
support of the entire community.
making the building large enough to
serve this purpose for years to come.
We are glad to report that we have
received great encouragement in the
matter of financing the enterprise, as
several thousand dollars are as good
as pledged at this time. We, your
committee, urge the importance of
this matter, and suggest decisive ac-
ton as we have only a short time in
which to act.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE.
Many business men expressed their
approval of the plans for the building
at the meeting Tuesday, which was
attended by over $50 citizens and
farmers, and there appears little pos
sibilty that the plans will fail to ma
terialize. The president of the
: chamber of commerce was author
} lied to appoint a committee of five
) members, to proceed with the or
sanitation of the company to con.
/, struct the building, this committee
to be assisted by committees from
/, various lodges and other organiza.
/, tiOns. 1t is hoped that the entire
. matter will be well in hand within 4
few weeks, so that actual construc.
/ ton work can start with the open
ing of spring. Tentative plans cal
F. for a building with all modern con.
veniences, including gymnasium
! shower baths, and other facilities
/ and an assembly room with a seat
: ing capacity of $500 or more.
/, Captain Ralph Horn of the ma.
, tional guard will be in the city to-
] day to discuss, with the committee
the plans for the building and the
e extent to which the state will assis
! in the enterprise as headquarters fol
the national guard unit.
y Sentiment at the meeting Tuesda,
was unanimously in favor of the con
struction of the building, and will
the chamber of commerce, the Amer
lean Legion and numerous lodges anC
other organizations behind the move
: ment with their influence and thei
A money it appears certain that tn
plans will materialize.