The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-04-21


worthy movements did not succeed at
first, but that a persistent following
up Of failures would eventually bring
success. He admonished those pres
ent that if "they get kicked to not
get discouraged, but to back off and
start over again with renewed vigor."
Gunther Hillerud, George Steiner,
Lee Parker and Frank Myott all
agreed that the monthly luncheon
was fine idea and went on record as
desiring to get back Of any move
ment for the betterment of the COM
munity.
DR.. A. F. Moynihan expressed the
thought that the luncheons were a
mighty fine thing if, for no other
reason that it gave the people fine
opportunity of getting to know each
other better. .-.
Victor Conklin, Thos. Sullivan and
Ben Dubois were of the opinion that
the luncheon idea should be develop
ed, but suggested that the best re
suits might be obtained by holding
them at TOO o'clock in the evening.
P. B. Hanson devoted moot of his
time to the Home School question
and stated that if the people would
investigate the question fully he was
satisfied they would be willing a Sc
lect list of girls should continue to
be allowed to attend the public
schools.
Charles Harrison stated that the
lakes were Alexandria's biggest as
set, and he urged the people If this
community to get back of the plan to
bridge the narrows to the end that
Sank Lake could be made attractive
for summer homes and the tourist.
V. G. Wedge Endorsed the luncheon
idea as we'll as beterment % the lake
facilities near the city.
S l.. Ingram said that these lunch
cons were a fine thing because IL
gave the citizens OF the town an OPP
portunity to discuss matters of public
interest calmly and deliberately. He
dwelt at some length on the educa-
tional work being done at the Home
School and made plea for the re-
tention Of the system which permit
ted selected list of girls to attend
the public schools.
V. L. Burgess and A. F. Strebel
were in accord with the luncheon
plan. The latter stated that one W as
apt to have warped idea of his
competitor until he broke bread with
him.
F. w. Sprague urged the COM
munity to get back of the Water,
Light and Power commission in their
endeavor to improve the water sys-
tenn of the city.
w. A. Moore father of the CON-
munity club plan in Sank Centre,
stated that the idea back of the
movement was that there are good
people in every community who
should be brought into closer rela-
tionship with each other to develop
and expand, to the end that the
greatest good will be brought to the
greatest number. He said this COM
munity had the brains and the money
to put over any proposition upon
which a united front was presented.
J. B. Schoenhoff aptly expressed it
when he said that we had been suf-
fering from sleeping sickness" as
far as our locality was concerned.
He believed the expression If the
community idea would work wonders
for the town and country.
Peter Gaspard dwelt on the dire
need of more houses in the city. He
said if the men of money would get
back of building program for the
erection of more homes the city
would increase in population from
100 to 800 each year. Within the
past two weeks several desirable
families had been compelled to locate
because they could not find
living quarters in Sank Centre.
Postmaster Jos. Schoenhoff said he
liked the idea of the monthly lunch
con but would like to see the plan
broadened to include the ladies.
E. M. Gillig stated that he had
been endeavoring to put Sank Cen
ire on the map, and that he had sue
ceeded through his agricultural class
in being able to demonstrate to the
farmers of nine states the quality Of
work being done in this line in the
Sank Centre schools. He also mace
a plea for the united support Of the.
county fair. ." ..........
w. o. P. Hilsdale said he was a
better listener than speaker but he
indorsed the effort to make this a
better and more wide-awake COM
munity in which to live. He secuted
the idea that it was necessary to send
for outside speakers to make these
occasions a success as it had been
clearly demonstrated that there was
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