The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-12-01
DU PONT CLUB ORGANIZED
Barksdale Employee Decide to
Make Use of Y Building for
This Purpose.


A mass meeting of the employees
of the du Pont Co., was held in the
auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. build
ing, in order to determine on a course
of action relative to the future use of
the building. The meeting resulted
in the organization of the Dupont
Club of Barksdale, which will make
it's headquarters in the building, and
which will devote itself to the pro-
motion of the social, literary and
athletic welfare and pleasure of its
members.
The meeting adoptedA constitution
and a code of bylaws which are
modelled after those which have
proved successful at other du Pont
plants, with notifications adopted to
conditions peculiar TO this locality.
Officers were also elected as follows:
President, F. T. Beers, Manager of
the Barksdale Works; Chairman of
the Board of Governors, Axel J. Axel-
berg; Vice Chairman, James Fisk.
Secretary, ]. w. Anderson; Treasurer,
Magnus Norgren; Finance Committee,
George C. Waters, Albert Garberg,
Fred w. Rhody. The Board of
Governors, which is the administra-
tive body of the Club, is made up OF
the seven elective officers, together
with the Manager or the Assistant
Manager of the Barksdale Plant.
All white male employees of the
Du Port Company at Barksdale are
eligible for active membership in the
club, subject to the confirmation OF
the Board of Governors. The member
ship fee is $1,000 per year, which in
the case of the payroll men is handl-
ed by a monthly deduction from their
wages, and in the case of salaried
men is payable yearly or quarterly
in advance. Regular business meet
ings are to be held on the second
Wednesday of each month, and the
the Board of Governors meets twice
a month.
In order that Washburn people
who are not connected in any way
with the du Pont coteEany may not be
deprived of the privileges. which they
-have beceme~ ustpsneda enjoy
while the building has been run as 2
"Y", the constitution provides for
the election of associate members.
ANY white male resident Of the City
Of Washburn who is over 18 years OF
age is eligible to associate MEMBER
ship, subject to confirmation by the
Board of Governors. An associate
member has all the privileges OF
membership, such as using the build
ing, attending Club meetings and TAX
ing part in the discussion, serving on
committees, etc., but has no vote, and
is ineligible to office. The fee for
associate membership is $1,000 per
year, payable yearly or quarterly IN
advance.
Anyone wishing to use the building
will of course be required to take out
membership of the class to which
he is eligible, as it will be the policy
of the Club to exclude from the build
ing all non-members, except such
visitors as are personally introduced
as guests by members, in which cass
the member will assume responsibility
for the conduct of his guest while IN
the building, as we'll as any debts
contracted by him. This provision
has been made necessary by the very
general use and abuse Of the building
while it was running as "Y", by
persons who either never were
members, or whose payments were
so far in arrears that they could nc
longer be considered as members.
A fine program of activities, along
social, literary, athletic and similar
lines, is now being planned, to DC
conducted by good, Live committees
These committees have not as YET
been organized, but will be lined uI
within few days, and will start WORK
at once. There is every prospect o.
very enjoyable and profitable seasor
ahead of the members of the CLUB
and much interest has been shown II