The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-29
CIVIC BODY HELPS
WITH CASH VOTED
ASSOCIATION GIVES FOR
TEACHERS MEET
BOYS AND GIRLS WORK
Plan On Foot To Hold Monthly
~ Sessions of Mankato
4 Organization

Directors of the Civic and Com
merce association at a meeting of
the board held yesterday, voted to
MAKE two appropriations; one for
| $3.50 to the Southern Minnesota Ed
ucational association 1.-THE other for
$50 to help defray expenses In
connection with Boys and Girls Club
work. 1t has been customary in the
past to solicit business men for con-
fluctuations TO rthe purpose OF rails
ing necessary funds for the annual
conventio nof the Southern Mime
sofa Educational association. which
is to be held in Mankato this year
on Thursday and Friday, October 5
and 6. In order to eliminate this
solicitation, the appropriation Of
$3.50 was made by the Civic and
Commerce association. This was
also done last year A. B. Morris OF
the Mankato State Teachers coll
lege appeared before the Board and
asked for the appropriation. For a
number of years past the Civic and
Commerce association has contrib
uted annually $50 for Boys and
Girls Club work. A short time ago
the association went TO the expense
of having photographs made of q
number of Boys and Girls Club Gar
dens in Mankato. These pictures
were properly mounted and exhibit
ted at the Mankato Fair,
Charles K. Mayer chairman OF
the committee on pembershi meet
ings, met with the board and discus
sed plans for series of monthly
meetings Tn efrst meeting is t ODE
held in October, and, according 10
present plans, will be open for gem
eral discussion. Later meetings viii
be called for the purpose Of giving
consideration to certain timely top
les. Mr.. Mayer expects to call a
meeting of his committee in the
near future, at which time plans
will be formulated for the meetings
in question. 1t is felt that these
meetings will prove very popular
and that they will be well attended
by members of the association.
veigel Elected National Councillor
President A. j. Veigel was elected
national councillor, to represent the
association in the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. Nation
al councillors act as chairmen Of the
delegations from their respective or
CARNATIONS at annual or special
meetings of the United States cham
Der. They are direct representatives
of the national chamber in their or
CARNATIONS and conversely direct
representatives of their organiza
tons In. the national chamber. Thsy
serve IN an advisory capacity TO tie
board of directors of the National
chamber. They select each year a.
nominating committee which re-
ports noinations for the board OF
directors at the annual meeting.
Referendum No. SO. of the Cham
Der OF Commerce of the United Sta
ties, on the par remittance Of bank
checks, received the affirmative vOte
now almost a nationwide custom,
although six states have laws per-
mitting banks to make exchange
charges on checks. These referen-
da are submitted by the National
Chamber to member organizations
from time to time whe nthe opinion
of business m ensf wanted on SUBJ
jects of nationwide interest. tn eCiv
ic and Commerce association is en-
titled to two votes nthese ques
lions the voting power being deter
mined by the size of the member or
ganization.
A communication from r. L.
Polk & Co., ST. Paul, publishers of
the Mankato City Directory asking
for an expression regarding new
was read. AS directory
was published last spring. it was
felt that there is no particular need
for new edition just yet.
Reports were made by President
Veigel and Secretary Olson regard
ing four out of town trips that have
been made recently under the d.
rection of the industrial committee
matters. Bills were allowed and 9TH
er matters received attention.