The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
CIVIC BODY BOARD
BUSYWITH DUTIES
Plan Visit of Kato Folk
To Guard Camp
TALKS ROAD WORK
Committees, Are Named To
Garry Out Certain Com
munity Projects

An official visit is to be made by
a QeIekaLIon LrOm the CI'IS and
CoLnLner>e association 20 PorL smell
Ing Wnere the pItLn InidnIfy, I1lIl :
nes0Id naLI0naI guaIu Is e.Lcalnped,
ACCORDING 20 acIIon taken iaue yes
teAasiy a. u nISeLLng "a Lne Doafd or
directors Or mat AsSoSLaGIon. Inc
tlslI 10 10 We made as rs5uIt or an
LLslIaLIon eXIenued Dy Coiunei w.
5. huiLOn, IN CUIlmanu o. Tue regl-
menL, and VIII We ma0e thIS week
as camp win be Droken neat Satur-
uay. Lne Trip viii De maae Ny aul9-
mobile and peLsOns oesIrlng TO JOIN
the ueiesaIIon ale reQueStea TO cOul I.
niunlcale VAIN Lne CIVIC and Com :
merce ASSOCIATION oInces, Ieiepnone
NO. 15O.
ki,ly dollars we're appropriated to
help deiray expenses Inv Owed IN
connection Win Boys and Giris'
club work during the e7current year.
S.luuar appropriations have Deen
maue yeatIy " the ASSOCIATION our
ing tne pasL Ihree years.
Report was made Iegarding action
sta leu sometime ago Ny the Cisic
ana Commerce association win q
view OF having trunk highway NO.
SO graz elied between MapleCon and
Wells. A NeILer InQuirIng reiatTe
to The present sLaLns Ot the propoSl-
LIon has Deen sent by the aSsocia-
tion>to G. NJ. BaDcock, commIsSIoa-
er OF highways, st. Paul.
Inquiry mas also been made Of Mr.
BaucocK concerning the Possibility
OF having fence erected on Wnat
is known as MaNnews hlH just souLn
OF Mankato on trunk Highway No. 8
at which point some se.tous auto
mobile Z accidents have occurred.
George M. Faimer and John Nyqutst
members OF the good roads commit
tee are also to MAKE inquiries reia-
tive TO, the constI IuctIon o. trunk
highway No. IL 10 madella for which
the county board issued bonds some
time ago.
ON thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der 20 ana q, a harvest festival Is
to be conducted at Mapieton by the
business men o. that city. An inN1-
tation has been exrendedA to the Ci-
VIC and Commerce Association to
have a delegation attend the cele-
Oration. President Charles X. Mayer
was asked at the meeting TO appoint
q committee to take this In charge
az il is desired to have q big rep
present at the festival.
A report prepared by the commit
tee on taxation was read at the
meeting, This viii be published
4 letter received from Miss Min
ME Bangerter. Secretary. Mankato
Teachers Association. expressing ap-
probation on behalf OF Mankato
school teachers for the automobile
ride which was given them by the
Civic and Commerce association on
Wednesday Of last week was read.
Special thanks were extended TO
those who furnished cars for the
occasion, NJ. d. Fritz and j. e. Brett
were in charge of this undertaking.
Committee Were Named
President Charles X. Mayer an
nounced the appointment OF siA
new committees. The membership
committee consisting of M. ID.
Fritz, Chairman, j. E. Breet, @ w.
Fisher, Leo Landkamer, George
Atchison, c. ". Christopherson and
o. ". Schmidt will have charge or
the work of securing new members.
Another very important commit
tee with the Rev. w. p. Clark as
chairman, and Henry Robel, Jr., n.
r. Hamilton, A. l. Veige@> l.. B.
Ryan, T. j. Karp, T.. j. McGoyern
and ]. C.. Covington, the other mem
bers, was appointed to encourage
the use and consumption OF Man.
WilSrr NJ. Taylor, Chairman. q.
T. Mclean. c. w. Fisher, George
E. Black and John C. hagen were
appointed as committee to take
charge OF the collection OF mem
bership dues. -
A committee on budget consisting
of President Charles K /. Mayer,
Treasurer M. d. Fritz and Secretary
w. e. Olson will determine the use
to which the association funds. Will
Re rut.
The need for a home for the as.
sociation is being keenly felt. with
the great number of committee
meetings, and conferences taking
place regularly at the association
offices. with the crowded quarters,
the need for an association dining.
room and othar demands made upon
the organization. more adequate
quarters are needed. Many cities
throughout the United States have
Chamber of Commerce buildings
owned BY the respective organiza-
tions and 1t is pointed out that there
is no good repson why Mankato
should not have such building. A
committee consisting of M. o.
Fritz, Chairman, George NJ. Palmer,
Judge Lorin Cray, H. A. Patterson,
Charles T. TAYLOR, DR.. j. w. And
rews Otto Lamm. j. p. Nielsen, ].
r. Prandrup. s. B. Wilson was ap-
pointed to handle this important
J. C. MARROW. chairman, ]. e.
and C. w. Fisher were
appointed on a committee TO WORK
with Mayor w. A. Beach and the
city council with a view OF having
an overhead bridge constructed
over the Northwestern ] Inc tracks
on third avenue the st. Peter road.
President Charles X. MAYER.
NJ D. Fritz, George M.
r-sper. F. w. Kr'lse. George NJ.
Palmer and Secretary w. E.. Olson
were present at the meeting.