The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-30
COMMUNITY CLUB
DINNER BIG SUCCESS
DIR. AND MRS. A. L. BLK GUESTS
OF HONOR THURSDAY
EVENING
PRESENTED GOLD WATCH
TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR Paw
ING OPENING UNANIMOUS
LY APPROVED

The active work of the Sank Cen
tire Community Club for the coming
fall and winter was inaugurated with
a dinner to the Club members and
their ladies at the Club rooms Thurs
day evening of last week.
This event was attended by nearly
200 and proved to be most enjoy
able occasion, splendid dinner being
served by the ladies of Our Lady Of
the Angels Catholic church. During
the serving of the meal fine music
was furnished by G. A. Johnson on
the violin accompanied by Miss Flor
ence Vogel on the piano.
At the conclusion of the meal,
President Bill Moore opened the ex-
ercises, saying, among other things,
that the biggest work of the Club
is to get the businessmen of the
town together once month to break
bread and rub shoulders.
Father John Fearon said he was al
ways mighty glad to cooperate with
the Community Club as it was the one
Organization in the community that
gave all factions an opportunity to
get together and become better &C
quainted. He urged every member
of the club to get another n,em!er
for 1925.
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Blk were the
guests of honor and Rev. Fearon
paid them splendid and beautiful
tribute. At the conclusion of his talk
DR.. Blk was called upon and ex-
pressed appreciation on behalf Ct
Mrs. Blk and himself, for the kindly
feeling shown by the people of Sank
Centre, and he said that it was with
considerable regret that they fond
| it necessary to remove from thic city,
and that the breaking of the ties
formed during the past eight ears,
was going to be very hard. At
special request the doctor graciously
rendered two splendid cornet solos,
accompanied by Mrs. Lynn Wh;tson
on the piano.
Mayor William Parker reviewed
the development in the city along
civic and material lines during the
past several years. He called at
tention to the splendid service rem
dered by DR.. Blk as a member Of
the City Council and his willingness
to lend his musical talent IN the
furthering Of community enterprises
of various Sorts Mr.. Parker in
most gracious talk, presented Mr..
Blk with a slight token of apprecia-
ton from the members of the Com
munity Club-the same being a II
jewel Howard watch inscribed as fol-
lows: Gin appreciation of a Good
Citizen. From the Community Club,
Sank Centre, Minnesota" This was
complete Knockout for the, Doctor
and it was with great difficulty that
he was able to express his apprecia-
ton for the friendshop shown by his
fellow citizens.
Asa M. Wallace, chairman of the
program committee for the official
opening of Sank Centres paving,
made a report to the Club in which
he stated that the directors had de-
cided to have an official opening of
the paving on Monday, November
3rd, and outlined tentative pro-
gram for the afternoon and evening,
stating that the expenses of the en-
tertainment which would be about
$500 were to be betrayed by the
Community Club as whole. After
the report a discussion of the tenta-
tive program was called for, and ] 81
F. Cooper made motion that the
program as outlined by the commit
tee be accepted as prepared, and the
motion was passed by, a unanimous
vote.
At the conclusion of the speaking
program the room was cleared and a
large number of people enjoyed tho
balance of the evening at cards