The Bismarck tribune., 1924-05-02
CIVIC AFFAIRS
PROGRESS TOLD
. T0A.0F G. BODY
Three Committees - Garden,
Winter Sports, Juvenile
!, Bands-Make Their Reports
PLAN GARDEN CONTESTS
Would Offer Prizes-Juvenile
Band Committee Shows
Surplus in Treasury

Reports of the garden committee
the winter sports committee and the
Juvenile Band committee were pre-
sented to the board of directors of
the Association Of Commerce in Sos
sion last night. The board members
expressed appreciation of the work
of all committees, Secretary Bradley
reported.
The garden committee, c. L. Young
chairman, in Il report proposed:
To make recommendation to the
public at stated intervals as to the
kinds of flowers, and possibly
shrubs, which can be grown success
fully here, and giving other informa-
ton; to have flower exhibits and
offer prizes.
With regard to prize contests it
was proposed in the report to have
tulip exhibit May "a, an iris and
peony exhibit about June Is, gen
eral perennial exhibit about the last
Of June, with special prizes probably
for columbines, larkspur, various
types of daisies and pansies; exhibit
of ANIMALS and gladioli about August
Is; exhibit of asters and dahlias
about Sept. Is.
The board accepted the report and
granted the appropriation asked,
which probably will not exceed $50.
Sports Body Report
The winter sports committee re-
port, submitted by Benton Baker, S.
w. Corwin and l.. S. Craswell, chair
man, said Il permanent water main
had been provided to the ball park
and the warming house is fully
equipped ready for use next winter
so that little work will be necessary
to provide a skating rink next win
ter. The committee had also ar
ranged to build toboggan slide but
lack of snow prevented.
Contributions to the, fund were
$664.50, and there is slight balance
on hand. The report said that the
William Moore school cost the com
mittee nothing, but the rink at st
Marys school was almost a total fail
ure because water could not be re-
tanned. The ball park rink was much
used, in spite of mild weather. The
committee thanked l. p. Baker for
granting use of the land free and G.
w. Haggart of Fargo for building
used as warming house.
Band Committee
The Juvenile Band committee re-
port was presented by Geo. d. Mann
chairman. The committee, in session
April 10, recommended that the work
be continued another year. The COM
mittee also extended it's thanks to L.
C. Sorlien, director, for his excel
lent work and remarkable progress
he has made with the band and also
suggested that the board of direc-
tors adopt resolutions commenting
his work and thanking the members
of the Board of Education for their
kind cooperation
Examination of the financial
statement the report continued
indicates that there is no necessity
to ask the Board of Education fol
additional funds as the Juvenile
Band has been financed to date with
out penny from the Golfers of the
Association and without making any
solicitation for funds. With con-
cert scheduled for May 3Oth, suffi-
cient funds will be secured to finance
the work through until October first
when another benefit can be easily
arranged.
THE committee wish to thank the
Board of directors for their earnest
cooperation and the public for theil
patronage and support Of this COM
munity civic enterprise"
The financial statement showed:
Receipts totalling $l,9S9.17 from
June /, 1923 to April l., 1923, from
two band benefits, band concert Of
fering, Gold Star band benefit, in
!. struments sale and methods and
music sale.
SSS Expenditures were shown to total
Isl ,849.29, leaving a balance on April
vi, 1924 of $139.88.
sG% Valuable instruments owned by
Association of Commerce were listed
as follows: three baritones, two bass
drums and cymbals, two eb altos
three bass horns. one melaphone.
HEAR MR.. DEVINE
The board also heard the propose
of Commissioner of Agriculture ane
Labor Devine for the sending of 6
Burleigh county exhibit to county
fairs in states to the south to en-
courage immigration. The board took
the matter under advisement.
The board authorized A. F. Brad
ley, secretary, to install date ser
vice, under which all organizations
will be notified of coming events, sc
that conflicts may BE avoided.