The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
Can1paign M
to Relieve
O. A. C.. On
Business Men Form Commit
lee TO Push Work; 500
New Members Sought;
Funds to Be Raised.
Dues to Be Lowered $28

A campaign TO felleNe the oiildHd
Athletic club of financial difficulties,
which have threatened to bring
shutdown Of the institution, was
'7As ched yesterday by a special COM
mittee of Omaha business men, CO.
operating with the clubs board of
directors.
Ballard Dunn has been selected as
chairman of the campaign committee.
lie will be assisted by an advisory
board, consisting of Vice Chairmen
w. l.. Wilcox and Henry Monsky; pub
licity. W. +. Watson. managing editor
of the World. Herald: Neal Jones,
managing editor Omaha Daily News,
and Fred S. Hunter, managing editor
The Omaha Bee.
Following is the goal of the special
business mems committee:
Obtaining 500 new members.
Lowering of dues from 500 a
year to Ss2 year, as soon as the
500 new members are obtained.
Raising Sl15,000 by the sale Of
preferred stock. to pay of the i'm
mediate obligations OF the club,
which will place the club on new
financial basis.
Paying off all creditors of the
club at 80 per cent discount
Developing the Omaha Athletic
club into an aggressive organization
to meet the needs of greater num-
ber.
Creditors Endorse Plan.
Eighty per cent of the creditors Of
the club met last week and endorsed
the new financial plan and not only
agreed to accept so per cent discount,
but also promised to contribute and
TO obtain similar support from other
creditors. A special committee was
appointed by the creditors to aid the
omaha Athletic club in the present
- tDaign.
The campaign will be launched
Tuesday morning, February "a and
: a meeting and rally Of all the work
ers will be held Monday night prior
to the opening of the campaign.
Meetings of majors. captains and
groups of workers will be held dur
lllP Ins mum ilDuis anu tNtnillSS
until the campaign opens. More than
300 workers will take part in the
campaign.
During last week a meeting also
was held of business men represent.
ing various industries of the city. to
discuss the future of the club. Fol-
lowing were present: j. E. Davidson.
George Brandeis. w. A. Fraser,
Frank Judson, o. Barmettler. Ballard
Dunn, f. C. Eppley, Ford Hovey,
Walter Bvrne. John Towle, W. B.
Tagg, c. NJ. Wilhelm. c. c. George,
Fred Hamilton, Isadore Ziegler,
Henry Monsky, w L. Wilcox, Thomas
Quinlan, Lawrence Brinker, Tom
Kelly, Judge W. A. Redick DIR. E. c.
Henry, Frank Myers and E. T..
Rector.
Following the report made by Presi-
dent Wilcox. the business men heart
lily endorsed the program, and said
they would do everything possible
to make the campaign big success.
Omaha Needs Club.
"There Is no question as to what
should be DONE" said Sovereign Com
mander w. A. Fraser of the Wood
men of the World. Every man in
Omaha is interested in making a
success of the club. We must all
do our share. Omaha business men
are awake to the situation here and
we have reached the turning point.
Omaha must go forward with more
Azip' and more pep than ever before
IN It's history. This is a real chance
and Omaha never has failed In a
crisis
The campaign is being systematic
ally organized In every detail a
man who has had previous expert.
ence in civic drives will be in charge
of each department.
Chairman Dunn will personally
direct the solicitation of stock sub.
scriptions among the preferred and
life membership lists.
President Wilcox is chairman Of
the stock selling among the resident
members.
Horace Higgins IL chairman in
charge Of solicitation of new mem.
bers.
bers Of the club will be held Tuesday
night at the Athletic club. at which
time the financial plan will be out.
lined to them and the stock issue
authorized
THE money obtained through the
sale Of the preferred stock and from
new members will be placed In a
trust fund. held under the direction
of one OF the local trust companies, -
said Chairman Dunn. "All the money
will be returned II the campaign Ia
not successful. II the enthusiasm
now being shown by the citizens OF
Omaha continues, there is no ques
tion in my mind but that the club
will take great step forward and
be placed permanently on sound
.Npancial basis"
Initiation Fee Waived.
New members will be taken into
the club without the usual payment
OF 800 for initiation fees and y
share Of stock. and only a transfer
fee Of s2b will be charged.
In regard TO preferred stock
Chairman Dunn announced:
The club may retire the stock al