The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-06-04
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These are questions that hay, been asked Legionnaires and Aux Hilary members in the last week and in order to enlighten ant satisfy the minds of the enquirine public a few plain facts will bt stated.
 Who originated the idea of 2 Community Building? The Parent Teachers Association of Wrangei did of course, as they have the welfare of the children at heart and the rising generation is tn, Wrangell of tomorrow. In due time the project was presented to the members of the American Le- zion and the Auxiliary with tn result that at a joint meeting oi the two organizations the matter was voted upon and with the heartiest cooperation endorsed the program substantiating the pre- ject. and offered our Building Site as an ideal location to erect a Community Building.
 A Board of Control was selected consisting of seven members to carry out the Program as follows Two from the Parent-Teacher As sociation, two from the City Coun. cil, one from the American Legion and one from the Auxiliary, and the Mayor of the City to act as presiding officer. Articles of h. corporation and Articles of Agree ment were properly drawn up and presented to the Board of Control. These in turn were submitted to the members of the Legion and Auxiliary respectively with the re- suit that both of these organiZa- tions decided that they were not duly represented on the Board of Control, and that they would be
  tion in sponsoring a building of such proportions when we had so little funds, and so few members to share the indebtedness. It is true we would like to have Club room or a Meeting room of some kind for the members but as the matter stood a Gymnasium and a provision for the children's well fare was the most important ques- tion at the present time, and for number of years to come this indebtedness would have to be shared approximately with no provision whatever for a meeting place in the meantime
 In a town of this size i've rob Peter to pay Paul" and the burden of the public life rests on a faith full few. It is the same in every locality, and Wrangell is no diff ferent than any other community of this size; citizens always have supported and endorsed all the public affairs for the advancement of our town, and are always willing to assist in every way for the up- building of our town.
 Now neither do the Legionnaires nor the Auxiliary members wish to appear small" or petty in with. drawing from the Building Pro- gram, as we are willing to do our share in the Community Building or Gymnasium as the case may be as our object in social and civil life is to foster and perpetuate a 100 per cent Americanism" to up- lift and build rather than destroy, and each member of these organi- zations feels an individual obliga- tion to uphold and defend the spirit of democracy bequeathed to us by the Heroes of the Great War
 So here's to the Community Building Fund We wish you suc- cess in your undertaking, and will do our share in promulgating this splendid idea, and hope by next Fall to join in the Glad Hurrahs when the proposed Gymnasium will be dedicated and the Wrangel Hi School or the Grammar Grade Teams, of Basket Ball will be de clared Champions of a Southeastern Alaska Tournament, and just thinh Field Meet might be held ir Wrangell if we had the necessar, equipment and a place to have sports!