The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-01-27
Commercial Club
Starts Bathing
Beach" Program
DIRECTORS DISCUSS NEW BATH
HOUSE AND MEANS OF FIN
ANCING IT; STANDING COM
MITTEES NAMED.

The question of improved bathing
facilities for Redwood Falls has again
come up for attention, this time be-
ing one of the matters for considera-
tion and planning by members of the
directorate of the Commercial Club.
At the Monday evening meeting of
the Board the matter was presented
by President D. L. Crimmins and
thoroughly discussed. A good bath
ing house has long been one of Mr.
Crimmins' hobbies and the prospects
are good that such a house will be
built during his term of Club leader
ship. With this end in view mass
meeting will be held at the club rooms
next Monday evening to which every
one interested in the bath house pro-
ject is invited Members of all wo-
mems organizations are especially in
vited since this a matter of special
interest to mothers of children and
those having the good of the young
at heart. Before that meeting the
Park Committee and members of the
City Council will visit the beach and
make a survey of the needed changes
and the new work to be done.
The present plan, as outlined by
Mr.. Crimmins and discussed Monday
evening, is to wreck the frame build
ing now doing duty on the beach and
to erect substantial one of brick or
other suitable material with the sew
age connections which have been so
lacking in the old building. Esti-
mates for such a structure will be
submitted at once by a contractor and
will give the basis for the funds
which must be raised. The present
plan is that the Commercial Club
shall sponsor big benefit of some
kind, asking the assistance of all the
other organizations. 1t is possible
that the City Council may be able
to give financial assistance after the
Club and its assistants have shown
their serious intention to raise at
least a portion of this money. Ways
and means of raising this money will
be thoroughly discussed Monday ev-
ening.
For many years the building mis-
called the ''bath house" has been the
source of conversation and discus
'sion-which has always ended right
there! Other cities, including New
.UIm and Luverne. are CONSIDERING
the expenditure of large sums to
build swimming pools. A generous
Nature, assisted by man-made dam
has given Redwood Falls good bath
ing pool in the pleasantest of sur
roundingS and within easy walking
distance of every home in town. Citi-
Zens of Redwood Falls have fol
many years neglected to make the
most of this beach and the pool which
together should be in many ways one
of the biggest assets of the city Mr.
trimmins is undertaking the work
With great seriousness of purpose and
Is entitled to the heartiest of coopera-
ton from every citizen until the work
IS carried to completion. 1t will be
a matter for regret if there is any
other than an united action on the part
of all residents of this vicinity.
The following standing committees
were appointed by Mr.. Crimmins to
serve during the coming years work
of the Club:
Membership: c. A. Lauterbach
chairman, G. E. Mckay, D. L. Grim
minis, Harry Hoffman, F. G Hub
bard, M. j. Odlaug, Max Pettis, Ira
Reynolds.
Excursions and Advertising: Lynn
Sheldon, chairman. F. G. Hubbard
Bess M. Wilson, o. H. Johnson, I.
Sommers
Good Roads: J. F. O'Meara, chair
man H. M. Aune, d. L. Crimmins. l.
p. Larson.
Legislature and Municipal: Rud
Stensvad, chairman, N. R. Ryerson
w. G. Weldon, H. w. Ward, S. E
Hargis
Manufacturing and Home Industry
Il. l.. Spencer, chairman, P. J. Kol-
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