The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-03

Total number of meetings 127
The total number Of meetings
held in the rooms in 1925 was
205. AS compared with last year
the club rooms were used fewer
times but the difference is account
ed for in the number of times u.s.
ed by the band and by the Church
of our Lady of the Angels during
the year 1925.
In 1925 the band used the rooms
rs times as compared with 5
times in 1926.
In 1925 the Church of our Lady
of the Angels used the rooms "
times for their services while
their new church was being built.
During the year 1926 there were
no such services held at the Club
rooms.
Chairman of the membership
committee, j. B. Schoenhoff, who
is largely responsible for the splen-
did financial condition of the Club
gave a very interesting report
which indicated that the business
men were not losing interest in
their organization.
Asa M. Wallace, chairman of
the Highway committee, reviewed
the activities of this committee
during the year, starting with a
conference at Alexandria in the
early Spring and various meetings
with Highway Commissioner Bah
cock, eliminating with the definite
locating of Highway No. across
the Sank Lake Narrows, late in the
fall.
H. w. Bishop told how the Bus
mess Committee of the Club had
abrogated 1.-THE soliciting nuisance
to no small extent by the careful
manner in which they Endorsed
schemes of strangers to separate
the generous hearted citizen from
his money. The cards hung in the
business places informing solicitors
they would not be recognized un-
less they have passed the inspec-
ton of the committee, are for the
use only of Club members. y
Adjt. Henry Sauer of the
American Legion, thanked the
Club for the providing of such a
comfortable meeting place and
assured the Club the Legion was
back of the organization 100 per
cent.
Capt. Roy Scott of the National
Guard reviewed the activities of
Sank Centres military organiza-
ton since it's establishment sever
al years ago. Inasmuch as the
Guard has been responsible for
the expenditure of over $85, 1000 in
this community and that the an
nual pay roll of the company is in
excess of $4,000 annually, Capt.
Scott felt that from a business an
gle alone, the company was EMIT
led to the support of the Commun-
ity Club.
County Commissioner Ferd
Borgmann complimented the High
way committee on the excellent
work performed, and suggested
that there was a strong probable
ity that a road directly east from
Sank Centre to Holdingford could
be located and built within a COM
paratively short time, if the High
way Committee became active.
This road would open new direct
avenue of approach ito the city for
a distance of about 80 miles. 1t is
believed the Highway Committee
will become very active on this
proposition during the coming
year. Is
DR.. J. A. Dubois was very
pleased in the way the Community
Club was functioning. He said it
could and would fill every civic
need, and he deprecated any move
ment which might be started to
sponsor any other organization
which was bound to weaken the
effectiveness of the parent body.
Supt. III. IA. Falk of the Public
Schools pledged the support of the
school to the Club and urged the
Club to back up the biggest bust
ness institution in the community
the Public School.
Z Postmaster, J. "A. Schoenhoff
stated that the postal receipts of
the Sank Centre Postoffice justi-
fled the establishment of free de-
livery in the city, and asked for an
expression of sentiment. The
question was discussed informally
and the Presidnt was instructed to
appoint committee to investigate
the question and report at later
meeting of the Club.
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