The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-05-26

induced to make this needed improve
ment and to place the snow fence on
the Bearcreek hill. Referring to other
matters the secretary stated that the
club had fostered the Strengthening
of the main highway, north of Rob-
erts, and the placing of the road from
Absorakee to Red Lodge and from
Red Lodge to Bridger on the state
highway system. Members of the
club have spent great deal of time
in an effort to have the road from
Red Lodge to Rockvale placed on the
seven per cent system, and at this
time the matter is pending and good
progress has been made up to the
present time. Members would give
their untiring efforts in endeavoring
to have the road Strengthened be-
tween Bearcreek and Belfry and
built this year.
The secretary stated that during
the past two years the club has as
sisted in the poultry show exhibits,
and had also given financial assis-
tance and furnished transportation to
women to the Mothers Camp held at
Richel Lodge in the summer of 1925. /
The secretary referred to the financial !
assistance given to the hauling of a
carload of chrome ore from He'll
Roaring mine to Red Lodge and
shipped to an eastern steel plant for
treatment. The club has sponsored
] many other activities which have not
been placed on record. -
The secretary's financial report con-
tanned information that during the
period of two years and four months
the sum of $10,210.42 had been collect
ed from club dues and donations other
than the special road donation;
S9,616.75 having been expended, leav-
ing balance of $593.67 Mr.. Jeffery,
chairman of the special road COM
mittee, made an oral report and
stated that approximately $4,000 had
been collected by the special road COM
mittee and about the same amount eX-
pended,
Election of officers occupied the at
tention of the members the latter part
of the meeting, which resulted in the
election of G. A. Jeffery, president; ].
j. Gerondale, vice president; A. E.
Madsen, treasurer; C. G. Bowlen,
Frank McCleary, D. M. Marino, Jr,
Ed Bloom and j. P. Plunkett, direc-
tors. The following appointments
were made by the newly elected
president. Frank McCleary, D. w.
Columbus and G.. c. Bowlen, auditing
committee; William Larkin, Sr., R. j.
/ Grove, Herbert Richel, T. F. Pollard,
0. ]. Simmons, publicity committee;
G. A. Jeffery, ]. P. Plunkett, T. F.
Pollard, DR.. G. L. Koehn, j. j. Geron-
dale, D. M. Marino, Jr,, DR.. j. G. F.
Siegfriedt, Frank Lyle and 0. H. P.
Shelley, special road committee.
The retiring president, J. P.
Plunkett, made short talk and
thanked the officers and members for
the loyal support he had received dur
ing his term of office. A rising vote
of thanks and appreciation was ac-
corded all retiring officers. President
Jeffery introduced H. E. Mitchell, en-
gineer in charge of the Red Lodge
Cooke City road survey, who assured
the members that his department was
whole-heartedly behind the project
and stated they have as great an in
terest in it as the citizens of this
community. Mr.. Mitchell stated that
one mile of the survey had been COM
pleted and they would keep it up until
the last stake was driven at Cooke
City.
Members agreed that weekly eve
ming luncheons be held every Monday
night at the New Union Cafe, unless
the Monday falls on holiday or pay
day. The next luncheon and dinner
will be held Monday, June 6.
Discussion was held on the club
purchasing and offering to the high
school an athletic cup. The matter
was referred to committee Of two
to make arrangements for it's pur-
chase.
Before adjournment President JEFF
fry thanked the members for his cleo
ton and stated that he hoped the
members would give him the loyal
support they had given in the past.