106 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



In the beginning, a few who were skeptically inclined said, 

 "They will never make it go," but by March 4, with their one 

 hundred and sixty-four members, they had under lease for one 

 year, with an option to purchase, a building forty-two by one 

 hundred feet, formerly the Opera House, from which the stage 

 had been torn out and the floor extended, giving a good hall 

 for dancing. The balcony was remodeled and made into three 

 rooms, a reading room,, kitchen and billiard room. Modern 

 plumbing has been installed on the upper and lower floor. Prac- 

 tically all this work and the material used has been donated by 

 club members. The building is now complete, in an ideal place 

 for club purposes. 



The officers of the club are R. D. Morse, President ; E. J. 

 Carter, Vice President; C. V. Averill, Secretary; Jessie Frey. 

 Field Captain. The meeting nights of the club are the second 

 and fourth Thursdays of each month. 



OREGON SPORTSMEN'S LEAGUE COMMENDED. 



In the April issue of Recreation, the Oregon Sportsmen's 

 League is commended very highly for its good work in this state. 

 As to the form of the organization, Recreation has the following 

 to say: 



"The Oregon sportsmen are to be congratulated upon adopt- 

 ing this particular form of organization for a state association. 

 This magazine has long advocated that state associations be 

 formed upon the league plan, the membership of the league con- 

 sisting of local clubs or organizations of sportsmen throughout 

 the state, each club being entitled to representation according to 

 membership. The working body of the Oregon Sportsmen's 

 League consists of an executive committee of seven members, 

 one from each of the seven districts into which the state is 

 divided. The theory of such an organization is that it is much 

 more representative of the interests of its members; and further- 

 more, has less difficulty in securing and maintaining a large indi- 

 vidual membership in its various local organ associations or 

 clubs, than does the state association that is organized upon the 

 direct individual membership plan. The work of the new league 

 will be watched with much interest." 



