The History of Genesee County, MI
Chapter XXIV
The Vehicle Club

Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Clayton

 

THE VEHICLE CLUB.

The Vehicle club, a mutual benefit association, with commodious club rooms, located at the corner of East Kearsely and Harrison streets, has a membership of seventeen thousand, fifteen thousand of that number being enrolled in the insurance department. the club is the outgrowth of the Fellowcraft Club of Flint, and was organized seventeen years ago, with one hundred and fifty members. The first meeting in regard to organization was held in the form of a mass meeting and was held in the building adjacent tot he majestic theater, J. Dallas Dort being one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the association. the meeting at which the organization was perfected was held in the Inglis block, s the headquarters of the club until six years ago, when they entered the present building. The Manufacturers Association of Flint equipped the club rooms when they were first organized and also equipped the new building. The running expenses are paid by the members.

The club rooms are arranged with bowling alleys, café, reading rooms, and a gymnasium for athletic events of all kinds.

 

The Vehicle club has been a prominent factor in the industrial life of Flint. Its presiding officers in 1916 are:

President

O. G. Snyder

Treasurer

Fred Proper

Secretary

F. W. Boswell

 

History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions
by Edwin O. Wood, LL.D, President Michigan Historical Commission, 1916

Transcribed by Holice B. Young

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