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                             Clubs and associations, 1944-1950            525

                  Retort on the ».*1 flroubn:"' club at Mcnomoh.

                This club was established in 1357 (1938) by the Raha'rnah
              youth. Their head at that time and who is still in office
               is Mohammed Dawaghir, SUperi^ejident of the Minors Depart­
              ment. Its honorary President was H..H.. .Shaikh Sir Salman
              who was then superintendent of the Minor Department and
              the above Mohammed! Dawaghir was Head- Clerk of that Depart­
              ment working uhder n.H, H.H. has been paying an annual
              subsidy of Rs.150/-. Now H.H, is; r .nominal honorary
              President of this club. The members of this club are 103
              among them 11 Sunnis and the balance- are Shi'as.- Its-
              present finance) is below Rs.2,000/-. The monthly
              subscription cf the members is Re. 1/- each. y\ branch of
              the club has beenAnto a school with honorary teachers, from
              the members. This school ir^neant for teaching boys and
              some members. The boys also have to pay Re.1/- each month.
              florae three years ago Mohammed Dawqghir v/ent to Iraq and
              Syria, and approached the pressmen there to supply him with
              free prints*  His propaganda bore effect on them, and some
              of them continued to send £xek printed matters free*


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