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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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