Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-20
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tie SUBJ Organizations of the Inn.
prOvement Association.
The Getting a. sh- Rooms of the A.
ISOLATION Last Ev. ning-A short
session and New Members
Admitted.

The meeting of the members of the
standin committees of the Rock Island
Citizens Improvement association at the
rooms Of the association last evening was
largely attended. the committees with two
exceptions, being represented in sufficient
numbers to organize and elect chairmep,
and where it was deemed desirable, to
choose secretaries. The reception and
Hennepin canal committees were the only
ones which had not organized when the
association was called to order by DR..
Paul ip the absence Of the president and
vice pr s!dents, aud the doctor was upon
motion called upon to preside over the
evenings meeting. First number of new
members were proposed ard admitted TO
mem6e ship as follows: Judge George W.
Peasants. Capt. G. W. Durham, George
P. Staldnhar and Hugh Raston. The
committees were called upon 10 report
upon heir organ cations. There were
two committees which bad not enough
members present TO organize and so re-
ported. Messrs. j. M. Buford and J II =.
Sou thWell, of the reception committee.
| reported that they were unable to elect a
chairman and the association thereupon
chose Mr.. Buford chairman and Mr..
Southwell secretary. Up to that time
Capt. Peeiz was the only member of the
Hennepin canal committee present, and
the asso citation upon motion elected him
chairman and elec,ed J. W.
Potter secretary of the committee,
the complete list of committee organize.
lions as reported being as follows:
| Advertising E E. Parmenter chair.
man; o A. Barnhsrt, W. P. Quayle,
Fred Rinck, J j. La Velle.
Union Depot Hsss. chairman; T.
J. Medill, Jr. secretary; Henry Carse, E
W. Hurst. Charles W. Negus
Consolidstion-E H. Guyer. chairman
| Will R Johnson, secretary; E D. Swee
ney, Oliver Olsen, L. S. McCabe, A NJ,
Blakesley, Ben T. Gable. Phil Mitch.
ell, A c. Dart, W. A. Paul, Walter John.
son. G. G. Craig, DR.. c. Truesdsle.
Hennepin Canal-John Peetz, chair
man; j W. Potter, secretary; W. H
Judge, r. B Davis, T. j. Robinson, c.
C. McIntire
Manu- .actures-John Cfubsugh, chair.
man; ". B Ferguson. secretary; How
ard Wells, W. s, Kuownton. John Obi.
weller. =. W. Sesrle, H. P Simpson,. Fl
D. Folsom.
Parks and BoulevarGs-C. c. Hodges
chairman; W. G. Maucker. secretary
J. C. Rasmussen, j. Jesperson, H A .
Dusinbere. W. S Marquis R Champion,
E. B. Kreis. G. +. Lynde. Gustave STEM
gel.
Public Buildings and Wcrks-FreG
Hsss, cb airmsu; David Don. G. J. Schrei
ner, C. j. Searle, R. A. Donaldson, NJ
Lee Gait.
Railro ads-L. Simon, chairman; M. ]
Murphy, secretary; David Donaldson, FL
Mosenfe der, s. ]. Collins.
Wholesale and Retail Trsde-J. NJ
Montgomery, chairman; L. E. West, G
F Roth, D Roy Bowlby, Frank G
Young. Ben Hsrtz, H. Clemann.
Reception-J. N. Buford. chairman
J. Il. Southwell. secretary; J. W. Stew
art, II. c. Connolly, E G.. Frazer, ]. G
Junge. q. D. Mack, D. T. Robinson
Robert Wagner, c. F. Gaeijer, DR.. Car
Bernhard.
The committees we're called for reports
and the one on railroads submitted com
munication which was received and the
committee given Instructions with refer
ence there to, and the association al
journed.