Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-20
FORMED
Rock Island Civic Federation
Organized.
TO INCORPORATE UNDER THE Law,

a Constitution and bylaws, Elect Of
Gcers and Lay the First Plans of Opera
ton.
The Rock Island Civic Federation
which is the outgrowth of the agita-
ton of the Sunday saloon closing or
dinance, has been formed. The es-
sential preliminaries have all been
disposed of and the organization eN-
lists. 1t was formally perfected at
meeting of the movement sanctioners
at the Y. NJ. &. A. last evening. A
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed, officers were elected, committees
appointed and the first step toward
actual operations taken. While the
entire number expressing their ap-
prevail of the movement at the mass
meeting were not present, the hall
was filled with persons promising to
contribute their cooperation toward
attaining the objects of the organ
ization, which at present has mem
bership of nearly two hundred, but
which, one of the principal factors
ventured this morning, would be in
creased to 500 anyway at the public
gathering soon to he called.
Objects OF the Federation.
The detailed objects of the fedora
ton, planned after the Chicago body.
are enumerated in the appended con-
stitution presented at the meeting.
of which q. j. Dempsey was president
and Joshua Hasse!duist secretary,
by Rev. G. f. Taylor, and adopted,
although Rev. W. S. Marquis was
somewhat aversc to such hasty ac-
ton, rather preferring that the peo-
pie be given a longer time to study
its scope and purpose:
l. The name of the corporation
shall be the Civic Federation of Rock
Island.
,. Its principal office shall be at
Rock Island, Ill.
3. The purposes of this fedora
ton shall be. ~ The formation OF
an influential, non-political, nom
scctarian association, embracing all
the forces that are now laboring to
advance the municipal, philan-
thropic, industrial and moral interests
of Rock Island, and to use and aid
such forces in promoting the honesty,
efficiency and economy of its NUM-
cipal government and the highest
welfare OF the citizens. (2) To
serve as a medium of acquaintance
and sympathy between persons who
reside in the different parts of the
city, who pursue different voca-
tions. who are by birth of nation
alities. who profess different creeds
or no creed-who for any of these
reasons are unknown TO each other,
but who nevertheless have similar
interests in the wcll-being of Rock
Island and who agree in the desire
TO promote every kind of municipal
welfare. (3) To increase the num-
Der and efficiency of agencies designed
to discover and correct abuses in
municipal affairs, and TO increase
interest of the citizens in such affairs
by securing the utmost practicable
separation Of municipal issues from
state and national politics.
4. The principal means to be en-
ployed by the federation are investi-
cation, publication. agitation and
organization. together with the ex-
ercise of every moral influence
needed to carry into effect the pur-
poses of the federation.
5. The board of trustees shall
consist of seven members (whose
names are to be supplied on the draft
presented to secure a certificate of in
corporation as non-pecuniary asso-
citation.
Provisions of the BY Laws.
According to the bylaws, which
were also adopted, any person of
legal age is entitled to membership
upon the payment OF 25 cents an
nually. 1t is also provided that
there shall be board of trustees and
central council, with a member
from each of the seven wards. to be
elected annually, with the president
ell. The elections are to be held
semi-annually. in October and
March. Four members are to con-
stitute quorum of either the coun-
Gil or board and nine of the fedora
ton. The central conncil, which is
to have executive control of the
organization. will meet quarterly.
in August, November, February and
May.
A committee 20 select members Of
the central council was appointed
one from each ward: j. S. NECTAR
| vey. S. j. Woodin. G. II. Mckinstry,
j. W. Stewart, w. Is. Ferguson, Rob-
ert Lynn, Edward Bartholomew.
The committee is to present the
names of two leading citizens from
each ward at another meeting to be
held Oct. 8, when the council will
be selected.
The federation will be open for the
reception OF charter members until
Oct. 3. f. NJ. Wilcox, Joshua Has
selquist and ". ii. Jordan were
namsd 4 committee on the solicita-
ton of members, as was also every
one belonging to the federation.
Following are the officers of the