Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-06
.DOINGS OF THE CLUB.
Monthly Membership Meeting
Last Night Largely
Attended.
TwENTY-EIGHT NEW NAMES ADDED

Among Them Lieut.-Gov. w. A. North
| cott-ActIon With Reference to Forth
coming State workmen Convention and
Woodmen Associations Annual FIcnic-
a Smoker and Musical Program.
An exceedingly well attended and
interesting meeting of the Rock Island
| Club was held last night at the club
house on Sixteenth street, and in con-
nection Herewith a smoker and pro-
gram were given. Owing to the death
of his brother, President +. w. Bahnsen
was absent, and Phil Mitchell was
called upon TO preside.
b. ID. Connolly, chairman of the
March membership soliciting commit
tee, reported that % new names had
been secured and favorably acted
upon, among them that of Lieut.. Gov.
w. \. Northcott, who is frequent
visitor to Rock Island in pursuance of
his duties as head consul of the Wood
men order. For April, A ii. Head,
DR.. r. NJ. Pearce and Meyer Loeb were
named as a committee to continue the
good work of adding to the member
ship roll.
K. A. Donaldson stated that the
committee recently appointed by the
club had had Il conference with the
representatives of the local lodges
with reference to the forthcoming
state convention of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen; that it was the
intention to have n public meeting
one night during the convention, at
which it was proposed to have an adj
dress by the mayor, a response by a
prominent Workmen, and talk by a
member of the Rock Island Club,
either Hon. f. w. Hurst or G.. j.
Searle being preferred.
A communication was received
from NJ. ID. RosenGeld, secretary of
the Tenth Congressional Woodmen
Picnic association, setting forth that
preparations were under way for the
second annual log-rolling of the or
ganization, the location of which has
not yet been determined, but which
would depend largely upon the en-
enlargement, financially and other
wise, that would be received from the
different cities in the district entitled
to bid for it. An expression of the
club was desired. Maj. c. w. Halves,
head clerk of the Wrodmen order,
was called for, and stated that there
was no reason why the annual picnic
of the association could not be made
grand affair in point of attendance
and material benefits to the city that
would secure it. He suggested that
Rock Island and Moline act in concert
in the matter, decide on an advan- |
tageous point for the location of the |
picnic, aud cooperate with the asso-
citation in the raising of funds, as it |
required no'little amount of money to |
arrange entertainment and liquidate |
the various incidentals. People by |
the thousands would be attracted from
the district and other /
points. Upon motion of Maj. Halves,
the president was instructed to APP
point Il committee to confer with the
officers of The picnic association and
report at the next meeting of the club.
Bylaws Amended.
An amendment to the bylaws max
ing the second Tuesday of the month
the date of the membership meetings
was adopted.
At the conclusion of the business
session pipes were filled and music
al program enjoyed. Profs. ID. Roy
cornet; S. L. Bowlby. piano,
and Ernst Otto, violin, were the
discoursing charming
music throughout the following hours
Of the evening. S. II. Bowlby also sang
several solos that were heartily APP
preciated.
There were also vocal selections by
a colored quartet furnished by Man
ager Ritchey.