Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-10
UP BEFORE THE CLUB.
Matters of importance Discussed
at Monthly Membership
Meeting.
FOR A VESSEL TO BEAR OUR NAME.


and Congressman Prince Asked-More
Money for the ArsenaI-The New Thea
tire and a Street Fair.
Several matters of Importance to
the community were brought before
the Rock Island Club at its monthly
mem bership meeting last night. 1t
was apparent from the increased
attendance and the interest
manifested by representative people
in the. discussions that the in
fluence of the organization is growing,
and that questions taken up for con-
sideration will be disposed of in man
ner that will meet the approval and
invite the cooperation of all citizens
who desire to see Rock Island forge
ahead.
Amemorial addressed to Secretary of
the Navy Long and drafted by joint
committee of the club and city council
was unanimously adopted. and the
secretary instructed to forward
the same to the secretary of the navy
and duplicate copies to Senators Gull
lom and Mason and Congressman
Prince, who are to be asked to exer-
else their individual influence to the
end. that, as petitioned in the mem
orial, Rock Island be favorably re-
embered when the government names
her next batch or war vessels, one
of which. it is hoped, shall bear the
name of the city of Rock Island.
Appropriations for Arsenal.
A resolution passed by the Moline
Business Mems association setting
forth the necessity for additional
appropriations to operate the same
after the installation of the small
arms plant at Rock Island arsenal was
concurred in. The intention is to in
vite the senators and congressman of
Illinois and Iowa to visit the arsenal
during the summer as the guests of
the three cities, that they may fully
acquaint themselves with the mag
nitude of the government manufac-
turing plant here, and therefore be in
position to put forth intelligent argu-
ment in its behalf when money is
asked for at Washington.
A proposition for the purchase of the
club house and property was infor-
mally discussed. The club now has
most rich enough to buy the place.
Upon suggestion OF Supt. of Schools
r. q. Young an invitation was ex-
tended to the Western Drawing asso-
citation to hold its next years meet
ing in Rock Island.
A committee, heretofore appointed
to act in concert with the Tenth Con-
gressional District Woodmen's Picnic
association, was instructed to meet
with the executive commit &c of the
association at the Woodmen head
office building today and assist in the
completion of the arrangements for
the picnic which is to be held here in
July.
New Theatre and Street Fair.
The new theatre and street fair also
enlisted the attention of the club mem
bers. All admitted that we were sorely
in need of new play house, and it was
felt that ways and means could be
devised which would insure to the
city modern theatre in the not far
distant future. AS to the street fair,
it was reported that it had proved a
popular and profitable enterprise in
other towns in the west, and in many
places it was to be repeated during
the fall, and Rock Island had the ia
cilities for handling such an affair,
which would dou btless attract thous-
ands of strangers here and bring profit
TO the city both as an advertisement and
On motion of w. H. Marshall the
president and Or. G. l.. Eyster and
+. j. Medill were instructed to draft
congratulating, in behalf
Of the club, Gen. a. X. Burlington,
former Rock Island arsenal command
ant, upon his promotion to the head of
he ordnance department.
Treasurer Levi reported that, after
Ill expenses had been paid, there was
l balance on hand of S626.S0.
Membership Additions.
The April membership soliciting
reported the addition of
20 names, among them Hon. c. NJ. |
osborn and S. Z. Lynde, of Chicago, |
and Mayor William McConochie. |
Committees were appointed as fol-
ows:
Purchase of Club House Property
E. III. Guyer, A. c. Dart. f. A. Head,
E. w. Hurst, Walter Rosenfield. l.. S. |
NcCabe, J. T. Stafford, S. S. Davis, |
Phil Mitchell, l.. Simon
Nav Mem bership-L. H Greer, J. |
). Wilbert, w. L. Ludolph.
New Theatre. j. La Velle, S. S. |
Davis, f. w. Hurst, Louis Kohn, DIR. |
Z. NJ. Pearce-
Street Fair-L- Simon, Charles Nc
Hugh, w. ii. Marshall.
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