Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-17
PRAISE NATIVE STATE.


auditorium.
Chicago Nov. L. - Daughters and
sons OF Iowa TO the number of over one
hundred gathered around the banquet
board Wednesday night at the Audi
forum to renew acquaintance and ex-
change "reminiscences of their native
state. The occasion was the annual
dinner of the Chicago Iowa Associa-
lion, and it is putting ii mildly when it
IS said that every one present at the re-
union proudly claimed the Hawkeye
state as his own. All the speakers
voiced this sentiment, and while they
did not attempt to make Speeches the
heart-to-heart talks Went straight
home 10 their listeners, bringing back
fond recollections of childhood days
Frank O. Lowden, president of the
lassociation, acted as POSTMASTER. and
| in introducing Judge kavanagh. the
first speaker, said that he had no apol-
egies TO make for the representative
gathering He asked to be excused if
he used any adjectives in Introducing
the speakers, as ii was impossible TO
speak of lowans without them.
| Judge kavanagh said that it gave
him pleasure to renew old friendships
made in the state in which he spent his
childhood. There are only a few words
that move the heart" said he, "and one
lof them is home Whatever our sur
lroundings may be. that one word
brings back tender recollections: the
we all hold in reverence. We are wan
derers. but we can shut our eyes and
see the homes, the trees and the vine
L !, -
we loved which are gone. These memo
ries which We viii always cherish and
which we love to dwell upon
In his closing remarks Judge Kava-
lnagh paid a tribute to the gallantry of
the volunteers from Iowa and said that
| it was the only state in the union in
which a draft was not necessary dur
ling the civil war. as the state was
ready with more than its quota of vol-
unteers.
| DR. H. W. Thomas spoke feelinsly of
| the love of state and country, declar-
ling that the individual love of ones
state made stronger the love of coun-
try. at is a good thing in this age of
material movements" said he, that we
cultivate the sentimental side of life.
| The great wealth is the wealth of heart.
| There is nothing else that will satisfy
lit, and it is we'll to cultivate these at
tachments growing out of the states
and let them grow until we love the
whole world"
Charles Truax said that after listen
| ing to the speakers who preceded him
he was led to wonder whether the
Iowans who came to Chicago had any
eausa TO congratulate themselves. Mr..
Truax said that many fond recollections
79alled. and that he was
proud to look back and realize that his
mast Impressions emanated from the
state of his birth.
Mrs. Lou NJ. Wilson, who was for
merly connected with the public schools
of Des Moines, spoke on behalf of the
women of Iowa. She declared that
Iowa's women had done much toward
making the state what it was.
Informal talks were also made by
Maj. A. w. Clancy, A. ]. Hirschl. John
w. Burdett, Gen. Joseph B. Leake,
Delavan A. Holmes, John w. Akers and
LaVerne w. Noyes
The following officers of the associa-
ton were reelected:
President-Frank o. Lowden.
Vice President-J. w. Burdett.
Secretary-A. L. Miller.
Treasurer-WeT. Fenton.
1t was the sense of the assemblage
that efforts be made to increase the
membership of the association, in
which all Iowans are eligible to mem
bership.