Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-14
The Theatre Project.
TRICKY PRESS CLUB MEETS.
Various Matters Receive Attention q
Monthly Meeting.

Various Matters Receive Attention AT
Monthly Meeting.
There was a good attendance of
mem bers at the February meeting of
the Tri-City Press club held last night
at the Harper house. On this occa
sion. according to custom, Rock Isl
and played the part of host, and sew
eral hours We're pleasantly whiled
away in the consideration of business
matters, listening to music and the
charms of Shakespeare, discussing a
luncheon. and i'll general sociability.
President j. +. Caikins. of Daven-
port, was in the cpair. Two new
mem berS were adopted. +. Egtn.
editor of the Woodman News Bureau,
and &. II. Birch, of the Moline Jour
nal. Walter johnson, of Rock Island,
Myron Jordan. of Moline. and r. c.
Cram, of Davenport. were appointed
a committee to draft resolutions in
behalf of the club on the death of Lee
roy ii. Greene, late telegraph editor
of the Davenport Republican. The
following expression of sentiment was
submitted and unanimously adopted:
The Tri-City Press club desires to
express it's unaffected sorrow at the
loss of an esteemed member. Leroy
II. Greene, Of the Davenport Republi-
can, a gentleman who earned the
hearty good will of the mem bership
by his genial character, his earnest
devotion to his calling and the quail
tiles of heart and head which must
ever be held highly by all possessing
the journalistic spirit. We unite in
sympathy to his bereaved mother in
the loss of her son, and to the other
near relatives who are in deep grief on
account of this sad blow"
word to Dewey.
A desire was expressed in 4 resolu
ton To join in the effort that is being
made to induce Admiral Dewey to
visit the three cities, and to that end
the president and secretary of the club
were instructed to frame an invita-
ton to the naval hero making known
in the most persuasive language the
wishes of newspaper folks.
Aside from number of charming
piano selections played by Prof.
Franklin Williams. of this city, the
club was given literary treat by one
of it's members. Gustav Donald, editor
of the Volk Zeitung, in an instructive
talk on the association of Shakespeare
and the German drama and litera-
ture. The great poet was admired and
esteemed as highly in Germany as he
was in any of the other countries. if
not more, Mr.. Donald said. and to
bear out the statement he produced
statistics showing that in one decade.
ending in 1890, in the theatres of Ger
many there were 1000 performances
of Shakesperian plays. He said, in
his opinion. the most intelligent
translation of the Shakesperian dramas
was from the pen of a German. There
was large Shakesperiau society in
that country which met every two
years to discuss the poets works and.
if possible, improve on the transla-
tions. The speaker, who is a talented
actor as well as journalist, Iecited
in the German tongue some of the
more familiar passages from Shakes
pearian dramas to show how clearly
and distinctly the German trans
lation line followed the original
text Mr.. Donald said the influence
of Shakespeare upon German drama
and literature could not be estimated.
The speaker also told how the thea
tres were conducted in Germany. He
was extended a vote of thanks by the
club, which also thanked Prof. Will
liams for his splendid music.
The next meeting of the club will
be held in Davenport.