Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-23
RESUME TICKET SALE
Promoter Johnston and John D..
Arthurs Arrive in Rock
Island.
TO PUSH NEW THEATRE PROJECT
Committee of 70 to Meet To.
night to Outline Plans For
Active Work.

George H. Johnston, the theatre
promoter, arrived in Rock Island to-
day accompanied by his hustling
ticket subscription man, John B. Ar
thurs, and tomorrow expects to &C
lively resume the canvass for the sale
of seats for the opening performance
at the proposed new opera house.
This essential part of the enterprise
has been delayed largely by the ILL.,
ness of Mr.. Arthurs, who was laid
up for weeks at Green Bay, Wis. with
rheumatism. He is now entirely re-
covered, however, and is prepared to
undertake the work assigned to him
| in Rock Island. He is a pleasant
gentleman with a winning aud con-
| vincing manner about him. He has
been identified with many of Nc.
Johnston's more important thea
tire projects in the roles of can
vasser and manager and he is yet
to meet with failure in any of
the cities in which he has operated.
He is pleased with the outlook in
Rock Island, and says if he is received
as cordially all along the line as he
has been thus far he has no doubts
but that the new theatre plan will go
through here with a whoop.
The canvass will be pushed to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible. If it is
successful. and il should be, Mr. john
ston will Immediately purchase his
site and proceed with the building,
which will be ready for occupancy be-
fO, . a he AV1k
do their part as cheerfully as they
have done in other projects.
Mr.. Arthurs is the man Mr.. Johns
ton has been anxious to get to Rock
Island from the first, but sickness has
prevented the accomplishment of this
purpose until now. The chief beauty
and advantage of Mr.. Arthurs' work
is that he does it all himself. The
duty of the committeeman consists
simply in accompanying him. and in
Producing him, and acting as sort
of information bureau for him. In
word, the committee puts him next"
and he does the rest.
Committee of 20 to Meet
The committee of 20 appointed by
the Rock Island Club. Retail Mer-
chants association and Tri- City Labor
congress has been called to meet at 8
O'Clock tonight at the Rock Island
Club. A full attendance is urged.
The mem bers of the committee are:
First Ward-Chsrles Bladel, & c.
Barnes. Robert Beck, William Will
kens. Hugh Ralston. NJ. Buncher,
Fred Hodges, W. l.. Aster, NJ. v. Con-
cannon.
Second Wsrd-Dr. G. L Eyster. E.
u. Burns, George F. Roth, Mayer
Levi, George H. Kingsbury, Capt. j.
NJ. Beardsley, Simon Kerns. william
Heidemann, NJ. C Snyder. Gust
Range.
Third Ward-W. c. Maucker, Chris
Kull. r. A. Donaldson. W. H. Jordan,
Munger, Frank Andrews, Robert
Swanson, f. B. Kreis.
Fourth Ward-Charles McHugh, i.
Simon. George E. Morgan. j. j. Ford,
Carl Helpenstell, DR.. j. p. Comegys,
IL. II. Cleaveland, F. w. Bahnsen, A.
Fl. Head. c. A. Spencer.
Fifth Ward-E. c. Berry, NJ. H.
Sexton, j. w. Cavanaugh. Warren
Reck, j. Z. Reidy, II. p. Simpson,
George Mcdonald, Frank Robbins, A.
J. Riess, DIR. j. r Hollowbush.
Sixth Ward-John r Warner, Her
man Detjens. j. T. Shields. P. j.
Cary, G.. o. Huckstaedt. William Nc
Conochie, Fred Jones, Fred Calkins.
Frank h. Plummer, W. H. Marshall.
Seventh Ward-A. G. Anderson, j.
K. Scott, George Wagner, Jr., j. ST.
las Leas, Olof Atkinson, o P. Olson,
j. w. Lawhead, W. II. Martindale,
Joseph H. Kerr, Rev. j. Jesperson.