Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-12
WILL RENE " CANVASS
Theatre Promoter Johnston lnVi.
ted Here Again After the
Holidays.
CLUB READY TO CONTINUE HELP
Play House a Reality Next Sea-
son..Action at Last
Nights Meeting.

Nights Meeting.
Promoter @. II. Johnston and his
kustling canvasser, John r. Arthurs.
are expected to return to Rock Island
after the holiday season and take up
work on the theatre project where they
left off some months ago owing to the
pressing calls from other cities where
they had similar enterprises under way.
This is the likely outcome of
the monthly membership meeting
of the Rock Island Club last night,
when the proposed play house was a
special topic, and was discussed with
much enthusiasm, many citizens eX-
pressing themselves as really to put
their shoulder to the wheel whenever
Mr.. Johnston felt it convenient to come
back here.
1t will be remembered that in a
parativelv short time during the
last summer over So 900 was received
in subscri ptions for the theatre
project. Scarcely any canvassing
was done outside the business
district. So that it is believed
now the other So, 200 can be procured
with mparatively little effort. 1t
is planned to close up the canvass
and all preliminaries this winter in
order to 90 ahead with the new thea
tire building during the summer, haV-
ing it com pleted and ready for open
ing at the beginning of the next the
afr;o ba o1t,
also talked of an excursion to Musca-
tine to attend a performance and in
spect the new theatre Mr.. Johnston
has erected there. 1t is probable
such trip will be made by delega-
ton from the club.
VIII Push the Enterprise.
The theatre committee, through DIR.
r. NJ. Pearce, presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the Rock Island Club that the new
heatre project should be taken up
again with the advent of the rev
year and George II Johnston, the pro-
moter, who has been working in CO.
operation with this clubs committee,
invited to resume his canvass as soon
after Jan. / as expedient.
Resolved, That the theatre COM
mittee take such steps as will insure
4 complete, thorough and systematic
canvass in addition to what has al
ready been done and that the mem
bers of this club and citizens gener-
ally be urged to give the committee
such assistance as may be solicited to
RI a aud hot hn 10
pushed through without further de-
lay.
"Resolved, That the president and
theatre committee of this club be au-
thorized to arrange, as they deem
proper, provided no expense is in
CURED to the club, for a visit of as
many citizens as may be desired to
Muscatine, for the purpose of inspect
ing the new theatre Mr.. Johnston
has just completed in that city"
l.. Simon reported progress on the
lower Rock river road and his COM
mittee was continued. President
Bahnsen told of the securing of the
Medicine company, of Mus
catine, which is to move it's plant into
the Industrial Home building.
Other Matters.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser's library
gift was acknowledged in a resolution
offered by Z. H. Guyer and adopted.
H. is:
Whereas, Frederick Weyerhaeuser,
formerly of this city, but now of
St. Paul, Mimi, has seen bit TO give TO
our city the generous sum of $40, 600
toward the erection of public lib airy
building and has further offered to
loan the city the further sum of $50.
900 at a nominal rate of interest for
the completion of said building. and
Whereas, This gift and the loan of
this further sum will at once enable
this city 20 commence the erection of
A fitting library building, in place of
having to wait for years; therefore be
Resolved, By the Rock Island Club,
hat the hearty thanks of said organiz-
alton and of each and every mem Der
thereof and an assurance of our great
appreciation of Mr.. Weyerhaeuser's
generosity be. and hereby is rendered
him.
A communication was received from |
he Northwestern University Glee and |
Mandolin Clubs asking to give con-
cert here in the near future under the |
auspices of the club. The manager |
If the organization will be here Satur- |
lay. The matter was referred to the |
entertainment committee and board of |
directors of the club.
There was further discussion of the |
of the club assuming |
ownership of its home, but no action
vas taken.
The nominating committee pro-
posed Phil Mitchell, DR.. G. c. Carter.
7. S. Wilbert and Hugh Curtis for
election as directors at the next meet
ng TO succeed those directors whose
arms ~ nir.. at that fip,a