Rock Island Argus., 1901-09-25
Officers for the Year Elected
and a Program Carried
Out.

tion room on the second Hoor, where
the meeting was held, prettily deco
rated with autumn leaves.
At $50 supper was announced in
the dining room aud for over two
hours thereafter the gentlemen pres
ent devoted themselves assiduously
to the disposition of a succession of
delicacies that would have foundered
a king. The menu:
Little Neck Clans
Consomme, en- Tasse
Sliced Tomatoes Sherry Cucumbers
Planked White Fish, maitre d'Hotel
Amontillado
Fried Freq Legs, Sauce Tar ar
Broils spring Chicken
Cresmcd New Potatoes Claret
Fresh Loos ter Salad
Mallard Duck, Currant Jelly
Dressed Lettuce Sautern
New York Ice Cream Cake
Fruit
Cheese aud Crackers
CCnee Gig srs Curacao
When at last cigars succeeded the
feast, the members took up the cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing year In
the absence of Secretary j. Ii. Nc
Keever. A. L. Foster was named for
the position temporarily and the cleo
tion resulted as follows:
Presidential Z. Simpson, ARGUS
Rock Island.
First Vice President W. Searlo,
Leader, Davenport.
Second Vice President-r. | Stan
lev. Journal, Moline.
Secretary and Tressurer-J. II. Nc
Keever, Mail. Moline.
observation-disclosures Rexdale, Frater-
nal Tribune, Rock Island; Ralph w.
Cram, Democrat, Davenport; A. T..
Foster. Dispatch. Moline.
Retiring Presidents address.
p. S. McGlynn, the retiring presi-
dent, in his annual address, spoke of
The pleasant duties he had been called
upon to perform in connection with
the admin. tration of his Office, aud
thanked the membership for the
courtesies extended during the year.
After the reports of several commit
tees were heard. the rules were su:
pc 6ded and Valentine Peters, It the
itock Island Volks Zeitung; j. NJ.
Farnham, George Holt and w. l..
Eastman. of the Moline journal. and
Alfred Mueller add Alfred Christen-
sen, of The ARGUS. were voted mem
bars.
The remainder of the program con-
sis ed Of a vocal solo By j. NJ Colli-
gan, an entertaining talk on '.Remin-
is ,ences of Newspaper Days" by Rcb-
ert Rexdale, an exceeding deft manipu-
lition of the Indian clubs with ex-
quisitely clever monologue entered on
Il ko L. 1,,A
by Ralph Cram, and vocal numbers
sung with fine effect by H. Z
Downer.
Previous to the adjournment at
1890 the club adopted a risirg vote
of thanks to Manager Newberg for
the exceptional pains taken aud
the magnificent entertainment fur
nished. to the Tri-City Railway COM
pany for the cars placed at the dis
posal of the organization and the re-
tiriDg officers.
Music for the evening was fur
nished by Petersen's orchestra
Letters of Regret.
The following letters of regret were
read:
"Chicsgo, Sept. 1O.-I am in receipt
of your most courteous invitation of
Sept. 9, asking me to be present at a
banquet to be held by the Tri-City
Press club Tuesday, Sept. IL.
Il thoroughly appreciate your kind
invitation and should be delighted to
comply with your request were it not
for the fact shat / am leaving the city
this evening for Washington. where 1
am called as witness before the Schloy
naval court of inquiry. Yours very
sincerely,
"HENRY BARRETT CHAMBERLIN."
'Secretary's Office. General Post flee
Executive Div, Chicago, Ill.-Sept.
~. 1901:
Il thank you sincerely for
yolr Invitation to address the
rri-City Press club next Tuesday
evening. but my daily labors will not
permit me TO accept. There is moth
ing eDj.y more than a stag party,
and would like to meet you Rock
Island. Davenport and Moline fellows.
hal a soft place in my memory for
II neig hborbood, for as small boy
L used to run up there on excursions
from my home in Princeville. down
in Peoria county. am not a news
paper man nowadays. having Sc
cured Job with Uncle Sam as secre-
try to Postmaster Coyne. which L
fad away yonder more pleasant than
the daily paper grind.
Il know L would enjoy night at
YOUR club, and next Tues day even
Ing. when you shall pass among the
guests star scattered on the grass
and reach the place where 1 might