Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
longview Park Association is
Formed Last Evening at
Turner Hall.
APPOINT NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Addresses Arc Made Expressing
Views OF Members on
the Question.

organizing an association alter plan
that had been evolved by committee
to which the matter had been referred
ut the first meeting two weeks ago.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Knox, as temporary chairman,
and Aid. &. w. McCaskrin, chairman
of the parks committee of the city
council, acted as secretary. In spite
of the unfavorable weather there were
about twenty gentlemen, all thorough
~ interested in the movement, in at
tendance.
l.. III. Guyer, rs chairman of the
committee on organization, submitted
the articles of association, which read
as follows;
| Articles of Association.
| Whereas, Through the munificence
of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Charles
III. Deere, the late Morris Rosenfield
and the late Thomas j. Robinson, the
city of Rock Island became possessed
of 40 acres of beautiful land dedicated
as park situated on the bluff at the
head of Seventeenth street; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed n patriotic
duty on the part of the citizens of
Rock Island as well as a Just recogni-
ton of the Iiberality of the donors,
that every citizen should use his best
efforts to make the said park credit
able ornament to our city; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we, the citizens of
Rock Island, subscribers hereto, do
hereby organize the Longview Park
association and do hereby pledge our
efforts as members of said association
To the execution of the objects as set
forth in the above preamble under the |
direction and in accordance with the |
plans to be adopted by the city coun-
Gil.
That the affairs of this association |
be administered by an executive COM |
mittee of two members from each |
ward, and by president, vice presi-
dent, a secretary and a treasurer, |
each vested with the usual powers of |
such officers and elected for the term |
of one year at the meeting now assem-
bled, and annually thereafter at |
meeting in the evening of the first
Thursday in May to be called by the
president by notice published in the
city press. .
Addresses Are Made.
On the motion to ratify the above
number of addresses were made, those
who were heard including Hon. Will
liam Jackson, Mr.. Guyer, Mayor
Knox, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, G.. j. Searle,
Aid. McCaskrin, Il. j. Medill, and w.
G. Maucker. Park improvement in
general was discussed and the best
methods of accomplishing general re-
suits were touched npOn. 1t was fin
ally agreed that it would be best to
begin with one park and get that
planned and well under way before
taking up another one, and the gen
eral sentiment favored beginning with
Longview park.
The experience of this and other
cities was cited in support of the
theory that larger donations can be
obtained after a general plan is decid-
ed upon so that each person or organ
ization may devote its efforts to some
one particular object, instead of con-
tributing to general fund. The view
was advanced that the city council
should begin the movement in an
way with an appropri-
alton sufficient to cover the expense
of preparing plan.
Organization Effected.
The articles were finally adopted
and q names were appended. Mayor
Knox offered to stand responsible for
the expense of bringing here from
Chicago a landscape gardener to look
over the ground and prepare an esti-
mate of the cost of detailed plan,
and Mr.. Guyer, who has been con-
Quoting correspondence along that
line, was instructed to secure the ser
vices of Que of the well known garden
ers as soon as possible.
The chair, upon motion, appointed
a nominating committee to select a
slate of officers for the association, to
report at the next meeting, as follows:
Seventh ward, DIR. Gustav Andreen;
Sixth ward, w. H. Edwards; Fifth
ward, f. III. Guyer; Fourth ward, {
jackson; Third ward, c. j. '
Searle; Second ward, +. f. Parmenter; l
First ward, Foster Coyne. 1t was
agreed that this committee should
meet at the office of jackson, Hurst s.
stafford next Tuesday evening, the j
mayor and members of the park COM S
nittee of the city council to also be j
present. The association adjourned I
o meet at Turner hall next Thursday h
h
Improvement Association Work. a
That the work of the Home I'm h
association has not been v
n vain is manifest from the many s
ividences of interest and improve r
nent to be observed in connection i
With the homes in this city. The CO. j
,ious and abundant rains have de- S
eloped the lawns. The lawns of p
his city never presented a finer
-reen sod than at present. The vines
nd plants are putting forth their s
caves and flowers, giving beauti e
al and CHEEKY aspect to the sur L
b
1t is to be hoped that, with the ez- Z