The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-06-08
NEWCLUB ORGANIZED.
Business Men to incorporate For
Mutual Benefit aud Pleasure.
FINE CLUB ROOMS LEASED
Club Will Work for,City's Advancement.
And to Promote Legitimate Sociabil-
ity Among Business Men.

And to Promote Legitimate SociabiI-
ity Among Business Men.
A number of young business men of
Denison have recently organized q
club that is to be known as the Deni-
son Commercial Club. 1t is to be in
corporated and it lie hoped to have it in
shape for business by August l. While
the young men have taken the initla-
tive number of the older and most
prominent business men of the city
have expressed their desire to become
members and it is hoped that it will
soon muster full roll of the business
and professional men of the city.
The objects of the club are two-fold:
first. to promote the we'll being Of the
city, to form a strong nucleus for united
action along many lines. City affairs,
trade extension. new enterprises
streets and highways. public health,
public morals, the schools. the college,
all these and much more will come
within the province of the club al d
will be subject OF special consideration
by regular committees. For this pur-
pose monthly meetings will be held for
which program will be provided and
at which any subject of general inter
est may be discussed, These meetings
will serve to bring the business men
closer together. to take personal
animoslties out OF competition and in
many ways to increase the business
and prestige of our city. The time has
come when Denison must either fall in
to the ranks of the sleepy, country
town or become the wlde-a wake-clty
and no one means will accomplish
more toward the desired end than a
strong, compact, active commercial
club. The memberhip will not be con-
fined to merchants, but will consist OF
y all those no matter how employed who
are ready to help Denisop.
The second object of the club will be
to promote healthy legitimate socia-
bility among the men of Denison. To
this end the second story of the hand
some new brick building just west OF
the Nelson Hotel has been leased.
These rooms are ample in size and are
being arranged for the purposes of the
club. The large reading and assembly
room faces on the court house squai e
and with its large bay window will
command inc view of the handsome
court house and the busy four corners
enough for the regular meetings of the
club and the suite is so arranged that
on special occasions all the rooms car
be thrown together thus making d
splendid hall for reception of the
citys guests Or for such times as tn t
club may be thrown open to receive the
ladies of the city
Back of the reading room is tn
social room, where cards. chess, check
ers and other games will hold swa.
The rear Of the building will be taken
up with the billiard hall and firs'
class table will be provided for the de
votees'of this best OF indoor games.
The rooms together with the clul
Office, wide hallway, toilet room
and broad rear veranda complete the
suite. The club rooms will be KEEP,
clean and orderly, no games OF chance
will be permitted and no liquors will be
allowed on the premises. On Sundays
the rooms will be used as reading room
only.
The club will thus furnish gentle
many place of meeting with amusc'
ments and diversions for young aid
old. where all will feel on an equality
become better acquainted and forge'
the struggle OF competition in the
pleasure of social intercourse.
The possibilities of such club for
the business, moral and social devel-
openent of Denison are without Iiml
1t will bring the young men into touch
with the older and more staid, aud re-
iuvenate the elderly. 1t can be the
source of such uniued action as will
make Denison forge rapidly to The
front. Plenty of brain power Is gong
to waste in Denison for lack OF proper
encouragement and cooperation. The
club will foster all of Denison's enter
prises, will assist in building up the
schools, in promoting the college, in
enforcing economy and good govern
ment in city affairs. in building up a
strong public sentiment in favor of law
and order and public morals. 1t will
aid inreaching out for trade and hold
u ing that which we have. 1t will be a
ready-.o-hand instrument for the pro-
motion of all that is good and helpful
\ to Denison.
TIE membership fee of $1,000 will