Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-16
oTTuMWA COMMERCIAL AssocIA-
TON HOLDS SECOND ANNUAL
4 BANQUET. s
A SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
One Hundred and seventy.six Mem.
bers and Guests Dine and Listen to
REPRESENTATIVE Business and Profess
sional Men Respond to Toasts.
From Fpiday,s Daily

From Fridays Daily.
Ottumwa, her commercial achieve
ments in the past, and her brilliant
prospects for the future's,' formed the
central thought for the after dinner
speakers at the annual social and ban
quet Of the Ottumwa Commercial asso-
ciation held in the basement OF the
Market Street theatre building last
evening At z o'clock one hun.
dred and iseyenty-six representative
business and professional men OF the
city sat down to a generous and elab-
prate spread Later they smoked their
cigars in comfort and content, while
they listened to the retrospective story
of Ottumwa's wonderful advancement
in material, social and political adj
yancement, and to prophetic utter
ances for an even brighter future by
representative men in commercial and
professional lines who were the speak
.ers for the occasion.
3.a Second Annual Banquet. :
This was the second annual social
and banquet of the association, and in
elaborate MENU pointed speeches,
number, and representative character
OF the men who sat down to- the tables,
the affair was great success. The
sentiment was voiced a. number OF
times by the toastmaster 8 and the
speakers of the evening, that IL the
Commercial association had no other
purpose or usefulness, than tor bring.
1.-THE business and professional men Of
llOttpmWa together upon this annual oc-s
casion, 1t would be an institution Of
great value to the city, .,s. !,
s.P. Hartman. POSTMASTER.
rs. p. Hartman, president Of the
South Side Improvement association,
presided as toastmaster and credit Is
due to him for the capable manner in
(which he performed this duty. The;
| speeches were all good and commend
able, some for one thing, some for an
other. To the young attorney, M. G.
Gilmore, belongs the credit of making
the most entertaining talk of the even
ing. His talk brought forth several
rounds of good hearty laughter and
tended much to shorten the hours be-
tween and 11:15 when the banquet
closed.
Speakers Not Pres ent.
Sickness and business engagements
prevented number OF out of town
guests and two of the speakers from
attendance. r. III. Moore, who was
to have represented the press Of the
city in response to the toast, HThe
Press" was sick and unable to be pres
tent. Business prevented Harry P.
Keyhoe from responding to the toast.
our Manufacturing interests and
Greatest Further Needs" With these
1.-TWO exceptions the entire program as
published was carried out.
A Touching Incident.
\ A touching feature of the banquet
Ecame just before the close, when the
Eentire body rose and stood silently for
a moment in token of respect and sym
pathy for A. w. johnson, one Of the
members of the association who is ly-
1 ing at his home seriously i'll, and whose
/ life is despaired Of At the banquet Of
last year Mr.. Johnson was one of the
speech upon that occasion
Served by Hospital Association.
The BANQUET was served bv the mem
lbers of the Ottumwa Hospital associa-
4 tion, with the object OF securing money
ofpC duuSu " Liz uOWf D'SttfS This
ed for the purpose of erecting and
! equipping. a new hospital building. The
menu was served in seven courses and
was of SO satisfying nature that,
Calvin Manning, who headed the list
of speakers, in complimenting the la
dies upon the feast prepared. declared
that he would like to take regular
board at table set by the m embers Of
the hospital association. At the sug-
lgestion Of Judge M. a. Roberts, who
was one Of the banqueters, vote Of
thanks was extended to the members
of the Hospital association for the ex-
cellent service given at the banquet.
! Menu.
Boullion.
CroItonE-