Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-26
OBJECT OUTLINED
BY the Rock Island Audit rum
Association in Appii-
cation
FOR PERMIT TO INCORPORATE
First Board Of Directors Elected
At Meeting Held Last
Evening.

Pursuant TO call of the chairman,
Maj. c. w HAYES, the governing
board Of trustees of the Rock Island
Auditorium association met al the
Woodmen head Office last evening. In
the absence of Chairman Halves. the
meeting was called TO order by c. J.
Larkin, who was elected temporary
chairman. F. ". Herges was elected
temporary secretary.
The chairman called on Attorney c.
j. Searle for advice as to steps to be
taken AT this meeting. and Mr.. SearIe
advised that. in his judgment, the first
order of business should be the selec-
ton of name for the association, and
proposed the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved, That we. c. J. Larkin.
II. e. Casteel. C. W Halves. George
Price. Warren Reck. w. T Channon.
F. w. Herges. c. V. Nelson. w. J.
French. a. G. Anderson l.. V Eckhart
Jr., J. p. Sexton. Rev. J. F. Lockncy,
Rev. II. w. Reed. Rev. w. s. Marquis.
NJ. E. Sweeney. J. F. Dindinger and
Joe Reichart. do hereby constitute our
selves the Rock Island Auditorium as
ISOLATION.
Not for PccunIary Profit.
a motion was made by NJ. E. Swee-
ney that the meeting proceed to take
the necessary steps to incorporate the
Rock Island Auditorium association
under the laws Of the state Of Illinois
relating to the incorporation of asso-
Citations not for pecuniary profit. The
motion was carried. a motion by Mr..
Sweeney that the association be incor-
poTated under the name of Rock Isl.
and Auditorium association was car
ried
Mr.. Searle proposed the next order
of business. the declaration of the OBJ
ject of the association, as follows, and
it was concurred in:
The object of this association shall
be to procure and provide for the citi-
zens of the city of Rock Island liter
airy. social business. and amusement
advantages and facilities; to acquire.
procure and hold real estate therefor
and to build any necessary or conven-
lent building or buildings therefor, and
To manage AMI rent the same; and
when completed. to give and dedicate
the same to the city of Rock Island;
and to do any and everything neces-
sary or eXpedient to accomplish the
said objects; said objects to be more
definitely stated in the certificate of in
corporation of this association
In Charge of Six Directors.
The chairman. acting upon advice of
Mr.. Searle. stated the next order of
business to be the designation of the
number of directors that may be de-
sired George Price moved that the
management of the association shall
be vested in board of six directors.
TO be elected annually and to serve
one year and until their successors
shall be elected and duly qualified. The
motion was carried The chairman
asked the pleasure of the meeting as
to the method of selecting the six di-
rectors. and. on motion. it was decided
TO elect by ballot. one director from
each of the organizations represented
In the governing board of trustees. The
halloting resulted in the election of the
following gentlemen as directors in the
Rock Island Auditorium association:
c. ]. LarRin. George Price. F. w
Hcrges. l.. V. ECkhart. Jr.. Rev. II.
w. Reed and NJ e Sweeney. The
board Of directors was instructed to
prepare bylaws for the association. to
be presented for consideration as ear
" as possible.
BY unanimous consent. it was under
stood and agreed that the plans for
this convention hall enterprise. as out
lined in the original report of the Rock
Island Club committee shall be follow
ed as closely as possible