Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-26
IANA MERCHANTS
County Association Banquets
$50 Strong Up By Glad
brook
TWO PROGRAMS ARE GIVEN
Many Drive Overland to Attend
Business Men Give Addresses and
Talks on Subjects of Interest to Re-
tail Men-Banquet and Toasts Come
Afterwards.
Special to Times Republican.

Gadbrook, April 26.-With seventy
I'VE visitors and $50 strong the retail
merchants of lama county held one
" tnelr regular banquets as guests of
'ne citizens of Gladbrook Wednesday
evening. A general good time was en-
Jo!ed all around. business program
y considerable length was presented in
tne lodge room after which the con-
Nehton adjourned to the music hall,
"aere the ladies' aid society of the
ohited Brethren church served an
eiaoorate banquet to $50 guests and a
lew toasts were enjoyed.
L. Bigelow, a leading merchant Of
1ladbrook, presided DR.. G. r. Wrage.
Ing local orator and wit. welcomed the
E ussls. Wrage proved that Gladbrook
was manufacturing city and promised
ths visitors that the town marshal had
iesei arrested anyone in ten years of
service, so all felt at home and free
10 enjoy themselves. Wrage, who is
d haturalized citizen, made an elo-
queni appeal to the merchants to take
an active part in politics and uphold
the Splendid institutions of free gov
efhment which this country affords.
In The absence of r. p Fitzgerald,
j. W. Willett, of Tama, responded fit
tingy. There was no politics in the
merchants meeting, but the presence
OF Wiett at one end of the program,
and G "A. Pratt, of Traer at the other,
merely tipped suggestion of the COM
ing judicial convention.
w. H Albrecht, of Tama, read a
pa per on The Merchant in Politics."
He asserted that the average merchant
is now cipher in politics. That while
he ought not to seek office, he should
take part in politics, have convictions
and serve the public when called.
II. B. Shoemaker, of Gladbrook erst-
while a school teacher, but lately a
busting merchant, went down to hell
with Dante in his search for The
Troubles of Merchant"
j. ]. McMahon, editor of the Demo-
crat at Toledo, amused the convention
with very witty and thoughtful pre-
sentatien Of the Then and Now"
What might be termed the leading
address Of the evening was made by
W. j. Pfkington, of Des Moines. editor
of the .owa Trade Journal He told
his audince some very practical things
about MODERN merchandising, and gave
soilsr Instructions in ad. writing.
C. A. Patt, lawyer of Traer, closed
with a paper on the Tendencies of the
Day Afeting the Retail Merchant"
He spoke particularly of the necessity
of a merchant being booster for his
town and putting himself, heart and
soul, into the activities of his commune
ity. social, church and political.
Two interludes were occupied by the
ladies quartet, composed of Mrs. Will
liam Nee, Mrs Martin Nee, Miss Olive
Stauffer. Miss Elizabeth Wiltemeyer,
and Miss Nellie Robinson, organist.
Repeated enchores displayed apprecla-
ton of their singing.
AT the banquet everyone of the 100
was served promptly and the ladies'
i'm charge acquitted themselves with
credit.
Martin Mee banker, of Gladbrook,
acted as postmaster. The following
toasts were enjoyed:
Policy-oliver Henderson, Glad
brook
The Ideal Merchantmen S. Bosley'
Chelsea. ~
An Ideal Business Man-Rev. G. K.
Hudson, Gladbrook
Cratic. ]. Wonser, Tama.
Somebody then called for D. w.
Norris, il, Of Marshalltown, editor
Of the Times Republican, to respond,
but as there was then scarcely ten
minutes mir Of time left for the Tama ao and
Toledo men to catch their train aia,d home ne,
he merely thanked the association Tor y
it's courtesy and hospitality and 10 t sat
down. Mr.. Norris was guest at .he
home of Mr.. and Mrs Martin wee oul
ing his stay In town.