Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET
Bic Ball Room Of Grand Hotel Taxed
Beyond Its Capacity,
GOVERNOR cUMMNS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Y. ". e.. .. Project Given y Boost
ny Emmett FINLEY and n. G.
Hughes, President at
Ripon College.

with nearly 80 members and invited
guests seated around the tables, the third
annual banquet OF the Council Bluffs Com
mercial club. held last night at the Grand
hotel. proved a nptable event in the his
tory OF the organization, which during its
short life has done so much for the city
The large ball room proved inadequate to
accommodate the gathering and tables had
to be placed in the entryway adjoining.
The tables were prettily and lavishly dec
GRATED with roses, carnations, lonquils and
ferns. and at each plate was a boutonniere.
At the head table were seated President
Mcdonald, with Governor Cummins on his
right. the speakers Of the evening and
prominent guests.
It was half an hour after the appointed
time before the banquet room was thrown
open and this made it somewhat late be-
fore the speaking began. it being nearly 10
o clock when Charles w. Mcdonald, presi-
dent of the club. with a few introductory
remarks presented Emmett FINLEY. who
spoke For the Club" and az wen pre-
scented the Young Mems Christian associa-
| ton project to the assemblage. President
r. c. Hughes OF Ripon college, formerly
president OF Tabor college, while not on
the regular program, was called upon to
speak on the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. and he made an eloquent and
urgent appeal TO the business men to carry
the project TO a successful issue. as the es-
| tablishment of such an institution meant
so much for the community, .
| Judge Mcpherson took Southwest Iowa
as the subject of his talk, and Superintend-
ent Clifford gave an interesting account OF
the progress of the schools of this city and
the prominent position they had taken
among the public schools of the country w.
f. Mitchell Of Sidney. Ia. with Promotion
| Of Commercial Progress" for his theme,
| gave a most interesting talk, which was a
feature OF an all-round good program.
Address of Governor.
Governor A. B. Cummins, who made the
closing address of the evening. was given
a most enthusiastic reception.
Governor Cummins said in substance that
! Iowa was one of the grandest states in
the union, one OF the garden spots of the
world. In the midst OF the bounties of
nature it's people had not been unmindful
OF the things which make for the upbuild-
ing OF the race and were spending for
schools half of the entire amount raised
by taxation. He predicted that iowa was
some day to become great manufacture
ing state, but left it TO his auditors TO say
WHY IL was llOl dlIthuy SuCiis Aht ithNOS
he said was not difficult to hnd-removo
the restrictions which now surroupd man
fufacturing enterprises here.
He then devoted n few moments to1the
Young Mems Christian association, saying
fit was an enterprise worthy of the most
generous treatment and that it would re-
turn larger dividends on the Investment
than any other
His closing remarks were devoted TO tho
corporations. He said great corporations
under modern conditions were necessit,
and that they should receive a fair return
on the capital invested and fair treatment
but the public was entitled also to a square
deal The corporations were not entitled
10 any return on the hundreds of milliont
of wstered stocks which had been hoatet
by the morally, If not legally, criunina
manlpulations Of financial thimbletiggers
The guests includeda
Governor A. b. Cummins. Judge Smtl
Nc Pherson of the United States court, Rep
resentative r. J. Martin Of Hancock. Rep
resentative II. r. Freeman OF Oakland. Su
pervisor Allan Bulls Of srisNola Super
H. G. Brandeis of Hancock Mayor ], c
| Sullivan OF Creston, b NJ. Christian, W. c
Macarthur and f. r. Mason OF Des Moines
r. Potter and W. l.. Raughn of Harlan
I Amor Stern and Thomas Arthur Of Logan
I Valley IL. s. Swanson and L. G.. Reninge
OF Shenandoah, w. r. Mitchell of Sidney
+. f. Jones of Villisoa, I'D Barrett of Dun
lap, Lewis Miles OF Corydon, W. b. Daven
port of Sioux Falls, Vance Lane, i. w
: Judson Charles NJ. wilhelm. F. A. Nash
. NJ. w. Cavanaugh r. 8. Cowgirl, +. +
: Peck, J. f. NonDorn, Frank II. Hamilton
| and A. j. Love OF Omaha, DR.. W. j. Nc
Cram OF South Omaha, President r. {
Hughes of Rtpon college; G. Bolter, Dresi
r dent OF the Commercial club OF logan; w
]. Dobbs and A. I. West OF Tabor; II. "
I ROthert. superintendent of Iowa School 70
s the Deaf; George +. Wright r. l.. Shugar
A and Rev Marcus +. Mcclure. pastor OF tn
First Presbyterian church. Council Bluns