Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-16
IN ANNUAL MEET
Tri-City Press Club Elects OFF,
GERS and Holds Memorial
to j. j. La Velle.
TRIBUTE OF MEMBERS PAID
Major J. T. Thompson Delivers Fare.
we'll Address - Club Design
Adopted.


facturers hotel in Moline, the business
session following an excellent dinner
served in the hotel ordinary. The
most important matter to come be
fore the club in the business meeting
year. The late j. J. LaVelle, who was
first vice president of the club at the
time of his death, would doubtless
have been chosen for the office of
president. His death broke the Iota-
ton in Office which has been the Gus
tom of the club for years. The club,
however, has long obtained to the Gus
tom of rotating the Office of president
among the three cities, and to follow
this method, Rock Island was given
the presidency.
Val j. Peter, publisher of the Volks-
Zietung of this city, was chosen presi-
dent of the club the full list of officers
elected being as follows:
Presidential j. Peter. Rock Island.
First Vice President-Ralph w.
Cram, Davenport.
Second Vice President-A. T. Foster
Moline.
Secretary-E. P. Rundquist, Moline
| (reelected).
Directors-F. ]. Mueller, Rock Is
land; B. F. Tillinghast. Davenport
| e. 3. McKeever. Moline.
The organization of the club for the
year will be completed at the next
meeting, when the standing commit
tees will be named by the president.
Reports Are Made.
The club heard interesting report:
of the year from the secretary. e. p
Rundquist. and the retiring prcsiden.
IJohn Sundine of Moline. Mr.. Sundine
in addressing the. club, referred to the
remarkable attainments of the organ
ization in the last year, during whic!
the members have had the honor o
entertaining Secretary of War William
H. Taft and high officials of the United
States army, Hon. William Jenning
/ Bryan. Commander Robert +. Peary
the members of the Inland waterway
commission appointed as advisors =
President Roosevelt Colonel f. L
Hobbs, commandant Of Rock ISLAM
arsenal. the officers of the 18th Unite
States cavalry. and numerous othe
men prominent in public affairs. L
reviewing the success of the club, Nj
Sundine commented on the fact tina
the Tri-city Press club has proved i
self to be capable of entertaining tn
tri-cities' guests in the name of tn
tri-cities. The Press club is the onl
social and professional organization
distinct tri-city character. Durin
the year the active membership ha
been increased by IS. and five disti'
) grIished men have been added to tn
roll of honorary members.
Mr.. Peter, the president elect, We
, escorted to the chair of the presidin
officer, and briefly expressed his a
probation of the honor given him. an
. addressed the members on the wol
ahead for the coming year.
Adopt IN Emblem.
F. The committee appointed to recoT
/ mend a suitable emblem for the eli
r made its report. recommending an Ell
> blem in the form of pin of triangul;
design. symboliZing the tri-city chara
ter of the club. The committees I
port was accepted and the design ado
ted.
The name of Ebert Fullmer of tn
, city was proposed for membership al
- referred to the board of directors.
,f Memorial to MIR. LaVelle.
4 The club then devoted an hour to
memorial to the late James J. LaVel
. the address delivered at the invitati'
:, of the committee on arrangements
. the club. being made by H. p. Sin
!, SON. former president of the club. T
address which was made part of t
records of the club at the outset de;
IL with personal relations and busine
- association and continued as follow
81 "a native of Rock Island county, hs
u ing been born at Rapids City Aug
- 1869, Mr.. LaVelle launched upon
- career as a newspaper man before
~ had attained his majority, coming
The Argus as a reporter in 1888.
IS early years had been spent in the upI
re end of the county, where he acquil
&C. the educational advantages of the
Vi binary school and the Port Byron &C
at envy. He was possessed of rema
ably bright mind of rare Judgment a
~ exceptional capacity for work. He v
consequently both tireless and resour
VI full as reporter, man quick to prt
- his worth to those associated with h
90 He remained on The Argus as rept
q er until 1893, when the late J. w.
~ ter, the then editor and proprietor
-, the paper, became postmaster of RI
~ Island, and he took Mr.. LaVelle to
49, postoffice with him and gave him a
sponsible clerical position. Here
=, LaVelle demonstrated his execut
ability so well that when Mr. Potter
= linquished the Office of postmaster
i'm 1897 he offered Mr. LaVelle the b
he ness management of The Argus, WI
yed was accepted and retained by Mr..
lis Velle up to the time of his death S
the &c last He had for nine years
I'm. charged the additional duties of Sc
use tary and treasurer of the j. w. Pc
l.. n d.