The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-21
900 FORMER lOMANS
BANQUET III GOTHAM

New York, Feb. l9.-Theodore n.
Shonts, ex-chairman OF the Panama
canal commission and Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw were the principal
speakers last night al tile second an-
hual banquet OF the Iowa Society OF
New York, held at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Fully 200 were present. WIN 80
Senate DOlliver nj Congressman
Frank O. Lowden. now OF Illinois. were
unable to be present. The event was
great success. A resolution was
adopted n sent to Senator Allison a.
follows:
We gratefully acknowledge to You our
profound appreciation OF your; long and
distinguished service to both state and
na1lon. express. to you Y wishes that
Joy and pleasure.
The guests OF honor included Sec
rotary Shaw, Senator Dolliver, Hon.
u. r. Shonts, Congressman Lowden.
Senator William "A. Clark, Of Montana;
Judge John r. Dillon, General John j.
McCook, Walter Alexander. Hon. Sid
hey Foster, George McHenry and Ed
win H. Blashford, the artist.
The members OF the dinner commits
tee who furnished the most acceptable
program for the annual reunion were
Colonel James II. Peavy,C Colonel Henry
L.. Swords, John A. Drake, Edmund IA.
Stedman, Henry d. Tichenor, Robert
$. armstrong, Delos w. Cooke, Edward
OWings Towne, Adelbert j. Smith and
g. Arthur Dunlayy. The officers who
also took an active part in the arrange
ments were General Dodge, president:
James s. Clarkson, first vice president:
John ~. Dillon, second vice president:
eod p. Shonts. third vice presi-
dent; Cocker F. Clarkson. secretary, and
Allan Dawson, secretary.
A partial list Of the members who
attended and tho cities from which
they hail follows:
Des Moines-Waiter E. Andrews, web
ster Bishop, James 8. Clarkson, Coker F.
ss chuyle r. J" ins Fl g1esz; Allan Dawson,
August Kuhn, Julius Kuhn, George L, Nc.
Graoken, Charles v. O,Donnell, George r.
Larger. pr. Harry p. Plummer. Charles
". Sells. Colonel H. L. Swords, Warren
T. Thumniel. Henry D.. Tichenor, Samuel
Strauss, R. p. Worral and Herman Youn.
Dubuque-Henry q. Bates, orrin s.
Goan, Walter Goan, Walter Large, vii.
liam Writ Mills, James r. Sheffield and
Council Biufrs-william G.. Beer. Frank
8. Pussy. Ralph w. Clayton, Grenville M
Dodge, John L. Granger, William r
H% s'n1ln G and Adelbert J: Smith.
Peavey and c. ii. Winnie.
{osEs}ooss@c. ": h Ii saiisa; and John
w. &AlllCE.r HasfH4 EraNH avg
Dayenport-James d. Campbell and Johr
r. Dillon.
The representatives of other Iowa
cities were
II. A: Bennett, Ames: Charles R. Bissell
Fairfield; State Senator Edgar 4: Brack-
Jesse w. Clark, Red Oak; George b. Cook
M. Pleasant; G. A.. Dunlayy, Stiles; Geo
Norton ellis. president Tabor college; II
r. Hedrick, Keokuk; F. G.. H.rleman, Wa
verify; John w. Jennings, Millersburg
James e. Kooser, Cedar Rapids; Norman
r. Metcalf, Lansing; U. g. Monnet, Keo
sauqua; Charles II. More, Fort Dodge
John r. Murray, Monroe; Nelson M. Page
Fort Dodge; Theo. i. Sanxay, Iowa city
George w. Smith, Mt. Pleasant: Car
Snyder, Cedar Falls: E. A. Stedman, Keo,
kuk; Edward 0. Towne, Pella; Rev. Ju
Illus A. Ward, Cedar Rapids; Isidore Well
Clarinda: George w. Wellman. Ottumwa
Myron F. Westover, Vinton; Thomas M
Williams, Abel.
Several well known public men at,
tended, among them being w. c
Brown, vice president OF the New
York Central; William T. Hornaday
director OF the New York Geological
park; Albert Shaw, editor OF the Re
view Of Reviews; Delos w. Cooke
assistant traffic manager Of the Erie
railroad; Lee DeForest, the inventor
Of wireless biography. and John s
RunneH, Of Chicago, counsel for the
Pullman