The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-04
EVERYBODY is ENCOURAGED.
Good Work Done and Looming Pros.
poets Inspire Enthusiasm-Some
Splendid Toasts Are Given
At the Banquet

were against the success OF the affair
and numerous postponements Of the
meeting, due to conflicting dates,
threatened the abandonment of the
function this year. but the committee
on banquet, composed of j. S. Loben-
stein, l., e. Corlett, Henry Frankel
and Wesley Garner, showed their COM
potency in the satisfactory result Of
their efforts.
Harmony and unanimity among the
members on the policy and plans of
the Club were indicated by the spirit
manifested in the brief business meet
ing which preceded the banquet. Fol-
lowing the reports of the secretary
and treasurer the election of directors
was held with the following result: g.
Directors Elected. ." .-'"'
|. w. Cook, Elmer ]. Morris, 5.
L. e. Corlett, Leo Baldatif, .
A. ]. Augustine, E. A. Lewis,
R. X. Davis, C. E. Brooke, 81"
Frank ]. Hamilton, Chas. D.Marckress,
F. e. Green, d Chas. R. Lee,
Morris Hirsch, Van P.!Wittenmyer,
Stewart W. Jameson. .''f ..... -.
- '"'' ' secretary's Report. .'.'-
Secretary L. e. Corlett presented
the following encouraging report, which
was unanimously accepted and spread
on the minutes:
The Board of Directors whose term
of office expires tonight were elected
as such on the 23rd day of April, 1907,
and entered upon their duties with the
determination to boost and protect the
interests of Oskaloosa.
Tonight the Club is represented by a
live membership of one hundred and
twelve (112), all of whom being con-
versant with the work of the CONNER
cial Club, details will not be gone into
in this report.
At the first meeting of the Board
the following officers were elected: H.
H. Phinney, President; |. W.. Cook,
Vice President; r. X. Davis, Treasurer,
and at subsequent meeting, l.. L.
Corlett was chosen Secretary.
Experience having suggested the ad
visibility of the separation of the
Commercial Club from the Retail Mer
chants Association, a committee was
appointed 10 find suitable rooms for
use of this Club. In due time arrange
ments were made and five-year lease
was entered into for the rooms in the
basement of the court house, which
the Climb now occuDies.
During the past year there have been
held thirty-six 1861 meetings of the
Board of Directors and innumerable
committee meetings, most of the work
of the Board having been done through
committees, whose faithful work made
it possible to accomplish the ends
sought.
A few of the matters which came be.
fore the Commercial Club during the
time. stated and which received the
attention, assistance and good will of
such Club were as follows:
improvements at Penn College by
the building of gymnasium, etc.
The Crocker Brigade G. A. R., who
are to hold their annual encampment
here in September ISL
Women's Biennial Club Convention.
The Dain Manufacturing Company
Picnic from Ottumwa. .
The State Knights of Pythias En-.
Icampment, which is to be held here
some time during the early fall.
The Marengo Midland Electric Rail.
way Company proposition.
A Disc Drill Seed Manufacturing es.
tablishment from Peru, Indiana.
The Parcels Post proposition, and
the opposition offered by the Board
and business men generally must have
been effective, judging from the action
taken by Congress.
Attention was given to secure the
Iowa Central Shops from Marshall,
town. The effort was not a successful
one, although we have hopes of locat
ing those shops in our city, knowing
that it would be a benefit to US, as
we'll as to the said Railway Company.
And one OF the propositions that re-
quired most attention from the Com.
mercial Club and business men gener.
ally was the proposed enameled brick
plant for which the business men, both
members and non-members of the
Commercial Club, subscribed promptly
and literally until over Thirty-six Hun.
sred Dollars ($360O.00D had been sub.
|scribed, as per agreement with the
promoter, and, on the failure of such
promoter to meet his contract, the
money was safely returned to those to
whom it belonged. This one act Ger.
tainly should cement the confidence OF
the Commercial Club and business
men of Oskaloosa, and the response
given to the committee soliciting mem.
berships positively shows that the
kindest feeling exists and that the Com
mercial Club is receiving the loyal
support of the business men, and in
turn that the Commercial Club is put.
ting forth every effort to secure better
things for Oskaloosa and to protect Os.