Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-21
DENVER HAS IOWA
CLUB 600 STRONG
Delegates and Visitors to Recent Conven-
ton Entertained by Former Friends
nom Colorado Residents.
IRY j.. x, ~poUGHERTY.'

IRY J. X. poUGHERTY.l |
Delegates and visitors to the Demo.
cratic national convention In Denver
ganization whose activity bears wit
ness that no matter where Iowans
may go they still remain loyal to their
native state. The Hawkeye club may
not be the largest club in Denver, but
when Iowans are on hand to be shown
the sights and entertained, there is
no more active organization in the
Rocky Mountain region. During the
convention the club had headquarters
in the parlors of the Albany hotel, in
charge of an entertainment commit
tee which saw to it that the Iowans
were well taken care of, and the Wis
iting Hawkeye was made to feel
that he was in the hands of his
friends.
The Hawkeye club was organized
four years ago with w. w. Garwood,
formerly of Marshalltown, and now
one of the prominent members of the
Denver bar, as its first president.
Chief Justice Gabbert of the Colorado
supreme court, formerly of Davenport.
was the first vice president, and G.
w. Varnum, formerly of LIE Mars, also
a prominent member of the Denver
bar, as its secretary. Since that time
four meetings have been held each
year, two social meetings at the
homes of members, a banquet at n
of the hotels in winter and a picnic
at one of the Colorado resorts in the
summer. The last meeting of the club
was held at the Savoy hotel in De-
cember and sixty-fve new members
were taken in, swelling the member
ship list to about 900. The officers
elected at that meeting and who will
serve until the business meeting next
winter, are:
President-H, E. Kelly, formerly of
Iowa City.
Vice president t. D. Colby, Tor
merly of Des Moines.
Secretary - Mrs. S. j. Hollings-
worth, formerly of Marshalltown.
Treasurer - S. j.. Shirley, formerly
of Davenport.
The club will hold it's picnic this
summer at Eldorado Springs on July
% and an attendance of upwards of
soc, is expected.
The Hawkeye club includes in its
~AC oIl Sotola "
doans. Chief among these are Chief
Justice w. H. Gabbert of the SUI.
preme court and Associate Justices
j. G. Helm and John Campbell; Judge
Greeley Whitford of the Denver dis.
trict court; Judge D. G. Beaman
chief counsel for the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, and one of the
leading corporation attorneys of Colo
4 rodN. NoNrro Cf;lrara ls,%,ta - oi4Nn
ney of the city and county of Denver
w. W. Garwood, G. w. Varnum, Har
ry Kelly and T. D. Colby, prominent
members of the Denver bar; A. D
Moss, assistant treasurer of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron company, for many
years a prominent dry goods merchanI
In Ottumwa, and Mrs. o. ". Belts, or
ganizer and president for Colorado o
of the International Sunshine society
Mrs. Belts is the widow of Charles w
Belts, who was in the clothing bust
ness in Ottumwa before going to Col
orado twenty-five years go.
Another former IOwan now promi
nent in Colorado is l. N. Stevens
head of one of the largest law firms
In Denver. Mr.. Stevens studied Law
in the office of J.. w. Blythe, now chic
counsel for the Burlington railroad
and Thomas Hedge, former congress
mans from the First Iowa district
when these two men were in law part
nership at Burlington thirty years
ago. Mr.. Stevens is one Of the mos
prominent Journalists in Colorado al
well as being a leader at tn,
bar. He has a controlling interest ant
publishes the Pueblo Chieftain, prob
ably the leading Republican paper 0
t Colorado. He also attained rank as al
author through his new book. 9Th,
L~iberators," one of the best sellin,
novels of the year..
Members Of the Iowa Club.
The names of all members of tn,
Iowa club were not obtainable, bu
the following names were secured
from the secretary, Mrs. Holdings
worth, the name and the residence 0
each party in Iowa before going t,
Denver being given:
Judge and Mrs. D. C. Beaman, OF
tumwa.
Mrs. o. v. Belts, Ottumwa.
Addie M. Browning, Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Israel, Ottumwa
: A. D. Moss, Ottumwa.
; Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Semones, Of
tumwa.
P. A. Elkin, Ottumwa.
A. F. Corthon, Ottumwa.
]. A.. Baxter, Ottumwa.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. Bass, Mt. Pleas
!. ant.
: Mr.. n Mrs. S. M. Blackma,
Woodbine.
: w. w. Booth, Ames.
| Arvilla Burk. Waterloo.
Mrs. o.. l.. Croft, Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Crawford, Fair
field.
Saide Cronkelton, M%arshalltown.