Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-21
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Denver Has Iona Club 500 Strong.
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Delegates and visitors to the Demo-
cratic national convention in Denver
enjoyed the hospitality of social or
ganization whose activity bears wit
ness that no matter where 1owans
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 mora 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 it's 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
wear. two social meetings at the
homes of members a banquet at one
of the hotels in winter and 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-five new members
were taken in, swelling the member
ship list to about 500 The OFFICERS
elected at that meeting and who VIII
serve until the business meeting next
winter, are:
President-H. E. Kelly, formerly Of
Iowa City.
vice PRESIDENT D. Colby, for
merly Of Des Moines.
Secretary - Mrs, IS. 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
25 and an attendance of upwards OF
600 is expected.
The Hawkeye club includes in its
membership some prominent Coiora-
doans. Chief among these are Ch1ef
Justice w. III. Gabbert of the SUI
preme court and Associate Justices
j. C.. Helm and John Campbell; Judge
Greeley whitford of the Denver dis
trict court: Judge d. C. Beaman,
chief counsel for the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, and one of the
leading corporation attorneys OF Colo
RADIO; George Stidger, district attor-
ney of the city and county OF Denver
w. w. Garwood, c. w. Varnum. Har-
nv Kelly and T. D. Colby, prominent
members Of the Denver bar; A. -.
Moss, assistant treasurer of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron company. for many
years prominent dry goods merchant
in Ottumwa, and Mrs. o. V. Belts. or
ganizar and president for Colorado OF
the international Sunshine society.
Mrs. Belts is the widow of Charles W.
Belts who was in the clothing bus1-
ness in Ottumwa before going to Col
orado twenty-five years ago.
Another former Iowan now prom1-
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 ]. w. Blythe, now chief
counsel tor the Burlington ram oe''A'
and Thomas Hedge. former congress-
man from the first Iowa district,
when these two men We're in law part
nership at Burlington thirty years
ago. Mr.. Stevens is one of the most
prominent journalists in Colorado as
we'll as being leader at the
bar. He has controlling interest and
publishes the Pueblo Chieftain. prob
ably the leading republican paper of
Colorado He also attained rank as an
author thru his new book, The Liber-
ators," one Of the best selling novels
Of the year,