Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-07
ROCK ISLAND EXPOSITION PRO-
jECT is FORMALLY LAUNCHED

! To appoint such committees and as
s;stants as may be required for the
proper accomplishment of the pur.
( poses of the organization.
! Ne contract for labor, materials,
! concessions or other purposes shall
! be made without the approval of a
majority of the directors
! The annual meeting shall be held
on the first Tuesday of April. Special
stockholders meetings shall be
called by the secretary upon the writ
. Ten request of 25 stockholders. seven
days notice of such meetings being
required.
The board of directors shall meet
once each month and at such monthly
meetings reports of officers shall he
submitted. Special meetings may be
called by the president, the chairman
OF the directors. or by the secretary
upon the written request of three
directors.
/ Directors Are Elected.
The stockholders thereupon proceed
ed to elect the first board of directors {.
with the adoption of n motion EN-
i poWering the chair to name com
niittee of three, to prepare and present
! to the meeting a list of nominees to
be voted upon. The chair named as
such committee, Dr. F. A. Smith, DR.
c.. l.. Eyster and w. P. zimmerman
While the committee was in the dis
charge of its duty the plans of the
deposition project were outlined by
Chairman Reck, Charles McHugh and
| F. w. Lewis. The committee in due
time reported the following list of dt
rectors through its chairman, DR.
Smith, and they were unanimously
elected by vo.e of the stockholders
r. J. Medill. Charles McFIugh, C. S
Mcdaniel. e. w. Lewis. w. NJ Recli
c Hellpenstell. T. F. LaVelle. Dr. c
/. Silvis. H. p. Simpson. c. A. Nourse
j. w. Parker. Ben Hartz.
The stockholders thereupon ad
jouEned their meeting and the direc
tors assembled at once The frs
business was the drawing of lots t.
determine the -erms of the member
ship, the result being as follows:
( Three years-Charles McHugh, E. w
Lewis, Ben Hartz, Dr. c. L. Silvis.
Two years--T. j. Medin C. S. Nc
Daniel, c. Hellpenstell, w. NJ Recll
One year,. w. Parker, II. P
Simpson. C. S. Nourse, 7. F. LaVelle
Officers of The Association.
This business completed, the cleo
tiou of officers was proceeded with
the outcome being as follows:
President-T. j. Medill
Vice resident-Charles McHugh.
Secretary. w. Parker.
Treasurer-Carl Hellpenstel.
The action of the preliminary CON
mittee composed of Charles McHugl
ard J. W. Parker in completing al
rangements with the C. w. Parke
Amusement company for the same at
fractions as are booked by the Ceda
Rapids Exposition company, the wee
following the carnival in that city
! was approved and ratified and the o.
ficers of the company instructed t
enter into a new contract with tn
, Parker company. The week of Sept
IS was fixed as the date of the e.
, position and thereupon a discussio
EXPOSING GAL TWO
, was entered into with the Representa-
tives of the Ieaseholders of the rae
track tract on Twelfth Street, the boar
: finally deciding to visit the ground
! in a body at l o'clock this afternoo
! and inspect the premises and con
plete the details.
= Half OF stock Called In.
/ The bonds of the treasurer upo
S the motion of Mr.. Hellpenstell, hin
: self. were fixed at $4,000, and th
treasurer was ordered to call in
l. per cent of the $4,000 capital stoc
e subscribed, payable at once.
e Upon motion of J. w. Parker 81
0 committees We're agreed upon, TO
composed of three directors each, an
working under the following headings
n Publicity. concessions, attractions, e
| hihits, grounds. railroads.
Il The c, w. Parker Amusement cor
| pany, the first company with whio
the association has booked, consis
of 10 attractions of high orde
/ transported by train of % car
has been playing the northwest fl
/ several years. 1t bears the endors
| ment of the Cedar Rapids ExpositiC
company under whose auspices it
| to appear the week prior to the Ro,
Island engagement.