Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-14
CLUB GETS kEAjY
FOR ORGANIZATION
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
MARsHALLToWN CLUB
ARE ADOPTED.
COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE
OFFICERS is APPOINTED
At Meeting to Be Held in Short Time
it is Expected That Permanent
Organization VIII Be Perfected-At.
tendance at Wednesday Nights Meet.
ing Indicates Growing Interest.

BY the adoption of articles of incor-
poration some actual steps were taken
toward the organization of the Mar
shalltown Club, at the third meeting
of business men, held for that purpose
in the east court room Wednesday
night. Forty attended, which indicates
that interest is growing.
A committee of five to nominate a
set of officers, and to make arrange
ments for smoker, or a similar social
and business mass meeting, when the
club will be permanently organized,
was appointed by a. G. Click tempo
rary chairman.
Nominating Committee.
The following are the members Of
this committee. who were named this
morning by Mr.. Click: w w. Doolit-
tie. president OF the Manufacturers
and Jobbers' Association; Fred Hop
kins. president OF the Retail Merchants
Association; L. j. Jarrett. president of
the Travelling Mems Commercial Club:
H. j. Howe and R. W. McCreery.
Il will be perhaps ten days or two
weeks before the next meeting will be
held. when this committee will report.
Due notice of this meeting. the nature
and details Of which are 10 be ar
ranged by the committee. will be Civ
en-. and general invitation will be
extended 10 all mon of the city.
Fix Dues at SIS.
! Since the original draft of the ar
5iclas Of Incorporation was prepared
( certain changes have been made in
them. For the benefit of those who
/ were not at the meeting last week
were again read by E S. Ketchum
chairman of the committee on per-
manent organization. Later they were
read section by section, amended, and
then adopted.
| A few changes were made in the ar
ticles before adopted. One of these
eliminated the initiation fee of $40, an6
left the membership fee at s25 a veal
for resident members. Non-residen'
members who have not vote, can havs
membership for $40 year.
Change Annual Meeting.
The articles fixed the night of Dec
81 as the time for the annual meetini
of the corporation. This was amends
70 the first Tuesday night after the frs
Monday of January The officers tina
are 10 be elected, when permanent or
ge nization is effected, will hold oni
10 that time These officers will con
siyt Of president, three vice presi
dents. a secretary and treasurer. Tn
object of having three vice presidents
il was explained. was so that the re
-stl merchants, the manufacturers an
iohbers. and the travelling mems organ
nations, could each be represented c
the board by one vice president.
The board of directors. which is
have full charge of the affairs of tn
club. will consist of these six officer
and three others from the clubs mem
: bership.
Committees Want More Time.
Neither the membership committe
nor the committee on location wer
ready TO make report, as the bushes
for which both were appointed was n
finished.
The committee on location has bee
offered a floor in the Masonic tempt
the third floor of the old First Nation;
bank building, and Forney's hall. n
arrangements have been made to clor
for any of these. The fourth floor of ii
Masonic temple was offered, but u
rent is considered to be more than ii
club could possibly afford There is