Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-16
PRESS CLUB is
TO ISSUE PAPER
Simultaneous Publication in
Tri- City Newspapers by
Organization.
BIG MEN TO CONTRIBUTE
President Taft, Henry WattersOn and
Admirals Dewey and Evans Al
ready Have Letters in.

The preliminary arrangements have
been completed for the forthcoming
| ''Tri-City Press Club Edition of Tri-
issued simultaneously as a novel spe-
cial feature of the six English speaking
/ dailies of the three cities in the near
! future. the exact date not having been
/ fully determined. II was originally
planned to print the special as a Wash
ington's birthday anniversary event,
but circumstances have made it neces-
sary 10 defer the publication beyond
that date
The Tri-City Press Club Edition is
to be both unique and interesting.
1t will be devoted in large
measure to the Tri-City Press Club,
setting forth the history of that use
full society of newspaper workers its
purposes and accomplishments. as the
only tri-City organization seeking not
only the promotion of the professional
and fraternal welfare of its members,
but striving to serve the higher inter
ests of each of the three cities as well
as their common welfare.
The club, as is known, has brought
many distinguished men to the three
cities. including Hon. William II. Taft,
while in the office of secretary of war
Hon. William }. Bryan; James Wit
comb Riley, the poet; Sir Robert Ball.
the astronomer; Commander Robert
Peary. the discOvereT of the north
pole: Admiral Robley d. Evans: Colo
mel Henry Watterson. editor and lee
turer: John T. McCutcheon. the car
toonist: George AIDE. humorist and
playwright: Henry Barrett Chamber
lain. war correspondent: Richard Hen
~ Little. humorist and war CORE
spondent: and others. These distin-
guished men have become honorary
members of the club. and ii is the pur-
pose of the club to include in its spe-
cial edition contributions from many.
if not ali of them. In fact. letters have
already been received from some Of
them. including President Taft who, in
addition 70 paying neat compliment
to the club. says a generous word for
the three cities and Rock Island ar
senai. The letter comes direct from
the president. and viii be reproduced
in its exact form. Another interesting
letter is one from Henry Watterson.
written from his winter home i'm Flor
ida. II is characteristic. written in
long hand. and is devoted to a hand
some "send-of" Of the three cities.
This letter will likewise be published
just as it is written in the Colonel's
handwriting Letters for use in the
edition were received today from Ad-
miral George Dewey and Admiral Rob
ley D. Evans
Those i'm Charge.
The committee in charge of the Tri-
City Press Clubs Special Edition is
composed of \ T. Foster and John
Sundne of the Moline Dispatch. s. W.
SearIe and R. \. Sears of the Rock Is
land Union. c. !. Zaiser and Z. =.
Rundquist of the Moline Mail. j. B.
Richardson and L. NJ Barton of the
Davenport Democrat. +. P. Adler and
J. E Hardman of the Davenport
Times. H. p. Simpson and F. J. Muel-
Ter of The Rock Island Argus.
The committee recently organized
with the election of A. 7. Foster as
chairman and r. A. Sears secretary;
H. P Simpson editor of the special
edition, and /. NJ. Barton business
manager.
The Tri-City Press Club Special Edi-
ton viii have a guaranteed circula-
tion of $4,000 and will attract atten-
tion not only in the three cities, but in
a general way because of the novelty