Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-26
CLUB FAREWELLS
BEFORE MOVING
Members Entertained at Din
ner and Vaudeville Stunts
by Chicagoans.
CHANGING TO NEW HARPER
Rooms In Hotel to Be Occupied Pend
ing Completion of New Nine
teenth Street Home.

Rock Island club members were
treated TO a fine farewell dinner and
entertainment last night in the quar-
1ers in the Best building. The meet
ing was the last TO be neld in the pre-
sent location, as today and tomorrow
the quarters are to be transferred 10
the New Harper. A course olh'
ner was served at O'Clock, and foi
lowing 1t, there was a program OF
singing and speaking in which the
club members participated
The special attraction for the even
ing was the Harmonic trio OF chicago,
which consists Of o. ]. Kloer; ceills'
and baritone; Leon Crozier, reader
and story teller, and John Neck, plan
list and monologist. Old and new
harmony songs we're played by the
trio. and the club members assisted 10
the singing. C. P. Skinner Of Moline
and Woodwork Clum OF Davenport
sang some more Skinner parodles'
using trf-city men as subjects.
Following this stunt, Walter A Ro-
senfield, president OF the club, who
acted in the capacity of toastmaster,
introduced Mr.. Clum, who is secre
tary OF the Greater Davenport COM
mittee Mr.. Clum said in part: What
I would like TO see is get-togetner
spirit in these three towns which will
unite the tri-cities in a campaign for
more industries, and which Will make
the entire country sit up and take
notice of the three cities. which are
SO finely situated on the Mississippi
river To successfully conduct cam
paign for new industries, it is neces-
sary to uncork some of this new en-
thusiasm and boosting spirit every
minute, in order to keep the interest
at white heat. We are in the midst
Of plans for a big campaign in Daven-
port, and already nine industries,
which Will employ LOO men and bring
an additional population of 1000. as
well as almost a million and a half
dollars. are considering removal 70
Davenport, 80 that they may properly
expand.
MUST HAVE CASH READY.
TT is necessary to do more than
simply advertise for these industries. To
conduct an advertising campaign alone
would not secure the desired results.
But TO advertise and then be ready to
back up these representations with
good hard cash would undoubtedly be
beneficial to all. And so we are pre-
pairing for such a campaign in Daven-
port. What / would like to see would
be to have the three towns unite their
efforts and prepare a map. These
three communities. as far as can see
have about the same physical advan-
tages. and I would rather send forth
q map including all three than Just
the one. hope that you Will consider
this matter. for It will be farreaching
and all will be benefited"
Mr.. Cfum and NJ R Carlson. mayor
or Moline were guests OF honor.
After Mr.. Clum's remarks the even
ing's entertainment was in the hands
OF the Harmonic trio and they succeed
ed IN their efforts. Mr.. Kloer. soloist.
ably rendered a number Of songs.
Mr.. Crozier gave reading
from IF I Were King" There was a
piano monologue by Mr. Meek, who
impersonated Raymond Hitchcock in
his old song, Amt II Funny What
Difference Just a Few Hours Make -
The program by the trio WAS concIud-
ed with an "Old Times Minstrelsy."
A large number Of the men present
last night agreed to go on the excur-
sion Of the Rock Island Business Mems
association to Monmouth May Q.
THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
Those who were present were:
DR.. r. NJ. Pearce, H B. HAYDEN.
Fred Titterington. T. J. Murray, y. G.
Grtmths, J. T. Stephens. H. W. Lit
ten, l. NJ. CasteeI E. B. Kreis. E. H.
Guyer. B. D. Connolly, H. s. Cable. L.
p. Best, T. J. Young. W. P. zimmerman.
e. L. Fulmer. Albert Huber. Harry Co
Fad, W. I. Gansert. H. W. Horst. DR..
Y. A. Berglund. Gus TegeIer. Hope