The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-06
TWENTY-N|NTH
ANIMAL BANQUET
OskaIoosa Commercial Club In An
!. nlversary and Business Meeting.
NEW DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED
Addresses Are Given by Mr.. Rail- of
Cedar Rapids, Mr.. Alden Of Chi
cago, and Postmaster True
of OskaIoosa.

The Oskalo0sa Commercial Club
Tuesday evening celebrated its TWEEN.
ty-ninth anniversary with business
meeting and banquet held at the Ho.
tel Lacey. The meeting was largely
attended by the members of the club,
over two hundred responding to the
call, and was marked by an enthusi.
asm and new booster spirit that
speaks well for the accomplishment
of the new year.
The election of directors for the
year resulted in the choice of the
following:
w. w. Williams /. w. Cook
N. }. Bentley Henry S.Rosecrans
Chas.V. Hoffman, Chas. e. Brooke
Richard M. Boyer James A. Dewitt
Ben McCagg o. p. Dede
Warren Kalbach Charles r. Lee
Carroll E. Sawyer Leo Baldauf
H. w. Garner
The board of directors will meet at
an early date for organization and to
take up matters in connection with
the policy of the years work. This
meeting will elect officers from among
it's number.
The Banquet.
The annual banquet was one of the
incest and most enjoyable affairs the
club has experienced in years. Man
ager Elmer Graham of the Hotel La
cey has everything in readiness for
the entertainment of the club men,
berS and promptly at eight o'clock
the doors of the dining room were
opened to the guests who had gath.
cred at the hotel and were entertain
ed for the moment in convenient
suite of the hotel.
The tables were so arranged that
the entire membership of the club
were seated in the large dining room
of the hotel. Carnations we're used
as decorations ana the room, ready
for the banquetters, made pretty
picture. The guests assembled at
places and the invocation was offered
by Rev. Thomas Lotus. A splendid
orchestra made up of instruments
and members of the Iowa Brigade
Band, furnished an abundance of ex.
cellent music during the evening.
The menu was one of the most
elaborate and satisfying that the club
has enjoyed in years. Ii was served
in five courses, the feature of which
was roast young turkey with oyster
dressing, cranberry sauce. Cigars
| followed The service of the ban
quet was all that could have been de-
sired.
The After Dinner Program. -.
MI. Charles S. Walling, vice-presi.
dent of the club, presided at the bust.
ness session in the absence of the
president, Carroll E. Sawyer, who is
in California. A committee of five
members, Harry L. Davis, A. Rosen.
blatt, n. J. Bentley, Sam Walton and
Arthur Oppenheimer, we're named to
serve in the capacity of nominating
committee. During their absence
from the room Mr.. Walling called for
the annual report of the secretary
which appears elsewhere. The re
port was read by Secretary L. E. Cor
lett, who also presented the report
of the treasurer, Harry Z. Davis
The report of the nominating com
mittee was then read as above given
and the names recommended were
unanimously elected by the club
Chairman Walling then turned the
meeting over to Art Oppenheimer
who officiated as POSTMASTER of the
after dinner program. This part oil
the evening was thoroughly enjoyed
1t was rare treat and the hour was
past midnight when the gathering
took their departure. Mr.. Oppenhei
mer, in his usual felicitous manner
started the ball with brief introduc
tory that was the one thing needful.,
Mr.. Rail- Makes a Hit.
w. A. Rail, of Cedar Rapids. presi
dent of the Cedar Rapids AID Club
and secretary OF the Merchants As
ISOLATION of that place, was first in
troduced. Mr.. Rail talked of low
and the Census" aud he was filled I,
the brim with the subject. The speak
err was sent TO the Oskaloosa Com
mercial Club by the "Ad Club" O
Cedar Rapids, an organization that i
bent on boosting Cedar Rapids an,
, all Iowa. The members of the clul
, are made for that purpose and the
go wherever opportunity offers. A
Oskaloosa has been Offering opportr
mites" the "Ad Club" accepted tn
chance and gave Mr.. Rail- to the clu
for the evening. He did not tai
much of the census" The report G
the national bureau that Iowa wa
: the only state in the union that show
: ed decrease in population durin
/ the decade was made the basis OF hi
rapid fire address. He took up tn
causes of the decrease and set tnel
i forth In positive argument. He wei
4 to the root of the trouble and the