Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-03
WINS CLOSE RACE WITH w, w
DoOLlrTLE IN TUESDAYS
ELECTION.
ThAYER IS ELECTED
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Hamilton, Peterson, and Mundy Choice
For Directors-Annual Meeting. Of
Club FoIIows-cumminss Presents
Club With Pictures Of Former Prom.
inent Business Men.

1TSSlCell-J. L.. w llIlS3 HIS
Vice Presidents-R. W. McCreery, F.
NJ Wilbur, CT w. Darling.
Financial Secretary-G. f Thayer.
Treasurer-R. r. Bradbury.
Directors-E. D. Hamilton, Elmer
Peterson, NJ L. Mundy.
Board of directors composed OF above
named officers.
The above officers and board OF di-
rectors were elected Tuesday to serve
the Marsha lltoWn Club Tor one year.
W ith ninery-three ballots cast the
election proved to be far more spirited
than any one had supposed IT would
be. AT $50 y. m, when the poiis We're
10 close, the tellers began counting the
ballots and Messrs Doolittle ard Will
Jams were tied at forty:Ve votes eacn.
Several members coming in to vote at
ter 1870 o'clock ana claiming that )
O'Clock had been published as the clos
irg hour caused the board OF directors
10 open the polls again and three more
votes We're cast resulting IN w ilIlans
Is ana Doolittle 10. Mr.. DoolitSle, him.
self. did not want the presidency Tor
another year and Il was upon TINS I'M
Outstanding that Nh. Williams had
consented to run. but having made
very efficient officer Doolictie received
a few votes in the primary placing
MIN in nomination and with his name
on the ballot polled a strong vote in
the election.
The vote for vice presidents resulted
as follows: McCreery ST. Wilbur 60
"A ~
Derveer II. elecling the first three. II
was pretty we'll understood that the
last three had been nominated against
their will
For financial secretary T:aayer re-
ceived 80 votes and D. a. LoneTgan IL
For treasurer Bradbury received u
votes and 4. F Balch p, much to the
/ satisfaction of Mr.. Balch-
! For directors the vote stood: Hamll
/ ton a. Elmer Peterson %, Mundy 90
Boardman Sc, j. D. Palmer 81, Aus
tin %.
4 Annual Reports Read.
! At the annual meeting. which fol-
lowed the announcement of the result
of the balloting. the election Of the
successful candidates vas formally de-
clared by the retiring president. Mr.
Doolittle. E. S. Ketchum, the retirins
financial secretary. gave his report To-
they ear. and Mr. Doolittle reported a.
president the business Of the club ant
what it had accomplished. during thu
year just close ]. l.. Williams. a
treasurer. reported s6$55s on hand Jan
Il. with a very few bills outstanding
as against s1o956 on hand Jan. l. 1911
r. w. McCreery addressed the clu'
! briefly before adjournment.
Presents Pictures to Club.
The club was made the recipient o
two pictures. presented by 3. +. Cum
mings. The likenesses were those o
j. l.. Williams father Of the new
president of the club. and z. \. Chaplin
Nj Williams. one of the early banker!
Of the city. and E. \. Chaplin. pic
neer newspaper man of Marshalltown
were identified closely with the earl.
development of the city. and as sucl
Mr. Cummings deemed it fitting tina
their pictures have places on the wall
of the club rooms. A vote Of thank
was rendered 11r. Cummings. The clu
also extended by vote its thanks to tn
retiring president. Mr.. Doolittle. TO
his activities on behalf of the organi
zation during the past year.