Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
SOMETHING OF THE ACCOM-.
PLishMENrs OF LOCAL OR.
cANIzArIoN.
COM BlNEs SOCIAL WITH
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
Effort Has Been Well Worth While
and Men Are Brought Together in
Helpful Intercourss-Cafs, Installed
During Past Year, Has Proved Bone
fetal Adjunct.

first floor of the Masonic temple with
ers display room. The quarters Of the
club are probably the finest in every
way of any in the country in cities OF
equal population, and are surpassed by
no city in the state. with perhaps one,
or at most two, exceptions.
The clubs quarters consists Of a
large and elegantly furnished reception
room, very spacious assembly room,
capable of entertaining any trade or
professional conventions; a we'll fitted
billiard room. and an excellently- APP
pointed cafe which is conducted for
the benefit Of members. their families
and friends. Added to these is win
dow display of articles manufactured
in Marshalltown, and certain floor
space available to manufacturers for
the display of their products.
Combines Social With Commercial.
The purposes of the club are double,
as combining the social with the COM
| mercial 1t has been very successful
in its purpose to create common
| meeting place for all classes Of bust
ness and professional men. To this
| the cafe has assisted materially. This
winter has been enlivened by an en-
tertainment course offered by the club
| to members and their families and
such outside friends as they may bring
as their guests, and which is being
given very large attendance and high
! approval on the part Of those in at
tendance.
Cafe 10 UnexceIIed.
| The cafe, which was instituted dur
ing the present year, with an excel
lently appointed kitchen and attractive
dining room. furnishes menu for noon
lunches unsurpassed in the city and
provides excellent cold luncheons thru
out the afternoon and evening. 1t Is
presided over by a thoroughly compe-
tent maitresse d cuisine. and is famous
! for the excellence Of its home cook
| ing" and neat service. More, perhaps.
than any other one feature. the cafe
has attracted members to the club
rooms.
Attractive to Conventions.
The large assembly rooms. which are
capacious enough to care for ordinary
| conventions of all kinds outside OF
| state political conventions have beer
made a great convenience to different
state and local organizations. Mar
shalltown. located as 1t is in the very
center of the state. with its exceptional
railway facilities and warm welcome tc
visitors. has always been favored as q
convention city. This year the club
has entertained and housed the gather.
ings Of the state building and loan sec
retaries, state county fair association
annual meeting and election OF Iowa
| grain men, meeting of cooperative
elevator managers, district convention
IF Iowa dentists, several sessions OF
the state board Of railway commits
sioners, meeting with NJ. & st. l.. r. r
officials on business connected witt
the Story City branch and city viaduct
the county automobile club was or
ganized in these rooms, several meet
ings in connection with the good road:
movement, generally attended: and
variety of gatherings of more loca
character have made the MarshalltoWr
Club headquarters and have received
every assistance and courtesy the clul
could render.
Factory Committee Active.
The entertainment course is now Of
Among other activities the address Q
Congressman Dawson. on better bank
ing methods, and that OF Secretary G
| "A. w TlSlililttIls VI ehS s's'sN
facturers' association, may be men
toned as having attracted grea
interest and served excellent pur
pose. The local traffic club has it
headquarters with the parent institu
ton, and the various committees @
the club are active in behalf Of til
business and manufacturing interest
: of the city.
!, The factory committee has aided !
the location Of the 100000 Marshall
town Sewer Pipe and Tile Compan!
the Marshalltown Creamery Compan!
:, the Bell Gate Company, the Centrs
. Tire Company, and other minor indus
. tries This committee is doing as goo
{ work in sitting propositions and pro
: tecting prospective investors agains
Z had PROPOSITIONS, as in its good wOr
:, of inducement.
Takes Initiative In Eleetroiiers.
The club may claim the lions shar
of credit for the electroliers alon
Main street, and most Of the credit II
: the new Third avenue lights, now be
: ing installed. which, when finished, wi
4. give the city a white way from tn
: depots thru the heart Of the bushes
l section. The arch TO be erected acros
y South Third avenue. adjacent to til
: depots. came thru the activity Of tt
$ club. The club interested itself In sc
: curing Pullman service on the evenin
east bound Northwestern train and g
n it. 1t gathered the data In the viadu,
y proposition, and altogether has bee
: active and efficiently useful
IS 10 Worth the Effort.
g AS a common meeting place and &C
IS quaintance shop the Marshalltow
It Club serves a very fundamental pur
i pose in the business life Of the city
b makes men acquainted and create
friendship and good will between tho,
whose interests compete with ca
other In greater or lesser degree. an
assists to cultivate and maintain
3 community feeling which brings ge,
eral results for the good of all. I'll
e social side Of the club Is as importar
: as it's industrial and commercial pun
e. poses. They intermingle like the mote
e and sensory nerves. II the club ha
# accomplished nothing except to brin
n men together daily who otherwis
t. would scarcely meet, and to br:n
labout mutual understanding and M