Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-08
BOOSTERS HOLD
ANNUAL SPREAD
IN DAVENPO RT
Yearly Banquet of Subscribers
to Fund of Greater Commun-
ity Committee.
INDIANA STATESMAN TALKS
Hon. James {. Watson, Former Con-
gresham Principal Speaker
Held at Commercial Club.


a world Of confidence in what the
future holds, $50 subscribers of the
fund Of the Greater Davenport COM
mittee enjoyed their annual dinner
last evening at the Commercial club.
The appointments for the affair were
perfect and a spirit of get together"
was engendered which will mean much
for the development of the industrial
life Of the neighboring city.
FINE MENU.
The event was held at $50. An
elaborate menu had been prepared as
follows:
Iced Grape Fruit aux Maraschino
Hot House Radishes Olives
Mushroom Pattie
Fried Milk-fed Chicken
Buttered Beets
New Potatoes in Cream
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Fresh Strawberries with Ice Cream
Cake
Coffee Roquefort Cheese Cigars
EXCELLENT TALKS.
The toast program was thoroughly
enjoyed Wood worth Clum, president
OF the Greater Davenport committee,
resided. and responded TO the theme,
"The Passing Show" He explained
something OF the work Of the Greater
Davenport committee which has been
so largely instrumental in revivifying
the commercial conditions OF that city.
He said that what had been accom-
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atty and support OF the citizens and
urged that this be continued.
wORK ~ COUNTY.
"Me and Marshall" was the subject
upon which former Congressman Al
bert r. Dawson, vice president OF the
Greater Davenport committee. talked.
He touched upon the Scott County De-
vclOpmcnt league, which was an out
growth OF the Greater Davenport com
mittee and showed the results which
will be obtained from the dssemna-
ton Of scientific farming knowledge
An agricultural expert is now being
employed and the county as well as
Tho city is getting the benefit of the
forward movement which is being
pushed.
BRASS TACKs.
Irving G. Norwood. secretary OF the
Greater Davenport committee, in his
toast on Brass Tacks." recounted
what had been done during the past
year. He stated that from May /, 1912,
TO May 1. 1913, $4,000 pieces OF mail
haG been sent out illustrative and
descriptive OF Davenport. Four thous-
and booklets. Davenport a City
in Which TO Live" were distributed.
$50 factory prospects were Investigate
ed. % factory committees and eight
other committees visited the city to in
vestigate the Davenport plan. Seventy
five other cities were informed by mail
OF the way" in which Davenport was
working out its industrial progress
Much of the success Of the Greater
Davenport committee has been due 10
the publicity work in the news
papers \ total of 3S9 columns OF
newspaper stuff has been printed and
5S columns outside OF the city OF Dav
export Magazines and bulletins de
voted especially to municipal improve
ment work have been literally patron
lied
Among the special enterprises which
have been aided during the year are
the dam project and the arsenal fund
and the location of the Purity Oats
and the corset plants and II othel
factories as we'll as many smaller con
Germs and retail stores. The commit
tee now has between $4,000 and $500
on hand.
INVESTMENT COMPANY.
The work of the Investment com
pany was explained by Joe r Lane
president of the Davenport Industrial
Investment committee. He explained
that the Investment company OF tn,
Greater Davenport committee was th,
outgrowth OF the Greater Davenpor
Propaganda and that Il was forme'
for the purpose OF passing on all tn
business enterprises which proposed
IN enter Davenport. He stated Their
were no salaried officers, no bylaws, u
office. no stationery for the associa
ton and yet that 100000 capital stocj
has been subscribed and that so grea
Was the interest which was being tai
en- in the work that without forma
call, every director unless out Of tn