Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-10
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY Boost
ERs GIVE SERVICES TO
STATES ADVANCEMENT.
GREATER IOWA WEEK TOY
BE REMARKABLE OCCASION
Gospel Of Creator Iowa 70 BE Preached
During Week Beginning Nov. 15-
Teachers to Explain Movements
Mminary Meetings Being HeId-Min-
listers Will Help.

Clinton, Nov. 10-When in the his
tory OF Iowa, or any other state. did
$50 men give all OF their time for
nearly q week, to mako speeches IN
1000 towns. about the Same thing
and every one Of them giving their
time and their service for love OF
their state2
Such is the record being made by
the Greater Iowa Association, with ref
orence to Greater Iowa week, which,
according to Governor Clarkes procla-
snation, will be observed from Nov. 16
to Nov. 81. inclusive.
More than this. about eighteen hun
dred clergymen have indicated their
intention Of presenting the Greater
Iowa proposition to their respective
congregations on Sunday, Nov. 10. This
is in addition to the other men who
are going to go from town to town IN
their respective counties preaching the
gospel Of Greater Iowa. At the present
time there are Indications that meet
ings will be held in about six hum
dred towns in Iowa during this week.
Teachers to Explain Movement.
And still another thing-in addition
to those public speakers who will at
tend the meetings. and in addition to
the clergymen, every rural school
teacher will present this matter to
every rural scholar in the state. Ar
rangements are being made at the uni
versity OF Iowa and at the Iowa State
College for conversations Of the stu
dent. At Iowa City for instance, Presi-
-, 90 hnv
Chief Justice Deemer Of the Iowa SUI
preme court, present the Greater Iowa
proposition to all the 5000 students
In the same place and at the same
time. Dean Stanton and Dean Curtiss
are working along the same line at
Ames and the Greater Iowa Association
has promises OF similar cooperation
/. from such other universities and
schools as Coe College, Grinnell Drake,
Highland Park, etc.
Attracting Much Attention.
Is 1t any wonder that boost Of this
kind is attracting attention all over
the country and that two Of the large
monthly magazines have written into
the association for details and that two
or three OF the most important news
papers outside OF Iowa are sending
their men into the state to get the
story for special write ups?
Within the past week or ten days
special mass meetings have been held
all over the state, at which the Great
err Iowa story has been told. A meet
ing was held at the Ames college and
another one before the commercial club
at Ames. Another was held at Grin
nell, one at Dewitt, one at Atlantic,
one at Sac City and five meetings were
held at Iowa City in one day, during
the home coming week.
To Hold Preliminary Meetings.
Meetings during the next few days
will be held at Forest City, Mason
City, Fort Dodge, Council Bluffs, Ma
quoketa, Atlantic and several other
cities and towns. These meetings are
preliminary to the Greater Iowa week
meetings, and the object is to get
enough persons thoroughly, acquainted
with the details Of the movement so
they may go ahead and hold these
meetings without any direct assistance
from the headquarters at Clinton.