The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-09
CLERKS, SHERIFFS
AND RECORDERS
OsKALoosA is THE MECCA OF
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
GATHERED IN ANNUAL MEETING
Local Committee is Taking Good Care
Of Their Guests, and Programs
viii be Varied and Inter
Gsting to All.

Oskaloosa is today playing host to
over two hundred county officials from
all over the state of Iowa. They are
here to attend the annual joint CON
Vention of the Iowa State Association
OF Clerks, Sheriffs and Recorders,
which opens tonight with band con-
cert in honor of the visitors and
closes Friday afternoon with the fin.
al business session of the meeting
7 he officials began arriving on the
evening trains last night and the in
fiux has continued with every incom-
ing train today. The greater portion
OF the visitors are now in the city but
more of them are expected on the
early trains this evening. Headquar-
tiers of the convention are located at
the Downing and Lacey hotels.
The joint state convention com
prises three distinct associations and
the principal business sessions will
be held separately. The initial meet.
ing, which convenes at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning. will be a joint ses.
sion and is to be featured by the ad.
dress of welcome delivered by Mayor
Byron " Sewers and the response
by Fred s. Petit, of Waterloo, presi-
dent of the Clerks association. Sep
arate business sessions of the three
associations are to be held at 1890
for the purpose of registration. In
the afternoon the guests will be
treated to an automobile ride about
the city at 80 and a banquet at the
country club at $50. Friday morning
comes another business session and
the convention closes Friday after
n
next year and the selection of the
next place of meeting.
Clerk Milligan, Sheriff Reed and
Recorder Shoemaker havebeen busy
to-day receiving the visitors and max.
ing them at home" Each associa.
ton has provided badges for it's mem
bers and there is no difficulty IN
placing the identity of the different
officials Each badge proclaims to
what association it's wearer belongs
and his namefTts written in a blank
space provided for it. The badges
also tell the time and place of hold
ing the convention, "Oskaloosa, July
s, and 10"
Director Beckman has prepared an
exceptionally meritoriOus program for
the band concert this evening. The
numbers will be Of wide variety and
of the latest caliber. The concert will
start at 1880 and will be concluded at
9 o'clock. The visiting officials will
then go to the Orient threatre to be
entertained with a special motion
picture show.
The 1914 convention is the thirty.
second annual gathering of the State
Sheriffs' association, it is the four
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Clerks, and the thirteenth annual
meeting OF the State Association OF
Recorders For the past several
years the three associations have
been meeting in joint convention
for the purpose Of convenience.
Officials of the different associa-
lows:
Clerks Association.
President, Fred S. Petit, Waterloo,
Black Hawk county.
First Vice-president, Thad S. Smell
Jr., Ida Grove, Ida county.
Second Vice-president, B. NJ. Sop.
er, Nevada, Story county.
Secretary, w. r. Ryerson, Clarinda,
Page county.
Recorders Association.
President, s. T.. Cronkhite, Knox
vile, Marion county.
president, A. R. Butler, Ester
vile, Emmett county.
Secretary, John F. Griffin, Des
Moines, Polk county
Sheriffs Association.
President, O. A. Metz, Sibley, Osce-
ola county.
First Vice-president, Rosetta Amun.
dson, Estherville, Emmett county.
Second Vice-president, w. L., Nc
Cowan, Spencer, Clay county.
Secretary, A. o. Cole, Abel, Dallas
county.