Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-09

The city entertained today Governor
Clarke and twenty other greater
Iowa" boosters. The latter made here
the last of series Of visits to cities
of the state in an effort to raise money
/ for an Iowa building at the San Fran
! cisco exposition. Governor Clarke. who
appointed the committee for the gem
cral advancement Of Iowa, joined the
party here and accompanied it to Wa
terloo this afternoon.
Before the boosters had reached this
city the goal of 100000. st which they
aimed, had been reached.
This sum was attained by subscrip-
lions made at Fort Dodge. the second
| stop of Fridays itinerary. The party
came to this city from Mason City.
Personnel Of Boosters"
In addition to the governor the other
members of the party that reached the
city at $3.50 this morning were W. w.
Marsh. c. D. Cass and Cal Kingsley
Waterloo: Hugh n. Shepard. Mason
City George f. Wilson, Clinton: G. +.
Curtiss. Ames; I. c. Norwood and r.
D. Adler Davenport; George Haw and
| Frank Sharp. Ottumwa; e. E. Egan
and William +. Mcfarland. Burlng-
ton: Lou Anderson and f. r. Moore.
Cedar Rapids: Ralph Bottom. Des
| Moines: W. r. Holmes. Sioux City;
c. j. WEIGH, Denison. ]. B. McHose.
Boone: Mayor ]. T. Ford and John
Lauhersweiler, Fort Dodge.
Luncheon at Club.
The delegation was met at the union
station by a reception committee
headed by President a. G. Johnson ana
Secretary W. P. Galloway CT the Mar
shalltown Club, and members Of the
club. The visitors were driven to the
!elub after picking up Governor Clarke
at the Chicago Great Western station.
At the club the gentlemen We're di-
vlded into groups and taken in auto
mobiles for drive or an hour or more
about the city. w. II. sArney, A. A.
Moore, J. l.. Williams, "a P. Bratt,
George A. Howe. I. s.. Finkle, ]. w.
Hook. and c. H. E. Boardman supplied
the cars for the drive.
The spin ended shortly after II
O'Clock, and at 1880 lunch was served
at the club. The members Of the del
egation We're the guests Of the direc
tors and members, who invited III
few others. ~ ~
| The trip Of boosters ends at Wa
terloo this evening. when the success
full campaign for the Iowa building
will be celebrated.
Marsh, Clarke and McNde- Talk.
w. w. Marsh. the big manufacturer
of Waterloo, and the genius who in
spired the movement, and Governor
Clarke made brilliant speeches in favor
of the movement for a greater 1oW a.
Mr.. Marsh explained the necessity for
exhibiting manufactured products a.
an international exposition to attract
the attention of the world to Iowa as Il
manufacturing state. and he presented
the greater Iowa movement as general
commercial club for the whole state to
accomplish any and all good things for
Iowa.
Governor Clarke surprised even his
closest friends with the eloquencc and
zeal with which he appealed for Iowa
men to get behind a movement for the
upbuilding of their own state {. II.
McNider, banker OF Mason City and a
director in the Western Grocer Com
pany of this city. followed with a few
wpr6sc Of Endorsement for the move
ment.
Mass Meeting Tonight.
President Johnson. of the Marshall
town Club, has called mass meeting
Of all business men and manufacturers
at the club this evening to determine
whether or not Mars halitown will join
other cities of her class in the greater
Iowa movement.