Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-01
STATE ASSOCIATION IN TWEEN.
. -tTlETH ANNUAL CONVENTION
AT. CEDAR, RAPIDS.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
-. HEARD AT FIRST SESSION
Delegates Come by Hundreds and
Hotels Are FiIled-1sst Display Of
Farm Machinery. Ever Exhibited in
stats-peiesates Guests Of Com
msrciai Club at Smoker

in the parlors of the Montrose hotel the
delegates of the, Iowa Implement Deal
ers'. Association convention were given
a true show of Cedar Rapids hospital
ity when they were guests of the local
Commercial Club at a smoker and, re-
ception. The evening was wholly in
formal, the smoker being made the
main feature. but the Commercial Club
entertainment committee was on hand
again after.a rest of some months, and
continued to- put across the clever
Cedar Rapids songs that has made it
famous in the past.
Today's- program embraces many
features. At the commercial club
rooms at 9 arm. the regular sessions
were continued, the morning program
embracing continuance of the ques-
ton box with E. P. Armknecfit, Of
Donnelson, as leader; a roll call of local
CLUBS under which was given Statisti-
cal reports by the secretaries and five
minute addresses by the presidents;
addresses on the related topics, What
Is the Matter With the Local Club"
and What Are We Going. to Do About
IT." by J. B. Gabeiine Of Burlington,
and T. F. Wherry, of Hampton, re-
spectiveiy, and the orga nization on the
floor OF one or more local clubs. "A
proposal for local club competition in
1915 was presented before the noon adj
tournment. g. $50
. The set program will be. suspended
during the afternoon and: evening while
the delegates goa into conference on
trade questions. In the afternoon the
will concern itself with adj
vice from the Sales Managers Asso-,
citation OF the National Implement and
Vehicle Association. The evening will
be given over to a tractor conference.
at which impromptu addresses Will be
made BY REPRESENTATIVE 81 the 1eadd-
Ing tractor n1andfactories.,. 80
''t Twentieth Annual Convention. 4:
: The twentieth annual convention OF
the Iowa implement dealers opened at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon M the
han of the commerciaI club
with the largest attendance an imple- 1
ment convention has ever had in Iowa.
Hundreds of dealers frore all oyer. I,
some accompanied by their wives and
families, travellers, for all the. leading
implement houses, and manufacturers
Of farm machinery from all over +the
United States are In attendance. Tues
day morning. the Allison and .Montrose
hotels were nearly fplls ard vet Sec
retary. Jones. estimated that larger
number were still to come.
Tuesday morning asssp3nt in maxi
ing the final ARRANGEMENT Of exhibits
ID the auditorium and placing the late
arrivals. Every visitor registered at the |
1oor and Chairman McHugh OF the /
committeecstatedth that the !
most OF the dealers who registered /
we're taking out membership In the |
Iowa association
At o'clock the nrst meeting Of the |
was held In the- convention !
hall of the commercial club. ttt"
The meeting was called to order by |
President c. F. Roemer. Of Hampton. |
after this the convention |
sang "My Country .'Tis of Thee" The !
invocation was then. offered by Homer |
E. Pitcher. OF Spencer.
Committees Appointed.
Committees were then announced
with the Hon. Joseph Mates, OF Ode
bolt, as chairman Of the legislative
O. J. McHugh. of Cresco.
chairman of the membership commit
tee; J. H. Hager, of. Waukon. trade re-
dllOIS, d. L. L VI iowa Il dis,
J. B. Gabeline OF Burling-
ton, local clubs: George A. Glenny. OF
Holstein, auditing; e. F. Armknecht.
Of Donnelltson. resolutions; and +.
Garner, of Oskaloosa, nominations.
&C., Report Of Secretary Jones.
W. A. Jones, the secretary of the
association. gave the annual report.
Mr.. Jones gave the statistical inforrra-
ton connected with his. report and
then gave short informal talk on
the general affairs OF the. association
He spoke of the healthy growth IN
members that had been enjoyed and
of the increa sing interest among the
Iowa dealers. Mr.. Jones urged all
those not already members of the as
ISOLATION to join Immediately He also
closed his speech with a plea for more
business like methods on the part Of
dealers.
Mr.. E. p. Armknecht for eight
years secretary Of the Iowa associa-
ton and now treasurer; gave the an
nual financial report and showed that
the association is fl, very good shape,
but that. there were many chances for
Improvements il only more Of the. Iowa
dealers would enroll as members.
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