Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06

Moulton, Nov. 4.-The community
banquet held at the Yeomen hall Tues
day evening, Nov. 2, was perhaps the
greatest community demonstration
! that has ever occurred in Moulton. AT
Z o'clock at least 200 men sat down
to the banquet tables. A good fellow
ship and common interest ran high IN
all quarters of the hall and with great
! surprise many were overwhelmed with
the immensely of the affair. 1t was
good to be there.
Immediately following the rich re-
past, which was so elegantly served
by a number of the young ladies, the
barQueters were called to attention
by G. A. Powers, who acted in the
capacity of the POSTMASTER of the ev-
ening. After few we'll chosen re-
marks in which he expressed his de-
| light with the occasion, he introduced
Ben r. Vardaman, associate editor or
the Merchants Trade Journal OF Des
Moines, who delivered a splendid ad-
dress on the subject, Building the
Community"
Mr.. Vardaman has splendid per-
sonality and with it he has brains
which have a social aspect and out
from them he poured forth some great
things for the men of the community
to think about. In the first part or
his address he gave eloquent dignity
to the great law of business. He SAID
that perhaps the greatest law of Iowa,
and one that was not on the statutes,
was the economic law and he proceed
ed to show with impressive argument
the history and Importance of this law.
ut is true" he said, that our edu-
cational institutions and religious Or
gan1zations and our social develop
ment have all followed in the trail OF
business endeavor and as such there
mas been growing the great plant we
call civilization" This was the gigan-
tic thought of the first part of Mr.
Vardaman's address.
In the second part of his interesting
discourse he pointed out our wonder
full opportunity of cooperation and our
possibilities. The two factors he lald
stress upon were the individual and
his neighbor. He said that the neigh
Dor was largely what we made him
and that it was well worth our while
to express an attitude of interest, KIND
ness and good cheer toward him. IL
was good to hear this man of commun-
ity patriotism and social uplift.
The next speaker of the evening was
prof. Moregrass" John EthelD OF
Bloomfield, who gave his celebrated
lecture on alfalfa. This humorous
sketch and the makeup of the speaker
was a great hit of the evening II
would be hard to find anyone any
where of the Caucasian race that could
better represent his brother OF the
ETHIOPIAN type than Prof. Moregrass.
The great body of men were in con-
slant applause as the professor un-
his remarks. He closed his
address with a question box charac-
teristfc of the controversial evangelist
and from it with the assistance OF MS
witty tongue he lifted to high ped
esiai a. number Of the local celebrities
there to topple to destruction under
the force of one of his gigantic puns
Following Mr.. Ethell's address the
purpose of organizing Community
CLUB was explained and men were sent
through the crowd circulating men-
bership petitions to which there were
attached 100 signatures OF both towns.
men and farmer. This was great
source Of Joy to those who were al
recting ,ne new movement, and with
such a good start it looks as though
Moulton will have in a short time,
Community club with from zoo to 4oo
members.
Other short addresses were made by
DR.. Young, president Of the Bloomfield
chamber of commerce, and by Kew.
Tiff of Columbus, Ohio. The program
of the evening was interspersed with
musical numbers by the orchestra
and vocal selection by Mr.. keat-
ing, all of which were recipients or
appre ciative applause. In all it was
a great evening and everyone is look
ing forward to some good things as
result of the fine gathering OF the men
of the community.