Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17
Hundreds Attend Catherine
and Hear Splendid Talks
During Evening
GOV. CLARKE URGES
MORE COOPERATION
Pleased With Spirit Shown
Edstrom Tells of People
of Foreign Lands

BUSINESS mon and farmers !. g.
number OF 200 listened to good taIl
ana excellent music both vocal anI3 &
instrumental and partook Of doligh1
1ul spread In the armory Tuos6aI#
night tne occasion being the annus1
banquet OF tho farmers OF the cOune
ana the Ottumwa Retail MsrchAnt6e
association. more successful bas
quet mas not been held by these tWVl
Dooles which Join together each yooG
IN one Dig gathering where over tssGs
1estal board they renewed acquaintB
ance ana discussed questions au1
TOPICS OF interest to the community. MI
Ihis was particularly true TuesdaI
evening when happy company Gatns
ereo and after doing full Justice to one
OF the most pleasing menus evofM
served on such an occasion. hear6
with rapt attention, program that
was unusual In Its character aud oxs%
cellence. The service of the banuuo1% u
by the women Of the First Methcdi9sa
church was all that could be desired S
The decorations of the armory i6S|
which numerous baskets Of howerS5
hanging above the beautifully spreax
tables were feature, were very 19S
traotive and the pretty tables bG
decked with snowy napery, HliStenin1M
silver service and candelabra contaiIs u
Ing colored candles added much to tb0&|
beauty OF tho scene. Mothers, wives
sisters and friends of the banquetev1a
who served the repast completed th1$
charm Of the evening.
The excellence of the talks and the
happy manner in which ToastmastO1&2
J. B. McCarroll introduced zach
speaker, made the event one OF unsa
alloyed pleasure and delight. ThGS
high character of the post prandfG&
program as we'll as its variety weGlG
far to make the banquet one " tlG|
best ever attempted In these parts
The program was world wide IN it
scope for the people and countries CT
Europe was the subject Of one spsakoe
the community the theme Of anotheS
and tho farm was discussed by Stt
another. The music numbers wo1($
excellent and deserving Of the hsaYfI8
appreciation accorded them.
Speaks on Community.
Seldom have the men present Tuoo4
day evening heard the gospel ot 06z
operation and community improvJ
ment preached 80 ably az was doc
by Gov. George w. Clarke at the boo
Quet. At the outset Of his remaF18
the well known Iowan complimento1S Z
the Retail Merchants association fos
getting together on such an occas4oA
80 many Of the residents Of the co.,
try to Join with them.
30 impressed was Governor Claz1
with the idea of rural and urban re-
dents mingling 20 harmoniously, thakss
It served to give him q theme for d.
cussion. He said that he was on15&
speaking at random, but his r1ndoms
shots struck home and the longer A5S
spoke the more interested his audienA6|
became. His talk might easily b COZ a
piled into column Of short snapyXa
paragraphs, each of which contains In
thought worth remembering.
1T is truly dne thing to bring 1&
many farmers here" said Gov ClArka
"and am led to believe that Ia orders
to do the most for the community th1
farmer should be asked to become III
member of your commercial assOci0S
tions and take part in al the AFFAIRS
for the community's vancement. fl
farmers should be In these associations
for their interest Is the same as thl&
city resident. We are all dependen4
upon each other and this thing makes
for the better public spirit.
"If Ottumwa grows, the country
nearby grows, for what is done to I'm
prove one part OF the county contrib
utes to the betterment of the Who'll
community. No one can escape respCns
sibility of citizenship II he 10 q go0l
citizen and he will strive to do hf1S
part to make the community better
The good roads and well kept fafmM
help Ottumwa too, for these improvoss
ments increase the value OF property
as do the things done in the city t0|
improve it. Remember we go mp a.
we 70 down together. III
Plea For tho Women. ss
Another thing would suggest ana
that Is that the women Of the city ana
country be given membership In thu
commercial club Consult the women
in civic affairs and the things for the
community welfare or improvements
The schools, parks, beauty Of the COM
munity and an endless number 0f
every day things can be improved with
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