Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
ISSUE REVIEW Of
CLUB ACTIVITIES
EVERY MEMBER TO RECEIVE
COPY OF PAMPHLET At DIN
NER THIS EVENING.
CLUB HAS ASSISTED IN
MANY CITY IMPROVEMENT
Work Done by Organization in Various
Fields During Past Year Covers ri.
versified Efforts - Conventions Big
Item in Years Work-Club Has AS
sisted in Outside Interests.

What the Marshalltown Club has
done for Marshalltown during the past
year in every branch of civic and in
dustrial activity will be told to club
members who attend the first big men,
bership dinner to be held at the club
rooms at $3.50 this evening. Secretary
Johnson has had complete report of
the clubs accomplishments printed in
pamphlet form, and every member will
receive a copy this evening. In this
way the teams in the membership
campaign will have something tangible
to show prospective members as to
what the club has done.
In the report 1t is not claimed that
the club unaided was able to bring each
Of the activities to a successful close,
but the organization has tried TO work
IN harmony with all officials and or
CARNATIONS in furthering certain ef-
forts for the betterment of the city.
Nine Forms Of Activity.
In all the club has aided and as
sisted in nine different forms Of activi-
ties during the past year. These come
under the heads Of civic and industrial
activities, conventions, good roads,
publicity. retail merchants benefit ac-
tivities. entertainment of members,
secretarial activities both national and
state. and miscellaneous, under which
are included numerous, things in which
the club has had hand.
Taking up briefly each heading, the
club has been influential in arousing
interest in parks and Fairgrounds. in
ducing factory employees to become
citizens, determined the wishes of the
voters on the soldiers and sailors
monument, and started movement
which resulted in the state railway
commissioners coming here to discuss
the viaduct hazard. A club committee
also met with the council on the ques-
ton of storm sewers, and promised CO.
operation in carrying out this project.
In the industrial line the club, thru
its several committees, assisted in the
early orgapfzation Of the American
Observation-Disclosures Company, and paid
the taxes of the c. & e. Manufacturing
Company for 1914 and 1915, thereby
redeenning the pledge of former
board of directors The National Ma
chine Works was also induced to come
to this city thru the club, and other
factories have been furnished informa-
ton as to the desirability of this city
as factory location.
Accomplished Much For Conventions.
In bringing conventions to this city
the club has done the most work and
secured the best results in any line OF
activity during the past year. total
of 4,531 convention delegates will have
been entertained in this city by the end
of the year at an average cost Of 20
cents per delegate per day. The Wis
itors have all spoken highly Of their
treatment here.
Conventions entertained during the
spring and summer included Great
Western agents, Luther League OF
Iowa, assistant postmasters, Business
Mems Temperance Association, Iowa
State Federation of Labor, master
state manufacturers and
railroad men. G. A. r. encampment,
and Y. NJ. c. A. boys conference.
In addition to these the club has en-
te rtained three parties Of trade eX-
trips, manufacturers from Mil
waukee, st. Paul, and Des Moines
having visited the city under the club
auspices.
Under the good roads heading the
club has been represented by the fol-
lowing accomplishments: The Lin
ccln Highway motion pictures were
brought here. giving a fairly good rep
of motor trip across the
Continent The club assisted in pre-
pairing specifications for city paving
at the invitation-eof the city council.
Sc veral hundred people were enter
tanned by the club at the Strand at
All illustrated lecture by good roads
experts. The club was represented at
the fifth district road meeting, held In
Cedar Rapids. and also put on road
exhibit at the county fair, constructed
a sample stretch OF gravel road, and
had on exhibition in booth various
forms Of road construction.
The Marshall County Motor Club,
which has accomplished considerable
IN the cause Of good roads in the
county, was 'fostered and aided by the
club, and tourists passing thru the
city have been given information as
to road conditions in this county
Gave City Publicity.
Marshalltown secured a great
amount Of publicity thru the efforts OF
tie club during the past year. The
city was represented in the Lincoln
Highway film it was described in de-
tail in the souvenir booklet issued and
presented to all convention visitors,
and it's advantages as a transportation
center were sent all over the country
on the poster stamps issued early in
the year. In addition to these forms
OF publicity, which placed Marshall
town in the public eye, a who's Who"
booklet was published, explaining the
form Of the club organization,
What, Why and How" booklet told
tie values Of the club to the city to
fair visitors and newspaper clipping
service showed that this city was
much spoken of about the state at the
time of the various conventions.
Articles have appeared from time to
time in various trade journals telling Of
activities of Marshalltown in many
Lies. The promotion of the Christmas
festival was published in the Pan
American Union, printed in five differ
ent languages. The Commercial
Journal has also been issued month
iy, keeping the members informed Of
the club activities.
Retail merchants of the city have
benefited by several of the clubs
efforts. Among these may be men
r;<,tv i,, ipI,
the club raised a fund of $779.75 for