The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-01-12
old OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED
Annual Meeting Of Denison CONNER
ciaI Club Friday Night Was Well
Attended by Members
PRESIDENT REVIEWS PAST YEA7
Matter of Ariens Manufacturing Go
Comes UP for Considerable Dis.
cussjon-Ciub to Cooperate

ls-The first annual business meeting
of the Denison Commercial club was
held at the club rooms Friday evening
Of last week and the usual amount OF
business in connection with the clos
Ing OF the year previous was disposed
of. The attendance at the meeting
was very good and all Of the members
took an active interest in the election
If officers and business matters that
game up before them.
Mr.. ]. B. Lyon was reelected to the
bffice of president of the club by an
Overwhelming majority, which was a
hearty endorsement by the members
Df the manner in which he has
handled the affairs for the past year.
Mr.. Hugo Gebert was elected to the
office of vice president and Mr.. ]. 7.
|IIaugh was, reelected treasurer. as
was Mr.. Roy e. Mote Reelected to the
oifice OF secretary Considerable spirit
twas shown in the voting for the two
directors to fill the vacancies by b.
J. Sibbert and w. w. Ferguson. Al
ter several ballots had been taken j.
Y. Carey and Leon Powers were elect
ed to places on the board OF directors.
Mr.. j.. B. Lyon prepared review
OF the affairs OF the club during the
time he has held the office of presl-
'dent, the paper being read by Secre-
ltary Mote. President Lyons review
was as follows:
| "Gentlemen of the Denison CONNER
lcial Club:
| "While the past year has not re-
suited in the club accomplishing any
thing particularly unusual 1t has not
been idle. When. your president as
sumed his office year ago he lay con.
siderable emphasis on the fact that
the club should demand that the city
council should get busy Immediately
Ito prepare for paving, and while the
club does not wish to take any undue
credit, we feel that the preliminary
steps that have been taken to prepare
the cityfor paving this year are Largo
lily due to the efforts put forth by the
Acommittee, appointed from this club.
In addition to the tive-light electro
,Iliers wnich were installed last year
Throughout the business portion OF
l1he city, we have caused to be install
led this ye,r single light poles running
Ito the different depots. which makes
a decided improvement in the appear
ance of the streets as we'll as making
lit safer for pedestrians and travelling
generally We have this year, as
previously, taken charge OF the street
Esprinkling and have given its patrons
the same splendid. faultless service
that We have in the past, as we'll as
leaving balance in the hands of the
committee.
"In response to the offer Of the Lin
coin Highway commission to furnish
cement to build mile of cement road,
your president appointed a committee
to confer with the county board and
to solicit funds to defray the expense
of building the mile. This committee
has met with reasonably good success
and will make report on the progress
they have made. The club has lent
both its moral and financial aid to
many deserving projects during the
year, among others was to vote SlOO
toward reducing the debt that has