Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
ST. PAUL MEN GIVE FINE
TALKS TO CROWD OF 225
indications Point to Most Successful
Membership Campaign Starting To-
day-E. II. Davidson lnstiIls "Psp"
Into Crowd With ForcefuI Talk
Other Addresses Good.

doubts as to the worth of the club to
the community. those doubts were
most certainly dispelled by the time
the dinner and speeches were over
The 225 men who gathered ct the din
ner in the club rooms and heard the
addresses that followed could not help
but be impressed by the spirit of good
fellowship and CO opera ton which per-
vaded the entire crowd.
Three rousingly good addresses by
the men from st. Paul, who made
Marshalltown residents swell with
pride. and brief talks by Charles H.
Acker. of Chica go. and local men. pro-
duced in all present the incentive to so
out and sign up every man in town
as member of the club in the cam
paign today.
Parodies Furnish Amusement.
The members of the Eastern Star
served the meal. on tables stretched
the length of the main room, and pref
tily DECORATED with chrysanthemums
The Casino orchestra furnished music
during the serving, and played after
wards for the parodies flashed on a
screen for all to sing a quartet con-
posed of Henry Shove, Frank Haupert,
w. c. McCarteE, and N. E. Bay led the
singing and the crowd joined in with
much vim.
The High Cost of Living" sang the
crowd, lis driving me mad and there
was a shout of laughter as the closing
words We're seen. Every brick layers
daughter eats eggs just like water. I'll
have to stop living a while Good bye.
boys, I'm going to be married tomor-
row." was another favorite, for it was
dedicated to Perry Rude" and was
sung with enthusiasm. Other songs
sung included those used at the annual
banquet the first of this year. and sew
eral more new ones. The entertain
ment committee. of which Cutler Alb
bolt is chairman. furnished the songs
Cooperation Keynote Of Meeting.
Cooperation was the keynote of the
meeting. struck as soon as the supper
was over President F. NJ. Wilbur, of
the club, acted as POSTMASTER. and in
troduced the speakers. r. H. Mcdowell
spoke briefly on the comparison OF
wages for factory men in Marshalltown
and certain city in Ohio, showing
that the average daily wage in fac
tories here was $3.50 per day. while in
Ohio the average was but from s1.i5
to S2.25 for the same time.
To be "organized'' and cooperate is
the only way to get along and accom-
dish things. said w. +. Witherspoon,
general agent of the NJ. & st. l.. at St
Paul. who was next on the program
Mr.. Witherspoon declared that there
were two kinds of men in a town. those
VINO were assets and the others who
were liabilities. One was the
man who was always pushing
and boosting. the other was always
saying. What's the uSe?" Be q push
err advised Mr.. Witherspoon. and you
won't have aothin' agin nobody u
Illustrating his points Mr.. Witherspoon
told several apropos stories, which
were hilariously received.
How to Get New Members.
Milton J. Blair. membership secre
tarv of the St. Paul Association OF
Commerce, next on the program. gave
some valuable and interesting meth
DDS of obtaining new members. de-
rived from his experience in the recent
membership campaign at st. Paul In
which 1900 new members were added.
Cooperation was the big factor in this
campaign. in which the membership
was nearly doubled. declared Mr.. Blair.
However, cooperation must be backed
up by the activity of the commercial
club. asserted the speaker. before any
thing can be accomplished.
According to a statement made by
Mr.. Blair, based on study and statis-
tics, the activity and prosperity of
city increase in direct proportion to
the activity of the commercial organ-l
ization in that city. This was striking
" illustrated in recent years by the
growth of Cleveland. city with pro-
yressive commercial organization.
Make your prospective members
understand that they owe an obligation
to the city, and that that obligation can
! be discharged in no other way than
by membership in the commercial
club" said Mr.. Blair. Interest your
new members, however, after you get
them. and keep them in active touch
with the organization. Simply getting
new members does no good at all, I'M
less you can keep them interested after
YOU get them" was the way the speak
er brought home the value of being
| on the Job even after the campaign
was over. Mr.. Blair also gave several
other suggestions of value in getting
| new members.
Davidson Gives City Boost.
| It remained for E. H. Davidson,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee OF the st. Paul association, to
stir the meeting up and inject real
pep into those present. MIR. David
son told his hearers that the American
business man, the brains of the
world" had been the last to recognize
the power of cooperation, illustrating
his remark by pointing out what the
| labor unions had been able to do, be-
| cause they were organized.
you are organized here, and you
have been at it longer than we have
| in ST. Paul." said Mr. Davidson, land
the showing you have made is won
1 derful" There are more and better
average homes in Marshalltown than
in perhaps any other city of its size in
the country. according to the speakers
statement, based on extensive travel
ing and close observation.
Cultivate your own industries" adj
vised the speaker: don't try to spend
money bringing big industries, but
cultivate your own little ones. and they
will be big soon enough" Mr.. David
s..,, ;S a farc aftJl sneaker his ifltlStra-