Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-05
NEARLY 200 SERVED At ANNUAL
SUPPER WHERE GOOD Eel.
LoWsHlP ARouNDs.
PRAISE OF HOME CITY
TOLD IN TUNEFUL SONGS
Harvey !@shann. Editc- ss Register ard
Leader, Urges Better Schools, Better
Roads, and Better Farm Home Con-
ditions-F. c. Let's, of Chicago, and
Others on Program.

Striking loudly and tremendously on
! the keynote All for Marshalltown,"
! nearly 200 Marshalltown Club men,
bers met as a united and loyal body
| of home boosters over the tables at
the clubs annual supper served, in the
| dining room of the Masonic lodge by
| ladies of the Eastern Star Tuesday
| evening Good fellowship and good ma
| ture abounded. Old deeds OF valor for
/ Marshalltown were retold as a spur to
greater united effort in the future,
The way was pointed out and the
| opportunity was disclosed for (, still
greater and better deeds for a better
Marshalltown and better Iowa
Loyalty footed the horn of home
praise. which was most natural, and
the light of Marshalltown was held on
high as beacon, all of which made
every one pat himself with pride that
! he lived here and glad he belonged to
the Marshalltown Club. All in all it
was probably the most successful rally
OF the business forces of the town ever
attempted on so large scale. Harvey
Ingham, editor of the Des Moines Reg
after dinner speaker.
Sing Praise Of sour City"
The dining room was not large
enough 10 seat all; so some tables
were placed in the hail After the
tables that were made bright with
dainty baskets of poinsettia, narcissus
and smilax. had been cleared. the
lights We're turned off. On the wall Of
H., re- Of Of
town loyalty and praise sprang thru
stereoptican slides.
Lustily a group of young men sang
It's short way to prosperity" to the
tune of "Tipperary." Has any one
here seen Johnson" questioned the
singers to the measure of Has Any
one Here Seen Kelley" and every
body evidently had seen the clubs
president. for the applause was long
and loud.
To the tune Of The Trail of the
Lonesome Pine" Marshalltown was
described in a verse as ION the Trail
of the Lincoln Way" and the diners
stamped their approval and demanded
more
The "chnk" tune chinatown" was
transposed to suit words telling about
Tn Dear Old Marshafltown," and
Waiting for the viaduct TO be" was
told to the tune OF Robert E. Lee.
Tulip Time in Holland" melody fitted
verse telling It's Booming Time in
Marshalltown.'
The boosting by song put the crowd
in good humor and was the featur"
hit OF the supper. Cutler Abbott am
G. Walter Thompson composed the
parodies.
Mecreery Toastmaster.
f. w NcCreery was POSTMASTER,
and the speakers were D. w. Norris.
Judge B. F Cummings and ]. c. Crell-
in. of this city, and F. c. Let's of Chi
cago in addition to Harvey 1ngham.
Mr.. Ingham called attention to the
marvellous development of Iowa and
the middle west during the life of the
last generation, and indicated what the
probable development might be In the
next generation. The thought OF his
rather short address was centered
about team work. organization, coop
Grafton, and community effort
His application of these requisites
to community success he said were es-
pecially needful TO improve farm con-
ditions and opportunity in agriculture
| because Iowa is an agricultural state.
City Depends on Farms.
: The prosperity Of the cities" said
he. 'is dependent for success on the
farm homes" His thought was that
! unless the farm home and rural life
were made SO attractive that they
would hold on the farm the younger
generation who are inheriting the
land. and who are financially able to
live where they please. Iowa can not
hope to hold her own among the mid
| die western states.
Unless We can hold those boys and
girls who inherit the farms and the
; money we will make failure OF this
experiment in Iowa" said he.
| Schools and Roads.
! Mr. Ingham pointed out that one OF
the commonest reasons why families
leave the farms was to educate the
! children.
] One solution for that trouble Is the
consolidated school" he continued.
Another reason why young men and
! women who inherit the land and the
money. choose to leave Iowa Is be-
! cause they will not live in the mud
/ The statement was loudly applauded.
! You would not live in the mud. The
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