The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-24
Western Illinois Club 10 Holding Ses-
sion Here Today Ending
With Banquet
Tonight.
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
Mayor Lotion Welcomes the Dealers
This Afternoon-Hoo Hoos Held
Concentration Last
Night.

| The fourth annual meeting of the
Western Illinois Lumber Dealers
club was held in Keokuk today. Inc
dealers and their wives were the
guests of the Keokuk lumber dealers
and their wives. Special plans for
the session and the entertainment
were made by the local club, includ-
ing banquet tonight, an automobile
drive for the women guests during
the afternoon, and business SEES
sion during this afternoon. The Hoo
Hoos held their concentration last
night, initiating class and will
probably initiate another class again
today
George w. Angel of Keokuk is the
president of the club, A. II. Heide-
mann of Quincy is vice president
and w. e. Lyons of Carthage is Sec
rotary and treasurer. Mr.. Angel
will preside at the banquet tonight
at Z o'clock at the Hotel Iowa to
which the dealers and their wives
are invited.
big delegation of lumber dealers
was present this afternoon when the
meeting was opened at two. O'Clock
by President Angel. Mayor Ed. ).
Lotion was introduced and welcomed
the lumberm en- to Keokuk. The re-
Spouse to the address Of welcome
was made by A. H. Heidemann, vice
president of the club, who expressed
the clubs gratitude at Mr.. Lotions
welcome, and expressed the senti-
ment of the organization in saying
they were glad to be in Keokuk.
Mayor Gives Welcome.
In his address of welcome. Mayor
Lotion told the members OF the cluD
that he was glad to see them In heo-
kuk. and offered the hospitality OF
this hospitable city to them. he
paid tribute to the president OF the
association, George Angel, a KeokuX
boy"
President Angel then made his ad-
dress reviewing the cork OF tne
year The secretary, w. b. Lyon, OF
Carthage, made his report, which was
adopted. Following this order o.
business came four addresses. Charies
A. Bowen of Detroit. secretary of the
National Retailers association. spoac
On the topic of Cooperation" He
was followed by ]. w. Paddock OF
Pana, who touched on the topic OF
Helpful Suggestions to the Reta J.
err" George W. Jones of Chicago.
talked on Advertising" and Emer,
son D. Tenant of st. Louis, closed
the time allotted for addresses with
his talk.
The president appointed STANDING
committees, among them a commit
tee on resolutions, which presented
its report. The election Of officers
ended the business session.
Registration List.
The following have registered for
the convention:
Geo. w. Angel, Keokuk; w. f..
Lyon, Carthage; Tom Sessions, Can
tom Joe l.. Nichols. Peoria; j. NJ.
Furlong, Keokuk; G. D. Richest.
st. Louis E. d. Tenant, st. Louis;
Harry B. Huston, Omaha; S. d. Hitch
ner, Stronghurst; John A. Uhler,
Burlington; ". S. Kerr, Muscatine;
Roy NJ Durrett, Peoria; G. M. He'll
muth, ST. Louis; John H. Heinemann.
Keokuk; Guy H. Carroll. Aledo; A.
D. Storms, FIT. Madison o. S. Hitch
ner, Freeport; L. L. Conley, Chicago;
John w. Lyon. LaHarpe; l.. M. Nefs,
Lomax, H.; III. NJ. Patterson, Keo-
kuk; C. w. Storms, FIT: Madison; NJ.
c. Hall, Mt. Pleasant; Chas. r. Mui7
ford, Galesburg; f. J. Bush, Chicago,
Fred Schmaper Chicago: Chas A.