Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
w. n. GILBERT CHOSEN PRsSi-
DENT AT MARSHAlLT OWN
CLUB ELECTION.
ANNUAL MEETING AND
DINNER LARGELY ATTENDED
Lieut.. Harry q. Boyd, Chaplain at
Camp Dodge, Delivers Rousin9 Ad-
dress on sour Town.. z. Cava.
naueh Tells Of Marshalltown Men
Who Have Made Good-The Election.

results OF the election at the annual
dinner and meeting of the club. which
VAS attended by more than 200 in
Cronkleton hall in tina evening. The
officers elected were: President w.
H Gilbert: vice prv sidents, H. A. Weis-
man and r NJ. VI Hour, with B. &.
W h.teh.ll and p Z. Rude tied for third
place; financial secretary, Z. A. Fran
CTS; treasurer. H. ". Jennings; direc-
tors +. ". Scott, W. g. Stricken, and
George A Olson.
The vote for officers was: President.
w H. Gilbert, So: F. L. Meeker. 80:
vice presidents, H. A, Weisan, "a: r.
NJ. Wilbur, 81: 3. c. Whitehill, Sc; p.
{. Rude Sc; DR.. r. r Hansen, So; DR..
II. A. kinnan. 46; financial secretary,
Z A Francis, 10: Ray Mcclure. 81;
treasurer, H W. Jennings, So; D. -.
| Revnoids. 80; directors, George A Oh
son. so: R. w. Scott II: w. G. Strick-
| Ter. IS; G. O. Coburn. 81; w. c. Nc
Carten, SO: Adolph Pfleiger, 81.
Chaplain Boyd Principal Speaker.
Lieut. Harry 3. Boyd, senior chap
lain of Camp Dodge, was the principal
speaker on the program that followed
the dinner Others who spoke were
j. Il. Cavanaugh. a former Marshall
town man of early days. who now is
superintenden. Of car service of the
Big Four system. headquarters Indian
apolis; c. c. ST. Clair, and r. w. Nc
| Creery.
President w. H Bremner and Vice
| President F. B. Townsend, of the NJ.
& st. L.. who were expected to be here
and who were to have had place on
| the program were prevented from COM
| ing at the last moment. Others VINO
| were invited to make two-minute ad-
dresses, in the persons OF President r.
| C. Let's. Of the Western Grocer Com
pany; President C. A. Durham. of the
9. A. Durham Company; Capt. ADRIAN
C. Arson, W. V. Couchman, OF the In
ternational Harvester Company, and J.
C. Dunn, Chicago; J. w. Hook, New
York City; Z. H. Davidson, St Paul;
James Black, of Waterloo: and w. b.
Hawkins, Shepoygan, Wis. anil sent
their regrets either by wire or letter.
The inability OF these out-of-town men
to be here made 1t necessary to re-
arrange the program hastily late in the
day.
sour Town." Boyd's Subject.
Our Town" was the subject OF Lieu
tenant Boyd's address, which was one
Of the most clear cut and emphatic
talks on subjects OF community inter-
est and patriotism, to which memoels
of the club have ever listened. He de-
voted the time to urging the attention
of the club members to movements cal
culated to improve the welfare OF any
city and build it up both materially and
Is a bette, place in which to live
Greater cooperation and more pro-
cression were urged. He touched on
the so-called provincialism OF the
courses of study in the public schools
and pointed out that since the nation
had become a world power the scoo"
Of the training Of the schools should
be widened. He showed that young
people, graduates Of colleges and pro-
ducts of a town or city, find no OPEN
ing for themselves when they are
ready to engage in work. There should
be. ne said. DEVELOPMENT OF opportun-
ity for these boys and girls. and this
subject should be given the most care
full thought and effort OF any COM
mercial club to the end that there
| nigh, be a conservation OF these young
| people who should be given an oppor-
tunity to find an opening at home
| wherein to work out their future.
Touches on War.
The MEDICATION Of thrift for those
who stay at home was, he said. as es-
scntial in order that the men In the
army might be maintained. He spoke
! reelingly Of the patriotism of the men
! in the camps and armies, not only for
entering the service, but for their lib
eral participation in the movements to
| finance the war. He pointed out sur
| urising instances Of soldiers contribut-
| ing TO their families, buying liberty
bonds, and paying for insurance to an
extent that left them little for their
own uses.
A big problem he said. that Will con-
front every community at the close OF
the war, and which will require the
concerted effort Of all n"hlic bodies
| will be the means taken to provide
places for the returning soldiers that
they NAV resume their occupations IN
civil EMPLOYMENT. He urged that the
club should use its efforts to plan SO
that no man need suffer because he had
been away in the army. and that every
returning soldier should be given a
chance to make good after he has
come back.
He was interrupted by applause
which was long continued after he had
finished speaking.
! Men Who Have Ma - Good.
Out of his memory Of early days In
the city. and especially his recollections
OF associations who were employees or
officers Of the iowa Central with which
he was associated, J. r. Cavanaugh
read some interesting biographical
| notes Of former Marshalltown men who
had made good and gone UP. Among
them he mentioned were c. II. Ackert
A. c. Arson, w. H. Bremner George
Bremner. f. i. Brown, J. c. Dunn
Chauncey Doty, P. E. Eldridge, B. G.