The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-27
best MEETING
| IT EVER HELD.
Commercial Club Has Large Attend
ance at Dinner Followed by
Business Meeting and
Speeches.
ITS DEBT ExT1NGU1sHED
Boosts Coming Events Here, Resolve
to co-ope rate in Welcoming
Soldiers Home, and Dis
cusses Many Things.
IT'S DEBT EXTINGUIsHED

The flu is over, we've had our big
j Victory sale day. and we'll now hear
reports and look into the future"
was the first sentence Of the Presi-
dent c. w. Durrett at the Commercial
club meeting last evening. His last
sentence, as the members were pass
ing out of the room was to the news
paper man present and was:
Il You can say truthfully in the
paper that this was the best meeting
the Commercial club ever had"
The meeting really began with a
good dinner, and the members spent
the first hour at very long table in
the Hotel Iowa dining room It heard
a very fine address by a lawyer and
gem Of short talk by a preacher,
took measures to boost a lumber
mems convention and hog sale,
burnt with ceremony the cancelled
note representing the extinguishing
of the clubs debt, and appointed
committee to assist Charles s. Abel
In welcoming home returning sol
diers.
| Pleasant Business Session.
! Nathan Lowitz reported on the
success of the Victory sale day.
James NJ. Fulton, secretary, reported
on finances and that the last note
made to finance the big show of sew
eral years ago had been paid, leaving
money In the treasury. j. W.. Win
ger. as chairman of that committee,
burnt the note on plate while
everybody applauded.
President Durrett mentioned the
suggestion that the club take some
action to cooperate with Charles 8.
hon cd ~
have charge Of welcoming soldiers
home A motion was adopted author
tzing him to appoint a committee to
do whatever Mr.. Abel desires In that
direction.
The address Of Edward w. Nc
Manus on reorganization of business
after the war. was loudly applauded
and he was given a vote Of thanks,
as was one of Keokuk's new preach
ers, who showed an intimate know
ledge of town building matters.
A Preacher to Business Men. !
Rev. Huell Warren was introduced
as one of large experience in COM
munity cooperation to talk ten min |
utes on county interests.
Mr.. Warren, the new pastor OF the |
First Christian church, told of the /
success OF movement at his old |
home. He was one of the originators
of what is known as the Trenton |
idea all over the country.
He told how farmers were made |
members of the Commercial club, CO.
operated in sales. and emphasized |
the value of association of men of !
like interests.
His inspiring and interesting talk |
was loudly applauded, especially !
when he said the initiative of the !
American soldier which won the war /
was learned as a part of salesman
ship.
The Committees Appointed.
After the meeting, President Dur
rett appointed the committees author
lied as follows:
Advertising and sales day commit
tee-Henry Duncan, chairman: ]. j. 4
Chapman, Nathan Lowitz, Elmer Mas, II
j. w. Winger
Soldier home coming committee
Roy Bartholomew, chairman; Frank
M. Jones, Karl Hemmy, e. A. French
Hog sale ommittee-Jacob Schout- 4
en-, chairman; G. Arthur Kiedaisch, Il
n. c. Beeson.