Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-10
INDICATIONS ARE THAT GATH
ERINo OF TRAFFIC MEN
WILL BE LARGE.
CITIES OF CENTRAL
- WEST SENDING MANY
Score Will Come From Chicago and
Twin Cities-Des Moines, St. Louis
and Kansas City to Have Large
Delegations-Pans Made for Hoo
docs Happy Day.

Judging by acceptances received
and notifications from those who
have indicated they will be here, it Is
confidentaly expected that perhaps
not less than 100 railroad officers and
traffic men will come to this city Fri
day, Aug 10, for the annual meeting
| of the Hoodoo Chasers. If as many
come as have already indicated that
they would. the gathering, which the
promoting organization started pure
ly in fun, will assume state con-
vention proportions.
E. H. Draper, one of the organizers
and active promoters. has received
notice of the intention of more than
100 who expect to be. here. Unusaity
large delegations will come from
large cities Of the middle west. A score
or more Of traffic men and railroad
officers will be here from Chicago.
An equally large delegation Is COM
ing from the Twin Cities. Des Moines
will send dozen or fifteen and as
many more will come from both st.
Louis and Kansas City
Iowa Cities to be Represented.
Practically all OF the larger Iowa
cities. in addition to Des Moines. will
be represented. and requests have
come from several Of the larger COM
mercial clubs of Iowa, asking II they
might not send their secretary to
| this unique gathering. Secretaries OF
the commercial clubs OF Burlington.
Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge expect
to be here.
The M. & ST. L. expects to be rep
resented by most Of its general OF
! flcers, including President w. II.
| Rremner, Vice President F. B. Town
send, and others.
To Break Into Movies.
Even the movie people have be-
lcome interested In this gathering that
meets only for fun and foolishness
and only on Friday the 18th. The
Pathe Exchange, which issues a ser
les OF news films, has detailed an
operator to come here and shoot the
Rgathering. So 1t is probable that
scenes of the day will later be pro-
jected on screens In all the theaters
where the Pathe weekly is shown.
Outline Of Days Fun.
i In the days program of fun the In
itiation Of class of fifty or seventy
Ave Is to be not the least important
OF the details. Some of the especially
important and high ranking officers
are to be initiated separately. but
most Of the candidates will be taken
The Marshalltown Club will be
used for reception headquarters early
in the forenoon. where the visitors
will register and get their badges up
to about II o'clock. Between that
hour and, noon parade, probably
along Church and Main streets, will
be staged.
All the visitors will then be taken
to Tipton's shack northwest Of the
city, for lunch and where the for
malities of initiation and the pro-
gram of the afternoon will take place,
4 After the lunch T. Nelson Downs
will entertain the men, a series OF
wrestling and boxing matches will
be put on and there will be a short
program of athletic events and horse
shoe pitching matches, also a ball
game. An orchestra will furnish the
music and special songs prepared for
the gathering, will be sung.