The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-10
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GoESoVER 70
ND SET TENDER


Hedding college relocation cam
paign 70 ratse fund Of $800, 900 in
cooperation with the Moline Cham
Der OF Commerce to insure the re-
mOval Of the institution from
Abingdon to Moline, has been de-
fsrred until early fall.
This announcement was made at
the headquarters OF the relocation
movement at the Carnegie library.
Moline. after session OF the
executive committee Saturday
evening attended by DIR. John w.
Hancher, New York city, counsellor
and director OF the department Of
finance of the Methodist Episcopal
church whose field staff, acting In
conjunction with representative cit
izens Of Rock Island county, has
been active in the solicitation Of
funds.
The decision Of the executive COM
mittee, approved by DIR. Hancher.
merely involves a temporary sus-
pension of effort, and carries with
1t, the positive announcement that
the campaign will be resumed with
vigor about the middle OF Septem-
Der, and prosecuted until the $780,
600 goal has been reached.
The offices of the relocation de-
velopment on the second floor OF
the Carnegie library will be closed
In day or two, and activities OF
every sort which involve expense
will be suspended until the autumn
nal revival Of the campaign.
Hold Long Conference.
Coincident with the arrival of DR..
IIancher in Moline, the executive
committee began conference
width the department of finance
head which lasted three hours.
The committee consists of S. p
Albrecht, Moline, chairman; d. w
G.. Greene, president Of Heddine
college; DR.. Pohn 7. Jones, super
tendent of the Rock Island district
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
II. G. Shallberg, E. II. Wilson anG
G. V. Gould. Moline, and ]. F. Wit
ter and j. j. Burgess, Rock Island
DR.. John W. McDougall OF the de
partment Of finance, who has beer
supervising the campaign for thu
department in the absence of DR.
Hancher, was also present at thu
conference.
1t was DR.. Hancher's recommen
dalton after a careful survey of thu
situation. had been made, that thu
relocation movement be deferred
until about the middle of Septem
Der, the members Of the executive
committee concurring.
The reasons WHICH actuated tn
committee are perhaps best ex
pressed by DIR. Hancher, who CAV
out a statement for the press at tn
conclusion Of the committees SEES
sion.
"Let me- begin by saying" d.
Hancher remarked, that there i
nothing in the action taken by tn
executive committee which convey
even a hint of failure. What W
have to announce, is merely sus
pension of the campaign for fey
weeks, our decision having bee
prompted by common sense consid
erations. The final success of tn
movement is in no way com
promised by the suspension of pres
ont activities fact our actio
will have favorable result upo
the campaign.
Not Favorable Time.
"a continuation Of circumstance
led up to the decision of the CON
mittee. The people had not bee
fully informed about the relocatio
movement, and their interest wa
not sufficiently awakened. Member
Of my staff have been working i
Rock Island county and across til
river on vacation time, They al
tired after an unusually busy yea
in the field. They need rest. Ful
thermore, after 11R years of e,
perience in this work, l am pc
suadetl that July and August al
not propitious times for the flu
therance and promotion of such
movement.
while unsettled labor condition
were a contributing factor in OF
committee deliberations, the pr,
dominating considerations were +;
have stated.
'.One or two members Of the fiel
staff will stay in Moline for a tin
in order to assist in evolving plar
for the fall resumption, and II
local organization will continue