The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
ROCK ISLAND Is
TO INVITE NEXT
EXCHANGE CLUB
ri City Dinner to Prophet.
Exchangeites Launches Boom
to Land Convention.

otto F. Hiidebrandt state execu.
five of the national Exchange clut
termination, launched a movement
n secure the national Exchange
convention for Rock Island at a
dinner rendered visiting Exchange
s,sg.t including some of the princi.
nal officers, at the New Harper
last night by the Rock Island Elk.
change club.
Announcement was made by Mr.
HiIdebrandt that the Grotto con.
yention is proving what Rock Is
land can achieve in the way of car,
ing for national meets, and ht
sratss that within three years tht
Exchange club members in the
limited States would be asked tt
|. hold their annual convention il
this community, possibly with the
assistance of the Davenport sex.
change club.
James F. Pound, Rock Island
Exchange president, who welcomed
the guests before turning the meet
ing over to Mr.. Hildebrandt, who
was chosen to preside as toastmas-
ter. seconded the remarks of the
state executive, saying that as the
Exchange clubs in the tri-citie:
grew in numbers such a movement
would undoubtedly be inaugurated
Out of compliment to the toast
master, the new Prophet song
otto, My Mystic Grotto Man" BY
fred Abplanonalp and George J
Mccoy, was sung by Mr.. Abplanon
alp. and the toas master announc
ed that it was being rendered fol
the first time in public.
Judge Anthony F. Fttner, st. Lou
is, national vice president, was in
troduced. He said the Organization
was growing by leaps and bounds
owing very largely to the efforts
made by the national secretary
Herold NJ. Harter, Toledo, Ohio.
Harter's Good Work.
Mr.. Harter was introduced as the
one who was directly responsible
for the organization of the Rocl
Island and Davenport Exchange
clubs. He told his hearers thai
during the month of May he wa.
On the Atlantic coast, on the Gull
OF Mexico, the Great Lakes and il
California, and everywhere his pro
notion of the Exchange club ideS
and its slogan of Unity for Serv
Ice" had met with the most encour,
aging response.
Too modest to tell the story o
his own achievements, Judge Ittnel
spread the news that Mr.. Harter
whom he referred to as the "dy
IL rxraIn1linsf Gnnrafa n
the organization, had organized 2!
Exchange clubs during May on tbs
Pacific coast, a statement which
Mr. Harter declared was prema
ture.
Mr.. Harter dwelt upon the char
acter of the club organization
throughout America, it's record O
accomplishment and its insistenct
that mere numbers was not the
great desideratum, but quality.
Joseph A. Seiber, Akron, Ohio
state president of the Exchange or
ganization and a member of the ma
tional board of governors, made ;
stirring speech in praise of Elk
change. From the point of view o
Prophet whose presence in Rocl
Asldnu was uuS " NUG udIlOndI COD
Tention of that order, he wanted Il
say that never at any convention
Of the order had any city been dec
Grated so pTofusely in honor of thu
Grotto meet, as was the case il
Rock Island.
Charles f. Miller, president o.
the Exchange club, Syracuse, n. Y.
said that his home city had ex-
actly 171,117 inhabitants. and thai
the Exchange club had raised g
fund of $4,000 to provide free milk
for under-nourished school chill
dren, The club was also financing
summer home for the Girl Scouts
TreadweIl Delights.
George a. Treadwell, president
Of the New Orleans Exchange club
said that he had listened to the pre-
ceding speeches, and he wanted all
TO know that a man from the south
!ast couldn't talk as fast as you
northern folks" However, the
gentleman from south of the Mason
and Dixon line made a speech
which charmed his hearers. He
announced that he was in reality
but the temporary president of the
New Orleans club, very temper
ary," he insisted, as the club was
IN process of formation.
John E Derthick, president Of
the New York city Exchange club,
Practically the baby club" of the
organization. made a brief but en-
tertaining address. He is past mon
arch of Long l grottO, Brooklyn, n.
!, the largest grotto in the United
states which has membership of
$500.
Louis C. Bein. president Of the
davenport Exchange club. who
BEADED a delegation of 20 members
nom that organization; F. A John
son, Davenport, state president OF
iowa, and Guy w. Runyan, presi-
tent OF the Kansas City Exchange
cub, We're introduced
That GrOtto Music.
In the course Of the evening mu-
NC was rendered by an improvised
orchestra of grottoites, and the Ex-
eaapge club songs were sung lus-
aly. The gathering was marked
an attendance of 100, and was
Iaracterized by enthusiasm mani
lssted for the organization. The
singing of the national anthem
brought the meeting to a close.