The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-07
BANQUET
A Pleasant one
Nearly sixty Members Were Present
to Join Organization and Affair
VIII be Made an An
nual one.
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ALL WEIR ENTHUSIASTIC
sa NA
a Committee Of Ten Selected 70 Have
Charge Of Annual Banquet Next
Year-Bis Organization
Looked FOR.
Membership.

Membership.
Marc L. Parsons, 'Os; A. H Cush-
man, '0S; Edna Noelke, 0S; George L.
Parsons, 'os; r. b. Cushman. 'o6;
Grace Cushman, 'o3 Ferne Chute, 'o9;
Hazel M. Salzer, 'OS; Chester Schou-
ten, 'OS; Marian Becker, '03; Gather
inc Cody. '04; Beth Miller, '04 Carrie
Dimond, 'O3; George plug, OF; Me-.
rian Ebersole, '04; Ruby Dollery, '04;
Mabel Ebersole, '03 Edward
Kiedaisch, 90: Mildred M. Foel-
ker. 'OS; Catherine McManus, '0S;
Anna McManus, O6; Maren Pease,
'Oe; Beatrice McManus, '09; Helen
Hassett, OF; M. G. Dadant, 'O4;
Ernestine Leech Smith 'O9; c. j. Sithm
rs; Francis Corbett, '0S; Bessie
Honce 'OS; Olive Morgan, 'oe; Mrs.
/ Warwick, 81; Matte Smythe Rubidge
'79; Jessie D. Holmes, So; Katherine
Doty, '09; Joe Landman, '09; Paul v.
Bear, Jr.. '0S; G. H. Dickey, OF; Robt.
Atwood, '09; F. B. Dorsey, Jr.. '09;
Hugh Hodge, '0S; A. ]. Hirst, '07; A..
ID. Hirst, '04; Malcolm Mcfarland, '09;
Mary Louise McGrath, 90; Florence
Cook, 'O9; Clyde Inman. 90; Meta
i Hummer, 90; Clarence Weismann,
'O9; Grace Adele Strickler, 'O9; Irwin
Bode, 'Os; George G. Pechstein. 'O9;
Mary Rubidge, '09; Henry G. Huis-
kamp, 90; Cyphas Harrison. '92; Paul
Pechstein, Oh; Helen Mayer, '09.
The Keokuk High school Alumni Ar
ISOLATION was launched Saturday even
/ ing with new spirit and the organic
alton will be perpetuated through
many years to come if the enthusiasm
displayed by those present Saturday
evening is an evidence of their loyay-
4 ty. The annual banquet was enjoy
i able in every way and proved a step
Iping stone to bigger and better
organization than the one of the pres
ent year.
The menu enjoyed was an excellent
and tempting one and during the feast
music was furnished by the orchestra.
Following it talks OF interests were
j made by several of the members
which proved interesting and disclos
4 ed many facts which those present
were pleased to learn of.
/ Marc L. Parsons, president Of the
organization, was POSTMASTER and in
troduced G. j. Smith, graduate Of
4 the High school of the class of 1878.
Mr.. Smith spoke of being present at
4 an Alumni meeting at where is now
4 the Elks club thirty years ago and at
which time Frank Hagerman, now a
4. prominent attorney, was president. He
| touched upon the honors associated
with belonging to such an organiza-
i ton and that if the young members
would work up an enthusiasm they
would do much for the high school.
1 Edward Kiedasch, president of the
class of 90, made the response and
spoke encouraging of the work and Of
the effort of the class of '0S to promote
such good organization.
There are 1890 alumni members OF
the Keokuk high school, This is what
Superintendent Aldrich brought out in
his address during the evening.
Many of the high school alumni &C.
cording to Mr. Aldrich, have risen to
high places in various branches OF
| work. The future destiny of the high
school is in the hands of the alumni
and the speaker urged upon the organ.
ization active work from now on
, Those present seemed to be in
favor of perpetuating the organic
, alton and upon motion of G. J. Smith
the President was instructed to ap
point committee of three which was
to retire to select comittee to make
arrangements for the annual meeting
in 1910. The committee appointed
consisted of Maurice Dadan. Malcolm
Mcfarland and Miss Ebersole. The
committee reported the following
members to have charge of the next
years gathering: William A. LoeffleI
chairman, Mrs. G. J. Smith, Cepbas
Harrison. Mary Rubidge George Pech
stein. w J. Fulton, Albert Cushman
Beth Miller, Angie Hawkes. and Ora
Cole.
Following this action and with the
committee instructed to take complete
charge of next years affairs the mem
bers present enjoyed a social session
consisting of dancing until IL o'clock
, The affair proved thoroughly success
: full through and all seemed enthusi
4 astic about the organization
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