The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-16

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Lodge No. 20 of Keokuk, Iowa, well
come you, delegates to this convention
to our lodge and to our city.
Response to Address Of Welcome.
Iona M. Shryock Grand Recorder
We have assembled In convention
IN this beautiful city for the purpose
OF meeting one another, hearing the
splendid papers that will be read
along the fraternal lines, expecting to
derive lasting benefit from our meet
ing The strongest factor in the
world today is fraternity. One great
1 writer has said Conscience is born
OF love. History is being written
which shows that fraternity is born Of
love. The sense of obligation and duty
is a natural product of the heart, be-
cause of the needs of the human race.
AS the needs become greater, the
sense of duty becomes stronger and
more. imperative.
| Thus it is in these conventions. The
success of every convention depends
upon the individual efforts &C. every
member, and We are here today for
the purpose of developing the. social
features of our order. to promote it's
union, sympathy and friendship among
our families.
1t was this very thought which
prompted the parent order to give us
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work that produces results. When =
candidate is initiated, sLe is attentive
to the work and Interested in the
order, then is the time to try and keep
her interested. Appoint her on COM
mittee, ask her to secure new mem
Der, try and make her feel she is a
factor in the lodge, let her feel per-
onal responsibility, and before she
knows 1t she is one of the workers and
/ a good member. I feel the lodges
which compose this Ninth district are
boomers for the cause. This meeting
IN your city calls to My mind the fact,
that within three years Lotus lodge at
I one time initiated class Of sixty-five
candidates, which demonstrated the
| Individual effort put forth. We have
done the same thing IN Burlington. we
enjoy the work and are also showing
the people Of Burlington we appreciate
the benefit and protection we have in
| this grand order, but Brother Chair
man was not delegated to read 8
paper along these lines, but could not
I refrain from making these few re
marks.
We come into your midst gratefully
| and most cordially accepting the gen
erous welcome you have extended to
us and we pledge you that during our
i acceptance of your. hospitality we
shall so Jemean ourselves as 70 be
worthy of an invitation to come again
The Decorations.
The lodge rooms over the Keokuh
Savings bank, were decorated in 4
! pretty manner by the ladies of the
decorating committee. the color
scheme, pink and white, being car
ried out in a very pleasing way, large
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local lodge colors, being used artistic
4 ally. From the chandeliers at the
center of the lodge room, radiating tt
the four corners and the sides of the
rooms, long ropes of these colors
] blended with the pink and white crepe
I. paper draped over the windows. Al
the chair of the Chief Of Honor. {
large arch, entwined in pink ant
white, with the word Welcome was
in keeping with the occasion. A large
double arch apron booth in charge O
Miss Catherine Carroll was located
in one corner of the room and pretty
aprons, handiwork of the local lodge
a ladies were sold and many of then
disposed Of.
Il Tonight at 10 o'clock, following the
! program and initiation OF new mem
!. beers into the Keokuk lodge, a big
, banquet will be served and over tWt
! hundred and fifty persons will EMO.
!, the affair. The Keokuk lodge mem
bers have amply prepared for tbs
|, care of their guests and the courte
GUS reception Of them today is proc
of the generous hospitality of Lotu
i lodge. and nothing has been left un
done to make the day and evening
!. most enjoyable one.
!, Mrs. Edwin G. Vaughan IS chair
! man of the affair with the following
r chairman and variou~ committe
, ladies have been the recipients 0
many complimentary remarks durin
} the days D. of H. festivities of tn
J royal welcome the visiting member
i have received at their hands.
4 Following are those who helped t
: make the convention the success tina
! it has turned out to be:
4 Mrs Anna Laurinson, chairman c
i supper committee. Depot receptio
D committee, Mrs, Gus Bauer, Mr.!
) Rudolph Lang, Mrs Ed. Moore.
IL Entertainment committee Mrs. Ell