The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-05
CITY NEWS.
The Daily Gate Cit.


fields" will appear in this paper soon
Rev. NJ. Rowena Morse will lecture
this afternoon in Quinc, won Art be-
fore the Friends in Council.
The annual election of officers of
the Young Mems club will be ..eld this
evening in the club rooms
Twin girl babies were born Mon.
day morning to Mr. and Mrs. William
}. Wright of No. Pip Timea street.
The ice men are rubbing their
hands with glee at the prospect of a
good crop of six and eight inch ice if
the present weather conditions con.
tinue.
A meeting of the chairnen OF va
rious committees was held this noon
at the Y. NJ. c. A The regular meet
ing of the board of directors will be
Eeld this evening.
The week of prayer meeting this
evening will be held at the Congrega-
tional church at 7:3O O'Clock. The
meeting tomorrow evening will be held
at the Trinity NJ E. church.
No. II of the X line due to ar
rive here at s: 40 pulled in at about
1880 this morning. The train has
been getting in late but this was the
latest it has been in some time.
The esfelds,' by Lillian w.
Hale, short serial story, will appear
IN The Gate City in a short time. Be
sure and get the opening chapters
You will want the complete story.
The Travellers Protective associa-
ton has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Jacob Frank.
president; Louis Sterne, vice presi.
dent; Bruce Lake. secretary-treasurer
These officers We're elected at con-
tlnued meeting Sunday afternoon The
complete list of directors and various
committees will be appointed and
elected at some future date.
Invitations signed by Merrill Ma
Jors, chairman of the social committee
of the junior department of the Y. NJ.
c. A, are being sent out today by Sec
rotary II. T. Powers and will go to
every member in the junior classes.
The cards invite the members to a
supper to be given Thursday evening
in the association banquet hall. 1t is
expected that every member of this
department will be present and re-
plies must be sent in before Thurs
cay morning.
John W. Rovane, Jr., recording
secretary of the local council, Knights
o. Columbus, has sent the following
postal card announcing. the installation
and supper this evening: AT K. of c.
hall, Tuesday evening. January 5,
1909. Installation of officers for 1909
Big duck supper specially prepared
and served by Brother Tony San.
some. If you are wise one and know
what Tony can do in the cooking line
you'll be there. If you are still in the
green" list and don't hate good eat
ms, Tuesday is your chance to get
wise. So be on hand or cheat your
self
The boys department of the
Young Mems Christian Association
has been presented with an excellen,
and costly piano, which was purchased
this morning by Boys Secretary H. T
Powers, at the request CT the donor
who wished to keep his nar.e from
the public The gift of piano is one
that is certainly appreciated by the
many boys who visit this department
of the association daily. and it vii
doubtlessly add much to the enoymen
! O. those much frequented rooms.
is expected that the piano will be il
place n very short time, probabl,
today or Wednesday
The following is recommends
ton from Louis T. Moore, city edito
+ OF the Wilmington On. CO Evenfn,
Dispatch, of Manager Hugh "A. Shan
non of the Ottumwa club: Hugh Shan
on managed the local club in tn
East Carolina league last season an,
the team won the pennant after
pretty race. Shannon made goo
manager and seems to have a via
and thorough knowledge of good bal
layers, as all the men he signed TO
Wilmington We're fast performers. Hi
habits are excellent. He has good cor
troll OF the men under his charge, an
| think is quite competent to handle
team. His position is short stop, bu
he did not play much at that pos
ton while here on account of the fac
that we had man at that positio
who has recently been drafted by hi
league team.
Improvements for the athletj
field of the Y. NJ c. A. are alread
. being planned by Physical Director /
! e. Chamberlin, and while the list
improvements to be made does no. il
; clude any very extensive Grange
5 many Of them are considered cx.rem
ly necessary. One Of the in oortaI
changes will be the new jumping an
lulting pits. which will probably /
changed from the present location
front OF the grand stand to positic
near the entrance gate. The presel
location makes 1t impossible for
person TO practice jumping while