The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-31
The EAGLES
WERE BANQUE7ED
Aerie No. es3 With Many Visiting
Brothers From kahoka Enjoyed
Feast and Were Then
Entertained
WAS TIE SIXTH ANNUAL
Banquet Proved More Enjoyable Than
Any that Have Preceded and
Toasts, Music and Stories
Were in Order.

Keokuk aerie No. 6S3, Fraternal Or.
der of Eagles, held it's sixth annual
banquet last evening in Eagles hail.
corner Eighth and Main streets, and
the affair was bigger success than
any that has preceded it. In addition
to many Eagles of the local aerie.
there We're many present from Kaho-
ka, and brothers of that place took part
generously in the program following
the repast. 1t was a merry crowd
gathered together by good fellows ip,
and was for only members and visit
ing brothers
At 10 o'clock nearly one hundred
seated themselves at tables, which
had been placed in long lines through
out the hall. Seated at the speakers
table were Frank Moeller, worthy
pesident, who had the affair in charge
and was responsible for its success;
Mayor Charles Off and two Kahoka
brothers, Sam S. Ball and William
Snyder. Music during the entire even
ing was furnished by the Miller or
chestra.
Menu.
Roast Beef Cold Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Cold Tongue Cold Ham
Pickles Celery Olives
Iced Tomatoes
Salmon Salad Salad Eggs
Rye and White Bread and Butter.
TIE address OF welcome was made
by Mayor Charles Off He said:
Mr.. President, Visitors and Brothers:
thank you for selecting me fof
your POSTMASTER to preside over It's
annual celebration here tonight, and /
extend to you neighbors and brothers
of our beloved order, heartfelt well
come to Our city. Perhaps | need not
tell you that we have a. beautiful city
none fairer, none better, ever existed
in the wide world since creations
dawn. Nature has been kind; has been
lavish in contributing the wondrous
beauties that surround us. Our beau
tiful rivers and parks and the grand
Des Moines and Mississippi valleys,
with their great scenery,2of which We
are especially proud. When to this.
is added tie standard of law-abjding
citizens and good-natured people of
our beloved and great city. am an
ardent advocate of annual reunions.
such as the one we are holding here
tonight. fraternal orders like ours
which are promoting fraternity and
good fellowship, meaning the further
ance of common interest and mutual
friendship, it gives us a campaign of
of progress and of advance
ment, for the very best advantage of
uhe order which we represent here to-
night; in the roll call of life these an
nual reunions are most important fac
tors, because, welded by our frate1nal
interest, and the spice of Cur social
pleasures. and everlasting friendship
from which we derive our benefits,
we teach the wholesome truth, that to
live is not to live for ones self alone.
but to help one another, and to consid-
er that we were born for the good of
the whole. They bring out the facts
that it is really the little things. socia-
bility and good cheer, smiles and kin.
ness and courteous obligations tn.t
add SO much real beauty and pleasure
to life. Life is journey, and the en-
joyments OF these gatherings are but
little inns on the road side of exist.
ence, where we may be refreshed for
the moment, that we may with new
strength work for our great order.
B>Dthars, we need entertainment as we
med food and clothing and shelter, and