The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
Proprietors OF keoIeuk Will go to Bur-
lington Tomorrow and People
Will be Hungry Unless
They Buy Today.
AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
Everything viii be Done by Host to
Make the Day for keokuk Groc-
erymen One Full of
Enjoyment.

Grocery stores of Keokuk contain
announcements in their windows that
they will be closed tomorrow. The
proprietors will embark for Burling-
ton on the morning Kline train to be
In attendance at the grocer's conven-
ton in that city, which promises to
be the biggest ever held in Iowa. The
Burlington Gazette of last evening
contains the following interesting ac-
count of what entertainment will be
afforded the visitors:
The weather man came to the as.
sistance of the Burlington retail
grocers in helping clean UP the city
preparatory to the three days visit OF
nearly thousand delegate TO the
state convention of the Iowa Retail
Grocer's association, which opens to-
morrow morning at the Odd Fellows
rooms, To-day was a day of general
preparation. The convention hall was
decorated and the exhibits arranged
]. H. Leslie of Clinton and John
Nangle of Des Moines, state organizer.
were the first of the delegates to ar
rive to-day Ira B. Thomas of Des
Moines, secretary, arrives this even
ing at o'clock and will Immediately
establish headquarters. Delegations
will arrive this evening and tomorrow
morning
The retailers of Davenport have
hired band and are coming with q
special train composed of three sleep
ers, observation car and chair car,
Council Bluffs grocers have hired
a band and are coming fifty strong
with a special car.
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Clinton
have chartered special sleepers each
and will arrive tomorrow morning
The men from these five towns will
be here for three days and during
this time will make their headquarters
in the sleepers, which will be side
tackled.
The local hotels will be able to take
care of about 400 of the guests and
the committee will nlace 200 more in
private homes for - three davs
There will be no trc in regard TO
taking care of the visitors. Those in
attendance will witness the opening
OF operations for the building of the
rev Burlington Hotel. and the fact
that Burlington is to have one of the
finest hotels ever built will 60 all over
Iowa
The Burlington committee have ar
ranged to show the visitors a better
time than they have ever had before
at any convention of this association
Tomorrow eyning at 7:30 o'cock a
smoker and reception will be held at
the Commercial Exchange rooms to
which the Burlington retailers. Job
bers. manufacturers, statesmen and Wis
itors and delegates are invited AT
O'Clock. headed by Fischer's band
the parade viii be formed and the
delegates will march to the Garrick
theatre, where a special performances
will be given. Hopes orchestra will
play for both evening performances
The first performance is for the pub.
lie, but the second is excluselv for
the grocers.
Wednesday afternoon at 4.8o
o'clock it is planned to give the visitors
an automobile ride about the CITY In
order to do this the committee re-
quests that every one in the city lend
cars for this occasion. Wednesday
evening the banquet will be given at
the armory. This large hall has been
beautifully decorated and arrange.
nents have been made for seating
geo of the visitors.
Thursday afternoon an excursion
will be given on the steamer Colum.
bia on the Mississippi. The opening
game OF the Central association viii
be PLAYED at Athletic park that after.
noon also which will no doubt at.
tract many Of the enthusiastic faas.