The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-15
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Modern Woodmen and Their Fami'ies
Have Their Most Enjoyable
Sori,t Event / asst Niut1t,

men can TeneMDti, rtHoS c'hu 5is
families, have never had quite SO I
good a time assthey did last night.
Suitably named and most enjoyably
carried out, was the Valentine: Box t
Supper entertainment and dance in /
the spacious Woodmen hall. s y Swas2,l'
nearly eight o clock when nearly four
hundred smiling faces in groups and
at several servings. sat about me
long dining room tables and relished
the excellent supper which the good
1 housewives and daughters OF the M
Nv. A. members had prepared in most /
! tempting style. Every conceivable I
4 delicacy and the wi olesomes' were
served and it was nearly ten O'clock
| when all had been completely Ssatiated.
The main hall and dining room, had
both been lavishly decorated for last
nights family gathering, large stream
ers of red and green, the chosen
colors of the Woodmen order and 9th
er festoons of pretty taste were used |
Possibly the very happiest and
/ prettiest part of the evening C joy
and entertainment for, the ladies was |
4 surprise which came near the end
of the program. Captain Geo. w.
Sweeney stepped to the center of the
A rostrum, babe welcome to all and
especially paid tribute and voiced
gallantry to the ladies. Captain
Z Sweeney gave true comparison Of
the founding OF the Woodmea order
with the staunch old oak tree and in
his own particularly clever manner
said
THE oak tree was an acorn once,
that fell upon the ground, then kind
ly nature nourisned it and out the
! branches burst On this side and that
! side, it grappled with the ground and
, in the ancient rifted rock, it's f1rmest
footing found. Likewise Modern
, Woodmen growth in wee small town
by wee small body of men, this
! great order was born and in this an
cient rock of Rock Island, it found
( firm footing. this oak tree grew and
= grew and grew some more. The winds
= came, the lightning flashed end the
q thunder roared and Still this grand
: old oak withstood the storm
( "Neighbor Woodmen,i can you gaze
:. upon this sea of happy, smiling faces
and not say that you are proud you
n are Woodman? Neighbors, would
you not make wish with me that a
:, shower of flowers may fall upon the
: wives and sweethearts of the Modern
Woodmen of America
:. At this point cord was pulled and
!. from above the place where the ladies
- were seated at one side of the hail
:. there fell from bed of white, roses
=, carnations and other floral souvenirs
- A general jolliication ensued as tn,
y ladies scrambled for the posies ant
9. were rewarded with this pretty fea
y ture of the entertainment.
- Consul G. Bruce Lake of M. w. A
- camp 622, acted as host of the evening
:, and at the commencement of the pro
~ gram, welcomed in a neat address, al
- those who were present and the KEY
- of forestry" We're in the hands of thu
VI guests. Ed. S. Lotion was appointed
~ postmaster of events by Consul LAX
u and an entertainment of rare enjoy
III ment was executed. Each in turn wa
70 heartily encored and had those i
sa charge of this feature of the ever
Oh ing's pleasures searched further, the
IN could not have found list Of entel
y, tanners of more ability to please tina
those who graciously took part. TIL
ay program follows:
Overture-Agnes orchestra.
Address of welcome-Consul c. I
Lake.
Trio-John B. Nodler, Allen Lindse.
Fred Lindsey. aThe Rosary
Violin so1o--"The Twelfth Reg
~ ment.'' BY Master Leroy Schulz.
80 Irish Comedian-Men With Mus
~ taches." BY John Brassill.
,s Duet-Qui vive, by Misses Kat
-, crime and Josephine Reidy.
Vocal solo--"That's What the RIOS
~ af Said to Me-" BY Miss Jeanett
School
Music-Agnes orchestra.
ler Recitation Reading From a r;
TX Country" BY Miss Florence O,Brie
ler Trio-.The Garden of Roses F
'hi John B. Nodler, Allen Lindsey, al
= Fred Lindsey.
IN Burnt Cork Artist-"Chili Sau,
10 Rag" BY Walter Nodler.
ck Opie Dilldock-"His Dream" I
oh Adam Brown.
us. Music-Agne's orchestra.
AS the program concluded, Il
to- strains of the Agne. orchestra watt,
into enliyening dance music and DO
old and young alike spent deligf
full time, in the round and squa
I'D dances. 1t was well along after o.
-As o'clock when all had departed f
their home feeling that such g
together" family function of Woodm
:, and their families is about the ha
eii piest affair imaginable.
49, Those gentlemen who are respol
ible for the complete success of la
ou- nights Valentine party are: Mess
ep. John p Johnson. G. Bruce Lake. J.
ecu w. Miller, G. w. Sweeney and II.
~ Bonham.