The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
Adolph thinner Gave Entertaining
Talk to the Men of Warsaw
Lutheran Congregation
This Week.
OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM
Several Attractions Have Been Book
ed for the Season by
Manager Ratter-
man.

WARSAW, Ill. Dec. Tuesday ev-
ening, the second of the monthly
meetings Of the men of the Lutheran
congregation, was held in the assem-
bly, room of the new school building.
Mr.. Adolph thinner was the princi-
pal entertainer of the evening; he
spoke for one hour relating incidents
of travel, including his recent visit to
his birthplace in southern Germany,
and his hearers were 10th to have
him stop; one of his friends said
facetiously now you have taken us
to Germany. You ought to bring us
home" In reply he said: Il will do
that at our next meeting" the first
Tuesday in, January. Otto Hilberer,
Albert Koehler and Henry Peters con
stitute the entertainment committee.
These meetings are bearing fruit and
their Influence viii be widespread as
time goes on. They draw men together
for social intercourse, and promote a
warm and kindly brotherly feeling,
one toward another. All of our church
es might well profit by the example
set by this progressive church. Rev.
Rabe, the pastor is power in any
thing he undertakes, and to his untir.
ing energy and push is largely accred-
tied the growth and improvement OF
this church.
Ketcham and Gardner, who for two
years have conducted a skating rink
in LaHarpe, have rented Sanger Hall
and opened it as a rink last evning
1t will be open every evening from
1880 until IL o'clock, and the best O
order will prevail.
The Lutheran choir oyster supper
given Thanksgiving evening in tht
assembly room of the new schoo
building, melted the choir $25.
The ladies of the German Evan
gelical church gave luncheon las
evening from 4 to 1880 in the base
ment Of the church, The attendant,
was good and a neat sum was .realiz
ed
Manager Rattermann of the oper;
house keeps Warsaw we'll supplied
with first class amusements, and ha
several rich treats in store. Indian;
Folks" one of Edward Perry's bes
guaranteed attractions, will be pre-
scented Dec. Is, Friday; it is a rura
comedy drama, and one continuous
laugh. Henderson's Stock Co. witt
popular repertoire plays will play al
Of Christmas week; Jan. The Run
away Girl will hold the boards, will
fine music, special scenery and beau
tiful chorus girls and dancers, ant
about the middle of January--exac
date hereafter given-Frank Winnin
ger, the popular German comedian
and his company, will present nev
play, one of the best ever played b,
the Winningers, entitled "a German
Gentleman" playing the second nigh
"a Dutch Blockhead." Needless t
say the opera house will be packe'
both nights, for the Winninger's ar
lever welcome in Warsaw, and hav
hosts of friends here.
MIS-. CnaS. Crane mas Deen III LOT
week past with a very sudden attacl
of pneumonia, with heart complica
tions. She is slightly improved an
was able to sit up a while yesterday
The T. P. & w. engineers who re
!. Gently surveyed the five routes TO
the proposed extension of their track
up town have made their estimates @
cost and blue prints of the mos
feasible route and will shortly sui
nit the same for the action of GU
citizens. Warsaw will doubtless d
what is best for her interests, as jus
in these dam" days she cannot affor
to turn down any reasonable propos