The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-01
iixth Annual Foreign Work Dinner Of
the Y. M. C. A. Was a Most
Successful Affair
Last Night
BIG FIELD MEN HERE
E. T. Cotton, Secretary o. Foreign
Work and Messrs. Hicks and
Msep|lI Are
Heard.

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Fully a half hundred interested,
Christian working men, met in the
auditorium OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last evening at six
o'clock and enjoyed an annual event
the yearly gathering and dinner
Of the Foreign work department Of
the local Y. N. G. A.
Several notables In national assoc
citation work were present during
the hour, the number including E. T.
Cotton, secretary Of the Foreign
Work Department Of the National
association OF the Y. M. G. A., Clar-
eiaice j. Hicks, general secretary OF
the International Commute and a
Mr. MacDill, Mr.. joys newly appoint
ed assistant in the field work OF the
National Y. NJ. c. A. workers.
Mr.. Cotton, who is from New York
City, was the principal speaker Of
the. evening and; brief remarks We're
heard from the two latter gentlemen
with regard to their varied fields of
industry in the great nationwide
work of the Young Mems Christian
association, which each in his place
is striving with all others of the Y.
NJ. C. a. to accomplish, VI,
Supper Course.
The ladies' auxiliary of the associa.
ton served very palatable menu of:
Broiled steak
Mashed potatoes grayey
Slaw butter rolls
Ice cream and macaroons.
During the supper courses, Miss
Coral Meader, piano, Mr.. Corlas Mead
or. violin, and Mr.. Ray Moore, cornet
furnished a number of well received
popular selections which passed the
hcu- pleasantly.
Presentation to j. r. Hershey.
At the close OF she menu, P. G. Hay
den arose, and with a few well chosen
words, advanced to the place OF J. Il
Hershey, chairman of the Foreign
work committee, and in behalf of the
association and that department, pre-
sented him with pretty and service
able set of cuff buttons.
The gift being quite, unexpected
Mi. Hershey replied feclingly to thu
token given him.
Mr.. Hershey leaves soon, for Phila
delplIia. Pa. with the Electric Suppl!
Company CT this city. which conceri
will transfer manufacturing Interests
10 the east in the near future. Il
view of the deep interest the chair
man Of the Foreign work COMMITTEES
of the Keoknk association has takel
In the work, the remembrance wa
given him last night 1t is general,
regretted that Mr.. Hershey, who ha
been an excellent and one Of TIL
foremost workers in the local Y. NJ. c
A. work, is to leave.
The Addresses.
e e. JOY presided as chairman Q
the after supper concourse of event
and introduced as the first speaker
Clarence ]. Hicks, general secretar
q the international committee. MI
Hicks is secretary over all other SCI
retaries of the International coinmi
Tee and his presence last night prove
an unexnected but timely and inspire
tonal visit.
He said in part:
i think il any OF You have notice
the procession of international SCI
retaries coming here in the past FEY
weeks YOU would think headquarter
OF the Young Mems Christian Asst
cation We're being moved from Ne'
York to Keokuk.
Y want to speak TO you and in
lress ne great importance Of the wor
you are doing here in Keoknk. Group
OF men in united effort are reacl
ing young men and the travelling SCI