The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25

LUNCHEON AT THE ELKs
After inspecting the Water Power
Plant the Visitors Are Entertaln-
ed at the Hotel keokuk
by Company.

Humphrey Company, of Bloomington,
HI, were in the city yesterday as the
guests of the American Rice and
Cereal Company. The local company
entertained them royalty and showed
them all the points of interest around
Keokuk, including the big works Of
the Mississippi River Power Com
pany.
The men who were here from the
Bloomington Company were:
Howard Humphrey, president j. f.
Humphrey & Co.
E. B. Hawk, general manager.
F. w Russell, sales manager.
F. R. Bean, purchasing department.
Rogers Humphreys, coffee depart
ment
Mark W. Savage credit department.
r. B. Farnham. traffic department.
A. w. Sauter, manufacturing depart
ment.
T. E. Rhoades, candy department.
The statesmen attending the affair
are:
c. B. Merwin, Max Raisbeck, j. M
Osborn, R. II. steed, Dan Guinee, f. S.
Jones, William Barrett. A. w Huff
man. E. w. Gowdy, J. P. Cant, Ray
! Potts. L. E. Stuclsy, G. F. Miller, Jas.
Matthew, H. L. Ships. " B. Robin
son. F. v. Leitch. c. NJ Bowen, B. G.
Nelson. Walter Johnson, o. F. schalk,
Donald Bean.
The party arrived at noon today
! and we're taken Immediately to the
Elks Club where they were entertain
ed at luncheon by the American Rice
and Cereal ompany. represented by
/ G. NJ. and A. H. Rich. Chief Engineer
/ Cooper addressed the visitors. welcom-
/ ing them to the city in few minutes
i talk and c. NJ. Rich also addressed
/ them, expressing the pleasure of the
i company In having the Bloomington
4 men here.
4 After the luncheon, the visitors
were taken in automobiles to the
works of the Mississippi River Pow.
er Company, where they were shown
over the plant and details of the vast
4 undertaking explained to them by Or
G.. Walter Barr About two hours
we're consumed in this trip, and they
were brought back to the city to pre-
pare for the dinner at the Hotel Keo
kuk.
At the Hotel Keokuk the local firm
had ARRANGED for an elaborate spread
for the visitors. Places had been sci
4 for the thirty-two beside the enter
tainment committee from the Keokul
house. The following menu was
!, served:
pickles Olives
Fried spring chicken la Maryland
q Sliced Fresh Tomatoes
Corn on Col
New Potatoes in Cream
Chilled Watermelon Apple Pie
Cream Cheese
Coffee Cigars
A. H. Rich, of the American Rice
and Cereal Company presided at thu
dinner and delivered talk on the
cereal business and the manufacur
ing of cereals. He was given close at
& tention by the visitors and was warm
" applauded at the close of his talk
F. r. Bean and Mr.. Rhoades replied
, for the Bloomington men and thanked
, the local company for the reception
rendered them and discussed business
deals concerning both the Wholesale
and the manufacturer. Their talks
while short and to the point, were de
Ilivered with force and made decided
impression upon their hearers. ]. II
Loufek. OF the local firm, also made
short talk and was followed closely
After the principal speakers had fin
, ished, impromptu talks by nearly al
!, of the visitors were heard in respons
j to the call of the master of ceremon
) les, many of which were of vast bene
i fit to the statesmen, and received
5 great deal Of comment.
The visitors will depart at sevel
: o'clock this morning for their homes
T all being of the opinion that Keolsu'
/ is to be the metropolis of the middl
west before many years have passed