The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-31

times heard men say things about
Keokuk, but never the women. They
have been constant in their love and
have shut their eyes to all else save
to the beauty of her environment ano
the charm Of the people who form her
citizenship, the finest people in all
the world.
A number of years ago Mr.. George
Edward Marshall writing for the
Sioux City Journal spoke OF Keokuk
and said: Some people think that
the old town is in it's dotage and that
! it has little left aside from its graves.
nothing Of the kind. Al death in Keo-
kuk brings forth a resurrection. 1t Is
a peninsula of immortal life. And
SO it is, whatever may have been the
! facts about this city in the past the
present conditions, warrant the be-
/ lief that our village days are over,
that some day "Keokuk under the
hill' will be indeed city We are
met today to see what We can do to
show our love for this city in a prac-
tical way. to plan how We can best
help to make this a clean and
beautiful city in which to live. In
the first place the women are going
to have to think along new lines. You
i have all been studying for years and
as a result of that study there are wo-
men in this town so versed In Euro
ort hot hon, 90 into
of the principal galleries on the con-
tinents and find without hesitency
just where the masterpiece hangs.
4 Some can give the story and the
musical setting of Wagner's operas
and others can with the greatest ease
recite the plots and sub plots of
Shakespeare's plays and some even
have gone SO far as to attempt to
fathom the mystery of why "Childe
Roland to the dark tower came. .
Then there are something's about which
every woman knows You may suo-
denly ask any woman for recipe for
wheat cakes or for a good remedy
for baby with the crop and she can
tell it to you right out of her head.
But with all these accomplishments
We shall have to study civic art which
Medford Robinson defines as "the
art Of doing civic things in the right
way which is ever the beautiful way.
When our minds are once open to
think about these things our eyes will
see many things we can do. Our pub
lie library already holds many books
on civic art, civic sanitation, lano.
: scape gardening, ETC., and as the
awakened interest demands other
books am sure the librarians will
Recommend their purchase.
Right minded people desire the best
| home possible for themselves and SO
right minded citizens require the
best city possible. By this token we
are going to assume that all who are
here this afternoon do wish the best
things for Keokulk, but to accomplish
: these things we must work and work
! together. You know IL you wish to
a carry out some plan in your own
household, be it merely the homely
, every day battle for tidiness you need
vi liiSs COCpSIdllOu VI eySIy 2uIe. VIC
fmember of the family not in sympathy
or mind to orderliness can undo the
work of all the others, and SO in this
II city work We need the cooperation
land sympathy of every woman in
3 Keokuk. To insure this interest ano
! sympathy and mutual sharing of re,
J sponsibility We hope that today an
!, organization will be effected. 1t has
at no time been the intention to make
, the machinery of the organization
J irksome or make any expense attach.
! ing to it hardship. We shall do one
thing at time and do that thing
!, we'll. This city is the home Of us
; all and by that bond we meet on
!, common ground There will certain
ly come to the members of our orga-
nization made up of women from all
quarters of the city mental uplift,
! a wider view and democratic spirit
4 which is worth while, even if We did
I not accomplish any other work. We
) are reasonable, just, thinking women
and will not undertake unreasonable.
}, unjust, foolish things. Whatever adj
, vances the standards of health, happi-
ness and safety of our city is worthy