The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
THREE DAYS celebration
WITH REGATTA Is ASSURED

tlOu Ou SAuAUltlOus ne SdlQ That 6OIu0
Of the boats would make So or so
miles per hour and that there would
be eight to twelve such boats costing
from $500 to $4,000 each.
The men who own the boats, Capt.
Decker explained, are all wealthy
men and the prize money would hard
ly pay their incidental expenses in
bringing the boats here. He said he
had 1t on good authority that If keo.
kuk turned down the regatta Burling-
ton would ask for it md that she al
ready had the guarantee, and that
Clinton and Muscatine would ask for
it.
DR.. +. C. Smith said Keokuk had a
reputation as host and that visitors
always went away feeling that they
had been we'll entertained. He de-
clared that we had the opportunity
of making the regatta the largest ever
held in the Mississippi Valley. He
thought the cost would run more
than $500.
The regatta dates are August q,
%, 80.
Financial Scheme Explained.
H. /. Sawyer amended the motion
to read that lit is the sense of the
meeting that the city OF Keokuk give
three days celebration Immediately
following the day of the power zone
celebration The motion as amended
was carried.
Mr.. Sawyer explained the financial
scheme OF the power zone celebra-
ton and said 1t would be decided
/ within fifteen days whether or not
the towns Of the power zone would
come into 1t financially.
He said $4,000 was the amount
proposed for the celebration, $4,000
for publicity of power zone cities and
| $1,000 for the expenses of the day. OF
this Keokuk had been allotted the
heaviest part or $1,000 that Burlins
ton had been allotted $4,000, Hamilton
$1,000 and Warsaw and Nauvoo $3.50
each.
After motion had been offered
providing for Keokuk executive
committee of thirty-fve members and
discussion called for, an amendment
providing for an executive committee
composed Of not more than sever
members to be appointed by Chair
man Craig was carried. Mr.. Crais
asked time in which to make the ap
pointments.
Guaranteeing the Regatta.
4 DR.. F. M. Fuller said the racin,
committee should be assured Sunda.
that the money would be raised TO
the regatta and called for volunteer
to say they would guarantee the re
gatta to the extent Of 800 each an,
Frank LeBron was the first to re
spond with Captain A. C. Decker sec
ond.
John A. Dunlap made a strong tall
for the celebration and declared tina
lit could not be given without money
George Tucker then arose and Gale,
for other volunteers to guarantee tn
regatta, 500 each, and thirty-two me-
stood up Immediately furnishing an
pie guarantee of the sentimen. OF tn
citizens
The thirty-two men who offered t
guarantee the regatta to the extent @
500 each are Frank LeBron, Capt. A
C. Decker, Geo. Tucke- John Dewitt
A. E. Matless. ]. N. Jones, w. s. Phi
lips, F. A. Wedler H. ;. Duncan, Bul
ton Wilkinson, Major Meigs, Howar
Connable, John Leisy, Thos. Joyce N
S. Ackles, j. A. Dunlap, H. /. Sawyer
{ ]. ]. Ayres, A. d. Ayres, Henry Strici
Ter, W. K. Hodge, G. d. Streeter. d.
IF. C. Smith, C. S. Pond, Henry Sand
ers, DIR. F. NJ. Fuller, c. j. Bode, L. A
! Hamill DR.. E. q. Brownlee, DR.. Gee
F. jenkins, ]. F. Elder and B. F
Smith.
On motion OF H. | Sawyer the NEE