The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-14
The Warsaw Gate City
Warsaw, ILL.,, August ID, 1913.

Miss Fannie Ehle, the modiste, left
Monday evening for Chicago; from
there she goes to Boston, and thence
to Cohasset Beach, where she will
spend q month with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Child of Keokuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Kirkpatrick
are rejoicing over the arrival of their
son, David William Kirkpatrick, In
the early hours of Sunday, August TO-,
weight eight pounds, but sturdy
chap. Mother and child doing we'll.
Jimmie" is walking on air and who
could blame him.
John G. McMahan Of Wythe, Mrs.
Allen Robinson, Jr., his daughter and
his two little granddaughters, Misses
Clara and Pearl McMahan. daughters
of George McMahan, will leave on
Monday for Denver, Colo, where they
will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Bertrand Nc
Mahan. The little girls will remain
there some time and attend school.
Miss Arizona at the American
floating theatre, Monday night, met
with a cordial reception, large audi
ence being present. The street con-
cert by an excellent band were bet
ter than the aervage, showing some
fine soloists. This is the fourth float.
ing theatre this summer at Warsaw.
Mrs. Frank Paar presented her
husband with a nine pound boy on
Monday morning; and Mrs. Homer
schaefer on Tuesday. rejoiced in the
advent at noon, of seven and one
half pound boy. All doing well.
George Harness marketed some
beautiful freestone peaches today, the
finest that have yet appeared, appar
emily not having been affected by the
hot spell.
Warsaw will play ball with Carthage
at the fair grounds Sunday, Angus,
II, at 2:45 p. m.
Silver Anniversary.
On the twelfth day of August, 1888
Mr.. w. A. Erdmann, having finished
his studies at the Lutheran teachers
seminary at Addison, ILL.,, In June o.
the same year, and having accepted 6
call from Warsaw, was installed here
at the Lutheran church as teacher o.
the parochial school connected will
this congregation. And since tina
day he has served uninterrupted,
and with remarkable success. Be
sides being teacher of the school he
also served as organist and choi
leader all these years. In all his worl
he proved himself faithful and com
petent, and free from egotism, eve
willing to serve others as best h,
could. and consequently could no
fail to give entire satisfaction to al
concerned. Successful teaching re
quires not only a thorough persona
knowledge of the various branches o
learning to be taught, but also TIL,
faculty of communicating such knowl
edge to others. and as Mr.. Erdmanl
is the happy possessor of both, and a
the same time has keen desire t,
make the treasures he finds himsel
endowed with bear the highest pei
centage of interest, it is self-eviden
that his labors should result in splen
did success.
Honor to whom honor is duet!
Being mindful of this scriptural In
junction and moved by sincere graf
tude the Lutheran school board wen
TO work several weeks ago and mad
arrangements for a proper obsery
ance of the twenty-ffth anniversar
! of MIR. Erdmann's installation. Las
Tuesday evening, August IL, the cele
bration was held, and proved a fin
success in every respect. The frs
part of the program was held at tn
church and consisted of the following
Assemblage Of congregation at
O'Clock.
| Mr.. Erdmann escorted from hi
home to church by school board an
school children.
Entering church was greeted b
choir with Greeting Song"
Hymn by congregation
Congratulatory address by Re,
Rabe in behalf of congregation an
school.
Appropriate song by school children
Principal address by Rev. w.
Kohn, professor and director of tn
Lutheran teachers seminary at Ri
er Forest, III.
Anthem by choir.
Short congratulatory speeches an
delivery of presents.
In behalf of school-Miss Hele
/ Koch.