The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-06
IOWA PICNIC At
Los ANGELES
Thousands Of iowans Gather at East
lake Park to Participate in the
Annual Southern Cali
fornIa Picnic.
MANY OLD KEoKUKLANs
z. s. Hanson, Better Known to Old
keokuk Friends as Bob,
Sends The Gate City
Story.

I<CS ANGE1ESo, Cdl1f.., March g.
Following postponement from Wash
ington's birthday necessitated by rain,
the great annual reunion held by for
mer Iowans living in southern Califor-
mia, was held at, Eastlake Park In this
city yesterday and it was whopper
in every sense of the word. The re-
union and picnic was held under the
auspices of the Iowa Society of South.
ern California of which Mayor George
Alexander is honorary president; e.
IS. Ormsby, president: c. H. Parsons,
secretary and F. H. Nicholas, treasur-
er. The society has registered men,
bership of $4,000 and it is estimated
there are an equal number of Iowans
hereabout who are not registered.
Two special trains were engaged to
carry Iowans who came from Long
Beach and 1000 Iowans came from
Pomona on a special train. Other cit
les of southern California were repre-
sented in the special car delegation
and several automobile trains were ar
ranged. Los Angeles Iowans reached
the park by automobiles and street
cars.
Complete arrangements were made
for full county registration. One por-
ton OF the park was transformed into
a miniature of the Hawk-eye state.
Tables, chairs and standard bearing
the county name marked the location
of each of the ninety-nine counties OF
the state in their proper order. Here
the former residents of the state and
lowans who are here as tourists regis.
tered.
Badges were supplied to all Corners.
the colors' distinguishing the native
Iowan from the man or woman who
had merely lived In the state or who
was friend of its citizens. Those
who wore red badges were born In
Iowa, white signified that the wearer
had lived in the state for fifty years;
blue short residence and yellow a
| friend.
Among the ex-Keokukians and
those who are here as tourists who
subscribed their name on the Lee
VI.
N. Evans, H. J. Anderson, Ed Z. Con
ners, n. B. Worley, Mrs NJ. A. Wor-
ley, Miss Minnette o. Worley. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Winston, Mr.. and Mrs. T
D. Wliitall, Geo., NJ Beall, Mrs. Matte
Hamill Horne, Miss Horne, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Hovey, Mrs. c. A. Celly-
han, Mr., and Mrs. T. H. Robertson,
Mrs. Mary Happs, w. W. Thompson,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Clark. w. L.,
NJ. R. and e. w. King, Mr.. and Mrs.
~. H. D. Chenowith, W. Horn, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. =. E. Garvin. Gertrude, Clara
and Ruth Garvin, DR.. Pauline Bertram,
Wary r. Schulz. j. d. Hicks, Mabel
Hicks Fry. Nettie H. Dunno, Mrs. r.
G.. Anderson, Oscar Benning, S. B.
Smith. Mrs. John S. Storms, Mrs. O..
l.. Barton, Fred Robertson, Willis @.
Craig. Roy Smith. Sarah A. WEIGH,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Tyler, Mrs r. NJ.
Phelps, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Voorhees,.
Mrs. Alice Voorhees, Gilchrist, R. X.
Voorhees,, Mrs. d. Fl. Sage, Mrs. An
ME Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Hill,
Mrs. A. r. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Maple, Caroline Smith,
Mrs. NJ. MAIN, Mrs. Virginia
Ritchey. NJ F. Dunno, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. S. Ransom, Fred Jester, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. J. Anderson, Mrs. H. Ander-
son, Mrs. Fred Sloan, DR.. Elizabeth J.
Kearney, Miss Ella Hartt, ]. @. A.. De-
Huff, Ed L. Corners, Mrs. Chas. Van
Sittert, Miss Vera Van Sittert. Mrs.
K. K. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Gar
mo. E. M. TenBroeck, Sanford Ten
Brock, Mrs Ralph e. Muncey. Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Stilson, VIM. Collier,
Hugh Craig. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schout-
en-, Harry w. Semple, R. Schouten, r.
f. Phillips, MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Palm
er. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. K. Mann, w.
E. McCrea, A. v. Kendrick, P. j. HART
Grace and Anna Hickey, Arthur Gwin,
Mrs. Cora McCrea Musser, Greta
Palmer, Mrs. j. e. Todd
r. s. RANSOM.