The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-22

son of the late Judge Caleb F. Da-
Wis needs no introduction to Keo-
lsuk audience-the Hon James G.
Davis
4 INF Davis speech of presentation
will be found in full elsewhere in this
issue. Ed.
Mayor Elder Accepts.
! The statue was accepted for the city
Ihy Mayor Elder. In introducing him,
Mrs. Collier said: While the active
work for the statue was carried on by
the Keokuk chapter D. A. R., still 1t
would have been quite impossible to
accomplish this result without the
loyal support and cooperation of our
citizens. We have had this co-opera-
ton in generous measure and as the
representative OF this citizenship I
have the honor to introduce our may
or, Joshua Elder"
In accepting the statue, Mayor
Elder said:
Mayor Elders Address of Acceptance.
Mrs. President, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Ladies and Cen
itlemen: 1t is pleasant duty to rep
resent the city of Keokuk on this oc-
casion and accept on behalf of the
city this bronze statue of Chief Keo-
kuk, for whom this city was named,
and to express our high appreciation
! tc the ladies of the Daughters of the
American Revolution who have by
their energies and perseverance made
possible this beautiful gift. 1t Is a
most fitting memorial to the pioneers
who gave name to our city, and to
1.-THE chief of the Indian tribe that made
this territory their home. And 1t Is
most fitting that the doners of this
work of art should be the Daughters
of the American Revolution, who have
assisted to keep fresh in our memories
| the great debt of gratitude that we
owe to the pioneers of our country
and defenders Of our liberties, and to
instill into us desire and hope that
we may place similar debt upon pos
Iterity by our efforts and energies for
/ the betterment OF mankind
| This occasion is tribute to the
past, to the present, and to the future.
/ We are erecting a statue to the chief
of the tribe that for generations made
the Mississippi valley their home, to
the memory of those pioneers who
struggled against the yicissitudes of
| frontier life and made possible our
present city. And we are looking for
ward to the change and development
which we believe this great water
power will bring. The transformation
from an Indian camp to the present
city is certainly less than the changes
that are on the way to make this the
home, the workshop, and commercial
center to the ever increasing multi
|tude, if we can measure our future
growth by the energies and perseyer-
ance of those Daughters OF the Amer
Eican revolution who presented this
monument to the city, it will be glor-
ious indeed
During the past few years this city
has spent half million dollars for
churches, country club, fraternity
buildings, Industrial Association and
the like, and has drained every dollar
that its people could afford to give for
public purposes, and yet in the face
of all this these ladies have raised the
necessary funds to make this work
POSSIBLE. Do you wonder that we feel
proud to find such energy and per
severance in our midst, and can we be
Icyer-sanguine OF our future with such
forces at work? am sure that il il
were in the power OF the present city
government, 1t would be glad to grant
the franchise to the feminine side OF
our population il we might secure a
promise from them that they would
vote only once at each election and
would not adopt too militant meth
Iod In their civic work.
4 The following ordinance has been
passed by the city council to bind the
city on their acceptance OF this gift:
| October 81, 1913
General Ordinance No. 427.
An ordinance accepting the statue
OF Chief Keokule, presented by the resi-
dent members OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and arranging
for the care and maintenance OF SAID
statue
Whereas. The Keokuk chapter O.
the Daughters OF the American Revo
luton has presented to the city O.
Keokuk bronze statue of Chief Keo
lluk, therefore,
Be it Ordained BY the city council
OF the city OF Keoluk
That the said city OF Keckuk here
by accept the bronze statue Of Chic
keoknk, and agree to maintain ant
care for said statue and It's pedesta
as now located.
Roll call
Elder Aye.
Gray-Aye