The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
PROGRAM CARRIED OUT
G. r. Joy, President Of the Industrial
Association, and Mr.. Towne
Makes Short
Addresses.

missioner OF the Mississippi River
Power Co. Mrs. Towne and Mys.
Rhodes alsoswere in the receiving line'
as were President c. R. Joy OF ehe
Industrial Association and Mis-. joy
Three hundred men and women at
tended the reception on the invita- lon
q; the Industrial association. With
wAE cEe Of the largest ever held in
ke kuk. The spacious rooms o.. tie
second floor OF the Y w. C. A. build
ing proved to be exactly fitted for such
an affair, the arrangements for hand
ling the crowd. directed by ]. o. Boyd
and James NJ. Fulton, were well car
ried out.
The guests began assembling short
ly after o'clock, and as soon as a
sufficient number had arrived to form
q line, President and Mrs. Joy. Mr..
and Mrs. Towne and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes took their places near the
door OF the assembly hall. Mr.. Fulton
introduced Mr.. Joy to those with whom
/, he was not acquainted.
| After the formal reception of the
evening was over, the guests were
seated in the assembly hall, where j.
o. Boyd made few introductory re-
marks, and introduced President Joy.
Mr.. Joy spoke of the necessity OF
getting back Of Mr.. Towne and Mr..
Rhodes in their work here. He sail
! that Mr.. Towne had entered the com,
mercial field at Council Bluffs with
the intention of making thorough
study of all phases Of activity con
nected with it, and he referred to the
| fact that Keokuk had been fortunate
in securing him only because this city
1 by reason of the peculiar industrial
conditions existing here, seemed t.
offer an unusual field for work. In lie
ferring to Mr.. Rhodes, President 10.
said that Keokuk had worked harse1
for the water power than any city Ii
the power zone, which, he concluded
4 should entitle it to great cons .dera
ton from Mr.. Rhodes and his indus
trial department.
Mr. Towne made one OF his pepper,
4 talks, basing his remarks largely alon,
the line of the thought that AN, oil
man sells his wisdom, while youn,
man sells his Dreams He spoke @
Keokuk as possessing what he con
siders great opportunities for indus
trial development, and, like Mr.. Joy
he urged the people to get back o
him In his work
i After the addresses were concluded
refreshments were served in the din
4 ing hail.
4 Those who assisted In entertaining
and in inviting the guests to the din
ing roonN were Mr.. and Mrs. Leonar;
Matless, Mr. and Mrs. w. g. Blosd
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs
James Huiskamp, Mr.. and Mrs Thee
A. Craig, Mrs Charles Pond, Mrs L
A. Hamill, Mrs. James Fulton, Mrs
J. Albert Keidaisch. Mrs. Thoma
Joyce, Mrs. j. Schouten and Mrs
Harry Blood. refreshments consistinl
of sandwiches, coffee and ICES wer
served in two dining rooms. Mrs
Hazen I. Sawyer and Mrs. Ralph 10
poured coffee in the private dinin
room and in the cafe. Mrs. j. T
Elder and Mrs. John Dunlap pcure
coffee. The young women who assist
ed in serving were Miss Betty Board
Miss Fred Trawick, Miss Maud Hui
crimson, Miss Mary Howell, Miss AIDE
laid Bartruff, Miss Edith Bartruff, Mis-
Ada Field. Miss Katherine Sage, Mis-
Adele Foster, Miss Mary McGratf
Miss Elizabeth Blood, Miss Else Bucl
Miss Agnes Trimble, Miss Rachae
Roberts and Miss Lucy Elder.