The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-04


ent. February 12, Attorney Bane o.
Oelwein will give his lecture on Abrar
ham Lincoln at the auditorium Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. Local talent vii. assis.
in the evenings entertainment. Az
torney Bane has received many en-
dorsements from places where he has
given this lecture. February 90. the.
social committees OF the Y 50. G. A.
and Y M. G. A. will give a joint EN-.
tertainment in the Y. M. G. "A. audl-s
torium. The nature OF the entertain
ment will be in keeping with Wash
ington's birthday. A banquet for the
senior membership of the association
Is being planned for the near future.
Rahearsals fer the black face min
strels are progressing nicely.
The membership committee, c. M.
Nnney, chairman. Applications for
membership in the senior department
for the month was as follows: e. G..
Mandt, Arch Starr, j. w. Frear, Rob
ert Parsons, A. H. Cushman, H. O..
Huntoon, F. E. Hissr, R. G. Evans,
Frank Starr, Halma Berry; and these
in the junior department: Kingston
Bowman, r. Fowler Phillips, John.
Collision, Martin Welah, j -hn Harring-
ton, Edward Keefe.
The religious work committee, DR..
l.. c.. Howe, chairman, reported thas
two Sunday afternoon meetings were
held during the month OF january. Oa
January a, the meeting was adore sea
by Bishop Bristol Of the NJ. E. church
! January 1S, Warden Sanders OF the
state penitentiary gave the address.
Both me5tings were well attended
and the addresses instructiye. Ar.
engagements have been completed
whereby Mr.. O. B. Towne is to CIV
/; four Bible study lecture on thu lie
. Of Christ. These lectures will be Civ
EN- on Thursday evenings, commsnc-
ing at 7:15 and closing at 8 o'clock.
Men are asked to take advantage or
! this opportunity afforded and be on
J hand. @
! The boys work committee, IA. wv
HUDSON, chairman, reported, one COM
mittee meeting held during, the
month. The Bible work of the boys
departm mt enjoyed good attend
ance. The wireless club has held
! four meetings and the members OF
! the club are spending all the time
possible in making transformer,
which when completed will enable
1 the boys to begin sending mess lges.
The Paxius club has held four meet
! inps. A farewell party was given IN
honor of Robert Schroeder who went
to New York. The club prssente
him with gold watch fob One So
tial evening was enjoyed in the boys
room. An organization Of Sunday
school teachers of boys clas SEES has
lbeen perfected with the following
/ .lected' officers to serve also as an
4 executive board:
Elmer G. Weisman, president
4 Ben d. Chapman, vice president.
Miss Harriet Solomon, vice presi
dent.
# Clarence E. Alling, seer starry
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santzation or popular subject. The
meetings will be held bi weekly on
Monday evenings. Practical work
i will be given attention and an inter
state camp for boys will be woke,
for. 1t is also hoped ,het the re
spective efforts Of the teachers from
each school VIII result in all the Sun
day schools having a repp -esentativc
at the state camp for olde- boys al
Okiboji lake which is to be held ten
days in the month of June 1t was
recommended by ths boys committee
that Ben D. Chapman. boys secretary
be allowed to attend the state confe-
ence of boys secretaries to be h sl6
at Grinnell. The Recommendation
was approved and adopted.
The treasurer Henry s.. Wa ker, re
. ported:
, The receipts for the month, s924.76
4 Monthly expenses, $1,01S.5S.
The recommendation of Genera
Secretary Burns that the magazine
Association Men, organ of the rs
sociation, be placed IN a. few of the
arber shops of the city, was, adopted