The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-02

state and distinguished woman in
ANY COMP any. Her husband, DR.. Geo.
ID. Stewart, was prominent Presby-
terrain minister in this synod for
many years. Few women have more
friends all over Iowa than Mrs. Stew
art.
Mrs. Roger S. Caller OF Mt. Pleas
ant, was one of the brainy women Of
the convention. She Is Universalist
minister and is the wife of well
known Mt Pleasant attorney.
In the Burlington List.
Mrs. W. H. Davidson and Miss Lola
Waite are daughters of J. L. Waite,
/ the veteran Iowa newspaper man, the
owner Of the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
They both had prominent place in
the convention.
! Mrs. Cate Gilbert Wells is president
of three of the prominent clubs OF
Burlington, the civic federation, the
musical club and the D. A. R. chapter.
At the luncheon yesterday she said
she had visited more than dozen
Country clubs this summer in prom
inent Iowa cities, and that the Keo-
kuk club was the finest of them all,
and the best meals were served here.
This is merited compliment to the
custodian, Mrs. Tebeau, as well as to
the club directors.
Local Women Praised.
rr,,,hod~ IL &ho r;v;o 1a,1,,> bod
their part in the success of yesterday.
The burden fell heaviest naturally
on the president, Mrs. ]. J. Ayres, who
met every demand of the day gracious
ly and with efficiency Miss Nettie
Younker looked after the finances of
the day and did many other things,
being on duty from sunrise to sunset.
Miss Anne B. Davis, chairman Of
the transportation committee, had a
splendid array Of cars to meet the
guests and to take them to and from
the Country club She expressed her
self rs being especially grateful to
the friends who SO generously loan
ed their automomobiles.
| No one worked harder for the sue.
cess Of Mrs. Trout's lecture than did
Mrs:I. A. Sawyer, and gave out more
cards Of admission than any other
member on the committee.
The task of doing the heavy polite
nearly always falls on Mrs. Eugene
Baker. At the D. A. r. conference
she entertained the president gener.
al, Mrs. William Cumming Story, and
yesterday she was Mrs. Trout's hos
tess. The club women always breathe
easy when they know that Mrs. Baker
will entertain the chief guest, know
ing that her entertainment will be the
best possible.
Those Who Were Here.
The following is complete list Of
delegates and visitors:
Mrs A. NJ. Antrobus, Burlington;
Mrs. Roger S. Caller. Mt Pleasant;
Mrs. NJ. A. Carter, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs.
H. l.. Parrot, Washington; Mrs. Alice
G. Rownd, Washington; Mrs. R. H.
Hampsher, washington; Mrs. Ella M.
FELTON,. Washington Mrs. E. G..
Rhodes, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. W. A. Glib
son, Washington; Mrs. Emma J. KEEL
Ter, Salem: Mrs. Bessie H. McLaugh-
lin, Washington; Mrs. Will Ripley,
Burlington: Mrs. w. r. Smyth, Morn
ing Sun; Mrs. l.. W. Butler, Morning
Sun; Mrs. B. Mckinley, Morning
Sun; Mrs. o. M. Gavin. Columbus
Junction; Mrs. w. L. Curtis, Columbus
Junction; Mrs. 1. NJ. Jamison, Morn
ing Sun: Mrs. o. B. McClurkin. Morn
ing Sun; Mrs. F. M. Brown, Morning
Sun: Mrs. G.. A. Chilgren. Burlington:
Mrs H. c. Jordan, Burlington: Mrs.
~. Williams, FIT. Madison; Mrs. w. B.
Frederick, FIT. Madison: Mrs. c. w.
Waher, FIT Madison: Mrs. H. G..
Larcke, Fl Madison; Mrs. G. H. Duty.
Montrose: Mrs. R. S. Latta, Montrose;
Mrs. ]. C. Scott, Montrose: Mrs. A..
Beard, Montrose; Mrs. Elizabeth Bal
linger, Montrose; Mrs. Nellie Ken
nedy, Montrose; Mrs. Louis Wahrer,
Montrose: Mrs. Edith Farris, Mont
rose; Mrs. E. D. Crooks, Montrose;
Mrs. Lulu M. Laws, Montrose; Mrs.
~. C. Sanders, Fl. Madison: Mrs. i. r.
Sphinx, Ft Madison; Mrs. A. P. Meyer,
I, Ndu1SOH. NILS. LULA ESSSlCStou
Schneider, Fl Madison: Mrs. o. r.
Johnston, Fl Madison: Mrs. o. r..
Weinstein. Burlington; Mrs. Grace
Wilbur Trout, Chicago: Mrs. Geo. G.
Wright. Mt. Pleasant: Mrs. Luke
Palmer, Burlington: Mrs. Cora D..
Perkins. Oskaloosa; Mrs. VIM. Grupe.
Burlington: Mrs. Clay NJ. Waite.
Burlington; Mrs. Henry G. Garrett.
Burlington: Mrs. Leslie w. Lyon, Bur
lington: Mrs. Cate Gilbert Wells, Bur
lington; Mrs. Carrie Eggleston. Bur-
lington: Mrs. f. D. Adams, Burling-
ton. Mrs. w. H. Davidson, Burlington:
Mrs. ]. B. Little. Davenport: Mrs.
Geo. Fl. Schafer, Fit. Madison; Mrs.
Geo. D. Stewart. Fit. Madison: Miss
lola Waite. Burlington: Mrs. VIM. F..
Gilman. Burlington; Mrs. Sarah John
son Casey. FIT. Madison: Mrs. B. A.
Green, Fl. Madison; Mrs. c. F.
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