The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-05
Over 1900 Are in Procession
Which is Gay With Fancy
Costumes, Banners
and Pennants.
THIS is BIGGEST DAY

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h Of Council Held This
Morning.
roNIGHT's SCHEDULE.
Band contest on postofftee lawn
opposite Eiks club. Band men and
those interested will observe this
schedule:
i Burlington Band $50 o'clock.
Il Fiftyfourth Reglmentai pand-7:15
o'clock.
T. Fred Henry's band-S:0o o'clock.
Grand reception and ball at EIks
club for visitors.
SATURDAYS SCHEDULE.
/ Mississippi River Power eompany's
plant open to visitors.
Final session Of grand council.
Today was the big day of the fit.
te snth annual session OF the Iowa
Grand Council United Commercial
Travellers. Five brass ban0s were on
the street during the day, and there
were twelve to fifteen hundred peo-
pie here for the big doin's. The pa
rade this afternoon, the initiation of
a big class by the Bagmen. the auto
drive and luncheon for the ladies
were some OF the features Of the day.
| The June fete on the postofflce lawn
and the big base ball clash at the
park later this afternoon, after the
parade were other features of the day.
Although the weather was threaten
ing at times. the cooler breezes and
the clouded skies were hailed with de-
light. The heat Of yesterday was for
gotten in the change in the atmos-
phere today. And anyhow. weather Is
| always the least worry Of the travel
ing man. He should worry about that.
| Headquarters At tbs Elks club and
at the Iowa hotel were busy places
| again. Over in corner at the club
there was group Of msn all sur
rounding central figure. There was
| a loud laugh and the group would
break up to let others enter. The
| latest story of the road was being re-
tailed to an appreciativs audience.
over in another part of the room q
| group was quietly smoking and chat
ting. Business was forgotten, the gen.
| eral spirit OF good time prevailed. The
bunch was here to enjoy themselves
and one real good look at the crowd
convinced you they were doing it.
Are on Job Early.
The day commenced bright and
early for the delegates to the grand
4 council, who were called together by
w. B. Emerson, grand councillor. The
session lasted the entire morning. At
the same time the members and visi-
| tors were busy amusing themselves,
meeting the newcomers and talking
over the events Of yesterday. Over at
ths Y. w. C. A. the ladies were pre-
pairing for their drive around the
lake shore boulevard to Montrose, and
luncheon at the Country club. The
Bagmen were busy getting their can
didates together, opening their suit
trunks, and preparing for the 1nftia-
ton this afternoon. The parade com
mittee was scheming and revising,
and working out details OF this fea'
ture for the afternoon.
| Shortly before nine o'clock the blare
OF another band was heard, and head
ed by Herman Bank of the local re-
ception committee, came the Burling-
ton crowd, who had arrived on spe>
cial train. With Fishers band play
ing, membership flags at tbs head OF
the column, the up river bunch filed
into sixth street, headed for the Elks
club. The Burlington delegation
brought a large representation OF
women who were welcomed to the
sisterhood at once, while the men
were carried of by the brother trav-
cling men.
This afternoon the Ottumwa deiega-
ton arrived on their special train ana
headed by the crack Fifty-fourth regi-
ment musicians marched up to head
quarters and prepared to take places
| in the parade. The Cedar Rapids del
1 egation L. already here, and are max
ing a big showing. BY 1870 this aft
ernoon practically everybody had ar
| rived.
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