The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-08
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS
state secretarx P.rsona.


Mr.. William Parsons Of Des Moines,
state secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A., will
speak at the Baptist church at 10:45
a. M. and at the Y M. G. A. audi
forum at $3.50 p. m. In the evening
he will speak at Sandusky The as
sociation quartet will furnish special
music.
1t is hoped by those interested that
there vii beNa large attendance to
welcome Mr.. Parsons who is expected
to give an inspiring message.
Educational cIass.
The educational class Of the extern
sion work from the university at Amas
will meet Monday evening at 1880
o'clock 1t Is hoped that every man
who has handed in his name, also any
others who may be interested in the
course, will plan to be present.
Hoodoo Social.
There will be meeting OF the So
cial committee at 700 O'Clock. Mon
day evening. to further develop plans
for the hoodoo social to be given on
Friday, November 10. ALI young peo-
Pile Of the city are urged to remember
the date and plan to be present.
Week Of Prayer.
The association week of prayer will
be observed November S-14. On We'd
nesday evening. November II, repre-
sentatives will present the work OF the
Y. NJ. G A. at the mid-week prayer
service Of the different churches.
Foreign Work COMMITTEES.
The foreign work committee will
meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock to arrange plans for mission
study course on South America.
Camera Club.
On Wednesday evening, November
II, at S:15, there will be q meeting
in the boys room at the association
OF all the fellows who are interested
in photography. It does not matter
whether the boy has a camera or not,
II he is interested, he is invited to
attend this meeting.
A Camera club will be organized
and Judging from the amount of in
terest already shown. it win be one
of the finest organizations of its
kind.
An expert photographer Of this city
has consented to assist the club in its
work and under his leadership the fell
lows will study some of the problems
that confront the amateur photograph
er. Such problems as light, proper
focusing. developing. etc, will be dis
cussed at the various meetings. A
number Of exhibits will be held dur
ing the year and prizes will be award
ed for the best pictures. Some work
will be done in making lantern slides
to be used in the stereopticon that
the association owns. 1t Is possible
that dark room will be. fitted out at
the association and the fellows can
do their own developing and printing.
Sunday Afternoon Meetings.
State secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
Mr.. w. M. Parsons who expects to be
in Keokuk over Sunday, will make a
talk to the older boys at the associa-
ton at 800 o'clock. Boys 16 years Of
age anu over are lHNlt0u. IL VIII uOI
be formal talk, but rather an oppor-
tunity for the fellows to shake hands
"Y" Boys Hike.
A trip of unusual interest was made
by the boy mixers Saturday Twenty
two boys were on hand st the appoint
ed time and left the "Y" promptly at
9:15. The trip was made on the ILL
nois side and aftser crossing the bridge
the mixers headed for Wild Cat
Springs. From Wild Cat they follow
ed Cheney creek back for about a
mile and made camp Just to the east
Of the telephone road. The trip up
Cheney creek offers new and interest
ing sights at each turn in its wind
ing course. The fiat rock bed OF the
creek mad, splendid place for a
camp flre and after dinner an hour or
two was spent playing games. Three
deep tag and black and white were
the games enjoyed by the boys and
then there was the usual opportunity
for scouting around. The return trip
was made over the telephone road
leading in throueh Hamilton from the
east The boys arrived at the "Y"
ahout O'clock and after n swim, none