The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-05
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN

The federated clubs of Kansas have
started a campaign for preserving "firs,
things" historically. They have plan
ned movement In all the counties of
the state so that it is not likely that
any historical relics or spots will fail
to receive attention. They have pre-
served the first state capital building
near Junction City and the historic
Pawnee rock. The women Of Wichita
have obtained possession Of the first
house built in that city and have had
1t restored. The first church in the
state, the first schol house, are markeA
The museum of the state historical So
ciety has been greatly enlarged by the
gifts of relics OF frontier days.
Comparatively few people in Iowa
know that Usage, iowa is the head
quarters Of the American Society Of
Curio Collectors and that an Iowa wo-
man, Mrs. F. May futile Is the nation
al president.
Two of the foremost equal suffrage
workers In America we're Iowa women.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the international Equal Suffrage as
sociation is q native of Davenport and
OF Chicago. Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout
was born in Maquoketa, la.
The president of the International
Sunshine Society, Cynthia Westaver
Alden was born in Alton, Iowa. She
was for years a New York newspaper
woman.
The Iowa Press and Authors club
of Des Moines has planned q unique
home coming for this fall in the Iowa
Authors Home Coming which will bring
to Des Moines men and women of liter
airy fame from all parts of the country.
Many authors of modern magazine
stories are Iowa products. Edna Fer
Der who writes the Emma McChesney
stories was an Ottumwa girl; Margar-
ct Warner Morley the author of many
nature books for children was born at
Montrose; Mrs. w. D. Evans of Hamp-
ton has written book containing Iowa
laws which relate particularly to wo-
men; Lille Westaver Buck, q dramat-
ic critic of Chicago was born in West
Burlington; Alice French or Octave
Thanet" is a Davenport woman; Flea
nor Hoyt Brainard one of the most
popular magazine writer's of girls
stories is an Iowa City girl; Miss Sus-
an Glospell and Julia Ellen Rogers are
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Dubuque has written a remarkable
book of the characters OF Sir Walter
Scott's works. 1t is used as a sort of
by students Of Sir Wal
ter Scott. Keokuk will be very proud
to claim Rupert Hughes as this city's
at the home coming.
The second oldest club for women
in the U. S. is the Ladies' Library as
ISOLATION at Mt Pleasant, Iowa. Sor-
osis in New York is a few months
older.
The largest women's sorority in this
country and the Oldest is the P. E. 0.
sisterhood which was organized in
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. in 1869, and has
in this country and Canada 10000
members.
The first university opened In Iowa
was the Iowa Wesleyan university.
The first school in Iowa was held in
cabin near Keokuk.
Iowa has two colonies within its
borders, which are among the most
to be found any place.
One Is the Amana colony near Iowa
City, composed of five villages, which
are conducted along socialistic lines.
It's inhabitants form a religious sect
and their conduct Of life. dress, Gus
toms, buildings, etc, are all defined IN
their religious law. 1t has been in
existence since about 1850. The Hol-
land colony at Pella about which SO
much has been said and written IS
the other peculiar colony.
The first Iowa Audubon society was
organized in Keokuk by Mrs. j. B.
Diver and Mrs. D. A. Collier was it's
first president
The first woman to be admitted to
tie practice of law in the United
states was Mrs Belle Mansfield, an
Iowa woman, sister of Judge w. j.
Babh who is well known to many |
Keokuk people. /
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