The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-03

SEVERAL FINE SPEAKERS
Committees Have Secured Persons
Who Are Well versed on
Subjects 70 Make
Talks.

Preparations are being made for
the presentation OF Everywhere"
y the great mission exposition at st.
Johns parish house, May - to May
is. ..ENerywhere" Is an educational
exposition for the instruction OF mis-
sion work In the church.
The exposition comprises general
exhibit. consisting Of illustrated
charts. colored maps. posters, pla-
cards, models Of schools. church and
mission buildings. curios, native
clothing from everywhere in the
world ana multitude Of other inter
/ esting data and material gathered
from every mission field under the
sun.
stewards CARRIED in the costume Of
the country they represent, will circu-
late about the rooms ready to impart
to the visitor Information as to the
habits. mannerisms. religious beliefs.
etc. and the work OF the missions Of
any country that ono may care to ask
about. The stewards will also distrib-
ute 70 visitors very interesting litera-
turN pertaining to missionary work.
the board of missions and will be CIV
en- away free OF charge.
Magnificent Spectacle.
Within the parish house will be a
nagnincent spectacle. Booths. rep
resenting Japan, China, Philippine.
Alaska and our American Indians line
the walls, each one an accurate re-
production of some typical scene
from foreign shores. Suits of armor.
curios, wearing apparel snow sledges,
Filipino huts. Japanese cottage. Chin
ese shrines. Indian villages, Alaska
iyloos, war weapons, household uten-
sis. etc. complete the Illusion that
c;ao Is miles from Keokuk. Tableaux
or demonstrations as they are called,
faithfully depicting events in the
.saIIy lives OF the inhabitants Of far
csf lands will be enacted every even
ing and afternoon.
Three evenings a dramatic repre-
sentation OF missionary work among
the Indians will be presented under
the title THE Great Trail" A thor
oughIy coached and costumed cast OF
more than seventy-five characters will
enact this mystery play.
On two Of the evenings most
unique mystery play called THE Gift
OF Self' viii be given.
All through the exposition, children
Ii native costumes will play games
Just = they are played in their own
cOuntries.
Many Fine Speakers.
During the exposition a number of
speakers. prominent in the lines of |
work they represent, will be heard. |
The following have been secured by
Dr.. Sage to make addresses during |
the exposition
The Right Rev. Theodore N. Morri- /
son, bishop OF Iowa: Bishop Sylves-
ter futile OF Missouri. the Right Rev.
sydney C. Partridge. bishop Of Kan
sas City, formerly bishop of Kyoto
Japan and for twenty years mission
airy IN China; H. F. Parshall, arch
deacon OF tho Indian work, diocese Of
Duluth; Rev Samuel H. Bishop, Sec
rotary OF the American church insti-
tute Tor negroes; Miss Bertha r. Bah
cock, representative OF the Iowa
brnuch OF the Woman's Auxiliary in
Jaonn; Miss Mary c. Collins, for
tveney-nye years Congregational
church missionary among the Indians
In ne Dakotas.
On Tuesday night the exhibit will
be formally opened with Bishop Nor
rison q the speaker, and a pageant
II nations, followed by a mystery
day. sThe Great Trail" There will /:
! On subsequent days and nights:
heat West night, Negro night; In
IN night; japanese afternoon; AL
IAN and Philippine afternoon;