The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
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Author Presents Book.

Author Presents Book.
Mrs. WINS has a specially inscribed
copy of Ralph Graham Taber's last
book of poems Stray Gold, a Ram
bler's Cleanup" The title illustra-
tons running through the book are
the work of William S. WINS. who 1t
will be recalled, collaborated with
Mr.. Taber in writing the comic opera
Dalai Lama. Mr.. Taber has Travelled
extensively in southern Europe. in Al
RIGA, Labrador, in the Ugava country,
in the Rocky mountains, in Mexico,
and in Central and South America.
He has been employed at one time
and another as train dispatcher, jour
nalist, editor, theatrical manager. eS-
Pplcrer, prospector, miner and attor
new at law. He and Mr.. WINS are
both on the legal staff of the Great
Northern Railway Co. Mr.. Taber was
In Keekuk last week attending the
marriage of his son to Miss Rather
inc Sage.
In dedicating his book, Mr.. Taber
uses this verse:
Earths Richest Ore.
Life is worth living here below,
Though the roads be rough and hlily,
n we have a lifelong friend or sc
Who will back us willy nilly.
Would that 1t might be mine to share
With oil my readers such friendship
AS these two friends to the Rambler
bear
So here's to Ollie and Billy.
BILLY" is Mr.. WINS. The book is
put on TIE market by Mcclure and is
printed on tinted paper and bound in
red leather and is a handsome little
book of about two hundred pages.
c. w. 3. M. to be Entertained
The C. w. B. NJ. Of the Frs Chris
tian church will be entertained Tues
day Afternoon. October II. at the home
of Mrs. G. w. Caster, 12G Blondeau
street. Mrs. Caster will be assisted
by Mesdames S. H. Ayres, G. w.
Moseley, A. J. Woolley anad Elmer
Leake. The program Is as follows:
Hymn SO. $50
Scripture lesson, Eccl. 11:1-6-Mrs.
Fl. H. Stafford.
Prayer-Mrs. Conoran.
Instrumental solo-Mrs. w. c.
Hughes.
Reading-Miss Mildred Rayburn.
Ladies' quartet. Cast Thy Bread
Upon the Waters"
Paper. 1.-THE Forty Years Period
of Preparation for the Work Of the
Future" Mrs B. F. Smith.
Song ia
Students Auxiliary Meeting.
The Students Auxiliary of the Mon
day Music club VIII hold their first
meeting of the year on Monday at the
Y. w. c. A., beginning at 8 O'Clock.
The following program will be given:
Marie Moseley.
Piano, Autumn" (MacDoweip
Ghosts (Schytle)-Miss Dorothy
Norton.
Reading, selected-Miss Mildred
Rayburn.
Vocal solo, MY Star, (Roge~s),
Happy Song" (Del Riego)-Mfss
Celestine Dickey. ass
Piano. "Polonaise." Opus 40, No
! (Chopin)-Mr. Fred w. Kirchner.
The house committee for the even
ing is Miss Helen Reeves and Miss
Katherine Elder.
"FarewelI to GirIhood" Party.
On Saturday evening Miss kather-
inc Reidy entertained twenty youn!
women at a farewell to girlhood
party IN nOHOT VI MiSS IloiC'i "eccA'
of Fr. Madison, whose marriage to Mr.
VIM. J. Butler will occur the latter
rart of the month. A guessing con-
test Of the pictures taken those
/ present when children. was feature
of the evening. All the guests wore
short skirts and pinafores and had
their hair in braids or curls. Refresh
ments suited TO a children's party
were served. The guests from out OF
town were Miss Helen Weber. Miss
Marie Weber, Miss loretta d. Smlth
and Miss MARGARET Meyers. all OF Ft
Madison and Mrs ORGY Bell Of Chi
cago.
Cosgrove-kent Wedding.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 9. at 8
o'clock occurred the marriage Of Miss
Harriet Cosgrove. daughter OF Mrs.
John Cosgrove. to Mr.. J. e. r. Kent,