The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-03
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Call Black 665.
DAILY DYING.

Call Black 665.
!. DAILY DYING.
Not In moment drops the rose
That in summer garden grows;
A robin sings beneath the tree
A twilight song Of ecstacy,
And the red, red leaves at its fragrant
heart
Trembling so in delicious pain.
Fall to the earth with q sudden start.
And the grass is gay with crimson
stain.
And honey bee, out of the field OF
~, clover,
Heavily, flying the garden DER.
Brushes the stem as it passes by,
And others fall where the heart leaves
lie;
And air and dew, ere the night is
done,
Have stolen the petals, every one.
The maple does not shed it's leaves
In one tempestuous scarlet rain,
But softly when the south wind
grieves
Slow wandering over wood and plain,
One by one they wayer, through
The Indian summers hay blue,
And drop at last on the forest mold,
Coral and ruby and burning gold.
And sunset CLEAN OF gorgeous dyes.
Meier with one shadow fades away,
tut slowly DER those radiant skies,
There steals the evening, cold ane
gray,
And amber and violet linger still
When stars are over the eastern hill.
Our death is gradual like to these;
We die with every waning day;
There is no watt Of sorrows breeze
But bears some heart leaf slow away.
UP and on to the vast to be
Our life is going eternally,
Less of earth than we had last year
Throbs in your veins and throbs IN
mine;
But the way to heaven Is src"ins
clear
While the gates Of the City fairer
shine,
And the day that our latest treasures
flee,
Wide they will open for you and me.
Author Unknown.
Club showers June Bride.to-be.
The Afternoon Bridge club held its
annual outing today at the Lake View
club house, across the river, with
one O'Clock luncheon. The entertain
m ent was a bridal shower Tor Miss AL
exine lie Roy Reid, whose marriage to
Mr. James Coyle will occur this
, month Following the luncheon
bridge was played. Mrs. VIM. Flint
Smith of Boulder, Colo, and Miss
Virginia Alexander of Florence, Italy.
both former members Of the club.
were guests at the luncheon.
Chapel Fund to Meet.
On Monday afternoon, the Chapel
Fund society will be entertained at
Rio Vista, the home of Miss Lucretia
lHuiskamp, on Grand Ave.,The assist
| ing hostesses will be Mrs. D. A. Col
lier, Mrs. A. H. Moody, Mrs. John
| Hueston, and Miss Martha Baldwin.
Meeting Is Called.
The call for the meeting OF the
state executive committee Of the Iowa
i7soeiety D. A r., has been issued by
1.-THE state regent, Mrs. Mary H. S.
+ tombstone. The meeting will be held
June 16, at State Center, which is the
home Of the state auditor, Miss Amy
70. Gilbert. Plans will be made at
this meeting for the state conference
to be held in Burlington, October 10.
20. Mrs. D. A. Collier Is a member
Of the state executive committee.
-: y 3. U. Meets Tomorrow.
The Benevolent Union will >r1eet
Friday morning at ten o'clock at the
Birge B. U. home. A large delegation
is hoped for. $751;.
St. Francis Ladies' Meet.
The Ladies Sewing society OF st.
Francis de Sales church was enter
tanned this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Fred H. Overton, $40 Ncrth
sixth street The assisting hostesses
were Mrs. T. J. McGrath, Mrs. Edward
Nodler, Mrs. Sarah WEIGH and Miss
Renaud. Fe.
e@ Merry Matrons Meet.
Mrs. l. NJ 'richenor entertained the
Merry Nations club at a very pleas
ant meeting this afternoon.
Girls Council Meeting.
There will be meeting of the girls
council of the Y. W. C. A.. at o'clock
this evening. Supper will be served
following which the business meeting
will be held.
Country Club Reception.
President Mcfarland will receive
the members of the Country club at
the new club house at 7 o'clock Sat
urday evening. Dancing at T:30.
- rnA1T rDc WITT