The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-16
a.. hundred and twenty-five Pres
ant Last Night At Festivities In
Hotel Granite At
Hamilton.
GARTER, ENTERTAINER
Many witty After Dinner Speeches
Made by Members Of Club
Credit Due o. Arrange.
& ments Committees.

,Ino uQOulUSlS VI t4O AAA6A = 0AoAOA
cnb. the organization Of Stone &
webster and Keokuk Electric en-
moves. know when to expect good
thing. and when they know it is COM
ing nothing can keep them away.
Although last night was probably
Inc record for meanness on the years
archaeological calendar, a crowd con-
siflerably In excess of the one that
attended the banquet last year, was
present at the annual festivities at
the Hotel Granite at Hamilton last
night for a big banquet, Carriers wit
and a general good time.
One hundred and twenty-five were
present. representing all departments
at Stone & Webster and the Keo1lllk
Electric company, and it was neces-
aary to use both dining rooms of the
Hotel Granite hotel to seat this
throng.
& The party took the interurban car
= sixth and Main streets at 6:O5
o'clock for the trip to Hamilton. The
BANQUET was served at o'clock and
was as follows:
Smothered Chicken Cream Gravy
Cannelon Of Beef Tomato Sauce
Olives Pickles Celery
Potatoes a la Delmonico
Escalloped Oysters
Rolls Brown and White Bread
!. Plum Jelly Cheese
Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
Coffee MINIS
Those sitting at the head table
we're r. R. Ralston, president of the
High Tension club; j. P. Ingle, mana
ger of the Keokuk Electric company;
] n. Bissell, treasurer Of the Missis-
sippi River Power company; c. w.
Kellogg. manager Of the Mississippi
River Power company; Edward F.
Carter: Neal Daugherty, mayor
q Hamilton; G. K. Ewing Of
the Hamilton Press; J. o. Boyd and j
J. A. Gordon, president OF the Ham.
ilton Business Mems club.
Credit Due Committees.
Great credit is due the committees
that arranged for the banquet. The
work was done under the supervision
ct President Ralston by the following
two bodies: House committee, Victor
Stafford, Arthur Murray and Paul |
King: entertainment committee, VIII
liam Kennedy, J. J. Miley and A. J.
Morgan.
Following the banquet, cigars were
passed--ten cent ones, mind you-arld
everybody settled down prepared to
enjoy the second half Of the program.
This was provided mainly by Edward
=. Carter, who was ably assisted by
half dozen other speakers.
The president first introduced
Mayor Daugherty Of Hamilton who
warmly welcomed the visitors. The
speaker said that If It was not for
the Stone & Webster company for
which the High Pensioners worked,
Hamilton would not have been able
TO possess the hotel in which they
we're making merry. or other public |
improvements.
After being introduced by Presi-
dent Ralston. Carriers spoke in his
usual inimitable style. Before taking
up his scientific talk ON gas, he dis
cussed the meeting In. general. draw
Ing some humorous comparisons be-
tween the banquet of the previous |
year and the present one. The alb
sence of DR.. G. Walter Barr was COM
mented upon, but as Mr.. Jngle later
remarked, Mr.. Seedlings was ably up
holding the tradition of tie anna hte !
DOCTOR. Carter kept the High Ter
honers in constant state of mirtG |
A Gaseous Subject.
Described as scientific lecture or |
Jas the speaker told a number Of |
amusing things about aephyxiating |
gas laughing gas. fuel and water gas
snd described the blowing up of an
;ns.antaneous heater, {. leaky r.as
n'"o and a gas iron which would Lot
xcrK He referred to the gas W.. ,s
9 garbage plant and said there
Iea:'y was no use for gas in this cleo
". age. Gas was described as com
ing through the pipes in the shape
~ wedge, entering the meter by /
.ae point Of the wedge and leaving
me meter the wide end first, thus |
making a cubic foot Of gas measure
uree feet when delivered.
AN example Of an unsafe and in
ant Fourth, was the blowing up OF
y instantaneous heater. Tney were
Inscribed as of the appearance of a
Mree gallon milk can to which are |
suached number of cranks. valves,
screws and levers, none OF which can
y. y understood, so the owner must |
arow away the card of instructions,
= It blind and take his life in his
aAnos. In the top Of the machine is |
eornpartment in which crouches the |