davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
CITY NEWS.

Boy scouts, in Keokuk and the
visiting scouts are invited to the
church service at Trinity M. E. church
this morning Rev. William H. Neil
will speak on the topic, Loyalty to
the Flag.
FIT. Madison will now follow Keo-
kuk's example regarding Nauvoo auto
bus lines. The Gem City says: That
the city of Fort Madison can be con-
Injected with Nauvoo by auto service as
is Keokuk. was learned today in a
statement made by Ed Schultz of this
city, owner of the largest jitney bus
In service here, that he would make
the trip between the cities of Fort
Madison and Nauvoo if the Fort Mad
ison Commercial club or the Industrial
association would guarantee his eX-
pense, in other words he would estab
lish the auto service line between the
cities providing the Commercial club
would give him the same co1.
tract that has been presented to the
owner of the bus at Keokuk.
The state chaplain of the B. P. O.
Elks, DR.. E. H. Rudd, of Fort Madison,
has received a Communication from DR..
&c. l.. Leigh of Davenport, state presi-
dent. to the effect that the state con
vention will be held August IS, 10 and
20 at Iowa City. The meeting was to
have been held this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
PLANT BLOWS UP;
FOUR ARE KILLED
Portion Of DUPONT Mills Near Hanni'
bal Destroyed Friday-Cause
is Not Known.

HANNIBAL, June 12.-Four per-
sons, Austin Spencer of Hannibal,
bud" Hartman. August Ploesser and
Eugene Holland, all of Ashburn, wer'e
blown into atoms in an explosion OF
$500 pounds of nitroglycerine at the
DUPONT powder plant at LaMotte, fif-
teen miles south of Hannibal, at 4:3O
o'clock Friday afternoon.
No trace of the bodies of Spencer,
Holland and Ploesser had been found
this afternoon, according to tele-
phone message from the plant. A
portion of the trunk and head of Har-
mans body was found sixty feet from
the scene of the explosion two hours
later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
EoIDED HANDS.

FOLDED HANDS.
pale withered hands that more than
four score years
uad wrought for others-soothed the
hurt of tears,
pocked children's cradles, eased the
fever's smart,
nropped tenderest balm in many an
aching heart
Now stirless folded. like wan rose
~ leaves pressed
Above the snow and silence Of n ~
breast.
IN mute appeal they tell of labors done
And we'll earned rest that came with
set of sun;
from the worn brow the lines OF care
are swept
AZ IL an angels kiss the while she
slept
Had smoothed the cobweb wrinkles
quite away
And given back the peace of child
hoods day.
4 smile is on the lips as if she said.
sNone know life's secret save the
happy dead"
And. gazing where she lies, we feel
that pain
And parting cannot cleave her soul
again.
And we are sure that they who saw
her last
IN that dim vista which we call the
past, ~
Who never knew her old and weary
eyed
remembering best the maiden and the
bride,
Have sprung to greet her with the
olden speech,
And welcome Home" they cried. and
grasped her hands
So dwells the mother in the best OF
lands.
Margaret E. Sangster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Two Delightful Parties.

Among the very delightful parties
given recently in Keokuk society vera
the bridge teas given on Friday and
Saturday afternoons by Mrs John A.
Dunlap and Miss Elizabeth WilkiGS
Dunlap. About fifty ladies were enter.
tanned each afternoon. The parlor.
living room, and dining room were
decorated in long stemmed pink roses.
in the receiving line with the two
hostesses were Mrs. A. D. Ayres Of
New York and Mrs. John w. Hobbs.
Assisting in the parlors and dining
room We're Mrs. B. B. Hobbs, Mrs. j..
J. Ayres, Mrs. j. j. Chapman, Mrs.
J. F. Elder, Mrs. Theodore A. Craig.
and Miss Martha Baldwin. Miss Alice
Halliday of San Diego, Mrs. Sylvester
Carter, and Miss Jane Carter of Chi
cago were out of town guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

The moving picture fans will have
an opportunity to see splendid
comedy bill at the Grand tonight.
Alice Joyce, the popular movie star.
will appear in four part Kalem
comedy classic THE Scroll for Scan
dali" and Charlie Chaplin in one of
his best comedies, a bill that will
please the lovers of comedy.
In addition to this great five reel fea-
ture. Richard Garlic will appear in
single reel comedy Opened by Mis-
take" and our own movies taken
around Keokuk, including the latest
popular dances by Miss Hannah
Hawkes. and Mr.. Sanford Drake. Only
three shows daily at 3, 7:15 and o.
The High Water Mark.
The high water mark on the Mis-
sissippi was almost reached last
week when the Des Moines river
poured its flood into the Father of
Waters. Lowlands below Keokull
were flooded and much damage done.
The Unitarian excursion on next
Wednesday hopes to reach the high
water mark in attendance for there
never was a better time to view the
Hooded area tnan Will De a1IOrQed Oh
this trip. You can sit in rocking
chair on the deck of the big steamer
ST. Paul and look out over the sub
merged district, or dance on the new
level dance floor in the cabin. The
boat will leave Keokuk at $50 and
Warsaw at 9 o'clock next Wednesday
morning and will go to Quincy. There
viii! be several hours at Quincy, az
fording the passengers ample oppor-
tunity of seeing what there is to be
seen there and the return trip will
start at 4 p. m. The fare for the ex-
cursion is but so cents for adults and
% cents for children and the usual
good time enjoyed on a Unitarian ex-
cursion will be had by all who at
tend. Each summer season the Uni
tartan ladies have made great sue
cesses with their boat. excursions
which have become long looked for
events. The one next Wednesday
will be just as enjoyable as those of
former years, perhaps more so. Don't
stay away if you can help it.-Adver-
tiSement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Probably Only a Rumor.

United Press Leased Wire Service.i
WASHINGTON, June Eff Post
master General Burleson will be the
next cabinet officer to resign, as has
been rumored, nobody could be found
in Washington today who would admit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Trinity M. e. Society.

The Home Missionary society OF
the Trinity NJ. e. church will be en-
tertained on Thursday afternoon at
the home of Miss s. Elizabeth Math-
eney, 80 South Twelfth street. Mrs.
C. E. Alling and s,"i-s. P. G. Benner
will assist as hostesses. Mrs. John
Elgin will have charge of the program
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Plan Suffrage breakfast.

It is the plan of the Iowa Equal SUI
rage association to have suffrage
breakfast held on the morning of July
q in all the principal cities of Iowa.
pans for the one to be held in KeoklIk
will be made at the meeting on We'd
nesday morning at 10 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Reeves, 90 North Fifth
street, to which all the women of the
city who are interested are very COR
daily invited. The Rev. Miss Eleanor
Gordon, at one time president of tn"
Iowa Equal suffrage association, to
whom credit is due for having origin
ated the plan of Fourth OF July suf-
frage breakfasts, will speak before
the ladies on Wednesday morning. At
tho suffrage luncheon held at Iowa
City recently in connection with the
Iowa Federation Of Women's clubs,
covers were laid for three hundred
and three hundred reservations for
plates had to be refused for lack Of
room.
The plan for the breakfast here has
been discussed somewhat among thu
local women and the indications are
that 1t will be even larger than the
club luncheons which were given dur
Ing the year by the local clubs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

the topic to be The Red Man as
Teacher and Learner" being a chap
ter from the mission text book, THE
Red Man on New Trail" Following
the program, officers for the coming
year will be elected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
keokuk Circle Meets.

The Keokuk Circle of the Child Coil
servation league will meet in the girls
club room of the Y. w. c. A., building
two O'Clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
p, e. o. NChapter Tuesday.

The P. E. o. chapeer will be ente :
tanned on Tuesday evening by the
Misses Van Grieken. The chapters
course of study the coming year will
be English cathedrals. At the meeting
on Tuesday evening Mrs. Holmes will
speak on the preparation for the trip,
and Mrs. McCoiu will speak of New
York. from which port they will
theoretically sail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
The Church Societies
Westminster Reading Circle.

The Westminster Reading Circle
will be entertained on Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. James
Young, 1902 Grand avenue. The as
sisting hostesses will be Mrs. r. l..
Reid. Mrs. David GLASGOW, Mrs. Mag
dalena Miller, Mrs. H. A. knights,
Mrs. George Campfield Mrs. G. W..
Sweeney and Miss Harriet Solomon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Married at st. Louis.

On Wednesday evening, June 9, in
st. Louis, at the parlors of the Rev.
Cole, pastor of the Compton Heights
Christian church, occurred the mar
riage of Mr.. VIM F. A. Hartmann and
Miss Nellie Evelyn Garland. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartmann will go to housekeen-
ing Immediately in coy flat Mr..
Hartmann has furnished for his bride
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Excursion
On Steamer St. Paul
Quincy and Return
Wed, June 16

Fine New Level Dancing Floor-35o
New Rocking Chairs.
Leaves keokuk at $50 a. m. Warsaw
900 a. m.
Returning leaves Quincy 400 p. m.
MUSIC AND DANCING.
Adults SOC, Children, 6 years to II
years, 25c. s-H
Rights of Admission Reserved.
Street cars will meet the boat on
return.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

To Entertain RaceIIe Club.
Miss Mary Gredell will entertain the
Racelle club Monday evening at her
home, 1913 Fulton street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Auxiliary VIII Meet.

ST. Joseph's Auxiliary will meet on
Wednesday afternoon, June 16, at halt
past two at The hospital. Mrs. Alois
Weber and Mrs. John Nodler will pe
hostesses for the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Miss Katherine McManus whose en-
gagement was announced recently.
Miss Clemence Dadant, Miss Jessie
Reed and Miss Jennie Brant of Hamil-
ton were out of town guests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
w. c. r. u. Auxiiiary Meets.

The w. C. T. U. auxiliary will meet
in the girls club room Of the Y. w.
c. A. building on Tuesday afternoon
at half past two o'clock. The members
are urged to be present and the pub
lie is cordially invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
wonran,s AIIiance Meets,

The Woman's Alliance of the First
Unitarian church will be entertained
on Monday afternoon by Mrs. A. J.
Dimond and Mrs. Arnot Weess, us
High street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Congregational Ladies' Society.

The Ladies' society of the First
Congregational church will meet in
the chapel on Friday afternoon at
o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Rantist Ladies', Aid.

The Ladies' society of the First
Baptist church will be- entertained on
Friday afternoon in the parlors Of the
church by Mrs. Bruce L. Gilfillan
and Mrs. ]. F. Appleton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Entertained for Visitor.

Mrs Ira w. Wills entertained a
company of young people at a dinner
at the Country club on Saturday even
ing in honor of Miss Margaret Call
ender of Des Moines. Among the out
of town guests was college friend
of Edwin Elder, Robert Bragg, and
Owen Perry Of Helena, Mont.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

knowing anything about it.
Burleson himself has been nshlns
in North Carolina for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
ST. cIairpimond Nuptials.

Last evening at 500 O'Clock at the
residence of Mrs. Nancy Stevens, All
Franklin street, occurred the mar
rage of Miss Olive ST. Clair and No.
John w. Dimond. The Rev. DR.. Ezra
B. Newcomb, pastor of the First West
minister Presbyterian church, official.
ed. Only the members of the immed-
late families of the young couple were
present at the ceremony. The bride
and groom left imm ed1ateIy after the
ceremony for short wedding journey
They will be at home to their friends
after July 1 at Alt Franklin street.
Mrs. Dimond is a young woman WITH
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances: She is quite popular among
all who know her. She has been the
honor guest at a number of functions
since the luncheon announcing her en-
'gagement. Mr.. Dimond is an emplo.se
of the Keokuk Electric company and
is quite popular.
Oes Mcines Men Entertained.
DR.. George p. Magill was the guest
OF DR.. and Mrs. Frank M. Fuller Fri
day evening at dinner, Saturday fore
noon Dr.. Magill visited the Mississippi
River Power compapy's plant at Keo-
MN, dSSohhpaAiou W LII. DdiI. SAUL
day noon DR.. Barr entertained at
luncheon at the Hotel Iowa in honor
of DR.. Magill., The following were
his guests: c. F. Skirvin, w. G. Blood,
w. c. Howell and Theodore A. Craig.
Last 'evening DR.. Barr, Dean Nagel and
DR.. Magill were guests of Mr.. anil
Mrs. William G. Blood. This
morning DR.. Magill will be the guest OF
Dean Nagel at his mothers home at
Cedarcroft. In the afternoon the party
will drive on the Lake Shore boule-
ward Dean Nagel and Dr. Magill will
return home Monday morning on the
Rock Island.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Miss Reed to Give party.

MISS Katherine McManuS VIII be Tue
guest of honor at an afternoon party
on Thursday, to be given by Miss
Jessie Reed of Hamilton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
U. P. missionary Society.

The Missionary society of the Unit
ed Presbyterian church will be enter.
tanned on Friday afternoon by Mrs.
j. w. Markley, 800 South Ninth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Guild Libet Society.

The Quid Libet society of the First
Congregational church will be enter
tanned on Monday afternoon by Mrs.
A. C. Decker, GIL Grand avenue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
ThimbIe Club Party tuesday.

Mrs. J. C. McManus will entertain
the young women OF the Thimble club
on Tuesday afternoon in honor Of Miss
Katherine McManus, whose marriage
will occur soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Trinity Ladies Aid

Mrs. C. w. Chapman, Oil Bank
street, will entertain the Ladies' So
ciety of the Trinity M. E. church on
Friday afternoon. She will be assist
I'D by Mrs. Harry Chapman and Mrs.
Sam Lloyd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Honors Miss McManus.
Mrs. James Mccarthy was hostess
on Saturday afternoon at delightful
ly informal bridge party in honor OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

o. H. Club Will Meet.
The 0. H. club will be entertained
on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Charles Wurm. 1927 Johnson street. 4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Flag Day Celebration Program.
DR.. and Mrs. E. B. Newcomb will en-
terrain the members of the Lexington
chapter Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton and their wives, and the members
OF the Keokuk chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution and their
husbands on Monday evening at 500
O'Clock at the manse, 712 Blondeau
street. The entertainment is in cele-
bration of Flag day and the following
program will be given:
The Designing of the Flag-W. j.
Fulton.
Reading, The Flag Goes by.
Our Flag-Wilbur D. Nesbit-Mrs. J.
o. Boyd.
Is Patriotism Declining?-w. c.
Howell.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Fortnightiy Club Meets.
The Fortnightly club will be enter
tanned on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs
Edmund Jaeger at her home on CRAM
avenue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Hosiery

Here you will find the well
known brands of hosiery, such
as Holeproof, Phoenix and Bur-
son in silk and Isle Csc to 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Miss German in East.

The following item is from the so
ciety page of the New Haven journal.
miss Cecilia German of Keokuk, is
spending the summer with her cousins,
Mrs. T.. j. Ryan, Mrs. John Hearn and
John T. German. Miss Germans pa.
rents we're former residents of New
Haven, her father, John German, be-
ing interested in the German match
factory" Miss German left a week
ago for the east and will spend a
part of the time with relatives in New
York and on Long Island.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
BUSY Bee Class.

The Busy Bee class of the Trinity
NJ. e. church was entertained by Mil
dred Rifles at her home 1916 Reid
street, from o'clock till $50 o'clock.
A business meeting was held, with
refreshments following. Games were
played and a delightful time was
spent by all. Those present were:
Leta Stutenburg, Blanch Smith,
Thelma Oliver, Hazel Polsen, Eleanor
Lowry, Ruth Shaffer, Bessie Hasper,
Florence Kerr, Bernieca Smith.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Ruthean Bible class.

The Ruthean Bible class of the
Trinity NJ. e. church will be enter
tanned in the parlors of the church
on Tuesday afternoon. The members
of the class are urged to be present.
The hostesses will be Mrs. Sam Lloyd,
Mrs. Fred Rhodes, Mrs. Belzer and
Mrs. Lester Doggett.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Mrs. Scott to Mason city.

Mrs. John @. Scott, past president
of the Rebecca assembly OF Iowa, will
leave on Wednesday Cor Mason City,
where she will attend meeting OF
the advisory board Of the Odd Eel
lows orphanage, of which board she Is
member. On Friday there will be a
home coming picnic which will be al.
tended by members of the order from
all parts of the state. Mrs Scott at
tended the district convention OF
Louisa and Muscatine counties last
week, at Wape1lo, and made one of the
principal addresses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Mems Furnishings

Shirts, collars, ties, belts, half
hose, cuff and collar buttons,
hose supporters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Dresses

Many combinations in colors and
fabrics, giving the appearance
of much more expensive gar
ments than they really are and
you will wonder at the lowness
OF the prices -. SIPS to $1,000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Ladies Of Charity.

Ladies' of Charity.
The Ladies Of Charity will meet on
Sunday afternoon at half past three
O'Clock in ST. Vincent's hall at their
regular monthly meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Things Summer

s i
her and l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Parasols

A new lot Of fancy parasols, no
two alike, values up to $500.
Special ............... 1898
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
ST. Francis Society.

The Sewing society OF st. Francis
de Sales church will be entertained
on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. John
McGrath, 513 Franklin street. The
assisting hostesses will be Mrs. James
Cameron, Mrs. l.. NJ. Harding, Miss
Elizabeth Steele and Miss Maggie
Burk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Christian Ladies' Society.

Mrs. l.. D. Davidson. 500 Morgan
street, will entertain the Ladies Aid
society of the First Christian church
on Friday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

MILDLY blouses for girls.
Oliver Twist suits for boys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

There will be no meeting of St
Johns Guild on Monday, meetings
having been suspended for the sum
mer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

See the new styles in bungalo
aprons that can be used insteai
of house dress, for only. SOC
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

Every few days we receive
something new in tailored and
wash skirts, worsted skirts in
black and colors. Wash skirts
in many fabrics, including gen.
uinine palm beach CSC to $1,000
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-03
NOT A CANDIDATE
POLITICAL DOPESTERS NAME
HANS URDAHL FOR LAND
COMMISSIONER.

Pierre dispatch: 1t lis reported
here In political circles that Hans
Urdahl of Madison, the well known
champion of the public printing com
mission in the 1913 session, and also
widely known for his interest in
various state Investigations, is a can
didate for land commissioner. Mr.
Urdahl served in the house in 1913,
and in the senate in 1915. He is a
lawyer in Madison.
Emphatic denial was given this
morning by State Senator Hans Ur-
dahl to the above dispatch.
The report is absolutely unbound
ed" Mr.. Urdahl declared, when
shown a copy of the dispatch. mo
one could induce me to accept the of
flee of state land commissioner.
am not interested in hat depart
ment, and besides, | could not afford
to give up my interests here for the
salary the office calls for, $500 a
year"
Mr.. Urdahl stated that he is not a
candidate for any state office, and
that he had not the slightest inten
ton of running for congress, as hat
been reported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELEC.
TION OF OFFICERS LAST
EVENING.

Election of officers, which was the
only business transacted, occupied
about a half an hours time of the
fifty or SO members of the CONNER
cial club who attended the tenth an
nual reorganization meeting of the
association, which was held last night
in the club rooms.
A president, vice president, treas
urer and five directors were elected.
The new officers are:
F. l.. Mease, president; DR.. r. S.
Westaby, vice president, and f. j.
Schueller, treasurer.
The following, with the president,
are the new directors: II. II. Fru-
denfeld, r. b. Fitzgerald, H. II. Hold
ridge and M. f. Berther. With the
five directors held over from last
year. c. j. Porter, j. S. Keegan. +.
C. Smith, DR.. Westaby and A. G..
Schmidt, the directors elected last
night constitute the full board.
A secretary was not appointed as is
customary at the directors meeting,
which followed the election, by mem
bers. C. II. Westaby, who was APP
pointed TO the secretaryship to fill
out the u%nexpired term of the regu-
larly elected secretary of the club
some months ago. and who has occu-
pied the position with general salts
faction to members and credit to
himself. consented to remain in office
until November 16. when the board
will meet to formally elect a secre-
tary.
1t is possible that the Commercial
club will ask the city commission to
defray the whole expense of main
tanning the city band.
After being apprised by the secre-
tary that the clubs membership is
about 100, some 100 of which is paid
up, Hans Urdahl pointed out that at
the late session of the legislature, a
bill was passed privileging cities in
the state to assess a special levy for
the purpose of encouraging music for
public purposes, and that under exist
ing circumstances he thought the
club would be justified in withdraw
ing its support from the bandsmen.
The club now contributes $25 month
ly toward the maintenance of the
band.
Mayor Geo. II. Waskey said that
the city commissioners already do
nate $25 a month to the band, and
that the members of the body over
which he presides could scarcely
countenance Mr.. Urdahl's suggestion
before next September, when the con-
sideration of making a special levy
for providing the town with music
might be in order.
Upon request. the secretary report
ed that the regular general expense
of the club. exclusive of money do
mated to the band and appropriated
for convention purposes, is about $50
a month. Some 100 members pay 81
a month into the organization. IL
a suggested that some mean be
taken to compel delinquent members
to pay up their dues, but no definite
action in the matter was taken.