The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-13
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Call Black s6s.
For Society Editor
Gives TAX on Books.

AT the meeting of the Mothers
and Teachers club of the Lincoln
district. the subject of the meeting
was Good Books. The Rev. f. B. M
Allister was the principal speaker
and had for subject 1.-The influence
OF Good Books" He said: MANY
old things are passing to make place
for the new, it is the spirit of the
times. but in doing this we often relc
gate to the scrap heap that which is
pure gold" This, the speaker said.
is true in regard to books. He
pleaded for the continuance of the
old fashioned standards in home life
and the old fashioned puritanism in
clean stories and clean books NOR
ally. Miss Helwig, the principal of
the Keokuk parents and teachers
have in the excellent selection of
books for children which is found in
our public. library, and OF the splen-
did selection of books sent to the
branch collections In all the school
buildings. She said the subject of
books had been chosen because re
Gently childrens' book, week had been
celebrated here as in other cities.
Miss Irene Kollosson gave delight
full piano solo as part of the after
Moons program.
Mrs. Joseph LETTERS presided at the
business meeting. Miss Mary Har-
rington made the secretary's report,
and Mrs. Maude Larson reported in
the treasury SLIPS. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. May Paterson,
Mrs. ]. W. Musser and Mrs. 4. White
side. Fifty-two members were. pres
ent at the meeting
Music Club Tonight.
The Monday Music club will meet
this evening in the Y. w. Y. A. audi.
forum at o'clock The executive
committee will meet promptly at
half past seven.
Needle Club on Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Mackay, Jr., will en-
terrain the Needle club on Thursday
of this week, ~ ~
M. p. Ladies' Society.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Methodist Protestant church and
their friends will be entertained on
Saturday afternoon, at the home of
Mrs. Harry Furtney, 521 North Tenth
street.
Westminster Reading Circle.
The Westminster Reading Circle
held largely attended meeting this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Leon
ard Matless, 3O2 Fulton street Mrs.
w. c. Howell was reader for the aft
.ernoon and the hostesses who assist
ed in serving refreshments were Mrs.
A. E. Matless, Mrs. Jessie McQuoid,
Mrs. B. e. Sutlive, Mrs. James Moore,
Miss Ada Read, Miss Bessie Hagens
and Miss Anna Sheppard.
Woman's Alliance Today.
Mrs. Eugene Maxwell of the Pond
apartments, entertained the Woman's
Alliance of the First Unitarian
church this afternoon.
Honors fori Mrs. Bartlett.
Keokuk friends of Mrs. Floy Little
Bartlett Of Burlington will be inter
ested in the u following from the
Hawk-Eye:
.Mrs. Floy little Bartlett of White
Palms. N. J.. formerly of this city,
has been making fame and name for
herself, WITH her musical compost
lions. She was recently accorded the
honor of. having some of her child
songs sung at the first Rubinstein
club concertsof the season, and as
this is one of the leading musical or
CARNATIONS of the country, her sue
cess is doubly great The Swing
Song was repeated for encore. and
afterward Mr.. Chapman, the, conduc-
tor. introduced Mrs. Bartlett to the
o,,d;anca Harrington ia exceedingly
proud of Mrs. Bartlett's genius, and
the remarkable success she has
achieved"