The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-26

Mrs. C. B. Hill and Mrs. Cora Hill
entertained party OF friends at 8
O'Clock dinner Wednesday evening.
April 81, in honor OF Rev. J. Forbes
| Mitchell who on Thursday, returned
to his labors as assistant pastor OF
st. PauI's Episcopal church In Ken
wood. Chicago.
1 The ladies' OF the NJ. E. church
held a market day at the store OF H.
H Grant, Saturday, April "a.
General Manager Russell OF the T..
/ P. q W.. was a Warsaw visitor
Thursday.
Charles Sawyer of Keokuk was in
Warsaw Thursday.
Mr.. Richard Jagdstein Of Berlin.
Germany, has sent an interesting let
| ter to his brother, Rev. q. IA. Jagd-
stein Mr.. Richard Jagdstein holds a
responsible Office at one OF the I'M
portant metropolitan dailfes OF Ger
many. He writes that almost the
only feature in the metropolis. 1ndi-
eating that there il war, Is the in
creased cost Of living. he gives the
following price List: Butter, soc;
flour 8 to 10c; bacon. BIC; rice,
13kc; a loaf of bread, four pounds,
Csc; ten pounds of potatoes, 1S1sc;
dozen eggs. IS to 40c. -Four pounds OF
bread are allowed per member OF the
family per week. Flour Is sold only
the first part Of the week. Coal OIL
can be bought only in small guam
titles. A German pound weighs one
tenth more than an American pound.
Photographer Goodenough has re-
Gently installed an electric printing
and enlarging machine in his gallery.
%o1i nlnnfriC
machine for taking photographs at
night II it stands the proper test.
The rain of Wednesday night was
most welcome; 1t has frightened all
nature and added thousands of dol
lars to Hancock county wealth.
Slight damaged was noted on some
of the streets, during the heaviest
downpour. Hail fell for short time.
Edgar Hamburger Is training the
high school students for play they
expect to present at Dreamland. 1t is
a comedy.
Thursday. April % was really
ROYAL Neiehbor day for Acorn Camp
No. As, il one judged by the general
interest taken in that order. In the
afternoon there was school OF in
struction held In Odd Fellows hall,
and candidates balloted on for initia-
ition in the evening. Mrs. Pearl Smith.
district deputy OF r. n. of A., whose
home is in Plymouth. Ill, was pres
emit. also Mrs Gflliland Of Springfield,
Ill, member of the board Of supreme
managers. Through the efforts OF
Mrs. Smith and those she enthused.
, twenty-three new members were Sc
cured. among them a number OF bene-
ficiary members. Several old social
members were induced to change to
beneficiary members. At 1880 p. M,
at Odd Fellows hall. Acorn Camp No.
t455, together with its guests to the
number OF 125 met in regular session,
/ and after the order OF exercises,
itwenty-one new members were initial
ed. Acorn Camp team doing tho
work. Mrs. Giiliiand. supreme officer.
presided. There was some pretty
drill work put on IN manner only
| Acorn can do it, the signals for the
various figures being given on the
piano by Mrs. Swearingen. After this.
! an interesting program OF songs and
readings was rendered, thanks for
I the same being due to Past Oracle
Mrs. A. z. Powell, OF Keokuk, who Is
la member of Acorn camp. Rev.
Long opened the program with a
z,
| and was cheerfully responded to. The
five subsequent numbers Were reclta-
ton by little Miss Susie Murphy,
which charmed and amused; a de-
lightful piano solo by Mrs. Maxon. OF
/ Keokuk, who responded to an encore
( with one equally as charming; reel
| tation by Miss Florence Donovan,
rendered In true. child-like style and
received an enthusiastic encore;
vocal colo by Mrs. Lindstrom, accom-
panied by Mrs. Haxon on the piano.
/ the singer having rich voice OF
!rare tone and compass. The program
closed with reading by Mrs. Nc
/! Pherson, partly negro dialect, one OF
| life's heart meIodramas, one might
/ call 1t. full OF pathos and humor, and
/ evoked loud applause. An interesting
1 event of the evening was the present.
| ing OF a Royal Neighbor ring to Or
acle Mrs. Stephens, by District Dep
uty Smith. for securing twelve new
members, and q get of silver tea
spoons to Mrs. Richardson for eight
members. The camp presented II.
n. Of A. bar pin to each Of the Wis
! iting officers, Mrs. Smith and Mrs,
Gilliland, the presentations and &C
lceptances being accompanied by neat
and appropriate little speeches.
The hour growing late, the guests
were invited to the supper room
where ice cream and cake were en-
joyed, the camp partaking later; this
was made necessary 30 the guests
could make their car on time. There
were twenty-seven II. N. Of A. visi-
1 tors from Eureka Camp, Keokuk;
/ five from Alexandria and three from
Hamilton. This meeting was one OF
the most enjoyable ever held in War
saw, and will long be remembered.