The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-31

pair of the road Now both are in
sad need of attention. The commits
sioners are as anxious to come to
this rescue as is the Civic league, as
letter from Mayor Moorhead signi-
fies. Commissioner Collins suggests
that suitable trees could be taken
from Anschutz hill to replace those
on the boulevard that have died.
Commissioner Schmidt requests the
president Of the Civic league to ap-
point a committee to confer with him
regarding the replacing and care OF
these trees. There is no man in
Keokuk who knows more about trees
than Commissioner Schmidt and no
one more enthusiastic for their
preservation. With the resourceful-
ness of the commissioners and the
aid of the Civic league, this avenue
of trees ought to be finally reality.
At the close of Miss Howell's talk,
Mrs. Ayres appointed the suggested
committee as follows: Miss Ida
Howell, Mrs William Logan. Mrs.
James B Diver, Miss Rachel Roberts
and Miss Anne B. Davis.
The Smoke Nuisance.
Mrs. G. F. Mcfarland spoke on THE
Possibilities of Abating the Smoke
Nuisance" She spoke of the work
which had been accomplished In
many cities to abate the smoke nuts-
ance, quoting the remarkable figures
that in Pittsburgh the annual SCOT
fall per square mile Is 1900 tons.
She said smoke consumers placed on
the large smoke stacks did much to
abate the smoke. In some districts
in ST. Louis and other cities, the use
of soft coal is prohibited.
Mrs. George Merriam had for a
subject, 1.-THE Possibilities of the
Small Boy as Means Of Keeping q
Clean City, she emphasized the
need OF impressing the boy with the
fact that he too, Is a citizen and
should take pride in a clean city. One
boy should be added to the corps OF
lieutenants in every block, call 1t
the boys brigade and see the posi-
bilities in them.
Mrs. Leonard Matless spoke OF the
Possibilities in Our School Grounds"
She said in part:
Where recreation is left out, no
plan of education however good, can
reach it's highest results. In the past
this playground feature of our
school system has been left out, but
in the future It is to be an import
ant element everywhere. The future
here in Keokuk holds vision OF
fully equipped grounds, with provision
made for older boys and girls as
well as for kindergarten children.
Dreams do come true and the Utop-
ian vision Is often the precursor OF
1t has been said:J These
play ground folks are idealists and
dreamers,' and / think they are-but
I wonder where these intensely prac-
teal people would be, what they
would do and what they would have
if these were subtracted from their
Iives-the contributions of the dream
ers. Watts, the dreamer, watched
the lid Of the tea kettle rise and fall,
Fulton and Stevens had their dreams
added to those Of Watts, giving US
the steam boat. Morse and Bell
we're dreamers and gave us the tele-
graph and the telephone. I hope you
are all dreamers and SO far az your
dreams have for this end, the making
of better, stronger, saner men and
women. l hope they will all come
true"
Mrs J. F. Elder spoke of THE
Possibilities in a Package OF Flower
Seeds" She spoke OF some Of the
spots in this city which have been
beautifed by flowers, speaking in
particular Of one lawn on the corner
of Sixth and Fulton. She spoke Of
the shrubbery and plants that have
been planted ON the river bluff and
of the work on Fulton Terrace, all
showing the Possibilities of adding
spots of beauty about the city.
Mrs. SaWyer's Poem.
Mrs. |. A. Sawyer gave her after
dinner speech in an original poem,
Possibilities Of Abating the Fly
Nuisance
What shall be done to the festive fly,
That brings q dread scourge to the
watchful eye. whenever 1t is
seen?
There's one answer I ween,
Why swat IT.
What shall be done for the children
fair?
Disease is carried by this winged
thing,
screen doors and windows.
| Trap your game,
raster the fly paper iust the same