The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-14
Banquet and Businsss session Held at
Laksvisw Club House AZ
Haml'te7 Lat
Evening
60 IN AUTOMOBILES
Four New Members Added 20 the
Leagus, Making q Total Mem
bershlp Now One Hundred
and Ten.

Fifty members Of the Keokuk Rs
mobile last evening to the Lakeview
club house at Hamilton for their
/. monthly banquet and business meet.
ing. The merchants left Keoknk abont
6 o'clock In flfteen automobiles and
arrived at the tavern shortly before Z
after pleasant ride over the Illinois
boulevard.
The banquet was served at 7:15
o'clock. The menu consisted Of:
Fried catfish
Chicken Corn ffftters
Dreamed potatoes
Sliced tomato salad Rolls
Ice cream and cake
Coffee.
Following the banquet, President
M. E. Justice called the meeting to
order and after full consideration OF
the value OF the dollar day just pass.
ed and the plans for another window
display contest, other matters OF ousi
ness were brought up for discussion
Four New Members.
D. e. Linquist for the membership
committee received hand when he
announced that four new members had
been added since the last monthly
meeting. This raises the membership
to no. The new members are DR.
Christensen, Nicholas Syngel, Morgan.
Lofquist Furniture company and Frank
Ewers.
There was considerable discussiod
raised over the alleged breaking Of the
advertising rules by some OF the mel.
chants. 1t was suggested that fines
should be imposed on those who took
advertising that was not passed by the
8 league. Mr.. Rovane made the inter
esting suggestion that In cases where
merchants had violated the rule OF the
league that, they be notified by letter
twice by the secretary and that when
Z the third offense was reported that II
be brought up before the retailers
meeting. It was finally decided to
leave It to the board Of directors to
decide what line Of action should be
taken. 1t was brought out that In
some cases advertising had been Sc
cured under false pretenses. The
question of advertising In the high
school Comment was again brought ur
but 1t was decided that 1t would not be
advisable for the league to break Its
rule to accept this. It was stated, how
ever, that merchants, should they care
to, could make donation. 1t seemed
to be the opinion, that, now that the
league had promised help to Professor
Hayden with the high school orchestra
that that was about all that could be
expected OF it.
Several of the merchants again ties
titled that the advertising rule was one
of the best ever made by the league
and that It should be strictly observed
1t was pointed out that II one mer
chant accepted advertising in some
thing tabooed by the league, that {
merchant with a similar line of good!
might be put in a bad light before hi:
customers.
Two Other Propositions.
Two other propositions were consid
cred by the merchants. One wa
suburban day and the other jitney day
The object OF suburban day, as ex
planned, was to give over one day
week, preferably Wednesday, especial
ly to out of town trade and encourag,
that trade in every way possible.
Jitney day was also explained. Thu
object OF this is to have certain da'
on which, with the purchase OF som,
article, say a chair, another could b,
secured just like IL for nickle. At
tractive advertising IS to be used II
explaining the workings of the plan
1t was also suggested that some othe
article might be given for the nickl
along with certain purchases.
J. w. Winger made q motion that
committee be appointed to look int
the proposition and make a report a
the Hext meeting. This was adopted
President Justice will appoint the CON
mittee shortly.
Those Who Were Present.
]. r. Peterson, M. e. Justice. San
Younker, j. A. Pollard, J. w. Rovane
ST., c. M. Owen, Louis e. Klein, lsaa
founker, Herman Absolute, Nathan
Lowitx, John Linqnist, Emile Renaud
William Peterson, William Lowitz, MI
Bowman, B. F. Smith, D. E. Linquist
Jacob Schouten, j. T. Mccarthy, Mic
Syngel, Chester Schouten, Huber
Schouten, Earl e. Cochran, Mr.. Care
ner, H. F. Weinberg, DR.. Christensen
George Smith, G. w. Heller, F.
hehmeier. Harry Duncan, Dr.. F. J
Arnold, H. c. Duncan, Homer Smith
Harry Mas, G. Arthur Kedaisch.
N. Conner. Albert Schwarz. Georg
Baur, j. w. Winger, H. r. Collision
Ed C. Weisman, DR.. Armentrout, Irwi
Schmidt. Fred Chaser, Harry Merricl
pr r. G. Sinote, Mr. Brinkman, Hs
Gould.
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