The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-14
Boys Congress Banquet.

About one hundred guests enjoyed
the annual banquet given by the Boys
Congress OF Missions in the dining
room of the Westminster chapel on
Friday evening. Miss Hornish, Miss
]Huiskamp, Mrs. VS.. Montgomery,
I DR.. r. L. Reid and Mr.. Durgesa assisted
the boys in receiving and entertaining
1.-THE guests The dining room was dec
GRATED in the flags Of all nations.
while at either end of the room were
suspended large American flags The
tables were very attractively deco
rated in cut flowers and silver and
glass candlabra. The following menu
/ was served:
Veal Croquettes Escalloped Oysters
Potatoes au Gratin Hot Rolls
Jelly Pickles
Perfection Salad
Red, White and Blue Ice Cream
Cake MINIS in the National Colors
Coffee
| Woodson Huiskamp acted as toas,.
master and the following program was
given:
Our welcome Guests Simeon
Eagan.
| Speech by retiring member Sgd
ney COLLISION.
! The Boys-Mr. A. Hollingsworth.
An Awakened Nation-Rugh Mont.
gomery
The Last Trail Of the First Ameri-
can-Paul Dysart, Jr.
/ The New Patriot, Man of Peace
| Mr.. Henry Stricken.
/ "A Modern Miracle-Connab1e Wills.
Dawn in the Dark Continsent-Cook
Reeves.
I 1 i
The Greatest Hero-Mr. Geo. E. Rix.
| Lincoln Mothers Meeting. =.
I. Seventy of the eighty-seven mem
bers of the Mothers and Teachers
club Of the Lincoln district were pres
ent at the meeting. on Friday after
noon. The kindergarten children had
made decorations for the room in
honor of Lincoln's birthday. The club
president Mrs. Geo. Bunner. presided.
I Mrs. r. l.. Reid gave delightful pa
per on Character Building in CHR
6ren, and Miss Irene Rolloson gave
| several piano numbers. The hostesses
/ for the afternoon who served refresh
nents were Mesdames Caywood,
Beard and WEIGH. MS
| *
On the evening Of February IS.
/ Mrs. Annie Parsons Andersons class in
domestic science at the Y. w. G. A.,
will have for lesson, potatoes, baked,
stuffed and au gratin She will also
i teach how to make hot bread and pop
4 overs. The association has splen-
did equipment and these classes ere
among the most practical OF the edu.
rational department Of the associa.
/ tion
Celebrated His Birthday.
Leo Hovey celebrated his birthday
1 anniversary Saturday with small par
lty at his home. 2019 Des Moines st.
4 Those present were: Marcine Schou.
ten. Lucy Skinner, Amelia Agne, Mil
dred Dockendorf, Claude Citing, Mil
dred APPEL, Ralph Loewenstein, Fred
] Spuehler, Harold Wright, Merlin
Stutenberg and Willie Agne. Refresh.
! ments were served during the after
noon. The young host received many
4 pretty gifts, and each of the guests
received some reminder of the occa.
sion.
Valentine Party.
/ Miss Rovilla Montague entertained
the Baptist Young Peoples society
on Thursday evening at a valentine
party. The decorations consisted OF
red hearts and streamers. A large
crowd was present and the guests
A were pleasantly entertained by a
reading by Rev. McAllister and vocal
solos by Miss Grace Jester and Miss
/ Ruby Hummer,i followed by appro-
4 pirate games. A most enjoyable even
DaFr y,
served.
Birthday Surprise Party.
i The Ladies' Aid society OF the
i Swedish NJ. e. church planned sur
/ prise on Mrs. Frank Wahlgren yester
!, dav afternoon. The occasion was the
h birthday anniversary Of Mrs. Wahl
gren During the afternoon the ladies
i presented Mrs. Wahlgren with Gu,
i glass dish. A large number were
present, and the event proved an en-
| ioyabl, one for the ladies and theil
! gueat OF honor. Refreshments were
served.
Dinner for Guests.
i John w. Clark will entertain at his
home. 42S Bank street, at dinner to
day, C. s. Cooley, E. G.. HendershQt
J. G. Buss, and VIM. Tumelty Of Keo
!! kuk: Tarry Saur, e. J. Roberts and
IL. w. Rump of Fort Madison, J. w
I Miller of Pennington. Iowa: w. T
4 Jones and Elroy Ross Of Emporia
Kansas and J. N. Martin of Dallas
/ Texas.
c. w. 3. M. Auxiliary.
The C. w. B. NJ. society of the First
4 Christian church will meet with Mrs
&c. A. jenkins, at No. 1ie2 Timea
street, Tuesday afternoon. The
speaker will be Emory Ross, a mis-
sionary who has spent some time in
Africa. Mrs. E. l.. Aldrieh. Mrs. C. Fl
Caster and the Misses Dorothy and
/ Margaret Aldrich will assist Mrs. Jen
kins.