The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-08
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ing at which both of these men will
speak. To this banquet will be invited
the members of the board, the con-
tributors to the foreign work, and
number of young men from the high
school and the city.
The committee recommends that
the board sanction the plan to nave
subscription cards passed at this ban
uuet for the benefit Of the foreign
work, the subscriptions to be made
payable by December The report was
submitted by l.. G. Howe, chairman
Of the committee.
Boys Work Committee.
The boys work committee, through
its chairman, P G.. Benner, made
very satisfactory report. The COM
mittee had held one meeting during
the past month at which the Pax ma
ton was the chief object of discus
sion. The Pax club seems very IA
vorably received by the boys. The
work of organizing moves rather
slowly and all that Is expected to be
accomplished this year Is to get
few boys thoroughly interested and
while this is being done. train as
MANY as possible. christian men FOR
competent leadership In boys CLUBS.
The problem of leadership still re-
mains the NEST important problem.
With efficient leaders there is no rea-
son why we should not have major
ity Of the boys in Keokuk interested
in Bible study and through them
powerful influence for good In the
boy life Of the city. Z
During vacation week, March 20 to
April 8, the first annual athletic cham
pionships of the Pax nation were
held. Sixty-seven different boys took
part in these contests. A majority or
the boys were members OF the Y, but
there we're a number who had never
been in the gym before and had never
taken part in athletics. The Nahpay-
since tribe has grown to such size
that it has been found necessary TO
divide the class. Mr.. Allen Immegart
has consented to take the leadership
Of the other group.
The Paxius club held one meeting
during the month. The membership
lin the department at present Is l4o
as compared with 1856 as reported last
month. This does not show any ap-
preciable gain, as there are nine spe'
cial memberships issued to Hamilton
bows included in this total. The boys
secretary extended his thanks in the
report, to the president of the asso-
citation and the boys work committee
for the privilege Of attending a con-
ference at Des Moines which was
made possible through them.
General Secretary's Report.
C. E. Durgee, general secretary. re-
ported that cat the last member hip
report our total was sos. During the
month. eight have been discontinued
and fifteen new ones added, making
our total membership on April 1.
$50, 424 seniors and LAG boys. Nine OF
these new members were boys from
Hamilton who came in under specfai
vote made on them. The boys seem
to enjoy the privileges granted them
and / believe it will be possible to
get a. larger number. A list OF 125
prosnective members have been pre-
pared and through the cooperation of
a revised membership committee, we
hone to boost our membership over
the 600 mark before May 1. The 800
club in the boys department has done
good work and we look for them to
reach the 300 goal blythe end of the
association year"
Social Committee.
THE social committen made a brief