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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-13

$50 this is your birthday. is it?
Did the family remember it ade-
ouately?" asked the friend Of the
hard-working editor.
The editor nodded somewhat
gloomily.
"Very adequately. Friend wife
always believes in sticking close
to a mans work when she gives
anniversary presents. :"
$50 she gave you a gold pen?''
mo. she had my scissors shar-
pened!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-13

line. The blouse is a combina-
ton of cream net and thin lace,
with a high collar that does not
meet in front but is Joined there
by a twisted cravat with hand
kerchief ends of black satin. The
fronts of the blouse also refuse
to meet, which is one of this sea-
sons tricks. The sleeves are
long and tight fitting with frills
of lace over the wrists, and there
is half lining of palest pink sat-
in that passes under the arms
the belt of folded black satin rib
bon ends in cockade bow at the
side. The jacket that makes this
blouse wearahle III the street, is
short affair of black satin slash,
ed at the sides, and trimmed with
small Jet buttons. 1t fastens ur
to the chin.
Taffeta Frocks.
| Taffeta is perhaps the leading
favorite this season, and frock'
| of it are made in innumerable va
rieties of cut and trimming, from
the plain full skirt topped wit
suspender straps of the material
to be worn with waists OF mel
) lace, chiffon or batiste, conceale
beneath a matching silk boiler
or topped with one of the stylis
coats of covert, fancy checks. {
velvet cords, which are an inva
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Try Skin Absorption
Instead of Cosmetics

The constant Lse Of rouge and pow
der invites a coarsened, ronghened
condition CT the skin, eruptions, en-
larged pores, biachbeads and wink
les II you've learned this from ex-
perience, suppose you quit cosmetics
and try the following:
Ask your druggist for an ounce OF
ordinary mercclized wax and begin
using this tonight Apply like cold
cream, washing IL off IN the morning.
Keep this MP for week or two. The
wax will literally absorb the coarse,
colorless or blenfshed top skin. but
so gradually a. not 10 oiscomnode
You at all. Just as gradually the
clear. veIYety. natUraIly-tinteo under
skin comes TO Inc surface. And mer-
colized gaK becomes your eyerlast-
ing friend.
For those wrinkles and large pores,
make face bath by dlssolying an
ounce OF powdered ssxoi1te in hall
pint witch hazel. This has remark
able asfrfngent and tonic properties
and beneSc5a. results couae quac, ~,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
ANNUAL MEETING
KEOKUk CHAPTER
Present Officers of Daughters OF the
American Revolution, Are Re-
elected at Meeting
Yesterday.
WORK REPORTED
Activities Of Past Twelve Months Re-
viewed by Officers of Local
Chapter at This
nj Meeting.

The annual meeting OF keoknk
chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution was held yesterday after
noon, at the home of Mrs. Henry w.
Huiskamp A large representation OF
the chapter was present Mrs. CALVIN
Hornady of Oklahoma City, was pres
ent, and Mrs. John n. Irwin of st.
Louis was a guest at the meeting.
Mrs. E. B. Newcomb, the regerent,
presided. Two new members, whose
lineage Papers had been accepted at
Washington, were voted into the so
ciety. Mrs. W. j. Roberts and Mrs. e.
R. Armentrout-
Mrs ]. B. Diver reported that Com
missioner Schmidt had replaced the
Cora H. X. Pittman memorial tree
which stands near the Keokuk statute.
On motion, the secretary was instruct
ed to send a note of thanks TO Mr.
Schmidt for his kindness in the mat
ter The local bylaws were revised
and the chapter expressed the prefer
ence on a set of laws proposed for
adoption by the state society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

The Hamilton Business Mems club
held meeting Friday night and elect
ed their president and executive COM
mittee, and had a very interesting
meeting. The following were the off,
GERS elected:
President--John A. Gordon.
Vice president-Wm H. Harkrader.
Secretary-H. E. Rayburn.
Treasurer. II. Crawford.
Karl Kopp. w. H. Orr, X. r. Wal
lace, II. NJ. Cuerdon, Earl Wood, r. l.
Prather, E. S. Peterson. J. G. Buss, A
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

and a paper read pertaining to the
history of national emblems.
At the March meeting we were
favored by an address by Judge Ham
ilton, Of Ft. Madison.
petition relative to the nationai
flag law has been drawn up and sign
ed and is to be sent to our represent
ative at Washington.
Respectfully.
ELIZABETH w. DUNLAP.
Treasurer's Report.
Mrs. A. C. Decker, the treasurer. re-
ported as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, Oct. /, 1914 - 32.6o
Dues and initiation fees $3.50. 1870
Individual donations for Red
Cross fund ................. 2s.oo
Total receipts $200.75
DISBURSEMENTS.
For year books and blanks -$l9.oo
state treasurer for Red Gross
fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
To treasurer general for an
uaI dues .......... 51.oo
cate fund -. 2s.ss
To miscellaneous expenses As SO
Total disbursements ....... $l75.l3
Balance on hand, May s. 1915 1879
Pecnacffr11Iv submitted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Ancestral History for Year,

The subject OF the program for the
year was Ancestral History, arranged
BY the program committee. of which
Mrs J. F. Elder, vice regent was the
chairman. This program has been
very successfully carried out by Mrs.
Elder. ! think we daughters have
much enjoyed. and been much inter
ested in. these happenings of family
history
We celebrated "Forefathers' Day
in December. and listened to an abe
address from Dr.. F. G. Beardsley. OF
the Congregational church of this city.
A very good meeting was the one
where Miss Pittman gave us the his
tory of our own Star Spangled Ban
ner. and had on display the flags "
all nations.
Our Washington's birthday lunch
con. arranged by our social committee,
was held at the Hotel Iowa. with Gov
ers laid for thirty-two. 1t was a most
delightful occasion. The luncheon
was delectable from the first course
to the last-which was the unusual
Martha Washington candy, broug NJ
from Washington City, which bore On
the containing BOXES the medalliors
of George and Martha Washington.
/ The subjects of the toasts were
Peace and Patriotism" Washing.
tons Foreign Policy" Martha Wash.
Iington" and Colonial Women, and
Women of Today responded to NOS,
admirably by Mrs. Dawson. Miss Pitt
man, Mrs. Horne, and Mrs. Walker
and closed with a Symposium on
Peace, conducted by Mrs. Elder.
In March, Judge w. s. Hamilton ad
dressed our chapter in an able man
lner on the subject of Citizens ant
Citizenship"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
KNIGHTS TEMPLARs
WILL GO TO CARTHAGE
Sixty Will Go from Here to Partici-
pate in Ascension Day Cere-
monies at Carthage.

Members of Damascus comman-
derry. knights Templar. of this city.
and of Delta commandery, Fort Madi-
son. viii participate in the observation
of Ascension day at Carthage Thurs
day OF this week. Members Of the
local commandery will assemble at
the Masonic temple at 1916 and will
leave at that time for Carthage in
automobiles. About sixty local knights
are expected to make the trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, May 8.

d. Barber, B. j. Anderson, H. G. Will
liams
]. NJ. Riffel of Burlington was a
business caller yesterday.
l.. ]. Larson of indianapolis was q
business caller yesterday.
James P. Ellis, r. B. Booker, Gus
Miller and John Garwood of Augusta
were business callers yesterday.
John F. Scott of Carthage was a
Hamilton business caller yesterday.
Hamilton baseball team will cross
bats with the Ferris team Sunday aft
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Social Session Held.

Following the business meeting. the
ladies were invited to the dining room
for refreshments. The table center
piece was a tall basket of red. white
and blue flowers. Coffee was ponre1
by Miss Katherine Sage. Miss Mary
Hise Norton and Mrs. Robert Dawson
assisted in serving
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

ernoon at 2:30 sharp. Our boys nav
won two straights and everyone shouiu
turn out and help the boys win. -.
F. A. Bird of Mt Pleasant, Iowa wv
horse buyer, was in Hamilton yes'ei'
day. I,
VIM. Huff of Basco is registered =
Hotel Granite today.
Della Eaton, Helen Taylor and MAJ,
Elder attended the track meet o
Carthage Saturday. j,
Kenneth Wilson and Carl Scanna
attended the track meet at Carthass.
James Guthrie, Jr.. attended w
track meet at Carthage Saturday. -.
Earl Wood was a Carthage visl's
today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Report of Regent.

Mrs. Newcomb presented the fol-
lowing report as regent:
To the officers and members OF the
Keokuk chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution:
Your regent for the year just clos
ing, begs leave to submit the follow
ing report:
Looking back over our years work,
which closes today, as regent of keo-
kuk chapter, l find many things to
encourage us.
When / accepted this Office, I was
told that we had accomplished SO
much during the previous year-in en-
pertaining the state conference and IN
placing our Keokuk monument, which
we more than paid for in full-that We
surely might rest on our oars this
year, and do little. But my look back
ward sees year of considerable activ-
ity on the part of our daughters, after
all.
During the summer there were two
called meetings. especially to consid-
er our representation at the state con-
ference. At the first meeting last
fall, we decided to respond to the ap-
zeal from our president general, Mrs.
tile MI Nlc5o "oIh ooIOLu.
AND at the next meeting, $4,000 was
especially contributed to that work.
Our state vice regent, Mrs. D. A.
Collier, at this same meeting. gave a
report of exceeding interest concern
ing the state conference at Cedar
Rapids Mrs. Jones. OF Cincinnati,
daughter Of our Mrs. WINS, who was
our guest at this meeting, told us OF
! the work of the Cincinnati chapter,
/ OF which she is regent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
omeers Are Elected.

Mrs d. A. Collier, chairman OF the
nomination committee, placed in nom
ination the following officers. who
were elected by unanimous ballot:
Regent Mrs. Minnie Beardsley
Newcomb.
Vice regent-Mrs. Katherine Birge
Elder
Recording secretary-Miss Eliza
beth Wilkins Dunlap.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ida Hitler Lapsley.
Registrar-Miss Anna ]. Gage.
Historian-Mrs. Ruth Collins Candy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
over Ten Years AGO.

to the Red Cross work were not taken
from our chapter treasury, but nave
been given extra. From our treasury
we have paid all running expenses,
and have been able to cancel our in
debtedness of s26.6S to the monument
fund, and the balance on hand has
been turned over to the gate COM
nlittee. We have also replaced the
tree in the park, which is our memor.
ial to our first regent Miss Cora Pitt
man.
During this year several OF or
members have been honored by aD-
pointment on state and national CON-
mittees.
AS regent. have presided at all the
meetings save one, when was absent
from the city. and the vice regent
presided. We had 81 members at
beginning Of year; ten have been add
ed, one resigned.
My heartfelt thanks are due, and
most cordially given now, to all the
officers and committees and members,
who have so Loyalty and faithfully
helped in the activities of the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MINNIE BEARDSLEY NEWCOMB
Mrs. Elders Report.
Mrs. J. F. Elder, the vice regent,
presented the following report:
Madam regent and ladies': The re-
port of your vice regent must consist
chiefly as chairman of the program
committee The program committee,
consisting of Mesdames Elder, Reev IS,
Blood and Misses Cole and Dunlap.
had several meetings with very sincere
desire to provide an interesting year.
We thought the personal touch in
Ancestral History" would be change
and that through it we might discover
some items about our members fore.
bears of more than usual interest, and
we have.
Z The papers read have been by
Mes DANES Blood, Collins, Candy, New.
comb, Lapsley and Elder, and they
have been varied and full of historic
and personal interest. From all parts
of the country and from people of diff
ferent national descent. from ancestors
and ancestresses have been handed
down family legends well worth re-
cording. We also have had two splen-
did addresses from DR.. Beardsley on
vi anu 'AoAl
Hamilton, on Citizens and Citizen
ship
We hope the members of the chapter
feel that the year has been an enjoy
able one and that we may have arous-
ed a new enthusiasm in preserving in
our family archives the history of the
distinguished men and women to
whom we owe so much.
Respectfully submitted,
KATHERINE BIRGE ELDER.
Report OF Secretary.
Miss Dunlap, the recording seer
tary. reported as follows:
To the officers and members OF
Keokuk chapter d. 4. r., the following
annual report is submitted by the
secretary:
Two called meetings have been held
by the chapter: one, on May 20, 1914
for the election Of a secretary. thu
other. September q, 1914. for the
selection Of delegates 10 the state
conference The eight regular meet
ings, as arranged on the program, have
been held: and the papers on Ances
trail History hare been most interest
ing.
4 change was made in the program
Of the February meeting, when an ex
hihifinu oF national flags was given
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Lackinn in Annreciation.

Washington Star. Foreigners who
sav that we Americans have not love
" voices evidently do not appreciate
the sound that goes up from the grand
stand when the home team scores a
run.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Some THINGS ACCOMPLISHED

In April, twenty pledges were given
to Mrs. D. A. Collier to contribute TO
the "Penny-a-Day-Fund for the lin-
uidation OF the debt of Continental
hall This sum, and the contribution
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Splendid Medicine
Stomach Trouble
| Suffered for Several Years
Peruna Restored My Health

M RS. Elizabeth
r e u t h e T. No. 5OS
Twelfth ST., N. w"
washington, D. c.,
rit es: II am
pleased to endorse
Peruna as a splen-
did medicine for
catarrh and stom- 4
ach trouble, from y
which I suffered
for several years.
T took 1t for sew
eral months and
at the end OF q
time found my hea
was restored and hf
felt splendidiy e
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

stnce. now take It when CONTRACT
, cold and 1t soon rids the system OF
my catarrhal tendencies
over Ten Years AGO.
II would not be without Peruna-
Although it was over ten years ago
hat I first gave you my testimonial,
IN Of the same opinion as when
vrote 1t, and give you the privilege to
Sc it as you see fit. still use Pc
una when I think it necessary. l am
recommending 1t 10 my nelshoors
whenever a chance occurs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

Obstacle.
Photographer Look pleasan'
please" victim-"I guess you'll ha"
to move that Terms Cash sign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Ninth Report Of Miss Gage.

Ninth Report OF MISS Id9S'
Miss Anna Gage, the registrar. VINO
was elected registrar for the tenth
year successfully. reported as follows:
/ feel that am very highly favor
ed member of this chapter, as 1t has
been my privilege, as well as great
pleasure. to come before You with
nine annual reports. 1t surely has
been proven true this year, that d'f-
ficulties breed determination in the
breasts of descendants of revolution
ary heroes, for never since the organ
Iization of our chapter has it been so
hard to prove to the Powers That
be" in washington, that an applicant
lis really eligible. Papers have been
sent back more than once with the
word incomplete written upon them,
but with each return, the applicant
starts in again with renewed zeal ana
energy to hunt up more data.
BY much hard labor on the part OF
the applicants, ten new names nave
been added to our roll.
Mrs Victorine Evans Cook OF Sa-
lem, Mrs. Myrta Rehmeir, Mrs. Alma
Hawkes., Mrs. Harriet Townsend. Mrs
Florence Armentrout, Mrs. Mamie
Roberts, Miss Isabel Ferris, Miss Wini-
fred Jones. Miss Edna Jones, Miss
Katherine Sage.
Mrs. Bowen sent in her resignation,
owing to her permanent removal from
the city.
We now have a membership of 60.
ANNA ]. GAGE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09
Report Of Mrs. Candy.

Mrs. Candy, the historian, reported
as follows:
There has been little correspond
ence to attend to in the last year,
only one letter in fact, in answer to an
inquiry from the state historian, as to
how many real grand-aaughters' are
among our chapter members. At the
time our registrar thought there were
only two, Mrs. Cowley and Mrs. Can
by; since then we have learned that
Mrs. Eliza Jannett Carter, and Mrs.
Jean Summerlin Hughes are also en-
titled to the distinction. The state
historian has been notified of the fact
that we have four real grand-daugh-
tiers in our chapter.
The library of the D. A. r. has had
no new books added to it for some
time, but all books there, have been
well cared for. The files Of the Amer
lean Magazine are complete down to
the present year, and the Lineage
Book down to volume thirty-eight. The
last two volumes, thirty-nine AMI
forty. have been ordered, but not yet
received.
I wonder if all the members OF the
chapter realize their value? The ma
tional society publishes two volumes
each year Each volume contains the
revolutionary records Of the ancestors
of 1000 daughters. So the forty vol
iumes we have down there in our IL
brary have the records of forty thous-
and members, and many Of them have
as high as six. Almost all have two.
who were engaged in that struggle fof
independence. Those of you who are
interested in your family history, Will
find it well worth your while to look
sover the Honor Roll"
! All the reports of work about the
Chief Keokuk monument and its dedi-
1 cation, also the proceedings OF the
state convention held here at that
time, were kindly turned over to the
tchapter by Miss Davis to be rreserv-
J ed among our archives.
/ There is voluminous amount OF
matter, which will require time to
sort and arrange.
Respectfully submitted,
RITTH COLI ms CANDY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-09

Total disbursements ....... $lI5.la
Balance on hand, May s. 1915 2o.52
Respectfully submitted,
NETTIE S. DECKER.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-16
THE TRUE EFFECT

You will remember It was said
that sugar would be cheaper under
the new tariff which places 1t on the
free list in 1917. That is the rea-
son the Democrats gave for placing
It on the free list, so that the con-
sumner could have cheaper sugar
Then they wanted to bust tne sugar
trust. The price has been higher
ever since the new Tariff law took
effect, and the worst has not yet
come. The government has lost
millions in revenue which would help
the $15,000,0O0 deficit each month II
It were available.
They have, however, busted some
thing by their Tariff law. They
have busted the cane sugar industry
OF the South and the beet sugar in
dustry Of the West and North. This
Is the true effect OF Democratic sug-
ar legislation .-Perryford (Mo.)
New Republican Era.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-16
Plenty Of Proof
From People You know--From On.
Of losan's Citizens

The greatest skeptic can hardly
fail to be convinced by evidence lito
this. 1t is impossible to produoo
better proof OF merit than the testi.
mony of residents of Logan. of neo.
people wac can be seen at any time
Read the following case of it;
Mrs. Martha Nelson, of River
Heights. Logan, says: 81 was taken
with an attack Of kidney trouble and
grew worse until could hardly moye
because Of the pains in my back and
sides. Different kidney medicines
failed to give relief until got
Doan's Kidney Pills. One box 70.
moved the aches and pains and three
boxes cured me-" Statement given
May 25, 1910.
OVER TWO YEARS LATER Mrs,
Nelson said: Whenever my kidneys
need strengthening and my system
requires toning up, Doan's Kidney
Pills help me as nothing else can. /"
Price soc, sold at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for kidney rene
dy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Nelson had. Eos.
ter Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N
Y.-Adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-16
sTANoARplZINe DOMESTIC
SERVICE

A scheme has been started at
Montclair. n j.. for standardizing
acmestic service Candidates for
POSITIONS as housemaids will nave to
va>s certain tests. Then they will
>e srigible to receive certain fixed
rates OF wages.
This may relieve wealthy house
holds whose smooth routine is now
upset by raw service imported from
the European peasantry. But 1t
does not promise to relieve more
modest homes. 1t will still be diff
ficuit to find that all bearing drudge.
the girl for general Homework" AS
standards of service advance, stan
dards of pay keep pace.
II is often remarked that women
have made a mess of the domestic
service problem, and have made con-
ditions so onerous and unpleasant
that few girls care to undertake the
task. It would be nearer truth to
say that the wages of women in fac
tories and stores have advanced and
that servants pay has gone up to
correspond.
When a girl can enter factory
and earn IS to $40 week, she is
slow to go into home and take "a.
The mistress may figure that she
o.. ,nl, AZ have
to pay 81 or IS so that in the ag-
gregate she gets better net return
But IL the girl lives at home while
taking the factory or store job, she
may have to pay but two or three
dollars weekly for ner board. This
would leave her a larger sum than
the homework girl nets, and her
Sundays and evenings are left free.
Hence it is that homework has to
depend largely on girls who lack
the adaptability to hold office, store
or factory positions.
Servants are Injuries today
Where they once Jumped at 50 per
week, they often now ask double that
SUM- Hence many young married
women, whose mothers kept hired
girls, are today DOMINIC the apron
and are independent mistresses OF
/ the kitchen.
For young people Of moderate in
come and good health, it is a sensi
BILE thing to do. There are many ap
planes that make housework east
err. The husband should not feel II
beneath his dignity to help clean
house or wipe dishes. The saving is
substantial, and may be the founda
/ ton of a fortune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-16

cal disease. Lack of ambition is the
unIcrlying cause. The boy who is
taught fiom early youth to put regu-
larN a portion OF his earnings in the
bank, never acquires the vagrant
habit. The family that takes all OF
a boys earnings runs the risk that
he will never acquire the savings
habit, which Is the most vital incen-
tive The money desire may be less
noble than some But it is firm
anchor and the most effective motive
in promoting regular industry.