The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-14
KEOKuK CHAPTER
ENJOYS MEETING
D. A. RS Have Interesting Session
Yesterday Afternoon at Home OF
Mrs. James B.
Diver.
TWO PAPERS ARE READ
Wife of John Adams and Daughter OF
Thomas Jefferson Are Subjects
May Mark Historical
Spot Here.

May Mark Historical
Spot Here.
The Keokuk chapter D. A. r. held
particularly interesting meeting on
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. James
B. Diver at Port Sunshine large
representation OF the chapter was
present. Mrs. G. c. Hinkley who be-
longs to the Memphis. Tennessee,
chapter. and Mrs. Emma Miller OF
Shenandoah, Iowa, were guests at the
meeting, The house throughout was
decorated In flags, while a very largo
flag on standard stood outside the
front door. Mrs. E. B. Newcomb, the
regent, presided, and Miss Dunlap
made the secretary's report, and Miss
Louisa Granville Pittman made the
Itreasurer's report Miss Gage, the
registrar, reported that the lineage
papers Of Mrs. John Bicksler of Salem,
had been accepted at Washington, anc
lby a unanimous vote she was elected
a member Of the Keokuk chapter
MRS. J. L. Candy, the historian. report
ed that she had filed In the D. A. X.
section of the public library number
of pamphlets bearing on Brazil ana
IPan-American relations. She also
gave out to the members Pan-Amerf
can literature.
/ Mrs. Collier, chairman of the com.
,mittee on placing the Maine memorial
tablet, reported the receipt OF let
ter from Mrs. Gibson Browne, saying
she could not see her way clear 70
present the city the Jasper conglom.
lerate boulder which the chapter mao
asked for to be used as a base for tne
Maine tablet. The committee was
given power to take action to secure
another boulder.
/ Delegates Make Report.
i The reports of the various delegates
Ito the conference recently held in Bur
ilington were made. The Stars and
iStripes chapter were spoken OF IN
highest praise for their hospitality
and for the very delightful dedication
ceremonies held in Grape park at
ltendant upon the unveiling of the tab
LET to Black Hawk. All the delegates
smoke with pride of the address Mrs.
Collier made on that occasion. The
aid which Mr.. Edgar r. Harlan, cur
iator Of the historical department OF
Iowa. is giving to Iowa D. A. RS in
their efforts to visualize history" as
Inc saws, by marking historic spots,
Twas reported by the delegates. One
Ior the spots which the members yes
iterday spoke OF marking here is the
site OF the old toll gate out on High
|street. Mr. Harlan has perhaps done
more than any other Iowan to foster
this spirit of marking historic places
which should be remembered.
The program for the afternoon was
lon two women who lived in the white
ihouse in colonial days. Mrs. II. Boy
den Blood read very delightful his
tory of Abigail Adams. who was the
wife of John Adams and the mother OF
John Quincy Adams. the only Amer
lfcan woman wHo was the wife OF one
president and the mother OF announcer
president.
Was Ardent Suffragist.
She was the daughter OF minister
and the only educational advantages
she had. came from reading and from
injecting the guests who came to visit
her father. She never attended day
LOT school. but this was not an uncom-
mon experience for girls In colonial
days. She was a suffragist and IN
several Of her letters (Which are
J among the most interesting historical
correspondence Of colonial days) she
urges her husband to remember the
rights of the ladies. She and her
: husband were among the first promln-
ent colonists to ask for the estapllsn'
ment of schools for higher learning
for both men and women.
Mrs The odore A. Craig read very
. interesting paper on the life Of Mar
Itha Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's
daughter, who presided over the white
. house during her fathers admintstra'
Ition Thomas Jefferson's wife died be-
fore he became president. Martha
Jefferson was educated IN convent
i'm Paris, having been taken there
when her distinguished father repre-
isented this government in some inter
national relation. Mrs. Craig gave
number of interesting incidents OF HIS
school life and Of their home life at
Monticello, after Jefferson's admins
tration.
At the close of the program tho
guests were invited to the dining
room for refreshments The table was
very attractive with q colonial glass
;aish filed with all sorts OF fruit as
,centerpiece trailing vines OF sweet
honey suckle bordered the letters
I'D, A. r." formed in red cranberries.
The red and green OF the fruit sug-
gested autumn while the menu wac
suggestive OF Thanksgiving. Brown
bread sand wiches. pickles, individual
pumpkin pies, cheese, cider. candied
figs. raisins, nuts, spice cakes and
Martha Washington candy comprised
the refreshments, to which the de-
scendents OF those who established
Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving
menus did full Justice