The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

ganized in 1867. The president, Mrs,
B. +. Mentzer is the only active char
ter member left; although she has
been AN active member for fifty
years, she Is greatly interested in the
life and purposes of the club.
Sioux City club women will soon
give the play "ITeryfellow" the pro-
ceeds from which will be used for the
promotion of child welfare work.
A station was opened March IL.
Three physicians and two nurses will
be in charge at each weekly meeting
and helpful exhibits of various kinds
will be found at the station.
The Des Moines Women's club has
an unusually full and interesting sale
day in each week. an interesting cal
endar for the spring months.
DR.. Ward of the Madison university
was the leading lecturer for the
March meeting. "Ahasuerus,' the
beautiful sacred operetta, was given
by cast of nearly 1000 singers, the
proceeds from which go to the build
ing fund. In May an outdoor pageant
entitled "A Festival of Women's Wit"
will close the years work.
The Ramblers club of Mount Pleas
ant has an annual correspondence
day when the regular study Of the
year is laid aside and the afternoon
is spent with nonresident members
who entertain by letter. The paper
of the day is also written by nom
resident member
The Traer Federation of Clubs
shows its progressiveness in its very
neat year book Of 1914-15.
Belmond has a Community Welfare
club. The object of the association Is
to promote the welfare of the COM
munity generally and to bring the
ladies of the town into closer rela-
| tionship with each other.
| A plant early" and clean up
early campaign has already been
launched in Iowa City by members OF
the thirteen women's clubs Of the
city who are cooperating in prepar-
| ing for the entertainment OF the state
! federation in May.
It is with regret that Iowa gives to
California another Of her most loved
club workers, Mrs. John A. Nash, OF
Ottumwa Mrs. Nash is an ex-presi-
dent CT the /. F. w. C. and an ex-mem-
Der of the general federation board.
and will be greatly missed by her
many club friends.
The luncheons planned for the diff
ferent committees will be among the
interesting features Of the biennial az
| Iowa City.
The social economics class of the
Dubuque Women's club was eight
fully entertained at the home OF its
organizer, Mrs. John D. Dennison.
! The event was given as farewell for
Mrs. Dennison, who will soon leave
Dubuque to make her home in Des
Moines.
According to the plans OF the Iowa
City biennial board. tickets admit
ting all delegates to the various enter
tainments and attractions offered by
Iowa City, May 10 to 81, will be fur
nished in book form. These books OF
tickets will be given out to each dele
gate, or club member who attends the
convention, when she registers. They
include admittance to the Greek play
at the Englert theatre. the big page
ant on Iowa field, the automobile ride
and other entertainment features.
The club women of Iowa City are also
planning an unusually complete sys'
tenn Of signs, etc, to give directions
to all visitors concerning all the
meetings and the hours when the
exhibits are open to inspection, with
such other Information as may be
necessary.