The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-22
Local Delegates to State .. A. r.
Sessions Return With Promi
nent Women, Who Are
Their Guests.
STATE REGENT IS HERE
Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhart Visiting
Mrs. CoIlierSome Notes
Of the State Con-
vention.

The members Of the Keokuk chap
ter D. A. R., who attended the confer
ence in Burlington, returned las
night, accompanied by Mrs. Dixie Cor
nell Gebhart, the newly elected state
refent; Mrs. William Theophilus OF
Davenport, both Of whom are guests
| of Mrs. D. A. Collier. Mrs. Walter
Chambers of Davenport also came to
Keokuk in the party and is the guest
of Mrs. T. F. Baldwin. The fourth
number of the conference coming to
Keokuk was Miss Ella M. Gardner or
| Onawa, who is the guest of Mrs. Paul
Pechstein Miss Gardner is the
county superintendent of schools Of
Manona county and is woman OF
much ability. Mrs. Henry w. Huis-
kamp, Mrs. Harry Reiner, Mrs. H.
Boyden Blood and Mrs. r. NJ. Laps
/ ley motored to Burlington yesterday
and attended the ceremonies at Ora
pc park. 49,.
The last day Of the conference had
! in it many features of special inter
est. The morning session was given
to business. Mrs. II. Clay Jordan en-
! tertained at luncheon at which the
! members Of Stars and Stripes chap
! ter, the state officers and few addi-
tional guests were entertained. In all
there were thirty guests seated at
three tables.
| From two to three o'clock, a mem
orial service was held in the First
Presbyterian church and at three
o'clock were the ceremonies attend
ant upon the unwilling Of a tablet at
Black Hawk Springs in Grape park
| The speeches with the exception of
the address of presentation and ad-
dress of acceptance, were made up at
! the grand stand. the two others being
given at the spring. Mrs. Cate Gilbert
Wells, regent of Stars and Stripes
| chapter, presided. Eight hundre!
school children, under the direction o!
Professor Sheetz sang several patrl.
/ otto songs. Each school represented
had it's color bearer who carried silk
flag The children also gave salute
to the flag which was raised on a lofty
| pole on the spot where Lieutenant
| Zebulon Pike in August 1905, I'M
! furled the first stars and stripes 70
| be set up on Iowa soil.
Paint Black Hawk Differently.
! Judge Luke Palmer. a Hawkeye
native, gave an address on Black
Hawk. All the speakers Of the aft
ernoon in one way or another, re-
ferred to the life and achievement OF
| Black Hawk and it was Of much In
terest to note that no two agreed In
their estimate of his character. Col
onel Palmer made him out a bad In
dian; Mr.. Edgar R. Harlan, curator
Of the historical department Of Iowa,
said he was a brigand like Robin
Hood and Jesse James and that his
acts should be judged bearing that
fact in mind. Mrs. Collier drew n
clever contrast between the char.
acters Of Keokuk and Black Hawk to
| the dispara cement of the latter. Mrs
/ Johnston, state regent, spoke of tEe
Indian character in general, his utter
lack Of civilization and judged Black
Hawk from the Indian standard and
Mayor Cross Of Burlington gave him
clean bill. He said that Black
Hawk was perhaps the greatest
! American Indian and that in defend
! ing his home and his people, he only
did what any man with any spirit In
him would do. Curator Harlan begged
| that the Burlington D. A. R. and the
Burlington citizens should make 1t
| clear always that this tablet to Black
! Hawk was to commemorate historic
! fact. rather than to commend Black
! Hawk.
The unveiling ceremony, down in
the picturesque ravine, from one side
Of which the waters Of Black Hawk
spring trickle down to form tiny
! brook, which falls with rushing
sound down the rocks to the river.
was very impressive. The tablet was
unveiled by Mrs. n. J. Burt and Miss
Abbie McFlynn. The speech Of pres
! entation was made by Mrs. N. Ran
dolph Ball Baughman, who is de-
scended from the same Ball family
/ from which George Washington came.
! The conference was most success.
/ full one and the Burlington D. A. r.
left no kindness undone for the COM
fort and pleasure of their guests.
Conference Notes.
Mrs. D. A. Collier. Notwithstanding
her declaration from the beginning of
! the conference that she was not a
candidate for reelection, received the
nomination for vice regent which
she declined.
| Miss Abbie McFlynn who unveiled
the Black Hawk tablet is society re-
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