The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-20

The board OF directors OF the Han
cock County Fair association held q
meeting Thursday afternoon, at the
office Of President e. M. Robbins, to
set q date for the second days pro-
gram Of the automobile races, the
same having been postponed on ac-
count of the rain, which continued
Wednesday night and Thursday. The
; date will be Wednesday, October rs.
at 1880 p. m. The racers who will
take part in this professional race,
were very courteous in regard to this
race meet, offering to enter the races
on Saturday. Oct. 81, but since the
rain has continued for some twenty
four hours, and is gentle rain, which
makes the track much softer. it was
T, decided by the association that it
would be impossible to hold the meet
this week. These will be the most
keenly contested auto races ever run
on half-mile circular dirt track. in
this community, and with good wealth
er a record breaking crowd is prom
Used.
The republican precinct committee
women of the county enjoyed q BAN
quet at Hotel Cutler Friday at 12.45
and affected q county organization.
The following ladies were present:
Carthage 1st, Mrs Pearl Mack Swig-
ert; Carthage I'd, Mrs. Flossie Nay
lor; LaHarpe LIST, Mrs. Anna Warren;
LaHarpe, I'd, Mrs. Edith Marlatt: Chill
1 Mrs. Mary Akers; Harmony, Miss
Matte Scott; Pilot Grove, Mrs. Mary
Bray; Durham, Mrs. Ollie Irwin:
Prairie. Mrs. Gertie Enslow; Dallas
City. Miss Ruth Maynard; Montebello.
Mrs. Anna Daugherty; Warsaw LIST,
Mrs. Anne Edwards; Warsaw I'd, Mrs.
Ella Fairfax. Mrs. Pearl Mack Swig-
ert was elected chairman and Mrs.
Flossie Naylor secretary. Mrs. Lizzie
Wallace and Mrs. Sallie Barber Of
Hamilton; Mrs. o. F. Berry and Mrs.
Drennon Johnson Of Carthage, were
guests.
The Church Of the Immaculate con-
Iception will hold a mission service.
beginning Sunday, Oct. %, at 10 a. m.
and continuing throughout the week,
there being services each evening.
One Of the Victorian fathers from Chi
cago will be present to assist Father
VIM. O'Brien in these services.
| Mrs. Ellen Scofield went to Spring
field Tuesday to preside over the an
nual session of the synodical mission
airy society of the Presbyterian church
having been elected president at its
last session
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sollars, who have
been visiting their son, Ray, at Gut
tenburg, Ia, returned home Friday.
| Elijah Jones of Springfield, arrived
Saturday evening to visit his daugh-
ters, Mrs. Samuel Naylor and Mrs.
Alva Davis.
Mrs. Theodore Hawley, of Trinidad,
Colo, arrived Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Laura Moves. Mrs. Noyes
received friends Tuesday afternoon In
honor of her sister, and her daughter,
Mrs. Ralph Mckee of New York City.
| Geo. Main. of Dillon, Mont, arrived
Wednesday to visit his father, s. A..
Main and sister, Mrs. G. K. Fleming.
! Miss Dona Davidson Of Nickerson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fletcher and
daughter Thelma, of Larned, Kans.,
who have been visiting at the Eli
Osborn home, departed last evening
| for their home.
| Mrs. e. r. Walker. who has been
visiting her son, Harry Walker return
ed to her home in Dallas City Satur-
day.
Mrs. Frank opie.of West Point, who
/! died in a Keokuk hospital, was brought
10 west fOluI, OCl. ~, WhSIc IuC Auii
| eral was held Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Phoebe Noble of this city attended
| the funeral.
B. NJ. Cavanaugh. A. W. O'Harra
and Judge c. ]. Scofieli were in
Springfield the last of the week on
business.
Charles c. Swigert, Of Chicago, is
visiting his brother, ]. Ross Swigert.
and his sisters, Mrs. Robt. Baird and
| Mrs. w. P. Frazier.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Stricken, OF 10
max, were guests Thursday Of Mr..
and Mrs Geo. w. Briley.
Mrs. Edw. Hughes and children