The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
At Mass Meeting Held In Superior
Court Last Night, Committees
Appointed to Consider
Preposltten.
ARE TO REPORT LATER
All Seem In Rasor Of Retaining Conn.,
pany L and Building Armory-
Some Ways and Means
Discussed

time past, following the mass meet
ing Of citizens held In tho superior
court room last night. After discuss
ing the armory proposition and Cen
eral Logan's statement that something
definite must be accomplished tn the
next thirty days, It was decided that
two working commfttees-one for the
building and the other for the finan-
cial end-be appointed to make a
thorough examination of the armory
proposition and report back at later
mass meeting.
The finance committee named Is:
George s. Tucker, chairman; Frank
W. Davis. John Dunlap and n. Boy
den Blood. The building com mittee:
d Frank Swan, chairman; T. ]. Hickey.
F. B. McAlister and G. F. Mcfarland,
the latter to represent the Keokuk
Industrial association. These commit
tees are expected to have something
10 report in the next two weeks.
All correspondence and plans in the
possession of e. F. Renaud, relating
to a coliseum or armory. secured By
Mr.. Renaud for the fall celebration
committee. wer turned over to Nj.
Swan. It will be the duty of tho
finance committee to work out some
plan for financing the construction of
cpir ion that private individuals can
be interested in the proposition as an
investment, as the state appropriation
for rents, would provide a good and
steady income. Stock might be sold
or bonds issued.
Another Finance Plan.
One Keokuk business man express
ed the opinion today that It would be
good idea for the four Keokuk
banks to each take $4,000 In stock in
the armory. the Keokuk Industrial
association subscribe $4,000 and the
remaining $4,000, to complete the
$4,000 though necessary to con-
struct the right kind of building,
be sold to citizens as stock or IN
a bond issue.
The building committee will look
over sites and consider the kind of
building wanted and decide the
amount of money that should be put
into it.
Citizens present at the meeting last
night all expressed themselved al
Company L and planning for an
armory. The meeting was called To
order by Acting Chairman E. L. Will
liams. Mr.. Williams explained the
reason for the gathering and asked
for expressions Of opinion from those
present.
Major D. B. Hamill, who responded
first, placed himself on record as
being heartily in sympathy with the
preparedness move and believed that
Company L should be retained here.
He said that Keokuk had always been
patriotic in the past and that this
was not the time to show the white
feather by letting the military COM
pany go. Although he made no sug-
gestion as to how to secure an
armory he said that he was In favor
of plans being made for tho con-
struction of the building here.
Rev. +. B. McAllister was also
heartily in favor of doing everything
possible to retain the company. He
told of how money had been raised
to build armories in other cities.
smaller than keokuk, and was>of the
opinion that Keokuk could do as
mfuch for Company L.
Shows Armory Plans.
Mr.. Renaud read letters he had
received recently touching on armory
construction and also displayed set
of plans for a building used In the
construction Of an armory in an Iowa
town.
T. ]. Hickey was of the opinion
that 1t would be best to appoint a
committee to look further into the
matter and others present seemed to
be in favor of this. 1t was decided
fhat the executive committee cunl-
posed Of e. L Williams, D. B. Hamtll
Ed. S. Lotion and e. b. Renaud con-
stitlte the new body. An executive
session was INN edietely held at
which the finance committee and
building committee were appointed.