The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-30

being enjoyed by the young people
of this city at the various churches
and schools, each having present
ghosts, hobgoblins and spooks COM
ing forth and darting through space.
disappearing without trace as to
whence they came or went. Refresh
ments in keeping with the season
are being served.
A number of the high school pupils
gave an entertainment Friday after
noon, the parents and friends of the
school being invited. Miss Ruby Dean
gave two readings, Miss Kathryn
Berry reading "The Blue Bowl" Miss
Lola Fletcher gave two voice solos,
as also did Miss Erma Rowe. piano
duet by Erma Rowe and Raymond
Helfrich; ukelele trio, Kathryn
Berry. Erma Rowe and Julia Ferris;
violin solo, "Traumerei," by Pearl
Brough. The high school orchestra.
com posed of six pieces, gave two
selections, and the afternoons enter
tainment was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr.. and Mrs George w. Edwards
of this city celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards were married
in Polk county. The guests came
with well filled baskets and surprised
this worthy couple, leaving with
them a gold-headed umbrella and
china dish, tia groom's present -
the bride of fifty years, being a
$4,000 gold I:ece.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Plea
SAINT Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. John Edwards
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ed
wards and children, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Edwards and children.
The guests departed, wishing for Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards many more years
Of happy com partnership.
Miss Jennie Call, state secretary of
missionary schools, of Springfield,
came this week to accompany Mrs.
J. W. Porter to Abingdon and other
points, to conduct schools.
Mrs. Frank Strader has returned
from a visit with relatives at Quincy
and New Canton.
Mrs. Ed. Pennock and niece Miss
Beulah Emerson, went to Dallas
"Wednesday to visit at the Frank Pen
mock home and to meet Miss Jessie
Emerson who was returning from a
trip to the east, accompanied by her
N1lSS 4NOld <1CDCA SoAO "
Rochester, N. Y They will visit in
Carthage before departing for the
Emerson home at Canon City, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Brown departed
for their home in Beardstown Mon
day, after a several days visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. E. c. Mack entertained a
small company of babies and their
mothers Wednesday afternoon, in
honor of her little daughter Ellen
Durkee. Each baby was presented a
painted ball.
Mrs. w. A. Symonds entertained at
6 O'Clock dinner Saturday evening in
honor of Mesdames Theodore Haw-
ley of Trinidad, Colo, and Josephine
Currens of Oak Park. The guests
were Mesdames C. ]. Scofeld. Laura
Noyes, R. C. Crum, E. S. Cochran,
l. C. Nichols and Ralph Mckee OF
New York City.
Mrs. Karl NJ. Reyes Of Warren.
Illinois, who has been spending sew
eral DAYS with friends in the city,
went to Keokuk Thursday morning to
enter ST. Joseph's hospital, where
she was successfully operated upon
Friday by DR.. Lapsley, for the re-
moval of tonsils. Mrs. Keyes will
return to Carthage to continue her
visit, after she has recovered from
the operation.
Mrs. Samuel Witt returned to her
home near Lorraine, after visit with
her parents nv. and Mrs. D. M. John
son.
A. E. Hart Of Ontario, Calf, join
ed his wife here last week for visit
with her father Hon. J. c. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Conn of
Adrian, and Miss Emma Scannell of
Hamilton were over Sunday guests of
Mrs. Fred Craig.
| Mr.. and Mrs W. r. Harmon (HaZel
Callihan) of Springfield, came Thurs
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