The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
q. c. rs PLAN
RED Letter DAY
Friday, October VIII be One Of the
Feature Dates Of Keo-
kuk's Fail
Festival.
PARADE IN AFTERNOON
Letters Arc Being Sent out to Job
bers. Urging That They Have
Their saIesmen In
Line.
PARADE IN AFTERNOON

i q. G. T. day at Keohnk's big fall
festival will be held on Friday. Octo-
iber 6. Special arrangements have
been made by the members Of the
council for making this the red letter
day and they are advertising 1t all
over three states. There will be the
big parade in the afternoon at
o'clock. The statesmen will be in line,
and there will be something doing ev-
cry minute OF that day. The commit
tee has arranged to keep the U. G. T.
hall at Eighth and Main streets open
for the visiting members and their
! friends during the day and a U. G. T.
dance will be given in the evening.
Members OF the Quincy. Jackson
Vile, Burlington, Centerville and OF
tumwa and Fairfield councils have
been invited to attend tbs celebra-
ton on friday. and the members Of
the local council have placed adver-
tising cards throughout the territory
advertising U. c. T. day as the RED
Letter Day of the Celebration"
Letters Sent Out.
The booster committee has sent
Iout to every jobber and manufacturer
il the city the following letter:
Keokuk. Ia, Sept. 20, 1916.
In giving You an opportunity to
forcfbly display the products Of
your enterprise during the fall
celebration. we feel that we are
helping to boost Keokuk." For
this reason, we have arranged for
monster Industrial parade on
Friday, October 6, and we are
confident that with the co-opera-
tion Of each business enterprise,
We will give our visitors an OBJ
1ect lesson that will be lasting.
We want you to place . float IN
this parade. Make It as ornamen-
tai or as simple as you like, but
rest assured that its advertising
value will moro than repay you
for the time and necessary ex-
pense, OF preparing II.
Yous statesmen, whether q. g.
It's or not, are also requested to
be at Cameron's hall. Friday. Oc-
tober 6, at 1880 p. M. with their
grips, displaying their firms
name or products. From . selfish
standpoint you should insist on
all your statesmen marching with
Us. and rest assured they viii be
welcome, as this is strictly an in
dustrial parade and not confined
to the q. G. T.
II you care to place float IN
the parade call W. A. Balbach,
phone 81, for all details.
Yours for bigger and better
Keokuk,
THE BOOSTER COMMITTEE.
Keokuk Council 400, q. c. +.
Local Men In Parade.
IF there are any firms in the city
not receiving these letters the COM
mittee will appreciate hearing from
them. A line to W. A. BaIbach will
remedy the oversight Many travel
ing men are expected to march in the
parade, and as they will be unable to
get home before Friday noon, the
parade will be held in the afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, not in the morning. as
previously announced
The local travelling men are receiv-
Ing these cards relative to their, ap-
pearance In the parade:
Dear Sir and Brother:
II you are going to march in
the Industrial parade on U. C. T.
day, Friday, October 6, be at
Cameron's hall, Eighth and Main,
at 1870 p. m. Bring your grip dis
playing your firms name or its
products.
The hall will be used ~ our
headquarters and rest room all
day, and the committee has ar
ranged for dance in the evening.
THE BOOSTER COMMITTED,
Committees In Charge.
The following committees have
charge of y. c. T. day:
Decoration Of y. c. T. noat-C. 8.
Cooley, D. w. McDevitt, J. g. Buss.
Special entertainment committee
J. W. Van Tassel1, w. w. Hartley. D
W. McDevftt
Parade committee-w. A. Ba1bach,
O. F. Denis, H d. Paustian, w. n.
Reimbold, ], @, Buss