The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-05

evening, July /, 1916, at 500 a. M,
| Mrs. Mary Jane McAuleS, aged sew
enty-four years. Mrs. McAuley has
been in poor health for a number of
years, but was able to be up and
around until the past week. when she
took seriously ill, suffering from OBJ
struction Of the bowels.
Mrs. McAuley was the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Balls Evans. being born
| in Adams county on October 25, 1874,
| and was married to VIM. d. McAuley
| in 1865.
Mrs McAuley leaves one brother
surviving, Geo. w. Evans of this city,
and number Of nieces and nephews.
Miss Mary McAuley, the daughter or
Geo. w. Evans. was taken into her
home when she was small child ana
has since made her home with her
aunt, and the devotion of these two
was that of mother and daughter,
Miss Mary always being at her side
and with her throughout her many
periods Of sickness, and they have
made several trips together for the
benefit Of Mrs McAuley's health, hay-
| ing spent one winter in the south
and another winter in California.
Mrs. McAuley has always been a
kind generous hearted reighbor~ and
having lived in this city for many
wears. leaves a host of friends to
mourn her departure. She was a
member Of the Presbyterian church,
of which she was always faithful
worker when her health permitted.
The funeral services were held from
the residence at 2:30 o'clock on Mon
day afternoon, the Rev. Boyd omclat-
ing, with burial at Moss Ridge Gene
terry.
The children of the primary depart
ment of the Methodist church enjoyed
their Children's day exercises on sun
day morning. The church. was beau
tifully decorated with sweet peas,
roses, asparagus and fiags. ana cages
were hung here and there with cana
ries in them, and when the children
were singing the birds delighted to
make their little voices heard above
| those Of the singers. here were
songs and recitations and dialogues
by the various members of the prl-
mary department, Miss Eddie Atwood
giving song entitled Rosebud;
four boys gave Quartette, ana tnere
was a song by a number of girls,
SUNDAY School Army" Miss Thelma
Davis gave a reading and also Mary
Williams and May Ferris. THE star
Spangled Banner" was rendered by
| the choir and generally the program
was very pleasing, not only 10 the
primary children, but to all the other
visitors, and reflected much credlt
upon Russell Smith, superintendent
of the Sunday school, and also upon
his efficient corps of teachers. There
were seven boys and one baby i'm
mersed at the close Of the program.
Rev. J.. w. Ferris delivered an adj
dress at Roseville, H., on Sunday
afternoon at the dedication of the
mausoleum.
| Miss Versie Smith of East Car
thage is spending several days with
| the family of Thos. ]. Ellison.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Johnson returned
| from a Keokuk hospital Sunday morn
/ ing where Mr.. Johnson had his tonsils
removed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Monroe re-
turned Monday morning from visit
with her parents at Pontoosuc, Mrs.
Monroe having spent the past week
there. Mr.. Monroe joining her Satur-
| day evening.
Miss Ethel Elsberry was an over
Sunday visitor with Miss Chloe Z.
LAWS who is spending her summer
vacation with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. H. Davis at Colusa. Miss
Chloe is acting as secretary in one
of the departments of Grinen college
in Iowa.
Miss Agnes Dettmer went to her
home in Dallas City, Saturday even
/ ing for a visit extending over the
Fourth On Sunday mornig Miss
Agnes went to Fort Madison, Ia,
thence to West Point, Ia, where she
visited friends.
i Mrs. Stella Walters of Quincy came
to Carthage Saturday 70 spend her
summer vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Balmer of near
| this city
Kimbrough brothers and family
were entertained at the VIM. A.
FLETCHER home in this CITY, on Thurs
day evening. to be with Mrs. c. N.