The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-12
NINETY seven RETAILERS
WERE ON WAY[AND OUTING
joined by Canton merchants to the
number OF half a hundred or more.
unuer the leadership Of Gerome Nc
Cutchan, president OF the Canton
Commercial club.
Served Chicken supper.

0eFNou Cshcken Supper.
supper, fried spring chicken supper.
m'nd you, WAS served at $50 O'Clock
IN vacant store building on the main
street and not In the school house
yard as was originally planned. with
merchants, guests and visitors, over
q hundred and nifty we're served at
this time.
Z The Community club Of wayland
was the host at this supper. And
what a supper it was. There was not
merchant who enjoyed that tender.
brown fried chicken but that declared
IT was the best meal he had ever
sat down to. At any rate, the Com
munity club OF Wayland made an ex-
ira special hit with Keokuk mer-
chants, and it is to be Judged with
canton business men, too, for the
splendid repast that was served. Here
Is the menu:
Fried Spring Chicken.
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Dreamed Peas
Sliced Tomatoes Salad Dressing
Cottage Cheese Beets
Rolls and Butter
Iced Tea
Chocolate Ice Cream
Cake
And all of that for fifty cents. too
The Community club OF Wayland Is a
recently organized society that has
for Its aim, community betterIhent.
All women of Wayland and vicinity are
members and every one had some
share in the preparation of the sup
per last night. When the reporter
asked for the names of the servers,
IN nhor co{A
woman here had some part and the
club numbers several hundred. Now
If" Sc instead he took the names
OF the officers, which are as follows:
President-Mrs Henry Kirchner.
Vice president-Mrs. Roy Kerns.
Secretary-Mrs Anna Christian.
Treasurer-Mrs. Charles Maloy.
The Community club was organized
by the Wayland school teaching force,
and the club turned around and built
the town a new and up to date school
building. The Camp Fire Girls, also
organized by the school, served the
hot travellers from Keokuk and Can
ton with generous glasses Of home
made lemonade, with real lemons in
1t. This community work referred
to was organized under the direction
of Miss Isabelle. Mckee, head teacher
In the school. A
Program, on School Lawn.
/ Following the supper, the mer.
chants took in the sights OF Main
street for fifteen or twenty minutes
and then marched two by two, In a
body. to the Wayland school house
on the lawn OF which short open air
program was given
President Gerome MGOhtchan ,of
the Canton club, was chairman Of the
evening. II there ever was live
wire, McCutchan Is one. After lead
ing the assenblaga7 through uncount-
able verses Of that well known hymn
There's a hole in the bottom OF the
Sea-" McGutchan had his hearers Just
where he wanted them and he pro
ceeded to sinoculate them with this
idea OF q decent travel road between
the three cities represented at the
meeting.
First he told Keokuk merchants that
this city had the greatest opportunity
in the world to build a metropolis and
that Canton was in sympathy with
every move for further development
| OF her neighboring city to the north
Canton would be perfectly willing tc
become suburb Of Keoluk when the
city extends down this far, he said
Mr.. McCutchan said that one thing