The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-08

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| Keokuk people have personal In
terest In the sculptor, Nellie V. Walk.
err who designed the statue OF Chief
Keokuk and will be pleased to know
that she has received an important
commission az the following item
states:
At the Midway Studios. dorado
Taft, Nellie v. Walker, Leonard Crum'
belle and George Etenne Ganiere have
1 commissions in and out of town
which indicate an enthusiasm for
works Of public importance. St.
Lukes hospital, through the loyalty
of the Society of exInternes. is to
have a bronze figure of Courage
With the Torch Of Life" at its doors.
Miss Nellie v. Walker is the sculptor
and this is one OF the first commits
sions for an ideal statue Of this order
given in Chicago. The Society OF ex-
Internes desires to commemorate the
internes who have lost their lives in
the service of the hospital. Miss
Walkers COURAGE Is represented
by youth partly draped holding aloft
a torch. The pose is imposing, as If
the figure were ready for flight up
ward. The left hand grasps the drap-
cries and the right bears the torch.
It is six and one-haf feet in height in
bronze on granite pedestal On which
is carved the names OF the young
men who died while In service at st.
Luke's. The monument wifi stand in
the court facing west. 1t Is a noble
conception to which Miss Walker has
brought original feeling and execution
beyond anything she has done In the
past.
VIII Live In Peoria.
Mrs. Donald Dick and children who
have been visiting for several weeks
with Mrs. Adelaide L. Baker, and
Mrs. Myrtle F. Baker, left today to
Join Mr.. Dick at their new home in
Peoria.
To Visit Mrs. Howell.
Mrs. Robert Magruder Foster OF
St. Louis will arrive on Monday for
q visit with her sister. Mrs. William
c. Howell, COS Grand Ave.
To Give Lawn Social.
The choir Of the Methodist Protes-
tant church will give lawn social
on next Tuesday night on the lawn OF
the home of Mrs. A c.. and Miss
Nancy Anderson, 1923 High street.
Visiting In Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert 3. Dawson and
son Robert Jr., have gone to Kansas
City and win spend the summer there
with Mr.. Dawson's father.
Take Cottage for Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fug enc S. Baker have
at
and left on Thursday to
be gone until autumn.
Won,an's Alliance Adiourns.
There will be no meeting OF the
woman's Alliance on Monday, ad-
iournment having been taken until
The first Monday in September.
v. N. A. Board Meeting.
The board of directors of the Wis
ting Nurse association will meet on
Tuesday morning at half past nine
O'Clock in the directors room OF the
Y. w. C. A building.
Baby Welfare League.
The Baby Welfare league OF the
Y. n. A. will meet on Tuesday after
noon with the Misses Ignore and
Mary Rich, 424 Orleans avenue.
Y. w. C.. A. Board.
The board OF directors Of the Y. w.
C. A. will meet in regular monthly
session on Wednesday afternoon in
the directors room of the Y. w. C. A.
building.
Guests Of the Laytons.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Layton have for
guests, Mrs. Hawkes. and Miss Ger
trude Hawkes. of Minneapolis.
Mans Selfishness Scored.
Chicago Herald: "In Times Like
These" new book by Mrs. McClung,
the Canadian feminist, is decidedly
entertaining. She campaigns with
homely episodes. For illustration,
this:
"a New Zealander once v rote home