The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-18
WARM WELCOME;
PLENTY TO EAT
Keokuk Merchants All Enjoy Chicken.
Supper Served by Members Of
St. Rose society at
Nauvoo.
NO DYsPEPT1cs THERE
Mayor Baxter, Editor Araast and
Father Thoien Welcome Mer-
chants and Tell Of Nau-
voo's Beauty.

Keokuk merchants received a warm
welcome at Nauvoo last night when
they held their monthly business
meeting and banquet in the knights
of Columbus hall at that city. Their
second visit to the historic site up tho
river was every bit as enjoyable as
the first and the spread that was pre-
pared for them, even on a short
notice, was one that will undoubte lily
be held up at all future meetings as
standard.
This Is what the ladies OF the ST.
Rose society served to the starving
{. merchants from Keokuk: Chicken.
and there was plenty of 1t too; sliced
cold pork, potatoes and gravy: bread
and butter, coffee, lettuce salad, as
Eparagus and peas, cottage cheese,
radishes, rhubarb, ice cream,
cake, apples and-wen that's enough.
there's no use in giving the merch-
ants away too much, but this much
can be said, there were no dyspeptics
in the crowd.
Following are the members Of st.
Rose society who served the banquet.
Table No. one-Adele Brady, Bessie
Moffitt; table No. two-Mrs. L. v.
Dalin,, Clara Brady; table No. three
Mrs. l.. Seidler, Margaret Yeager,
Mrs w. Argast: table No. four-Ol-
trelia Mofitt, Blanche Haas, Berna
Mofiitt.
Compliments In Order.
After it was all over, J. P. Ingle. the
silver tongued orator of the retailers
was called upon to say something es-
pecially nice about the women Of the
st. Rose society and he presided over
this function in his usual style and
lad them all blushing.
I'VE were here about year ago."
said Mr. Ingle, land we we're certain
y treated fine then. Now we have
come back and judging from the
spread, the ladies have been able to
come back too, in fact they have nev-
er been away"
Following the compliments to the
cooks there were several flattering
compliments from the other side
about the good looks and appetites OF
the men. The president Of the st.
Rose society and Mrs william Argast
responded to the invitation to address
few words to the hardened merch-
ants. The tener of their remarks was
that the society would welcome the
merchants back at any time but
would like just few more hours in
which to prepare.
The merchants were also warmly
welcomed in short talks given during
the evening by Mayor Baxter OF Nail
VOC, Father Tholen and w. Argast,
editor of the Nauvoo Rustler. Mayor
Baxter made an eloquent plea for
Americanism and also paid the mer-
chants a compliment on their organ
ization and its aims.
Father Tholen gave very pleasing
talk. Il am glad to see that the old
spirit Of intolerance and bigotry Is
dying out" he said. In an organiza.
ton such as this there are probably
Catholics and protestants of all de-
nominations. We are meeting, how
ever, as christians. for we all worship
the same God, and as citizens. From
the remarks here this evening, l see
that everyone is not thinking OF him
self primarily. but Of the other mer-
chants in the organization. 1t is a
pleasure to see such body OF bus
ness men not imbued with the spirit
Of jealousy.
You are welcome 20 Nauvoo at any
time Keokuk has lights and power.
Nauvoo has the beauty. We need YOU
and you need us. Some day we will
have railroad here and then the peo'
pie of Keokuk can come here oftener
and see the beauty"
Mr. Argast also warmly welcomed
Tie merchants. "Nauvoo hopes yop
Will come often. at least, take II
that way from what l hear the ladies'
say about you after you are gone.
Mr., Argast mentioned several OF tho
city's attractions and ended up by
mentioning the wine cellars.
Where are they" someone erica.
We never show them to Iowa pec
pie he replied, Its too dangerous
now"