The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-02
Spoke at Annual Convention Of the
Knights and Daughters OF
Taber, at Masonic
Hall.
HERE FOR FOUR DAYS
Delegates and vIsitors Taken Over
the Water Power Plant This
Afternoon-Week's
Program.

Delegates and visitors to the TWEEN
tieth annual grand session OF the In
ternational Order of Twelve, knights
and Daughters of Taber, Jurisdiction
Of Iowa, were welcomed at meet
ing held in the Colored Masonic hall
at Twelfth and johnson streets, last
evening. The program included an
address OF welcome by Mayor Ed. s.
Lotion.
Last nights complete program was
as follows:
instrumental solo Mrs. Ezlva
Daley.
Prayer-Rev. DR.. P. Thomas.
Bass solo--Rev. Sir H. Reynolds.
Des Moines.
Welcome address on behalf of city
by Mayor Ed. S. Lotion.
Response by Rev. Sir S. Bates, G.
G. O., Des Moines.
Piano duet-Maid and Page South.
Welcome address in behalf Of Iowa
temple No. SO, Sir Fred jenkins.
Response by Sir Roy P. Walker,
Des Moines.
Vocal solo-Arthur Fox.
Welcome address in behalf of
Noble Tabernacle No. 8. DIT Eveline
Frye.
Z response by DIT. Maud wilkinson.
Des Moines.
Welcome address in behalf OF Moo
bites Tent, No. 80, Maid Hernandtes
Smith.
Response by DIT. Maud Brewton. q.
@. M. Mason City.
Welcome address in behalf Of the
colored citizens of Keokuk, Rev. Sir
Butler.
Selection-violet Choral club quar-
tet.
Remarks Matte Brooks,
/ v. H. p, Des Moines.
Remarks-Sir Edward Robertson, G..
C. NJ, Marshalltown.
This afternoon at 200 o'clock the
delegates visited the water power
plant and this evening at $500 o'clock
will be heard the annual grand SER
mon by Sir Rev. 8. Bates, G. C. O.,
of Des Moines, at Pilgrims Rest Bap-
fist church.
The program for Thursday and Fri
day will be as follows:
Thursday Evening, 500 p. NJ.
4, Instrumental soloHMiss Marjorie
Haulbert.
Paper-Dt Aida White, G.I. s.,
Buxton.
Holt
Address on the work OF jurisdic-
tion-Dt. l. B. Aikens, G.. c. R., Chi
cago.
Violin solo-Arthur Robins.
Reading-Dt. Imogene Wilson, @.
M.
Instrumental solo Mrs Letha
johnson.
Paper-Dt Emma Martin, Center
vile.
Vocal solo-Mrs Daisy Tripplett.
Paper-Sir Chas. Banks, Des
Moines.
Bass solo-Leroy Handy
Paper-Dt. Alice Cooper, Center
vile.
Vocal solo-Dt. G. E. Caldwell.
Three minutes talk on tie good Of
the order by Daughters A. D. John
son, Gertrude Carson, Ada Steele,
Mary e. Bradford. Emma +. Tipping;
Sir J. w. Wellington, Sir Allen
Staten, Sir Thomas Allen.
Friday. 1880 p. M, there will be a
parade of Sir Knights and daughters,
maids and pages, through the prin-
cipal streets of the city, headed by
the Institute band.
Friday Evening.
500 p. m.-An installation of grand
officers at Woodman ball, corner
Sixth and Main streets, with music
by one of Keokuks leading orches.
tras.
The committee in charge is com.
posed of Adelia Wilson. imogene Will.
son, G. e. Caldwell, Mote Davis.
Henry Reynolds.
Plans for Sermon,
The International Order of Twelve
which is in session at the hall or
Twelfth and Johnson, toight will lis
ten to the annual sermon at DR.. Helms
church on Fourteenth and Exchange
streets. Rev. Dr.. w. NJ. Bates of Def
Moines will preach the sermon, ant
large crowd is anticipated.
Cain White, the enterprising sex
ton of the church, has spared no pain.
in decorating 1t for the occasion. He
has spaced the seating capaity 81
that six hundred people can be com
fortably seated. Several of the lodg,
mottos have been made by Mr. Whit,
and adorn the altar. DR.. Helm is
member Of this order and has don,
all he could to make it a gala night a
Pilgrims Rest church. A cordial wel
come is extended to the public to at
tend this special occasion A reception
Will be held after the sermon in tn
reception room.
New Workers practice another kin,
of preparedness. Eight thousand pr
yate citizens have taken out permit
to carry concealed weapons