The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-16
~. 1hl. Feature u Being Taken
care Of by French People. L
Told to Keokuk chap-
ter .. A. r.
az MEETING SATURDAY
-. book, Were Distributed and the
committees For Ensuing Year
Named by the
Regent.
The object Of the society Of the
,.uohters Of the American Revolu-

rbe object Of the society Of the
n.,rhters Of the American Revolu.
lion: =. \.
.,lrit Of the mon and women who
sebIeved American independence. 70
cherish, maintain and extend the In
stitutions Of American freedom, to
sc.ter true patriotism and love OF
.euntry and to aid In securing for
mankind all the blessings OF liberty"
The Keokuk chapter d. A. r. held
Ito first regular meeting Of the year
On Saturday afternoon at the home
- Mrs. w. G. Blood, 214 Fulton ter
race. There was a large attendance
n members with Prof. James Owing
81 Portland, Mrs. Bigham and Miss
Bigham of Pittsburgh, as guests from
out Of town. The regent, Mrs. J. F..
elder. presided, and Mrs. Robert M.
Iapsley was secretary of the meeting.
Miss Gage registrar, presented three
names in application for membership
II the chapter. Mrs. George G.. Fry,
Mrs. G. w. Tanning and Mrs. G.
lloyd Norman, who brought trans
Ter from the Fort Dodge chapter.
By vote these were admitted to the
chapter. their lineage papers to be
sent to Washington for approval.
Mrs. D. A. Collier presented the re-
port of the cost OF placing the Maine
memorial tablet. Preceding the reg
| ular program, Miss Gage told of a
ceremony which she attended at
Portland in the unveiling Of foun-
tain placed in Mult-nO-mah park by
the Mult.no-mah chapter D. A. r.
Professor Ewing was asked to
speak and in response told of some
IL the patriotic work done by the s.
A. RS Of Portland. A short time ago
they entertained the national con-
gress Of s. A. r. and had a consider
able sum Of money left OF the funds
nised for the entertainment Of the
convention. With this money they
purchased large silk flag for the
Ahirty-six courts in Oregon having
jurisdiction in naturalization. proceed
ings. Every judge promised that
when an alien should take out his
naturalization papers this flag should
be held aloft by the bailiff and that
the new citizen should be told that
hereafter he owed his allegiance to
Inc stars and stripes.
Ambulance Field Service.
The program topic for the after
noon was in charge of Mrs. D. B.
Newcomb, the subject being The
American Ambulance Field Service.
Since this service is carried on in
France and is an aid to the French
government in caring for all soldiers
wounded within her ) borders, the
Program appropriately opened with
the Marseillaise played on the piano
by Miss Clara Gertrude Fry. Mrs.
Newcomb told in very interesting
way Of the beginning of this service
and OF its growth and efficiency. Elk.
tracts were read from letters written
ny the ambulance divers at the
font, most of whom are university
men-from Harvard, Yale, Princeton
and other universities. There are
three Iowa men in this service, two
nom Cedar Rapids and one from
Marion. The cost of maintaining
this service is $1,000 a month-no
salaries are paid to the men who
conduct it, they are all volunteer
workers. This work appeals particu-