The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-29
Community SPIRIT GIVEN
BIG BOOST FROM PICNIC

abe. The cars remained far enough
a ap, TOO, to prohibit the throwing Of
uusI on those coming behind.
me keokuk party arrived at West
.oiht, after an uneventful iournev
uetween 1890 and II o'clock, inst in
lline Tor the canning demonstrations
sven by =. c. Bishop. A large crowd
uI people had already assembled in
lhe pubic square where the progra m
was being presented. They came
oI many surrounding towns, includ
ing Fort Madison, Sawyer, Denmark.
noWeil, Charleston, Donnellson
Franklln, LaCrew, Pleasant Ridge
Danvilie, New London, St. Paul.
salem, Houghton, Mount Hamill Mon.
rose and Marion. Many of the corn
cup boys had assembled also from
many points of the county.
Inc canning demonstration was
given beside the speakers platform
III Che square, In front Of which had
peen erected a number of temporary
Dencnes for the accommodation OF
tne visitors. Mr.. Bishop, with the as.
slstance OF two members of the West
Point canning club, Miss Verna 8.
iiarnagel and Miss Lydia S. Knabe,
demonstrated the correct way OF pre-.
pairing, canning and cooking straw
berries, raspberries, rhubarb and the
like. The strawberries, Chesapeake
variety, and the raspberries. William
Pitt variety, We're donated for the
demonstration by S. J. Link of West
Point, man interested in community
interest.
Give Out Membership Cards.
AT the conclusion of the demonstra-
tlon, MT. Bishop distributed member
snip cards for the canning club and
between twenty-five and thirty of
these were turned in signed. The
leader announced that a demonstration
would visit Lee county the week be-
ginning July II, to carry on the work
started and those interested in the
canning club project were urged to
lend their assistance in organizing
and promoting club among the wo-
mon and girls of West Point and vi
cinity.
Before and following the demon
stration, the West Point band Of
twelve pieces played a number Of
pleasing selections, and it's work was
commended by the visitors. The lead
er Of the band is Albert Burns, who
plays the ccrnet, and the other men,
bers Of the organization are Alfonzo
Culligan, Clarence Hull, comets; Ace
Malmberg, clarinet; Henry Krimpler,
baritone; B. J. Brinct, J. w. Allen,
alto; Casper Strothman, Henry Poll-
meier, trombone; Albert Harmeyer,
bass drum; Rudolph Jansen, snare
drum; Ros Currier, tuba,
Had Plenty to Eat.
At noon the Keokuk visitors were
served with sumptuous dinner By
the ladies' aid society Of the Presby-
terrain church. The tables were spread
in the square, just opposite the West
Point high school, which was used
as kitchen and serving place. In
the first place there was chicken and
plenty of it. And chicken. cooked in
the Presbyterian way certainly APP
pealed to the hungry visitors from
Keokuk. Fred Overton remarked af
forwards that all the men could now
enter the fat mems race. The COM
plete menu was as follows:
Roast Chicken
Dressing Baked Beans
Potato Salad
Cabbage Salad Dreamed Peas
Chill Con Carne
Pickles
Strawberry Preserves Jelly
Cake Assorted Pie
Coffee
That's enough to make anybody'S
mouth water and satisfy the most par
ticular. The ministering angels of the
repast were. Mrs. J. Entler, Mrs. j.
A. Kreikeubaum, Mrs. J. F. Cantril,
Mrs. H. d. Wilson. Mrs. Chas. Wilson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Klopfenstein. Mrs.
Martha Williamson, Mrs. Barbara
Kreikenbaum. Mrs. Raymond Hall.
Mrs. John Billinan, Mrs. Rev. Denny,
Mrs. VIM. Wilson, Mrs. Emma Daube,
Mrs. Chas. Martin, Miss Mary Ellen
berger. Miss Helen Wilson, Miss
Viola Daube, Mrs. Chas. Frey, Mrs.
Clarence PEBBLES, Mrs. Mary Elka,
Mrs. Frank Broadfield and Miss Marie
Link.
Evidently the Presbyterian ladies
of this and other generations have
served Just as bounteous meals IN the
mast. for the church is the Oldest in
the state Of Iowa, having been found
cd in the year 1887. The conSrega-
ton celebrated the seventS-eishth an
niversary of the organization OF the
church on June 81, 1915 and those
who seek further concerning the des-