The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-06
Tomorrow's Feature Will be
Wedding Which Will be
Performed at Sixth and
Main at 400 p. m.
CROWDS SEE PAGEANT
Ruth Law Heads Procession
Which is Worthy Success
sor to Flower Parades
of Other Fairs.

Today was the big day of the fal
celebration in keokuk. 1t was Y. y
t. day, and this afternoon the indus
trial and fraternal parade was given
This morning Major w. J.. Brown o.
Kansas. spoke to a small sized throne
at Sixth and Main streets. He ].
sent here by the democratic national
COMMITTEES There were band con
certs on the street by the kahoka
and Donnellson bands. This after
noon the usual free acts were given;
the parade was given shortly after 2
O'Clock, and the big tent show gave
another complete performance to q
capacity audience. Tonight there will
be the free attractions starting at I
O'Clock and the big tent show will
commence at 8 O'Clock. Ruth Law will
fly at 10 o'clock.
Keokuk council No 400, United
Commercial Travellers had charge OF
u. C. T. day. Their hall at Eighth
and Main streets, was open for the
benefit of the visiting members and
their friends. This evening there will
be dance at the hall for the U. =.
rs and their friends. Practically
all of the local jobbing houses made
it possible for their men to get IN
off the road this noon and to take
part in the big parade this afternoon.
Parade Feature Of Day
The pageant this afternoon with
nearly a hundred industrial floats and
automobiles in line, and large rep
resentation of fraternal orders, was
one of the prettiest that has been
given in Keokuk. 1t was a fitting re-
vival of the justly famous flower pa
he
Keokuk's past celebrations.
The parade formed on johnson
street between Second and Seventh,
and moved up Second to Main ana
out Main to Twelfth and return down
to Second. The pageant was headed
nv Miss Ruth Law, the avaitrix. driv-
ing her own car The parade was
moved in three divisions. First the
industrial features. then the fraternal
division and the third section was
composed OF the u. C. T. members.
In the parade were the Weber girls,
the Toki Japs and the Moroccan
ARABS, all from the big tent show
They rode in automobiles.
Unusually artistic and novel were
many of the Industrial floats: These
were beautifully decorated. and ad-
vertised the products of the firms
putting them in line. Several OF the
firms gave souvenirs Of their wares,
as they passed along the street. The
u. c. It's all carried grips and adj
vertised their houses in this manner.
U. C. It's Were In Charge.
The parade was in charge OF the
parade committee of the U. c. It's
with William A. Balbach chairman,
and the following members: G. +.
Dennis, H. D. Paustian, W. h Reim-
bold and ]. G. Buss.
The other U. c. T. day activities
were in charge of the following com
mittees:
Decoration of u. C. T. float-C. s..
Cooley, D. w. McDevitt, ]. G. Buss.
Special entertainment committee
J. w. Van Tassell, w. w. Hartley. D.
w. McDevitt.
Quite a crowd from the surround
ing negihborhoods were in town to-
day for the celebration and parade.
By noon there was an unusually big
crowd in the city and by the time the
parade started the streets were
packed.