The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-18

Mrs. ]. G. Hayner and her daugh.
ter Miss Elizabeth Warwick, will en-.
tertain at bridge at the Country club
on Wednesday morning, July rs.
War and Food.
One Of the problems which the war
has brought to the women of Ger
many is domestic one end a diff
Guilty which all housekeepers will
understand. No longer is an ordinary
cook book Of any value there because
dozens of things usually found in
markets and shops can no longer be
bought at any price. The government
has laid down certain rules as to the
amount of food stuffs which a family
may use. Can you imagine cooking
without butter. milk. and eggs? That
is what the German housewives are
doing. In the first months Of the
war two war cook books appeared,
but they are no longer of any use be-
cause many of the ingredients called
for are no longer in market. The
Women's Magazine from month to
month prints new recipes, using as
best they can the steadily decreasing
variety Of food stuffs. Early in the
war all the oat meal in Germany was
gathered up for the horses to eat; the
government eaid the horses needed it
more than the people did. Some of
the food combinations made for the
sake of variety do not sound very
appetising as for example. beans
cooked with prunes, or a combina-
ton of cabbage and apples. Back of
all the conservation Of food is the
knowledge, or the fear at least, that
ENv,ry 1or nd vi h1 - -
starvation plan. by forcing Germany
to feed her own people without aid
from the world outside.
Swedish NJ. e. Aid.
The Ladies Aid society If the Swed-
ish NJ. e. church will be entertained
at the home OF Mrs. Frank Wahl-
gren, SIG South Twelfth street, on
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Moore Entertained.
Iowa City Press: Miss Hortense
Moore Of Keokuk, is the guest of
Miss Bessie Colbert, who. with other
friends, is entertaining the fair
Iowan with series of social sessions
pleasant functions. all. The merry
makers assembled last evening at the
city park, and enjoyed a leap year
dance at the Reichardt pavilion.
Among the guests from abroad were
Attorney Walter r. Wolfe of Dunlap,
Iowa, and Miss Helen Machemer Of
Cedar Rapids.
Assisting the hostesses were Misses
Dolores Cusack and Marcella Swift.
The chaperones were Mr.. and Mrs:
Charles Swift.
Report OF Wedding.
The Waterloo Evening Courier OF
Monday contains the following notice
Of the marriage of Mr.. Clifford R.
Milligan, an account of which was
given in The Gate City last evening:
tMr. Clifford r. Milligan, formerly
connected with the Rock Island
freight lines at Waterloo, as chief
clerk, was married to Miss Katherine
Mead Of this city, at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mead,
172 Ballou street, Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Mead is now agent
of the Keokuk and Des Modnes
lines at Keol1uk, where the couple
will reside
Visiting in keokuk.
Gem City: Mr.. and Mrs. NAL
colin Mcfarland w:o. returned from
their honeymoon Saturday, departed
Sunday for Keolcuk, where they will
spend a few days with his parents,
before returning to Fort Madison to
open up their home at 1903 Des
Moines street.
Coming From Madison.
Democrat: A party of young peo-
ple will motor to Keokuk Tuesday
evening to attend a dancing party at
the Country club given by Misses
Mary and Louesa Harrison. On
Wednesday the Misses Harrison will
come to Fort Madison where they
will be the house guests OF Miss
Frances Brockman.
PERSONALS.
DIR. e. B. Newcomb and DR.. Philip
B. Nevcomb motored to Mount Pleas
ant this morning to spend the day.
Mrs. W. S. WINS has returned from