The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-24
AGED CARTHAGE
RESIDENT DEAD.
Mrs. Elizabeth 6ooz, pioneer Resident
Of Hancock County, Has
Answered Final
Summons.
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
College Students Presenting Series
Of Musical RecItais
During the s
Week.
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
lFrom Quincy Whig. !

lF'rom Quincy Whig.1
CARTHAGE, May 24.-Mrs. Eliza
beth ]. M. BoozY passed away at her
home in this city, May %, 1916, at
$40 a. M, aged "a years, after sever
al years of declining health, the last
few weeks having been confined to
her bed.
Mrs. Booz was one OF the pioneer
residents Of Hancock county, having
been born in Green county, Kentucky
and came with her parents to this
county when a babe Of two and one
half years Of age, since which time
she has made her home in this vicin-
ity. DR.. and Mrs. Booz lived for
many years just short distance from
the Oak Grove church, and people
who attended this country church
can best testify to the hospitality OF
this family, as everyone felt free to
drop in on them, and were assured a
hearty welcome. DR.. Booz was en-
gagged in the practice Of medicine,
and knew no night too dark or stormy
to go to his patients, when urgent
calls were received. The family
moved to Carthage in 1892, but the
doctor being in declining health, was
forced to give up his country prac-
tice. He passed away on February
20, 1901.
There were born to this union nine
children, two daughters, Miss Jewel
and Mrs. Fannie Cannon, having pre-
coded the mother in death. Those sur
viving are: Mrs. Sarah E. Gibbs, of
Plymouth; Mrs. Lenore w. Reno, Of
East Carthage; Mrs. Emma W. Cloud,
Of st. Marys; Mrs. Dora NJ Cowles,
Of Beardstown; Mrs. Zilpha Davis, OF
Monmouth; and Joseph and Will, of
this city. All Of the children have
been with their mother during her
last illness, and did all that loving
hands could do for her in her last
hours.
The funeral service will be held
at the Christian church at 2:3O p. m
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. E. M
Smith, officiating. Burial at Moss
Ridge cemetery.
Series Of ,RecitaIs.
Carthage college is presenting Its
musical students in recital at the
work is high class and shows that
in plano, and Miss Symonds, in voice,
is bringing forth the best results,
The public is availing itself of the
opportunity of hearing these recitals.
as each one thus far presented has
called forth large crowd.
On Monday evening, the school OF
music presented Miss Mary Symonds
voice, and Virgin Kleppinger, piano,
in the Trinity Lutheran church in
senior recital, the following being the
program:
Die Lorelei (Litz)--Mary Symonds.
Sonata, op. 81 (Beethoven) Les
Adieux: Adagio, Allegro; LAbsence:
Andante expressive; lie Retour: Viva
cissimamente-Virgi Neppinger.
Seibers song from Faust"
CGounod) "Only Love" CDargom-
ijsky); "a Legend" (Tschaikowsky)
Mary Symonds
Etude, op. IS, No. 9 Chopin;
Nocturne. (Brassin; Trout (Schu-
bert-Heller)-Virgin Kleppinger.
When the Soft Winds Blow (Guedy)
Yesterday and Today (Spross); In
Italy (Boyd)-Mary Symonds.
Concerto A minor (Greig): First
movement, Allegro, Motto Moderate
Virgin Kueppinger.
The orchestral part for concerto
played on the pipe organ by Miss
Dvorsky.
Marchand Hill acted as accompan-
ist to Miss Symonds.
Other Events Of Week.
On Thursday evening, May 25th, at
SIS o'clock, the commencement re-
cital of Miss Marie Cronk, senior
voice, and Erma Simser, junior piano.
will be held.
On Friday evening, May 26th, at
Sis O'Clock, the senior recital of Miss
Agnes Anderson, alto.
Saturday afternoon, May 9th, at
80 o'clock, the piano and voice re-
cital of Erma Rowe and Lola Fetch
err
Tuesday, May 3Oth, at S:15 o'clock.
the commencement recital by Gen.
evieve Wheat Baal, contralto, under
the auspices of the Girls Glee club
of Carthage college,
other Carthage News.
Miss Elsie Jacoby departed Tuesday
for Hamilton to visit Miss Ora Yater,
and on Wednesday she goes to Des
Moines to visit her aunt, Mrs. Charlie
Brown. George Jacoby left Thursday
evening for Des Moines, and together