The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
HOOVER LUNCHEON
FOR CIVIC LEAGUE
Annual Feature VIII Not be Given up
viii be Censored, so to Speak,
by the Food
Dictator.
WANT DIR. MEIGS HERE
League Would Like to Have Noted
Child Welfare Doctor Make Ad-
dress-Reports Of Work
Made.
WANT DIR. MEIGs HERE

| The Civic league held it's regular
monthly meeting Saturday with
good attendance. Miss Eleanor Brown
Gained the meeting to order and in
troduced the newly elected president
Mrs. Hugh j. Robertson, who pre-
sided during the session. Routine
reports were made by the secretary,
| Miss Caroline Baldwin, and by Miss
Younker, the treasurer. Mrs. Leon
ard Matless reported that the Civic
league was to be given representa-
ton with other local civic organiza-
lions, at a meeting to be called by
the mayor and city commissioners at
which the location of the source OF
the water supply will come up for
consideration.
Miss Martha Baldwin reported that
the park commissioners had made
some repairs, as cementing cracks in
the base of the Birge drinking foun-
tain in the park, but that the metal
parts of the fountain had not yet
been replaced Miss Caroline Bald
win gave the final report as to the
cost of maintaining the flower bas-
kets on Main street and said that
they had been maintained a month
longer this season than last and at
less cost due to the weather con-
ditions Mrs. J. J. Ayres reported
that the commissioners had given
their promise that the unsightly cor
ner on Fifth and Fulton street should
be improved and it's condition made
more slightly.
Mrs. Robertson reported that the
garden contest prizes had been
awarded in the schools, a detailed
report Of which has already appeared
in The Gate City. The president
also thanked the members who had
assisted in the Liberty loan cam
paign. She thanked the women who
sold bonds and those who bought
bonds. Report was also made Of the
work done by the league to assist
Mayor Lotion in carrying out the
proclamation of the governor on fire
prevention day.
The PRECEDENT said that the stand
ing committees for the winters
activities were being made out and
that public announcement of those
comm ittees will be made as soon as
the appointments are complete.
There was some discussion as to the
program for the year and an earnest
wish was expressed that DR.. Grace
Meigs might speak before the league
when she comes to Keokuk to visit.
The program committee was instruct
ed to invite Mr. Francis Perry Elliott
to speak at some meeting during the
year at time suiting his convent
ence.
To Have Hoover Luncheon.
For a number of years the annual
luncheon has been delightful social
event and the members are loath to
omit that feature from the program.
1t was decided that Hoover
luncheon should be given, the de-
tailed arrangements of which were
given to the social committee and
the program committee acting with
the advice Of the president. 1t has
been customary to invite some prom
fnent woman to speak at the
luncheon. The honor guest last year.
was Ida Tarbell
The program committee was in
structed to invite Mrs. Mollie FEELS
of st. Louis, a woman Of interna-
fiona! fame because of her work for
the single tax. Mrs. Fels lived here
as girl and is a graduate of our
local high school,
Two new members were received
into membership in the league, Mrs.
Beverly Waugh Dickinson and Miss
a.