The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-20

war appropriation.
Berean Class to Meet. =
Mrs. Carl Wiegner and Mrs. ]. M
Allen will entertain the Berean class
on Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Wiegner. 312 North Eleventh
street.
Belmont Club Meeting.
The Belmont Cosmopolitan club
will be entertained next Thursday
Afternoon by Mrs. Droe. The mem
bers are asked to note the change in
the place of meeting.
For Miss Real.
Mrs. William Dobbs entertained
twenty ladies on Tuesday evening at
Miscellaneous shower in honor OF
Miss Avis Real, whose marriage to
William Murphy will occur on the
morning Of April %, at st. Peters
church. Miss Real received a num-
Der Of handsome gifts. She was hon
or guest also. on Wednesday evening
at shower given by the ladies' aux
iliary OF A. o. H, in their hall. The
bride to be received a number Of
useful gifts.
Women's Clubs Plans.
The council of the General Fedora
ton of Womens clubs which held its
mid-biennial session in New Orleans
last week, Is counted one of the lag
est and most successful ever held.
In the Importance of the subjects
considered and the far reaching ef
feet of the steps which it will recon-
mend to the federation itself at its
biennial in Arkansas in 1918, it Is
especially notable.
Patriotic response to the war crisis
was the keynote, and the efforts to
increase the efficiency of service by
the federation to the country, \ absorb
ed attention to the exclusion of al
most everything else.
To promote such efficiency, and
eliminate duplicntion of effort, the
board, at dts afternoon session Satur
day decided to recommend at the
from the National Council
Of Women. When that body called
upon the federation to carry on its
relief work in aid of the American
Red Cross through, the national coun-
Gil, and to pay a per capita tax which
would amount TO many thousands Of
dollars, the federation officials be-
lieved the time ripe to withdraw
Instead, it will cooperate directly
with the American Red Cross, and is
an emergency service conf
nittee" which will card index every |
club woman for classification in one
IF six divisions of service-executive |
welfare, supplies, commits
,ary and transportation.
Those who work in the executive, |
clerical, welfare and supplies serv-
ces will be directed by the Red |
Cross; other workers will serve I'M
Ter the eleven departments of work
which already constitute the skeleton
II federation activities.
Mrs. Frances e. Whitley, president
II the Iowa Federation of Women's
.lut,s, and Mrs. Homer A. Miller of
)es Moines, director for Iowa, were
Interested participants in the de-
Iteration of the council; Mrs. Miller J.
IS a member of the endowment COM
nittee, and Mrs. Whitley as chairman
4 the state president meetings, held
q connection with the council. Sew
raj delightful social occasions help
d to relieve the hard work which oc
up1ed most Of the days spent in
Jew Orleans.
AT the coming biennial convention
o be held in Fl. Dodge May % to %,
here will be much, of interest 10
owa women, In view Of the present
ituation and speakers of national
equation whose addresses will be of
Inspiring and patriotic significance.
Pythian Sister Entertain.
The Pythian Sisters entertained at
:. P. hall last evening with the fol-
wing program: +
iatlo solo ..... Miss Eda Blaisdell
ocal solo Miss Albbie Bidwell
iano solo ...... Miss Lucy Skinner
sextette -. .........
Miss Meador, Misses Dorothy and
Margaret Aldrich, Mr.. Hicks, Mr..
Wygle,. Mr.. Meador.
iano duet Misses Bidewell and Lang
ocal solo 49,. Miss Faye Brumback
leigf1t of hand demonstration ~.
......... Kenneth Davidson
Illustrated lecture, Damon and
Pythias ....... John P. johnson
Dancing and refreshments.