The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-10
,Misslon Board Anniversary.

Mission Board Anniversary.
The ladies' of the First Baptist
church held a very enjoyable ban
quet at o'clock yesterday in cele-
bration OF the fortieth anniversary
Of the establishment Of mission board
OF which the local organization is
branch. These banQuets were held
In Baptists churches everywhere on
the anniversary and were called
Ruby banqusts, because that stone
symbolizes the fortieth year. Forty
were present and each woman had
earned forty cents. Following the
banquet. Mrs. r.. NJ. Lapsley presided
and the women told their experiences
in earning the money, One woman
had done manicure work, another had
economical by leaving potatoes Off
the bill OF fare. another had sold eggs
and another had resorted to plumb
ing Mrs. Vincent Phillips is presi-
dent of the society which planned
the banquet
Committees are Named.
The social committee Of the Be-
nevolent Union announce the follow
ing entertainment committees:
March-Mrs. o. w. Mandt. Mrs.
VIM. MacGowan, Mrs. Alvin Kraft.
April-Mrs. VIM. N. Sage, Mrs. B.
B. Hobbs, Mrs. ]. d. Rubidge.
May-Miss Baldwin, Miss Caroline
Baldwin, Mrs. J. H. Bissell.
June-Mrs. w. G. Blood, Mrs. e. L.
McCoid. Mrs. Collingwood Tucker.
July-Mrs. o. w. Sandburg, Mrs.
Cephas Harrison, Mrs. II. A. Walker.
August-Mrs. o. 8. Stanbro. Mrs.
John A. Dunlap, Mrs. N. HI Pyle.
September-Mrs. Harry Phillips.
Mrs. N. T. Wilcox. Mrs. j. R. Irwin.
October-Mrs. H. o. Whitney, Mrs.
James Noble. Mrs. James Thomas.
November-Nlrs. A. Weber, Mrs. j.
NJ Furlong, Mrs. ]. j. Miley.
December-Mrs. J. r. Carpenter,
Mrs. o. C. Bot. Mrs. H. A. Gray.
January-Mrs. Henry Schouten,
Mrs John Tumelty. Mrs. c. F. Skin !,
win.
February-Mrs. A. Hollingsworth,
Mrs. L. A. Hamill, Mrs. I. j. NC
Grath.
Shakespeare Club.
The Shakespeare club will meet on
Tuesday evening with Miss Martha
Baldwin. The program will include
three articles relating to Shake
SpedTe 9 WOThI TTOWuH vi SouohS
speare,s Comedies, by NJ. w. Sam7-
SON. read by Miss Elizabeth Blood;
He OWNED Life, He Did Not Merely
Copy it, by Sir Oliver Lee. read by
Mrs. J. o. Boyd; Priests and Misers,
by Coleridge, read by Mrs. J. +.
Elder.
National President Coming.
The Ladies' Auxiliary and the AN
cient Order Of Hibernians are looking
forward with much pleasure to the Wis
1t from Mrs. McWhorter Of Chicago.
national president of the Ladies' Aux.
Hilary, who will be present for the st.
Patrick's day celebration to be held
in st. Peters hall Friday evening.
10 Visiting Here.
Mrs. J. H. French and daughter
Marjorie, Of Sheldon, Iowa, are In
the city to visit her mother Mrs. 8.
j. Hutchinson. She has been the
guest Of her sister Mrs. George Ed
ward Marshall. at Davenport for sew
eIal days, and was the honor guest
at several informal parties.
soclai Committee Entertains.
The Benevolent Union social COM
mittee. Mrs. O. w. Mandt. Mrs. Will.
liam MACEDONIAN and Mrs. Alvin Kraft
will entertain the members OF the
Birge B. U. household at q st. Pat.
rick's day party on next Saturday
afternoon in the reception room Of the
home.
Art Club Monday.
The Art club will meet on Monday
evening with Mrs. r. G. Horne. The