The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27

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Gail Black 61e
| for Society Editor.
Flower Box Committee.
The flower box committee OF the
Civic league will visit the merchants
on Tuesday. who aided last year IN
the maintenance of the boxes along
| the great white way and on down
town buildings The committee IS
planning to have the plants put into
the boxes earlier this year than last
| and it is expected that the results
will be much more satisfactory. Last
year the boxes were Allied on June
IL and Immediately following that
date the dry, hot weather began and
the plants suffered in consequence.
The committee has chosen this year
rose pink and white petunias az the
flowers. because they are effective In
color and are hardy plants. me
committee named is Miss Caroline
baldwin, chairman, Mrs. B. +. Jones.
Mrs. George Merriam. Mrs. Q. X.
Armentrout, Mrs. J. B. Well. Mrs.
John C. Scott, Mrs. G.. G. Johnson,
Mrs. q. A. French, Mrs. j. Albert
Kiedaisch, Mrs. Bruce Gilhllan. Mrs.
| John McGrath, Mrs. Harry Culkin,
Mrs. William Lowitz, Miss Amanda
Younker, Mrs. Beverly Dickinson ana
Mrs. ]. ]. Ayres-
| Mrs. Collier Returns.
Mrs. D. A. Collier returned yester-
dow from her trip to Washington,
D. c.. where she attended the CONT
mental congress of D. A. r. Mr.. Col
lier met her in Chicago enroute
| home.
civic League Meeting.
THE Civic league will hold its an
nual meeting in the Y. w. O. A.
building tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Officers will be elected, an
nual reports made and plans an
nounced for annual clean up week
which the Industrial association has
set for the first week In May.
woman's Auxiliary Elects.
Tho woman's Auxiliary of st.
1ohn,s Episcopal church held their
ANIMAL meeting in the parish house
The following officers were re-
elected:
President-Miss Eleanor Brown.
vice president-Mrs. ]. J. Ayres.
Secretary-Mrs. Fred 2. Gose-
wisch.
Treasurer-Miss Eta j. Ayres.
Honor New Paster.
The Rev. John H. and Mrs.
Matthias were honor guests at re-
ceptfon last night given at the flrst
Rantist church The Rev. Mr..
Ma alas has recently come. to the
! ma storate of the First Baptist church
And the reception last night was
| formal welcome to him and his fam
nv. There was q large attendance
and the evening was very happy
one socially The guests were re-
ceiyed by the Rev. and Mrs. Matthias
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Townsend, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Inman. Mrs. Vincent
H. Phillips and Mr.. Bernard Mer-
Ram. A short program was gwen
which included musical numbers oy
the Sunday school orchestra, the
young mems quartette and the junior
uuartette. The Rev. Swanson OF the
Swedish church and the Rev. w. II.
Bacon OF the First Christian church
made short speeches, welcoming the
Rev. Mr.. Matthias on behalf OF the
Ministerial association and the other
| church of the city.
Following the program, refresh
ments were served by committee
| Of which Mrs. c. J.. Carlson was
chairman. The reception plans were
made by the deacons of the church
and by the Ladies' society OF which
Mrs. Vincent H. Phillips is presl-
| dent
p. e. o. Convention.
The convention of Iowa grand
chapter of P. E. o. which met this
week in Fairfield, closed It's three
DAYS session last night. Mrs. Prince
Sawyer of Sioux City presided at the
convention. Mrs. Helen M. Drake of
Nebraska. the national president,
was a guest at the convention. Mrs.
Drake is a woman of exceptional
ability and has the honor to be state
regent of Nebraska D. A. r, as well
as national president Of P. e. o.
The state officers elected at the ses-
sion yesterday were:
President-Mrs. Eugene Henley of
Grinneu.
Vice president-Mrs. Charles P.
Frantz of Burlington.
Second vice president-Mrs. Kirby
Of Fairfield.
Record secretary-Mrs. Myrtle S.
Arnold of Clarinda.
Corresponding secretary Mrs.
Englebeck Of Des Moines.
Treasurer-Mrs. Carrier Of New
ton.
Organizer-Mrs. Buechele Of Wat
erloo.
Mrs. Charles Dickinson, president
of the. Keokuk chapter, will be one
of the delegates from Iowa to the
supreme convention at Omaha 6 in