The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
\ ,,...ern Illinois Lumber Dealers
Club Ends Convention With
Festivities at Hotel
Iowa.
PROGRAM AND DANCE
ADDRESS of the Evening Given by e.
w. Mem George w. Angel
Again Elected
President.

banquet, pfoSid<h anu uahce AZ
mo Hotel Iowa last night closed the
fourth annual meeting of the West
arn Illinois Lumber Dealers club
sald here yesterday. With an inter
asting business meeting in the after
r ro and an enjoyable banquet and
Entertainment in the evening, the
.onvention was a very successful one
nd q credit to the local committees
an arrangements and entertainment.
AZ the afternoon business session
mo following officers were elected:
observation-disclosures w. Angel Of
Keokuk. This is Mr.. Angels fifth
term.
Of Quincy.
secretary -treasurer-W. E. Lyon of
Carthage.
Directors-Fred smoeger. Chicago:
i I. Tarbox, Clayton. ILL.,; Charles
Hanan, Macomb, Ill.
The resolutions committee pre-
sented the following report:
1--WE, the undersigned committee
on resolutions, beg leave to submit
the following
"Resoved-That the thanks of the
western Illinois Retail Lumber Deal
ars' club be extended to the Honor
able Mayor Ed. S. Lotion of Keo-
kuk, to the Keokuk lumber dealers
pnd their wives, the Keokuk Indus
rial association, Manager Holmes of
the Hotel Iowa, participants on the
Z program and all Keokuk people who
assisted in making this meeting
success Also to the Lothman
Cypress company for the badges
which they distributed.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR H. HEIDEMANN.
y. l.. TARBOX.
III c. VESSEL. :.
BURNS J. ANDERSON.
20. S. HUBBARD"
Arrangements were made for the
snnual picnic of the lumber dealers,
salesmen and families at Camp
! Point. H.. in July.
Banquet Last Night.
One hundred and twenty-five
guests, visiting and local lumber
dealers and their wives, were present
at the banquet served at 1880 o'clock
In the main dining room of the Hotel
Iowa. The menu was an excellent
one and the service efficient. In the
folds Of the napkin at each plate
was small silk American flag. The
. menu follows:
Chicken Soup
Relishes Olives
Roast Chicken Stuffed
New Potatoes Green Peas
French Rolls
Fruit Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream Cake
Demi Tasse
Cigars
Following the banquet a program
was given, President Angel acting
as postmaster. The address of the
evening was delivered by E. W. Nc
Manus, and instrumental and vocal
numbers added to the interest and
enjoyment of the occasion.
The opening number was an in
strumental duet with Mrs. Ella
Marder at the piano and Master
Joseph Marder at the violin This
was followed by two solos by Mrs.
Wilbur Hughes Of Hamilton, who
was accompanied by Miss Clemence
Dadant. Following a piano solo by
Mrs George Sueppel of iowa City,
Mr.. McManus was introduced
After telling fund of witty
stories during which he kept the
faces of his hearers wreathed in
smiles. the speaker launched into a
SURFING patriotic address and was
appiauded several times during the
course of his remarks.
Democracy VS.. Autocracy.
de said that the United States
was facing the greatest crisis Of it's
history. a crisis that they all knew
ana appreciated. He said that the |
umes would call for great efforts and |
probably great sacrifices. He charac-