The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-17

their mother last MONDAY alIeTlloon
and twenty lady friends responded tc
the invitations. A two course lunch
con was served to the guests. a very
pleasant afternoon would have been
enjoyed had it not been for the
cablegram that had been received only
a short time before the guests arrived
informing the family OF the sons ser
lous illness in France.
James Campbell of Keokuk was
the speaker at the M. e. church Thurs,
day evening when he addressed the
members Of the Epworth league and
their friends in behalf of the win your
chum week Miss Irva Peters sang
very beautifully solo during the
service.
Eleven new members We're Initial
ed into the Rebekah lodge Tuesday
evening. Their names are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stepp. William NHar-
ter and wife, the Misses Inez Harter,
Beulah Finley and Aleda Rose, the
Messrs. Daisy Ball, Geo. Kinkade and
Drville King Two former members
were reinstated, Mrs. ]. B. Knkade
and Mrs. Inez MCLEAN.
Mrs. Lena Kennedy of Rockford,
H., who has been visiting at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. James Odell, left
Wednesday for Terre. Haute. Ind.
where the lady will visit her daughter
before returning to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Pence received
a cablegram Monday stating that
their son Earl was dangerously III al
a hospital in Paris, France. The
Pence family have the deep sympathy
of their neighbors and friends in the
suspense that has come to them.
Earl Is Hamilton young man who
has host of friends who will all
hope and trust that he will be restor-
ed to health For the past few years
he has been a jealous worker In the
Y. M. C. A. in the foreign lands.
The Live Wire class Of the M. Il.
Sunday school held their regular
monthly class party at the home OF
Mrs. Samuel Hyndman Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Hyndman was assist
ed by Mrs. Geo. Montgomery in the
serving of the light refreshments.
Games were enjoyed and the usual
business meeting OF the class held.
A large number of the class and their
friends were in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Eymann OF
Ogallah, Neb., who have been visit
Ing their relatives at Warsaw. We're
the guests Oh HIS COuSiu, hIo. Il. w.
Berdolt and family Thursday,
A meeting was held at the Photo
play house Thursday evening and
funds were solicited for the Y. M. c..
A. Patriotic speeches were made by
Messrs Smith and Roswell O'Harra
OF Carthage; Dr. Ed Miller OF Camp
Dodge, who is spending a few days
furlough here, and the Messrs. A..
j.. Macarthur, Warren II. Orr. and l..
G, Macarthur of this city. The Hamfl-
ton band played a few selections OF
patriotic music. Quite large crowd
was in attendance.
J. A. Gordon and son have favored
the Hamilton and Oakwood schools
by giving concert Of victrola music
at the schools Thursday and Friday
morning This was a great kindness
in Mr.. Gordan and the teachers and
pupils of both schols greatly enjoyed
the concert and appreciated Mr.. Cor
dams kindness and thoughtfulness In
their behalf.
Mrs. Neal Daugherty, who was op-
Grated on at the Graham hospital
few days ago, is getting along nicely
and hopes are entertained that the
operation will restore Mrs. Daugher-
ty to good health.
Miss Bessie Gordon returned from
Chicago Tuesday evening. Miss Bes.
sic is enjoying good health again and
her many friends rejoice with the
Gordon family in her recovery to
health.
Miss Ruth White Of Elvaston, has
enjoyed visit with Mrs. Daniel Buck
ert and Mrs. F.. A. Hopkins this week.
Miss White, who teaches near Elvas-
49, ha- tn fnr a
time and decided to take q rest from
teaching for couple Of weeks. Miss
Mabel Riggs is teaching in Miss
Whites school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban GIBSON have
moved from their residence to rooms
upstairs in Mr.. Gipson's business
building on Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Deweese and
little daughter We're guests of John
Thompson and wife near ST. Marys
township Sunday.
Rev. DIR. Hartley, who was pastor
OF the Congregational and Presbyter-
ian churches in lakewood and Hamil-
ton in 1889, was renewing old time
friendships in this city Thursday He
found many changes had taken place
In Hamilton since he and his esSim-
able wife labored IN our midst DR..
Hartley also missed many of the old
time friends who during the inter
vening years have gone to that coun-
try whence no traveller ere returns.
Since leaving our city DS. Hartley
md family have lived in various cities
= In different states and have also spent
six years in England, their native
country. For many years he has been
a Jealous worker in the Episcopal
church and for nine years was dean
of the Episcopal cathedral at Little
Rock, Ark, this cathedral having a
Seating capacity OF 1900. For the
past year he has been rector OF the
Episcopal church at Kewanee, Ill,
his street number being 726 South
Chestnut street. Dr. Hartley has
been in attendance at the annual sy.
nod of the diocese held at Quincy and
being so near he came to Warsaw
Tuesday and later to this city. DR.
and Mrs. Hartley have three sons