The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-20
Pleas Made for Support of the
Liberty Loan, Government,
Red Cross and Y. M. G. A.
at Argyle Last Nigh,
DINNER SERVED TO 1909
Ninety-sev Members of Lo-
cal Organization Made Trip
Splendid Address by
G. w. Kellogg.

Patriotism was the dominant note
az the meeting of the keokuk he
tai,ers' league at Argyle, Iowa, las
night. Flags decked the tables ane
adorned the walls and the addresse:
of the evening were almost all or
patriotic subjects in which eloquen
Meas for the support of the govern
ment the Liberty loan, the Red cross
and the Y. M. G. A. were maze.
In many ways last nights meeting
was one of the most enjoyable OF the
many held by the league. A fine road
for travel, delightful scenery, beau
tiful weather, royal welcome al
Argyle sumptuous repast and elo
ment addresses provided an evening
of rare charm. Only eighty mempers
~ the league had announced their
intention of going to Argyle but when
the automobiles were all in the grow
Ing little town, sixteen miles to the
north of Keokuk, it was found that
Keokuk had turned out ninety-seven
believed to be a record. In all 1O9
we're served in the dining hall, which
was in the rear of Rollin Doherty, s
which he generously donated to the
use of the Ladies Aid society OF the
Community church. A number OF
Argyle merchants and farmers and
several from neighboring places were
present at the dinner.
The society only looked for eighty
from Keokuk and when nearly hun.
bred came out, it had job on It's
hands to care for them all. One
hundred and one were served first,
and eight, who were little late, had
to wait until the others had finished.
Those who were present at the din
ner with the Keokuk merchants were
B. F. Price, V. Marsh, DR.. P. E.
Hanes, Frank J. Brodski, the Rev.
Lester H. Bent, Clarence Marsh, Roll
lin Doherty, l.. A. Nisely and Joseph
NJ. Ames of Argyle and vicinity; G.
e. Lucas of Revere, and A. Bailey
and Ira Bailey OF Vincennes.
See Sights Of Argyle.
The banquet was served at ZOO
o'clock, but before the call to the
dining room came, the sights Of
Argyle were taken in by the Keokuk
merchants. They had read quite a
good deal about the growing COM
munity to the north Of them and were
really surprised at the change that
has taken place recently in the town.
DR.. Hanes proved himself to be a
real town booster, for he allowed
nothing to escape the attention of the
visitors, calling attention to the
splendid new bank building there,
the several new business places and
the new homes just put UP or 10
course of construction.
In the dining hall, which was
Spacious place, but not quite large
enough to care for the big crowd that
turned out, the guests were seated at
three long tables, running the entire
length of the garage. The tables
were decorated with roses, peonies
and other seasonable flowers, and at
each place was small American
Tag. The dinner was real treat, the
service was excellent and the cont
mittee that placed the chairs had
wisdom enough to leave them Tar
enough apart SO that the merchants
mad plenty Of elbow room, of which
they were appreciative.
Fine Menu Served.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Community
church did everything it could to
make the occasion an enjoyable one
ahd me merchants to show their ap-
pteclation of the good things before
.hem, proceeded to put away every.
thlng In sight and then at the end
save the society rising vote Of
thanks and hearty handicap.
mere Is what was served:
fricassed Chicken on biscuit
Mashed potatoes
Lettuce salad Pickles
Bread and butter
Jelly Turnips Radishes
Spring onions Coffee
Strawberries Cake
after plates had been cleared away
una cigars lit, President Justice cali
~ 81. tne meeting to order and intro
Ma uoea y W. Kellogg, manager of the
mississip2i River Power company,
s = Mn tne middle west division Of Stone
WEBSTER, who read a we'll prepared |
u exceptionally interesting paper
. on war Conditions in which he
IN. .tn or the necessity of a united ac-
I Iton by all of the people of the !
onlted States during the war and
eoln,ed out how best the country
uoulu be served by the farmers. mar
as aI.urers and people at large. His
sna otess' which is printed entire in
wy part of this evenings issue,
that d plea that all new developments
ia Ia require large amounts of cap
A., We Kept down to a minimum, and
o,.a 90 al available cash be turned
0'er Tor government USE
m, What Argyle Is Doing.
CO... new Lester II. Bent, of the
sairi taanity church Of Argyle, in
peonIe ea address, declared that the
all nI.o ol heokuk and Argyle and Of
tho I Ia IN Lee county, should see
the, larger vision and remember that
ITniy,o are part of Iowa and of the
'eu states, forgetting that there
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