The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-29
keokuk People Interested.


keokuk People Interested.
Eeokuk society will be interested
the following engagement an
uncement which is taken from ths
hcinnati Inquirer. Lieutenant Jone.
the grandson Of Mrs. Virginia VIII
WINS and has been a freuuen,
gitor here:
At an informal reception to be Civ
today in Indianapolis, the engage
nent will be announced of Miss
Nary Louise Avery, eldest daughter
pf Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Avery, for
mer Cincinnatians, and Lieutenant
Robert Ralston Jones, headquarters
troops. Eghty-third division, station.
ed at Camp Sherman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Ralston Jones, OF
Clinton. Although the bride-elect
has lived most of her girlhood in In.
dianapolis. her family, like that OF
her fiance, has been long entrenched
in Cincinnati. She Is a granddaugh.
! ter OF Mrs. Olive M. Avery, of Avon
dale; great-granddaughte of the
late Elisha Stone, whose people were
prominently identified both with the
financial and social prosperity OF
their day. and who built the fine old
place on the Grandin road now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Clinton Crane. She
Is niece OF Mrs. Eveard Appleton,
who Is one of the officers of the Col
. onial Danes, much identified with
Cincinnati circles of that organiza-
ton. The groom-elect came down
from Chillicothe to spend part of hts
holiday with his family here, and is
now In Indianapolis. He is a Cornell
man. the fifth Robert Ralston in d.
rect descent from that distinguished
Philadelphia OF the same name,
whose portrait hangs in the historical
society as one of the builders of the
Quaker City. and whose estate, MT
Peace" encompassed at one time
what is now beautiful Laurel Hill.
On his mothers side he is equally
well connected, her ancestors COM
binfng the old Dutch of New York
with the sterling patriots Of New
Jersey. Mrs. Jones is member of
the Colonial Danes and q former
regent Of the d. "A. r., with whose
activities she is much concerned
Miss Avery is well known to the
younger set OF Cincinnati, having
come down last year to several of the
parties arranged for troop C after
Its return from the border, Lieuten-
ant Jones being one of its number
serving In Mexico. She is particular
/ 1y pretty and attractive and will be
welcomed eagerly as Cincinnatian.
st, Peters AIumnae.
st. Peters and st. Vincent's alum
mae met In Saint Vincent's study last
evening, Mrs. Robert Walker presid
E1ng. The secretary's report was read
by Miss Marie Moeller; the reasurer's
report by Miss Anna Connolly. One
kem OF especial interest was the re.
yQN of the alumnae donation OF
y1Se26 to the knights of Clumbus war
pkfund, which was collected since
AADt quarterly meeting.
Npte OF thanks was given Miss
k01e 6heehan, chairman OF the COM
mtIeoe which made a very generous
shIpqen Of Christmas dainties to the
ters OF Charity in Eel Paso. Texas
9o distribution among the soldiers in
Np near there
report was also made on the knit
~ which is being done by st. Peters
&mmnae for the Sisters of Charity to
distribute in the camps where they are
Korkng. Very generous donations for
yarn have been received from the
'alumnae of st. Peters high school and
their friends.
Is 1t was decided to hold the second an
snual alumnae party on January 20. in
e Hibernian hall. The alumnae will
terrain their friends at cards on the
wer floor and dancing on the second
Dor. with Agnes orchestra furnish
u the music. Refreshments will be
erved to both card players and
Rncers.
The following committees We're ap-
Ointed:
Reception committee for dancing
arty-Mrs. T. W.. Agnew, Mrs. Joseph
urlong. Mrs. Harry Rein, Mrs. Leo
Gredel. Mrs. Harry Phillips, the
sses Geneyieve Crotty, Mary Bras
!, Coletta Moeller, Celestine Dickey,
lestine Agnew, Madeline McGrath,
hna WEIGH, Helen Ffnfgan, Frances
nsone. Winifred Balbach, Eloise
eebles, Helen Sargent. Katherine
wers.
Committee on arrangements for
Ince-Mrs. Clay Bryan, the Misses
bse Welsh. Anna Connolly, Julia
heehan, Marie Hayes.
Reception committee for card party
Mrs. Edward Moore. Mrs. Joseph
Moeller, Mrs. Edward Finigan, Mrs.
(Jas. Breheny, Mrs. H. T. Flood, Miss
|Edwina Mckenzie, Miss Beatrice Nc
kNamara, Mrs. p. H. Ffnerty.
Refreshment and prize committee
Mrs. Robert Walker, Mrs. A. M. Nc
Andrew. Mrs. E. G. King, Mrs. Ray
mond Cook, Mrs. A. ]. Hickey, the
Misses Margaret Ewers, Margaret
Farraher, Leonore Dickey, Rosemary
F1nigan. Mary Seibert, Mary Welsh.
Marie Moeller, Kathryn Hatton. Anna
McAndrew, Josephine Kennedy.
Twice a Month Club.
The members OF the '"Twice-a-
Month" Bridge club entertained their
husbands at dinner last night at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Winger, at which covers were laid
for thirty. Following the dinner there
vas Christmas tree which yielded
!. dinner favors for everyone. The
evening was spent in playing bridge