The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-12
How the Dominion 10 Responding
NobIy to Call Of Mother Coun-
try Was Discussed by
Mrs. J. q. Rubidee.
AT MEETING OF D. A. R. IS
Mrs. j. L. S. Scadding Read Several
Letters From Her Brother
Who Is Serving In
the War.


Mrs. Henry w. Huiskamp at her home,
sol Grand avenue. The following nom
members Of the chapter were Mrs.
Euiskamp's guests: Mrs. ]. L. s:
Soaiiing, Mrs. Cafe. Mrs. Edmund
Jaeger, Miss Martha P. Hornish and
Mrs. Linnie Merritt Jordon Of Santa
Clara, California.
The regent, Mrs. ]. F. Elder, presld-
ed at the short business meeting which
preceded the program. Miss Pittman
presented q detailed report OF the ex'
penses of the anniversary luncheon.
Mrs w. G. Blood made supplement
tary report of the chapters work Tor
hospitals in France, that ten dollars
additional to that previously reported
was forwarded from the sale OF painted
post cards, this amount to go to the
fund for French artists disabled in the
war
Miss Dunlap presented the matter of
the purchase Of an index for the line
age books in the public library. BY a
vote 1t was decided that the chapter
should purchase the index.
Canada's Part In War.
The program for the afternoon was
Canadas part in the present war. Mrs.
John d. Rubidge had charge OF the
program and read very interesting
paper on the subject. Following the
paper Mrs. Rubidge introduced Mrs.
J. l.. S. Scadding, who is native Can
adian, and who expressed her pleasure
as Daughter Of the British Empire,
in having the privilege to appear on
a program before the Daughters OF the
American Revolution. Mrs. Scadding
read a half dozen letters written from
the front, by her brother, Mai. Morgan
Gray, and from cousin, who Is
surgeon for Canadian regiment. The
letters were graphic. and the Personal
element brought to the hearers very
dramatic realization OF the war. The
brave and dauntless spirit Of the
letters was strongly marked and the
Daughters were very apprecfative OF
Mrs. Scadding's sharing with them
these personal notes. Mrs. Gale, who
was guest of the chapter. has two
brothers in the Canadian troops In
France and Mrs J. H. Bissel has four
kfnsmen in the Canadian troops.
The music of the afternoon included
a victrola number, "The Trooping Of
the Colors," and piano number by
Miss Gertrude Fry, which was med
Mrs. Rubidge in her very interesting
said in part: "Was 1t chance only or
fate which led the program committee
to give me Canada as a topic, country
1 have learned to love as it was my
husbands birthplace in the town Of
Petersboro. His grandfather was an
admiral in the English navy and in the
family is a jeweled medallion present
ed to him by the crown. Johnson Hay
wood is kinsman of Admiral Hood.
who was killed in this present war.
Pardon these personalities, We are on
our way to Canada.
loyalty Of the Dominion.
THE loyalty of the dominion OF
Canada in the present war Is second
to none among the colonies of Britain.
and her substantial contribution to
England's fighting line in Europe has
proved a great factor in the allies
streigth.
THAT Canada. non-military nation
with no previous experience in war
except military maneu-
vers, could collect, equip and transport
400, 900 men Is one Of the stupendous
facts of the war She has increased
her grain acreage so as to gain the
third place among the wheat produc-
ing countries of the world-exceeded
only by the United States and Russia.
Financially, she has transformed
her situation entirely, becoming a
creditor nation, rather than a debtor
nation.
Enthusiastically she has expanded en-
ormously and involved an entirely new
pursuit, that Of munition making
which daily grows in magnitude and
Importance.
Econ omically these facts have con-
trituted to create flood Of prosperity
similar to that enjoyed by the United
States and the effect OF which Is to
stimulate every class and element
throughout the dominion to ever in
creasing efforts in behalf Of the cause
to which she has dedicated herself
believing that not only victory but
safety rests with big battalions and
adequate preparedness.
when it is remembered that all
Canada's fighting men have to be
transported across the Atlantic to
reach the battlefields and that in the
face Of menaces like the subm arines
and battleships which did not exist in
past wars, the significance of this I'M
dertaking will be best realized.
Canada has enlisted, uniformed.
equipped, trained and transported
these men at her own cost and is pay
ing, equipping. provisioning and NUM-
tioning them in the field in the same
way. though they are fighting 1900
miles from her own shore.
1.-THE rate of pay for the Canadian
OF upwards from s1.00 a day for the pri-
Yates is vastly above that paid by
other nations in former wars and with
out parallel now save in Australia
and New Zealand. The dependents OF
Canadian soldiers get from the state.