The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
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+ At at. Barnabas Episcopal church
Thursday evening the Rev. Edward
m. Rudd Of FIT. Madison. addressed a
large audience, and as usual. denver
ed an excellent Lenten sermon. SUD
ject: Whatsoever we do. do IT tieaft.
fly, as to the Lord. The choir put on
a new appearance with new anthems'
under the leadership OF tho Prot.
Geo. Barnes OF st. johns onu1cn'
Keokuk.
The w. C. T. u. silver medal con
test was given at the city hall. Feb
ruary %. 1917. The reading OF
scripture lesson by the Rev. Morgan;
prayer. Rev. Duty. The contestants
gave a splendid recital Of novelties on
temperance. Those who gave tho
renditions were Florence Beecham.
Jessie Bouter, A,RrA Pence, Wilma
Hancock, Marion Gale, Doris Crooks.
who was the youngest in the class
carried off the silver medal. Tho
Young ladies all did we'll but as the
honorable president OF tbs board OF
education said, one did little better
than the rest. and that WAS the daugh-
ter of Station Agent r. D. Crooks,
who Is an intelligent young miss.
Gentlemen's quartette was pleasing
music by orchestra consisted OF az
tractive numebrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Waider Or
Keokuk recently announced the ar
rival of baby boy, weight ten
pounds, that came to make their home
happy. The grandmother, Mrs.
Augusta Watder, looks five years
younger since she L. grandma with
not a single gray hair in her head.
w. J. Davis who suffered from an
abscess OF the ear. has partially lost
his hearing.
Mrs. Chas. Allen, Jr., was having
dental work done at Keokuk last
week.
our fellow townsman, J. B. Kiel.
who is still confined to his bed. Is
hopeful that he may be his former
self again.
Thomas Dresser, who has been
tussling with lagrippe for a fortnight,
is reported better, by his physician.
Under auspices of the Ladies AID
of the NJ. -. church, one OF the most
enjoyable events of the season was
the stock social planned and carried
out at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
H. Hancock last Thursday evening,
Washington's birthday. The home
was beautifully decorated with ma
tional colors and ported plants. The
the number present ono hundred and
fifteen. A good program was given;
America, sung by congregation; solo, |
Joseph Reed; solo. Audra Pence;
music by orchestra; duet BY Vera
Wahrer and Charlotte Reed: rsadfns,
Miss Boyles; music, Audra and Walt
er Pence. After the program & de-
licious lunch was served of cream and
cake. Each plate held q souvenir,
diminutive flag. in harmony with
other decorations of the American
colors. It is acknowledged that the
hostess, Mrs. E. H. Hancock, who
never does things by halves. has the
other ladies guessing that she Is the
novel entertainer OF the city.
MT. and Mrs. Curtis Younkin an
nounce the advent OF baby. that
came to gladden. their home on Feb
ruary 90. 1917. Mother and child do
ing well.
J. l.. Vansodoll has been housed
from sickness the weeks end, and il
seemingly better at present.
The Bowen family recently receiv-
ed a box Of pimentos from Geo. T.
Bowen Of Los Angeles, Calf.
Several of the young men are plan
ming on going to Bettendorf foundry,
where they will have employment TO-
the summer months.
In the passing of good man. Chas.
Crousin, who when death overlook
him, was nearing his fiftieth mile
stone, his wife and children have