The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-13

Major Collins said. He spoke Of the
meaning Of the flag, the red for
patriotism and the white for purity.
He urged that no act OF brutality,
linhumanity or disloyalty soil the
blue field with its bright stars.
Il commit to your care this ban
ner to be protested against every
foe. domestic and foreign, and when
! 1t is trailed IL the dust, you will
have gone. he said
Camp Banner Given.
The handsome camp banner do
mated by Florence jenkins Blood and
Katherine Jenkins Kiedaisch was
presented by w. G.. Blood. The camp
here is named after their brother. the
first Keokuk man to die In the Span
| ish war. He died from fever con-
/ tracted in the hospital corps, just as
truly hero as those who died at
the lannon's mouth. Mr.. Blood took
occasion to eulogize Lincoln, and
quoted from several authorities as to
his sadness in bearing the burden OF
nation.
In presenting the banner he spoke
| Of the sacrifice of George Jenkins,
and of the leaving and homecoming
Of the troops, and quoted the follow
ling toast from Sam M. Clark, at the
Homecoming banquet for the soldiers,
who spoke to 'The Vacant Chair
Here is his toast:
| The bravest are the tenderest.
There was vacant chair placed
here this evening. 1t was brave
man that proposed 1t, Capt. T. F.
Baldwin of the fighting Fourteenth
Iowa, that carried the same flag that
you carried to put on all soil where
Spanish tyranny trod human liberty
underfoot, in either hemisphere.
knew, when, as your representative
/ in congress, voted for the, war
measures, what war meant. / knew
/ that Keokuk would send many sol
diers and / knew that some Keokuk
| boy would die and find place in
the windowless palace OF rest. I
think of George v. Jenkins and his
relation to this city, a city Of edu-
cat on. He was a student when he
fell out from the ranks of life. l am
glad that the highest aspiration that
! comes to the Cubans, the Porto
| Ricans, and even the Filipinos, as
our flag is carried to them, is to send
their young men here for education.
Any one is fit for citizenship in this
nation when he is educated as is pos.
sible under that flag. You were
school boys as well as he. He died
lust as much that government of the
people, for the people, and by the
people, might not perish from the
earth, as you offered to do He Is
at rest. Duty and life remain to
you. Keokuk welcomes you and
mourns him. In reading the future,
remember
The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart,
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice
An humble and contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet
Lest we forget--lest we forget.
Banner is Accepted.
Lieutenant T. H. r. Rollins spoke in
behalf OF the camp in accepting the
camp coioTs and camp banner. and
presented the following formal &C
ceptance which was adopted by the
camp:
George V, jenkins camp, No. %, Of
the United Spanish War Veterans is
glad for this opportunity Of formally
thanking Major w. B. Collins for his
gift of the camp colors, and Mrs.
Florence Jenkins Blood and Mrs
Katherine Jenkins Kiedafsch for the
gift OF the camp banner.
In presenting this beautiful flag to
the camp Major Collins shows again