The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-10
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR LINCOLN DAY
February IL viii be Celebrated in
Proper Fashion by spanish War
Veterans and Patriotic
Societies.
WILL PRESENT BANNERS
Camp coIors Given to the George v.
Jenkins Camp, Will be Formally
Turned Over Monday
Evening.

Patriotic societies OF the city Will
Join with George v. Jenkins camp
No. %, United Spanish War Veterans,
in the observance Of the birthday an
niversary Of Abraham Lincoln. The
program will be given in the 7. w. q.
A. auditorium commencing at 500
O'Clock. There will be program OF
music and talks, and the presentation
Of the two banners presented to
George v. jenkins camp, one by Ma
Tor W. B. Collins, and the camp colors
being the gift of Mrs. Karl Kiedaisch
and Mrs. Florence jenkins Blood,
whose brother the camp is named
for.
The program will be the following:
Music, Community orchestra, j. G..
Hedrick, leader.
Introductory remarks by Command
er E. l.. Williams.
Columbia the Gem Of the Ocean.
Double Quartette. The Misses Martha
and Caroline Baldwin, Sopranos Mrs.
w, C. Howell, Miss Harriette Kastner
contralto. Messrs James Young,
John HUDSON, tenors, w. H. Carter. G.
w. Dickinson. bass. Mrs. w. II. Cart
er. piano; Eugene Carter, violin;
Howard Wygle, cello, accompanies.
Symposium on Preparedness.
Revolutionary War ~ Mrs. ]. F.
Elder, representing the Daughters OF
the American Aevolution; Frederic
C. Smith, representing Sons OF the
American Revolution.
Civil War-Mrs. Nora II. Peterson,
representing the Ladies OF the G.. A.
R.; Capt. A. H. Evans, representing
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
| Music-Orchestra.
! Spanish-American War-Major John
"A. Dunlap. representing the U. s. w.
W.: Lieutenant e. F. Renaud, repre-
senting the U. 8. w. v.
| Mexican Trouble-Lieutenant Har-
ley Moore. representing Company Ii:
Sergeant r. B. Joy, representing
Company l..
The Star spangled Banner Quar-
tette.
4 presentation OF camp colors. Major
+ w. B. Collins, donor.
Presentation Of camp banner.
I Acceptance and appreciation, T. H.
R. Rollins. senior vice commander.
| Formal resolutions by the camp. :
Music, orchestra.
| The patriotic organizations of the
| city are invited to take part in the
program. The musical numbers
have been arranged by Miss Martha
| BALDWIN.
| From Fort Madison.
A number of Spanish war vets
from Fort Madison may attend as the
following from the Gem City shows:
Spanish American war veterans
residing in this city have been asked
to participate in q Lincoln day cele-
bration to be held at Keokuk by
Spanish American war veterans Of
that city.
The affair will be public mee3-
| ing and will be heid ut the 7. w.
lC, A. auditorium on the evening Of
February IL. Appropriate and fitting
services and program will be render
ed and the day will be made gala
day for veterans OF the war with
Spain.
w. G. Blood. a prominent attorney
of Keokuk, has been chosen as chair
man Of the arrangement committed,
and in communication to f. c..
Chambers today, he asks that all vet
Grams of the war residing In Fort
Madison be notified and persuaded 10
attend.
A majority of the men mere have
already announced their. intentions
of being present. Following are a
number OF local men who served in
the Spanish-American war: Herbert
w. Davis, C. S. Pratt. John l.. Prich
EFT. T, p. Hollowell, Robert f. Carter,
Geo. L. Hewitt, F. G. Cotton, and j.
S. Troja.