The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-18
rnual Festivities Of Organization
Held In tho Dining Room Of
tho Hotel Iowa Last
evening.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
n Excellent Banquet Was Served
and Some Splendid Ad-
dresses Were
Delivered.

cts out to provide real treat for its
members, it never fails to hit the bell
: its effort. Witness the annual ban
buet of the CLUB held last evening in
lie main dining room OF the I:oteI
Iowa. After feeding the inner man of
is members with the best viands that
d was possible to obtain, 1t fed their
minds with some splendid after dinner
peeches that ranged SO in their APP
heal from fun to seriousness that
here was not dull moment during
he entire evening. The bond of good
fellowship was there It tinkled in the
klasses and was waited about the. BAN
6uet room on the smoke OF fragrant
Aayanas,. It was q scene of pleasant
ness. set IN the glow OF q hundred soft
.sshts. The evening wes one to be re-
Rendered and no doubt there Is no
member Of the club who was present
asst night who does not congratulate
himself on being part of this splen-
hid organization.
Many Guests Present.
The High Tension club has been
tponsor for many affairs in the past,
sut probably none was so enjoyable
Is last nights annual banquet. Be
ides the members of the organization
present, there were city and county Of
icials from Keokuk, Fort Madison and
bther points, and a number of invited
Euests of prominence, and press rep
fesentatives from Hamilton, Warsaw
ind Keokuk.. The High Tension club
bever forgets It's friends and likes to
have them present to enjoy the fes-
ivities 1t has arranged.
The banquet was served Mt $3.50
o'clock and was one OF exceptional
nerit. The service OF the Hotel Iowa
las efficient and there were no inter,
options or delays In the serving Of
1e food. Tho mems was rs follows:
Oyster Cocktail
celery Olives Sailed Waters
Tomato Boullion
Chicken la king Toast
Parker House Rolls
Diced Potatoes
Escalloped Corn
Hotel Iowa Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee Cigars
At the conclusion OF the banquet, a
short opening address was made by
Frank j. Venning, president OF the
High Tension club. Mr.. Venning read
he following telegram from c. w.
Kellogg, district manager of the Stone
Webster Management association,
rom st. Louis:
"Mr. Edgar and are very sorry
that 1t will be impossible for US
to attend the High Tension club
dipner tonight. He was one OF
Its founders and has always been
its well wisher. It represents
completely the splenlid spirit that
permeates the Power company's
organization and we are both
highly gratifled with the vigorous
activity shown by tonight's din
ner"
Postmaster n. 8. Walker.
Mr.. Venning then introduced Henry
Walker as the POSTMASTER of the
evening. Mr. Walker made an elo-
Quent opening address in which he
alled attention to the fact that it was
through the expenditure of twenty
billions Of dollars.on the water power
plant, that the High Tension club was
DIE to meet this evening. Mr.. Walker
paid tribute to those who in years
past gave SO much Of their enthusiasm
no time IN the initial efforts to get the
power plant here-Judge Logan and
{. =. tombstone OF Keokuk; BENJAMIN
Marsh Of Warsaw and c. p. Dadant
pr Hamilton.
Mr.. Walker drew a picture Of the
sonderful development of the Missfs-
ippl valley from the few short years
go when the Indians roamed the plains
The present time. he spoke of the
ses. Prosperity Of the valley, and also
y Iowa and the high ideals of the,
tate, which has always answered the
All OF the country He then introduc-
"a Major w. B. Collins as one who
answered the call of the civil war and
no was an advocate of preparedness.
MAJOR Collins in opening stated that
was not for preparedness for ag-
ression but for defense. He said that
preparedness was a natural instinct
,tn the human family, which prepar-
Tor the future from childhood. He