The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
west keokuk Auxiliary.

| and a large attendance Is ueslAeo'
West Keokuk Auxiliary.
The West Keokuk auxiliary 10 the
Red Cross will give very atr.ac-
tive program Friday evening IN tne
Second Presbyterian church Tor inc
benefit of the Red Cross WORK. MISS
Willard Adams, the very talenteu
singer of TT. Madison Will appear oh
the program. Harry Helwig VIII play
violin obligato to one OF ner nun
bers. There are sixty women WY
are knitting for the west heohuh
auxiliary and part OF the piocseus
of the entertainment will be USED 10
bn,, warn to make socks for the sol
disrs part will go for the work
NJ the won en- who are making mus
lin hospital supplies on Friday after
Moons in the Second Presbyterian
chapel.
Ladies' Loyal Club.
The Ladies' Loyal club Will oe
entertained Thursday afternoon by
Mrs Frank Earle, S23 North Thlr-
teenth street.
Observe Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond OBleness
delightfully."- entertained forty guests
last night at their home in honor
of their fifth wedding anniversary. A
number of guessing games were
played during the evening. the favors
were won by Miss Alveretta Peters
and Mrs. Clara O'Neill Mr.. ana
Mrs. O'Bleness were presented with
handsome rocking chair and
bouquet of chrysanthemums as re-
hinder of the happy occasion. Den
cious refreshments were served oy
the hostesses during the evening.
SUFFRAGE Convention.
The Des Moines Register has this
to say of the convention of the Iowa
Eoual Suffrage association being held
this week in Des Moines:
Miss Anne B. LaWther OF Dubuque,
president of the Iowa Equal Suffrage
association, upon her arrival in the
CITY yesterday morning received
message from Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait announcing the coming OF MRS.
Helen Guthrie Miller, vice president
Of the National Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION, to address the state con-
yention which conyenes this morning
at Hotel Slavery. Mrs. Miller, who
ia chairman of the national thrift
committee, will talk on the federal
amendment.
Mrs. Walter S. Brown is president
of the federation Of local suffrage
clubs which is entertaining the con-
vention, and she, together with Mrs
A. J. Mcneil, chairman Of the enter
tainment committee, will preside to-
day in the lobby of the hotel and
will dispense hospitality. Miss Re-
becca Brown and Miss Grace Van
Evera will distribute suffrage 1tera-
ture during the convention.
All of the members of the state.
board arrived in the city yesterday
to hold a meeting prior to the con-
yention, which opens this morning at
10 o'clock The personnel Of the
board includes Miss Anne B. Lawther
of Dubuque, president; Miss Eliza
beth Perkins Of Des Moines. vice
president; Mrs. James A. Dewitt Of
Oskaloosa, recording secretary; Miss
Ella Caldwell of Abel, treasurer;
Miss Elizabeth Bissell Of Dubuque,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. w. w.
Marsh of Waterloo, auditor, and Mrs.
w. e. G. Saunders of Emmetsburg,
second auditor.
The district chairmen who Will be
in the city to attend the convention
are Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Of Burling
ton, Mrs. A. L. Schuyler Of Clinton,
Miss Lulu Cushman Of Waterloo,
Mrs. w. G. Schenke of Mason City.
Mrs. Jennie Wilson Of Cedar Rapids,
Miss Belle Albert Of Eldon, Mrs. A.
u. Mcneil Of Des Moines, Miss
Miriam LeCompt Of Corydon, Miss
Helen Grisel of Guthrie Center. Mrs.
John Rutledge of Fort Dodge and
Mrs. William Wilcox Of Ida Grove
1t is expected that 200 delegates and
visitors will be in attendance.
The opening session will include
reports of officers and district board
members and the report of the legis-
1ative committee. This afternoon at
2 O'Clock appointment of committees
will precede talk on organization
by Dr. Fife McCullom Jones of Web
ster City.
Patriotic Musicale.
Miss Mary Wright entertained a