The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
The total at 2 o'clock this

The total at 2 o'clock this
afternoon was $23,912.
To the Iist of the larger subscrip-
Aims previously published the follow
ino are to be added:
e Carroll Taber, $500.
palmer TrfmbIe, $3.50.
Huoh L. Cooper, $3.50.
other subscriptions in this class are
.xoseted to come in before the end Of
.hs campaign Monday night.
Monday IS Woman's day with visit
. every home in keokuk, ana this
will Weld a large total of thousands Of
smaller subscriptions.
The mass meeting at the Grand
.boater last evening was perfectly
tvnical of the Keokuk way of doing
things. 49,,
/ very much action. With none of the
usual stimulating aids of waving
saes and stirring music, the audience
filed the house to overfiowing, list
ened earnestly to a strong speech,
looked attentively at TIT war scenes
IN the movies, applauded the right
things with discriminating emphasis,
and quietly dispersed determined to
do lot more for the Red Cross
without any fuss and feathers.
While Kindig's band played excel
lent music, the national anthem at
tbe end of the concert end 1.-THE Red.
White and Blue" near the beginning
were the only patriotic, wartime airs
that the audience last evening heard
with familiarity. Indeed, the music
was of the very highest artistry; and
It was program very different from
that given on stirring patriotic occa-
siops by other band masters.
Still Waters That Fun Deep.
The theater management turned an
expected criticism into something OF
1 thrill of praise after the concert.
People were beginning to note and
tell each other that there was not
a flag in sight, Red Cross banner
hanging from a fly being the only
decoration, and to ask who was re-
sponsible for this, when the curtain
rose for the second section OF the
program. The stars and stripes form
Ing the background for the speaker
Of the evening appeared with a dra-
matte effect that brought spontane-
GUS applause. But there was no
artificial stimulation worked up with
either flags or music-that audience
of Keokuk people lid not need 1t
after the serious work 1t had done
and is doing this week
The earnest, almost solemn, quiet
ness with which Keokuk meets this
Red Cross duty with it's dollars shows
a depth of feeling here seldom ex-
perienced before even in this city
Of many historical events.
How the Audience Felt.
The audience was far from voct-
ferrous, but it applauded loudly six
times during the oratory Of the
evening, when it really wanted to
Indicate it's approval.
"A mans purse speaks his heart"
quoted Mr.. McManus from Confucius,
after recalling how a mans talk is
sometimes deceptive, end the audi
ence applauded to the echo.
When Mr.. Mcfarland read the
name Of Hugh L. Cooper at the end
Of the telegraphic subscription to
keokuk's Red Cross fund, the house
came down with a roar of hand
clapping.
!. The statement by the speaker that
y is our duty to help Russia to fight
sor ner liberties and place brought
applause from the people there.
That the selective draft is the
iairest method Of raising an army
over devised was applauded loudly.
keokuk Is In Dead Earnest.
There is no place now for slack
ers, said the speaker, and then he
stopped while the audience Of Keo-
kuk people, many Of whom had made
real sacrifices in doing their bit, ap-
plauded the loudest and the longest
Vi any time during the meeting.
Inc peroration Of Mr.. McManus'
auaress, on how Keokuk is doing and
VIII do more than her share for the
country and the Red Cross to help
me soldiers in the t. enches was
~ applauded, partly to verify
lne statement and pactly to tell the
speaker how much thew approve him
ahd his splendid speech at the mass
meeting.
Inc films taken along the Somme
aiiu IN England were very interest
ing and instructive, and there were
piehty of actual views Of the army
~ action in Europe
y f. Mcfarland introduced the
~ of the evening by saying
.nat never was he SO proud of being
q heokuk citizen as To-Day. when so
many stories of sacrifice are being
written here on Red Cross cards.
=, roreefuI Address to keokuk.
me speech Of Edward w. Nc
,aanus, in the midst of the strenuous
palt ne is taking in this Red Cross
.alnpalgn all over southern Lee