The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-12
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Study Historic Types.
The Wednesday Reading club at It's
meeting yesterday at the home of Mrs.
H. w. Upham had for subject His
toric Types as illustrated in the
books written by Mary Johnston. Mrs.
H. r. Miller was the leader and ex-
tracts were read from three OF Mary
Johnston's books, Prisoners of Hope,
To Have and to Hold, and Louis Rand.
Mrs. Miller read a personal letter
which she had recently from Mrs. s.
w. Johnston, who is an aunt of Mary
Johnston, whom Mrs. Miller had met
while visiting in Birmingham, Ala,
several years ago. The letter con-
tains many interesting incidents rela-
tive to the author, and says she was
born In Virginia near the natural
bridge about which she played as
child and which she describes In her
first book Prisoners Of Hope. She
lives now at Three Hills, beautiful
country home in the mountains OF V1r-
ginia, near the Hot Springs. The let
ter says "she Is deeply interested III
the suffrage movement and has taken
an active part in It."
Daughters Of the King.
The Daughters Of the King at their
annual meeting on Tuesday evening,
elected Mrs W. G. Bonney, directress
and Miss Mary Wiley, secretary
treasurer.
For MIss Sheppard.
On Tuesday evening Miss Alice
Vermillion entertained sixteen ladies
at cards in honor Of Miss Mary Shep-
pard who left on Wednesday morning
for California for an extended visit.
The guests were ladies who have
played bridge together for several
and the club presented Miss
Sheppard with a handsome gift.
Married Last Evening.
Last evening at nine o'clock, at
the residence Of DR.. F. G. Edwards on
Grand avenue, occurred the marriage
Of Miss Ethel Keefe, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. James M Keefe, to Mr.. Har-
ry E. Young DR.. Edwards of Trinity
church performe the ceremony. The
young people were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Klepfer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Young will make their home in
Keokuk.
To Elect Officers.
An important item Of business at
the meeting of the Equal Suffrage as
ISOLATION tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the home of Miss May Turn
city, 523 Exchange street, will be the
election of officers. 1t Is hoped that
there will be a large attendance. The
program will consist Of currens suf-
frage news and statement OF the
plan outlined by the state association
Tor patriotic work. The members are
asked to bring some thrift item or
or economical recipe
which can be used in the local thrift
campaign.
Red Cross Society.
Forty-four women were present at
the Red Cross meeting yesterday In
the Y. w. C.. A. building. A number
Of new names were enrolled and an
large amount of work
lone. Sanitary spOnges, bandages
and surgical dressings constituted
most of the work, although many
promised to aid by knitting stockings.
The society welcomes all women who
wish to aid in the Red Cross work
which is one OF the most direct ways
hat women can give service in the
cause just now. The pres
ant local organization Is only tenn
oorary one and will be made perma-
lent as soon as the necessary blanks
and supplies are received Some APP
orehension is abroad as to what mem
oership In the Red Cross entails.
There are several grades Of member
ship, the one called for in the keo-
1uk association is only annual mem
bership. The following names were
added to the roll since the last report:
Mrs. N. H. Pyle, Miss Elsie Buck,
Miss Agnes Trimble, Miss Mary Mar
,aret Ayres, Miss Dorothy Younker,
Miss Amanda Younker, Miss Adelaide
Bartruff, Miss Martha Baldwin, Miss
Anne B. Davis, Miss Mary Irwin,
Mrs. Frank Singleton, Mrs. o. G.
Mandt, Mrs. w. H. Bridgeman, Mrs.
Q. G. Weissenberger, Mrs. F. Nj. Full
sr, Miss Beatrice Weissenberger,
Mrs. F. w. Moulton, Mrs. A. G. Peter
son, Mrs. F. B. Dorsey, Mrs. w. P.
Sherlock.
Announce Engagement.
Announcer nt is made of the ap-
., oaching marriage Of Miss Maude
Evelyn Talbot to Mr.. Douglas Hyde
Bell of Jordanville, New York.
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