The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-25
civic LEAGUE saturday.


The Civic league at its meeting
Saturday afternoon adopted the Iowa
plan for community gardening, the
school gardens being one feature OF
the plan. Miss Troutner who teaches
agriculture In the high school. was
present at the meeting and spoke OF
the Iowa plan. She spent three weeks
recently at the Iowa college at Ames
where she took short course in
company with Miss la Mitchell, who
is spending five weeks at Ames In
the interest Of gardening in Keokuk.
Miss Troutner said that the plan
which has already been adopted In
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City
and other Iowa cities, is to appoint
a committee composed OF the mayor,
the city solicitor, the president OF the
school board. the superintendent OF
schools. president of the Industrial
association, the president of the fed
Grated club, president of the CONNER
cial club, Y. M c. A. secretary. the
principal of the various ward schools
and the garden supervisor.
Tile league decided to endeavor to
organize the work on this line and
added to the above committee Miss
Troutner. Wednesday Of this week
Mr.. Cunningham who Is the state
leader of community gardening, Is to
be here, and Mrs. Hugh ]. Robert
son, president Of the Civic league.
will call meeting of the committee
to confer with him. The first week
in March Miss Bardwell who Is the
state leader on school gardening, Will
be here to assist IN organizing that
work. All this activity being carried
on by the state is in the interest Of
increased food production.
J. P. Ingle and J. o. Boyd, four
minute men for the war saving GER
tif1cate campaign, spoke at the meet
ing. Mr.. Boyd presented the plan In
general terms and Mr.. Ingle present
ed In a specific way the work which
they wish the Civic league to do.
namely to make a house to house
canvas through the residence district,
as has been done by the women OF
the city for Red Cross, Liberty bonds
and food conservation. The matter
was discussed and it was felt that
while the league is glad to do Its
share 1t did not feel that the whole
task belonged to them. 1t was de-
cided that the league would organize
the work and do it's proportion of the
canvas. Mrs. Robertson, the presi-
dent, was instructed to appoint a
committee of four who should ask the
regent Of the d. A. R., the president
of the Equal Suffrage association
each to appoint three Of their mem
bers, thus making committee OF
twelve women. This committee will
ask for the loan Of the list OF block
leaders which Miss Ida Howell has
for the north side Of town and Miss
inertia Mitchell has for the south
side and using the block system OF
canvass, the work can be done In
few days.
Fortniohtly Club Dance.
The Fortnightly Dancing club had
one of the most delightful parties OF
the year on Saturday evening at the
Keokuk club. Preceding the dance
q number Of formal dinners were
given. The dance program was
played by Agnes orchestra which
was augmented by number of must
clans. The dining room IN which
buffet supper was served, was deco
rated in the flags of the allies.
The guests from out OF the city
included Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dysart,
Miss Edith Dysart and Paul Dysart,
Jr., of Chicago, Miss Fleming Of Bur
lington, Lieutenant Druart and Lieu
tenant Bordenneau Of Camp Grant
and Mr.. Burns Anderson of Hamilton.
Organize at Mooar.
Wednesday afternoon at half past
fwo O'Clock meeting is called by
Mrs. H. G. Chapman at the club
house at Mooar to organize q sew
ing class to make hospital garments