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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
CITY NEWS.

,s,oe rarnoyed. Phone Red 1902
-Telephone operators moonlight
Friday. June Z. Benefit Red Cross.
Dance at Bluff Park Friday, May
81. Agnes orchestra Beneht heo
Cross. ..u ,ea
the Decoration day address tomorfo"
at Athens, Mo-
Ice cream social At DUPONT PARK
for benefit of children's play ground,
Wed. eve., May 20.
At request of the mayor, mem
bers of the Retail Grocers associa-
finn will be closed Memorial day.
There will be no issue OF the
Daily Gate City Memorial day. Mer-
chants should arrange their advertls-
ing announcements accordingly.
-Keokuk camp Nj. W. A., No. 6gZ'
will hold it's regular meeting tonight
at Woodman hall. All members are
requested to be present.
IN compliance with the request OF
the president for day OF prayer on
Nav 80. First Church or Cnris.,
Scientist, No. SIG High street VIII
hold services at II o'clock THURSDAY
morning. =,
The Rev. G. Giglinger will deliver
q special sermon after the eiSh1
O'clock mass Thursday morning in ST.
Mary's church. The whole service
will comply with the presidents proc
Iamation asking that Decoration day
be made day of prayer and humilia-
ton.
-Telephone operators moonhght
Friday. June Z. Benefit Red Cross.
Mrs. Anna B. Althar has been
granted a widows pension for the
maintenance of her three dependent
children by Judge Henry Bank. the
children's ages are twelve. nine ana
six wears. Mrs Althar will be gwen
a certain allowance until each chiu
attains the age of fourteen years.
in response to President wilson
request that Memorial day be made
time for humiliation and prayer. the
churches of the city will unite in a
prayer service at the Westminster
Presbyterian church at 10 a. m. TO
morrow. The needs of the nation,
our armies, and homes viii be DISCUSS
ed and basis for optimism will be
presented. All people Of the city who
have needs growing out from the war
or who desire to follow the president S
suggestion in this matter are urged to
no present The service will continue
one hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
Fine Animal Given BY Farmer Near
DonneIson and Other Properly
donations Are Expected
Up There.
AUCTION ON SATURDAY
Southern Lee County win Go Over
Two Dollars Per Capita, A.
though Total Figures Are
Impossible Now.

A horse-not a flea bitten old nag
nor a balky young rascal--but real
regular horse, three year old My
sound as a gold dollar, shining Diach'
as big as 1000 pounds, and just lhe
kind that makes one wonder Wnetner
an automobile is such me tnlnS
after all, is now the property OF the
American Red Cross campaign COIL
mittee of Franklin township.
John Specht is the man VINO donat'
ed the horse to the Red Cross war
fund. 1t ought to sell for a couple OF
hundred dollars or more, at actual
market value.
What II will bring with its price
going to the Red Cross is guessing
and whether the purchaser will 90
nate it back to the Red Cross to De
sold over again, is a question that Is
interesting. They will be answered
Saturday afternoon at Donneilson
when the Red Cross campaign com
mittee will sell the fine FLY at auc.
ton. Also, the committee has issued
a call for other donations OF goods
and chattles to be auctioned at the
same time for the Red Cross. 1t Will
be some auction, as that rs some
horse. e. P. Armknecht, chairman
may be notified of any donations for
the sale.
The General Situation.
Franklin township, including Don
nelson. has sent its nnal report read
ing a total of S2,073 and the horse.
This is one and half times what that
township was asked to give by the oil
rector OF township organization
Charles S. Abel and his staff.
One Keokuk team, part of the flying
squadron, the lodge collections, part
of the factories, all the churches, and
part OF the women's house to house
canvass. have not reported to the
accounting department yet. not to
mention several country townships.
Hence, no definite figures of the to
tai subscriptions to the Red Cross can
be given now. and probably 1T Will De
next week before even an approxima-
ton of the total for the southern half
of Lee county can be published.
But it is certain to go over two dol
lars per capita
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
WHAT BAND DO YOU
| MEAN? Be CERTAIN
Pubic In HABIT Of Getting commun-
ity and keokuk Concert
Bands Mixed on
Occasions.
MUSICIANS INDIGNANT
Claim Proper Credit Not Presented
In News Items-concert Or
ganization Plays
Thursday.
MUSICIANS INDIGNANT

This is a direct and earnest appeal TO
the nublic to furnish this newspaper
with the correct name of the mus1cal
organization, the band that is ex-
.pected to play for public and private
occasions.
There are several bands TN Keokik.
One of them is known as the heoKus
Concert band, another as the Com,
munity band. Often persons hanu
items to the editorial department TOT
publication that have such titles as
."Citizens' Band" or Peoples band
There are no such institutions IN keo-
kuk so far as the newspaper knows.
Say What You Mean.
IF # is the Community band, please
saw so. If it is the Keokuk concert
band. state the fact plainly.
Editorial nerves, like those OF any
other set or sect, can become Wen
frazzled nv righteous complaints OF
men in the organizations. VINO cia, ll
proper credit is not given them ZOE
their efforts.
Be sure to say which band you
mean or the name of the band or any
mention OF the music will be omltteo
altogether to preserve goA feeimg.
Tuesday the makers OF the memoir
al day program gave The Gate CITY
the name of "Citizens' band" as inc
organization to play, Thursday. IL SO
happens that the Keokuk Concert
band was meant
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

said a statement issued at Ottumwa
today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
CITY NEWS.

William Frakes, held by the po-
lice on charges of speeding in motor
car and intoxication, furnished s2oo
in bonds today for appearance in the
superior court. Frakes has en-
ployed counsel to defend him.
The city Offices will not be open,
Thursday. Memorial day members OF
the city council said today.
Mr.. and Mrs. H NJ. Kirby. 1906
Concert street have been notified that
their son Arthur Kirby has arrived
overseas with the American expedi
tionary forces.
Two boys driving through an al
ley today with a team of horses, stole
a four-foot neck yoke from Thomas
Breheny. 1919 Orleans avenue. The
theft was reported to the police.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

cakes and becomes quite hard 1t
can be used for practically every
purpose that sugar is used for.
"The consumer, the candy MAKER
the ice cream manufactures and 9TH
er users of sugar can greatly assist
the food administration In its con-
servstion plans IL they will, at pres
ent. buy soft sugar and save the
|grauu3ated for tho warmer weather.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
HOOVER SAYS
BROWN SUGAR
Food Administration Advises House
wives to Use il Now as Stocks
Are Large and it VIII
SPOIL.

The brown sugars are likely to be
wasted in Iowa, by not being used
before warm weather, and ought 10
be used now, says the food admin1s-
tration to housewives t,day.
II has sent out an appeal 10 users
of sugar TO consume the STOCK Wnlch
has been accommodating for a month
or six weeks and to save the granu-
lated sugar for the warmer weather.
Ii warm weather the soft sugar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
Tennis Champ Married.

IJTnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LOS ANGELES, Calf. May %
Maurice Mclaughlin. former tennis
champion. will play in doubles here
after he was married here yester-
dav to Miss Helen Mears, daughter OK
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
nirria.d PLAYER EnIists.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce-I
CHICAGO, May 29.-Charley Ellis.
former national three cushion billiard
champion. has enlisted in the marines,
it was announced here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
oos1oFFpcE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Memorial day, Thursday, May so,
1915. there will be one early delivery
and collection by carriers over the
entire city. General delivery and
carriers windows open from HOO a.
m. to 1900 m. No delivery on rural
routes numbers one ana Two: EVEN
ing collection as usual In business
E. W. McMANUS,
Acting Postmaster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

NO PAPER MEMORIAL DAY.
There will be no issue of The Daily
Gate City Thursday, May SUh, me-
mortal day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29
OFF TO THE RACES.

Our two trucks will leave from the
corner Of Sixth and Main St at II: 30
Decoration day for the auto races at
Donnellson
JAMES CAMERON'S SONS.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

Team No. Captain, Mrs. M. A
Ford, 1901 Tracy avenue, phone Grand
1549.
Team No. Captain, Mrs. Hanna
Huston. 1701 East Nineteenth street
phone East 34S1.
Team No. 8-Captain, Mrs. j. R. E
Lee, 1921 Tracy avenue, phone Grand
1892.
Team No. Captain, Mrs. w. T.
Osborne, 1919 East Seventeenth street,
phone Grand 2141.
Team No. 10-Captain, Mrs. William
H. Lyone, 92O Woodland avenue, phone
East 1904.
Team No. 11-Captain, Mrs Ida NJ
Beck, 1927 Michigan avenue, phone
East 2935.
Team No. 12-Captain, Miss Estelle
R. Williams, 1926 Michigan avenue,
phone East 2711.
Team No. 13-Captain, Mrs. Fannie
F. West. 1918 Euclid avenue, phone
East 1865.
Team No. 14-Captain, Mrs. T. c.
Brown, 500 independence avenue
phone Main 3424.
Team No. 15-Captain, Mrs. H. Dix
on, 1417 Woodland avenue, no phone
Team No. 16-Captain, Mrs. Nellie
Boyd, 1913 Park avenue, phone East
544S.
Team No. 17-Captain, Mrs. N. G
Crews. 1924 Highland avenue, phone
East 1108.
Team No. 1S-Captain, Mrs. Rice
1915 Tracy avenue, phone Main 2016
Team No. 19-Captain, Miss Maude
c. Olden, 1922 Lydia avenue, phone
Grand 2455.
Team No. 20--Captain, Mrs. w, e
Griffin, 1925 Penn, phone South $40
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

E. Dimery, who gave a splendid read
ing, such as Mrs. Dimery is known to
give on Give Me My Flowers Now"
and striking encore. "No Cause for
the Penniless Man." and a large num-
ber of members and friends of Eben-
ezer were there to help Mrs. Ford go
over the top" The afternoon pro
gram was also interesting because OF
the catchy remarks and reading by
Mrs. Ida Becks, Mrs. Malinda Willis,
the original poem on the Auto race.
THE Little Ford and Big Overland"
by Mr.. Warwick. Mrs. Madison
with her charming, sweet voice, rem
dered a solo and Centennial Choir held
her own under the leadership of Mrs.
Nellie Hendricks. Mr.. r. V. Adkins,
one Of Kansas City's leading under
takers, made a great sacrifice to help
take the oath Infantry Club over the
top.
He was present at every meeting
and entertainment working and plan
ming with the General, Mrs. Ford, and
her captains to bring victory. He said
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14
CENTENNIAL M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Richard Davis, Pastor.
Mrs. NJ. A. Ford, Financier, Lays
$1,5o1.25 on the TabIe-Raised
by Herself and the oath
Infantry Club.

One of the most successful rallys in
the history of Centennial Church was
brought to a close December when
Mrs. NJ. A. Ford, captain of the oath
Infantry Club, reported $1,50125, and
Mr.. Preston Overton, captain of the
Overtonian Club, reported $1,000. Mrs.
Ford proved herself real general in
deed and led her army to victory. She
systematized her work and then with
her splendid lieutenant colonel, Mr. R.
V. Adkins, Major General Mr.. Horace
Conway, Adjutant Miss Cherry McGill
and all her captains, led to great vic
tory the entire army. Mrs. Ford is
noted for doing things. She has been
worthy Princess of Queen Beatrice
Temple No. 80, S. NJ T., for five years
and has increased the membership to
S5 active members and boasts of hav-
ing one of the largest Treasures o,
S. NJ. T. IN the city. She is organizer
and NJ f. Q. of Queen Esther Royal
House No 107. The leading Royal
House in Kansas City with member
ship of about 200 The condition OF
her Temple and Royal House are due
to her most excellent leadership and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

praiseworthy undertaking to provide
suitable hos tal facilities for the Ne
gro people , to care for the poor,
destitute ar !eedy of the race.
Under til leadership of Professor
Lee as chat man and Professor w. H..
Harrison as secretary, the executive
committee of five, composed of Dr. j..
E. Perry, DR.. T. c. Unthank, Mrs. Mel
lie e. Young, Mr.. F. H. Payne and
Mrs. Julia Morrison, have been work
ing like Trojans and more than two
thousand letters have been sent to
prominent and influential citizens ask
ing for their help and cooperation,
while all\ the ladies' clubs, churches
and fraternal organizations have been
urged to organize teams and report
to the executive committee for assign
ment and Instructions next Saturday.
Every woman and every girl Of the
race over Is years of age should vol
for this splendid cause. There will
be a dinner rendered to the captains
Saturday evening at the Y. M. c.. A,
where team lists will be submitted and
where general instructions will be
given out. Put aside everything else,
women of the race, and let's make this
a glorious and memorable occasion.
And MEN, get ready to give UNTIL 1T
HURTS for this laudable and worthy
cause. U
The following persons have con-
sented to act as captains; each has
secured ten workers to constitute the
team:
Team No. Captain, Miss Villa B,
Glenn. 1903 East Eighteenth street,
phone East 2789 or East 999.
Team No. Captain. Mrs. Naomi
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14
NEGRO TAG DAY DECEMBER Fl
An Earnest and Systematic Effort will be Made by the
Colored People Of This City to Collect $4,000 Satur-
day, December 2l, to Wipe Out All Indebtedness
on Wheatley-ProvidentH Hospital For Negroes a.as .


The Wheatley-Provident Hospital
Committee has been successful in Sc
curing from the authorities Saturday.
December 21st, as Tag Day for Negro
ing to make this the biggest Tag Day
in the history of the race. Every Ne
gro should make it his business to give
something on that day and we are sure
that there are thousands of splendid
white people who will help us in this
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14
WHEATLEY-PRoVIDENT
HOSPITAL.

Following out the instructions of the
board of managers of the Wheatley'
Provident Hospital, the final notice
was sent to all subscribers on the
date of the anniversary of the initia-
tioin of the movement to acquire the
present building, urging them before
the coming of the holidays to pay their
subscription in full.
During the past week the following
have completed their payments in
full:
$25.00-Mr. Earl Allen,
Mrs. Kate Riley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. l.. Hill.
$10.00-Mr. ]. r. Lehnick.
$5.00-Mr e. F. Brown, Mr.. John Nc
Cabe, Mrs. Mamie G. Bunch.
While quite few have made par
tial payments.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

Mclean, 1920 Woodland avenue, phone
East 1389
Team No. 3-Captain, Mrs. Henriet
Ia Williams, 1903 East Twenty-fourth
street, phone East 1437W.
Team No. captain, Mrs. c. L. Da-
Wis, 1920 Kensington street, phone
East 306SJ
Team No. Captain, Mrs. Marshall
Finley, 1920 East Nineteenth street,
no phone.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

Grand Master w. w. Fields has is
sued proclamation calling on all the
lodges in the jurisdiction of Missouri
to hold Memorial services or Lodge
of Sorrow for our late Grand Senior
Warden, Brother Ernest o. Boone, Sr.,
of Louisiana, on Sunday, December Is.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

persons in the city,
be congratulated
To Play Nothing but High Class Attractions
will play nothing high
able JUST THINK OF 1T!
Sunday night December
the season. gripping thrilling and pleasing
His Ability a Manager.
conceded by all
ability
The Negro for Better Amusements
will satisfied
satisfy hghclass
a a
which
SCREENS
the inability
until the light
and his house will be the first Negro house to show
"charIie Chaplin" n a
Mr. backed limit
ton this it needless THE VINE STREET
e a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

cooperation of her splendid officers
and members who stand by her in
every effort. She works as hard in
her Church as she does in her Temple.
The splendid captains who helped lead
to victory the gath Infantry are:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14
WANTED.

ALL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK
ON TAG DAY WILL COMMUNI-
CATE WITH PROF. j. r. E.
LEE. CALL BELL PHONE,
EAST 27S9.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

to make out the 100 teams. Anyone
who is willing to serve as captain and
to assist us in securing the forty-three
additional teams should call headquar-
ters:
BELL PHONE EAST 27S9
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

On Sunday afternoon, December s.
Ebenezer A. M. e. Church Choir, the
Choir that is fast gaining the reput1-
ton as being the best choir in the
city. Mrs. w. T. Osborne, who deliv-
cred an address on the S00th anniver-
sary of the landing of Negroes on
American soil, first paying beautiful
tribute to her sister, Mrs. Ford, speak.
ing impresssvely OF her amiable dispo-
sition and untiring labors, Mrs. Sadie
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14
PRICE, sc.

from the beginning that the Overton-
ian Club had to be beaten $500 strong.
Mrs. Ford said it would be done with
out any trouble, and it was.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

Mrs. S. c. Gipson of Pleasant Hill.
Mo-, was in the city shopping this
week. She is always a welcome Wis
itor to The Sun office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

The Annual Election of the Board of Directors of the
Wheatey Provident Hospital will be held the Y NJ A.
Thursday Evening, January 2nd 1912 p M All persons
having given $l0O to the hospital this year
titled to vote. JR. LEE, President
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

II you want a real live up-to-the-
minute Negro Newspaper that gives.
ALL the News in which eolored peo-
pie are interested, subscribe for the
SUN. Bell Phone East sss and 27ss
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-14

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or sell inthis paper which reach
es all the cOlored people in greater
Kansas City?
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08

All the way from the port of debarkaon to the rcd, quverng lip of the nferno saw cergymen serving the troops as YMCA secretaries and only by nt of inquiry could find their denomnatona affaton They were do- ing things also which had been taught their respec tive theological semnares prominent Baptist minister had been handling boxes for months ten hours day. in YMCA warehouse Episcopalan rector had ceased to think about the channel whence his grace of apostolic .uc cesson flowed and running the cinema for circuit of YMCA. hu Presbyterian divine drove supply camion day after day. and had found time to preach sermon since his arrival in France Methodist preacher organized the athletics for entire division including boxing and wrestling, and he did it with all the fervor that his minister al predecessors had put into camp-meetng revival"
 JOSEPH FnstP Prssy
 rian Chuvch7 N ln
 Monthly
 Ah. has tnanyn at ff
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08

5 Boxes Te g! i
 n ''-'.-' s.s.,.,..,l;ss:;s.ii, i;s; i,il|l '
The Brinkley argus., 1918-11-08
Prominent Baptist Minister Handles Boxes Te

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
BELIEVED THEY
misunderstood
Four Young Men in and Near keo-
kuk Fail to File Question
nsircs In Accordance
With Law

Only four men in southern Lee
county between the ages Of eighteen
and thirty-six years have failed 10
fill out their questionnaires, the
exemption board announced this
morning
They are: Hubert Walter Robin
BON, Of Sl6 South Sixteenth street,
Keokuk; Arthur Curtis Stinson, of
1928 Main street, Keokllk; John Lacy
lawson on rural route No. 2, Keo-
huk; Edward William Linnenberger.
on rural route No. 2. Keokuk
They have not been reported de-
linQuent because the exemption
board believed their failure was due
to misunderstanding
The chairman, John &. Scott. how
ever, this morning received orders to
report all delinquents to the adjutant
general. Unless the papers are filled
out within the next two or three
days, the names will be reported de
linquent and the matter passes to the
tnrisdiot4nn Of tho federal authorities
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23

son, was In Carthage one day last
week when he received the appoint
ment as one of the deputy sheriffs
and took the oath of Office
Elder Burton has charge of the
Montrose-Nauvoo and Rock Creek
township district of the Latter Day
Saints Mormon church He will re-
side in Nauvoo and occupy the orig
inal Mormon prophet Joseph Smith
residence in our first ward which
was repaired last summer and
placed in first class condition.
/ The Nauvoo community chorus or
ganiza ton will not present their
community singing on New Years
eve as intended. They have post
poned the event on account of the
influenza situation, but may change
their minds because 1t looks like the
ban has been lifted in Nauvoo to a
certain extent. If it is not given on
the last evening OF the old year it
will be presented later on.
Nauvoo is in the grip of Christmas
spirit A perfect blizzard of good
cheer.
| Thee Gross writes to a Nauvoo
friend that he is in one of the sol
der stations In Chicago and that he
expects to be sent to his Nauvoo
home by Christmas time. He has
been troubled with infla mmatory
rheumatism great part of the time
since he arrived overseas and his
return 10 the states
The Nauvoo-Colusa Telephone com.
pany held a meeting last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Mound
school house, about seven miles
northeast Of Nauvoo, and elected Of
ncers for the ensuing year and trans
acted otner necessary business.
The bonds OF the newly elected
county officials were approved by
the supervisors at their meeting in
Carthage last week. Fred Saln, Jr.,
of Nauvoo, who was elected to the
office of county treasurer presented
his bond which demanded the sum
of 100000 and these persons signed
the document Fred Salm ST., Thom-
as ]. Sheridan, James Farren, Will
liam H. Thornber, William Fl. Pitt,
Sam ID. Gnann and George w. Dach-
roth.
Some homes in Nauyoo may have
a very cherries Christmas this
year. A number of homes have in
fluenZa victims and there wilk be
little rejoicing in these Nauvoo resi-
dences.
Nauvoo Carnation camp, No. 2SI1.
Royal Neighbors, elected the follow
ing officers at. their regular meeting
Thursday evening of last week:
Mrs. Stella Baumert, oracle: Mrs
Odella Hohl, past oracle; Mrs. Mary
Argast. vice oracle; Mrs. Cora Wei
ter, recorder; Miss Rose Nicaise. re-
ceiver; Miss ansusta Kemler, chan
cellor; Mrs. Flora lever, outer sen
tinel: Mrs. Adel Dismer, sentinel;