The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-16

| ice within few days. Ocie Howard,
lcolored, who has been working In
Cedar Rapids, will go to Camp Dodge
ION July 16, and Stong Short, of Kill
bourne, and Frank Dawson, OF Bona
parte, will be sent to the University
of Texas within few days, and will
| take a course in auto mechanics.
The county's quota under the July
20 call has not been received as yet,
! but it is almost certain to take all
fclass one men in the county.
| The war department is asking for
enlistments Of large variety of me-
chanics. The final date for these
enlistments is July 10. The local
board is instructed not to accept the
enlistment of men who will be need
| ed to fill the county's quota under
the July call.
The Bonaparte Girl Scouts had an
Ice cream social in Riverside park
last Thursday evening and took in a
neat sum, which will be used to pur-
chase a bugle for their use in their
scout work AT a meeting held a
few days ago they elected the fol-
lowing officers: Patrol Patrol
leader, Nellie Johnson; corporal,
Vale Roberts; secretary, Dorothy
Chapman; treasurer Gladys Mere
dith; bugler, Georgiana Meredith.
Patrol 2-Patrol leader, Carribelle
| Perkins; corporal Georgia Easter;
| secretary, Berenice Cresap; treas
| urer, Lucille Safer.
| Mrs. Anna Meredith has returned
to her home here after several weeks
visit with Des Moines relatives.
! Mrs. Ralph Elliott, of Des Moines
came last week for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Roberts,
and other relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs Earl Wells and son
Ronald Of Cleveland, Ohio, who
have been visiting with relatives here
for several days, went to Ames Satur-
day for a visit with A. j. Letter be-
fore returning home.
F. H. vanhose, who has been here
for few days visit with friends, de-
parted for his home in Coidwater,
Mich. last week. lie made. the trip in
a Haynes car, which was driven y.
"a as Elkart, I'D, By John F. Stat
ford. H. G. Donnelly and son Kenneth
also made the trip Mr. Stafford went
| from Indiana to Toledo, Ohio, and
will drive new Overland home for
Blockford Bros, who have the agency
here.
A Alderman and family, Of Keosau-
qua, visited here at the M. Palmer
home the first part of this week.
The eighth grade graduation eXer-
cises and county spelling contest
which was held at Keosauqua On July
4th was very enjoyable occasion and
a large crowd was nicely entertained.
The remaining of the day was given
to the Van Buren, county spelling con-
test and the graduation of the Sth
grade rural school, This part of the
program was under the supervision of
Miss Lizzie Meredith. county super
iintendent of schools. The program by
the school children was interspersed
with music by the Kessauqua boys
band and patriotic vocal music by
Messrs Miller and Neasie, also of
Keosauqua. The spelling contest, par
sections of the county was Won by
Harley Seaman. Of Milton, district No.
IS, jackson township. Second place
was won by Thomas Channel of Keo-
sauqua, district No. 8, Van Buren,
township, and third place by Goldie
Cochran Of Mt. Sterling, Summit dis
trict, Vernon township. The winner
will represent Van Buren, county in
the state spelling contest, to be held at
the state fair grounds Wednesday,
August 2S, 1918, at 800 a. m.
The spelling contest was followed
| by the eighth grade exercises, when
| eighty-two young people were given
diplomas certifying they had comp1et-
ed the required course in the public
schools. The public exercises consist
ed of reading by Edith Miller and
Gill Miller of Harrisburg township.
and Nellie Wainscott of Village town
ship and the graduation address, by
Macy Campbell, federal official in
charge of the war savings societies
in the schools of the state The read
ings were all well given, and the
address by Mr.. Campbell, which was
along patriotic lines, and dealt prin-
cipally with the necessity for inculcat-
ing in the youth of the county the
habits of thrift, was splendid He held
the attention Of his large audience
until well past the usual dinner hour
After dinner there was some music by
the band, vocal music by male quar-
tet composed of Rev j. A. Monkman,
&c. H. Bell, Joe Barker and Walter
Beer and a duet by Messrs Miller and
Nedllt. opIchulu Shoil WERE
made by four-minute speakers OF the
county, including A. T. S. Owen of
Pennington. Rev. F. s. Seeds of Bona.
parte, Cass Lining, of Vernon town.
schip, Miss Martha U. Burton. of Wash
ington township and Rev. Mangus of
Keosauqua, who represen ted Des
MONIES township on the program.
Alter these addresses Rev. Charles E.
Perkins of Keosauqua made an ad-
dress and at its close the county ser