The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-01

! Mrs. Frank Adams is enjoying
few days visit this week with friends
| in Springfield. Ill.
| Memorial day of 1918 has passed
into history. The day was fittingly
observed in this city. Graves of sol
diers and loved ones were decorated
with beautiful flowers and the Green
wood and Lakewood cemeteries were
beautiful cities of the dead. Captain
! A. d. Barber stated during the serv-
!; ices that there were one hundred
and ninety-two soldiers graves in
Hamilton and this vicinity. The dec
Grating of the graves at both of our
cemeteries occurred in the forenoon.
At 1870 p. m. the state militia gave
a fine drill, which was greatly a2-
preciated by the large crowd of people
who were thronging our streets. The
state militia also acted as escort for
the veterans of the civil war and
the speaker of the day, Hon. ]. M.
Pace, of Macomb who delivered one
Of the best addresses at the Christian
church that our citizens have had
the pleasure Of hearing in many
years. Sixteen voices, under the able
direction of Professor Stone, furnish
ed the singing for the Memorial serv-
ice, and the singers and Professor
Stone are receiving much praise for
the beautiful music that they were
instrumental in making this service
one of the best Memorial services
ever held in this city.
Hurley Moore is having his home
improved this work with different
repairs that a force of men are do
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Triboulet of
Colusa, were guests OF the lady's rel
atives in the city a few days this
week.
Our state militia boys will go to
Mt. Sterling, ILL.,, Sunday. 1t is ex-
pected that about nine hundred men,
bers Of the militia from different
points will be in attendance at Mt. |
Sterling.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Marston en-
tertained the members of the senior
class and some of the teachers of
the Nauvoo high school at the Hotel |
later motored to Keokuk and enjoy |
ed MY Four Years in Germany" at |
the Grand. Rev. Marston's guests |
for the evening were Miss Tiatillion. |
Mr.. Chester, Miss lola Davis, Carl |
Rinehart and Miss Eloa Scanned. !
One of the members of the senior |
class is at the Great Lakes naval |
station. The Nauvoo high school !!
will close Tuesday.
Mrs, Alice Peters and son, Olien, of !
Independence, Mo-, are visiting their |
many relatives and friends in this |
city and vicinity. Mrs. Peters will
visit in this vicinity until about !
July /.
Rev. Perry of Dallas City, Ill, will !,
preach at the NJ. E. church Sunday |
afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will |
be no preaching service at this |
church in the evening.
Mrs. Cecil James of Bowen, ILL.,, is |
visiting Mrs. Abbie Tyrrell, the latter !
part of this week.
Mrs. Oliver Craig and granddaush- !
ter, Miss Alice Scannell, left Tuesday |
for East ST. Louis, where they will |
visit with Frank Craig and family. |
From there they will leave for Cali |
fornia, where they will make their |
future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Reece of
spent Memorial day with
friends in the city and attended the |
services.
Dave Pagett of the soldiers home |
og Quincy, was among his old COM
rades here Memorial day Mr.. Pag-
EFT is looking well and his many old
time friends and neighbors were glad
to see him.
Professor Johnson and family of
Tarpon, Florida, formerly of this city,
have rooms with Miss Jennie Elder,