The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10
,.,,x.red Address at Grand Opera
House Sunday Afternoon on the
subject of Good citi-
zenship.
nRGEs RESPECT FOR LAW
Meeting Under the Auspices Of the
Newly Organized keokuk Wom-
ems progress Federation
Large Audience Present

Attorney General Havner, who
smoke Yesterday afternoon in the
Grand theatre on the subject OF Law
enforcement. under the auspices OF
Tho Keokuk Women's Progress fed
Grafton, said:
That it is the business OF every
man and every woman 70 kno"
whether or not the laws which govern
their state and their community are
enforced 1t is altogether proper that
an organization such as this should
ha formed You are directly interest
% in the environment Of your home
which is the unit of the state. hope
that the time will come and Will come
speedily when the women won't have
to stand suppliant before come Of
fee holder, but that she shall cast
clean American ballot and exert her
influence for law enforcement in that
way. If there is a woman in this city
who cannot subscribe to the objects
nf this woman's federation, she does
not measure up to the standard OF
Iowa womanhood. Your situation here
Is the same as it is elsewhere. What
you need is strong public sentiment
m the side of law enforcement. Since
| came here I have been asked by
some of your leading business men,
whether twenty-five men banded to-
gether could accomplish anything.
said, yes, twenty-five business men
who will inform themselves on the
situation could everlastingly shut up
these joints by the enforcement OF
laws which you already have.
Miss Solomon, in introducing the
speaker, said that the meeting had a
two-fold purpose. First, to hear from
the man who stands highest in this
commonwealth in the work of law en-
forcement; second, to secure new
members for the federation.
She said the woman's federation is
not revolutionary or historical, it is
an evolution. It is the KeOkuk Unit
Of a movement being formed in all
parts Of the United States and Is
movement crystalized by war condi-
tons. Women have ever been re-
sponsive to all that interests children
and young people, and when the knowl-
edge came by direct experience, that
the situation here is most critical the
women in all parts of the city came
together in this federation.
Men have made the laws and are
expected to execute them. We are
willing to stand back of the men ii
they will enforce the laws, out it is
the law enforcement upon which we
insist working toward tits end. We
have brought the attorney general of
Iowa to speak to you on this subject.
Preceding the address, a chorus
under the direction of Miss Baldwin,
led the audience in singing The Star
Spangied Banner" They sang also
Goo Speed the Right, Over There"
and Keep the Home Fires Burning"
Miss Baldwin sang as solo. John
Hays civil war song, When the Boys
Come Home" The music was espe-
clally good as was to be expected
from the personnel OF the chorus
which included Miss Baldwin, Miss
Ignore Rich, Mrs. =. w. Sandberg,
Mrs. Leo Gredell, Miss Ruby Hummer,
MIS- William C. Howell, Mrs. e. M.
Hanson, Miss Eleanor Brown, Miss
helen Palmer Gray. Mrs. William
bfugman played the piano accompani-
nent
The opening prayer was made by
ue Kew. Miss Mary G. Collins.
seated on the platform with the
president We're the officers of the ted
erauon: Mrs. ]. P. Hornish, Mrs. c.