The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-07
church Workers Form Perua
nent Organization in Night
Meeting Express
Views.
WANT TO CLEAN UP
Telegram Sent Attorney Gen.
eral Asking Special Prose
cutor for Liquor Cases
Governor Writes.

Five hundred Keokuk wom-
en- swung vigorously into the
work Of giving the city a NOR
al bath from head to toe when
they met in the auditorium Of
the First Baptist church, Mon
day night and organized per-
manently for future business.
An executive committee
composed of two women from
every Protestant church IN the
city and two from each of the
Catholic churches, together
with two representatives from
the Young Woman s Christian
association, will see that the
ADDITIONS are administered, it
was declared, until the putrid
spots are removed. -
Before the mass meeting
closed, a telegram, appealing
to H. M. Havner, attorney
general to send a special prose
cutor here for the purpose of
prosecuting the liquor cases,
was sent by the women.
It was the second telegram to be
sent from the city during the day by
church workers. the first one being
dispatched by secret committee Of
laymen.
Ministers Preside.
The Rev j. H. Matthias, pastor of
the First Baptist church and the Rev.
F. C. Edwards pastor Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church, took
turns in presiding over the meeting. |
The Rev. Matthias was called to the
bedside OF a dying woman half an
hour before the meeting closed.
He had been prevailed upon By the
women behind the movement for an
Indignation meeting to serve as
chairman. He stated that he had ac-
cepted after several others had de- /
clined the post. Rev. Matthias and Rev. |
Edwards were the only ministers pres i
ent
Executives Named.
The name Of Mrs. George D. Rand !
has already been mentioned in public !
meetings as one OF the representa- |
tives from Catholic church. Each |
Catholic institution will be invited to
appoint two representatives in order
to complete the membership OF the
executive committee:
The representatives on the COM
mittee at the present time are:
6aptist-Mrs. Vincent Phillips and |
Mrs. II. w. Huiskamp.
Trinity Methodist-Mrs. John M. e.
gin and Mrs. Della Hopkins.
First christian-Mrs. Roscoe Lowe
and Miss Jennie Steinberper.
Westminster Presbyterian -Mre.
John p. Hornish.
United Presbyterian-Mrs. Anna
Robinson and Mrs. o. w. Weyer.
First conQregationai-Mrs. Mary
HepIer and Mrs. II. c. Brown.
Methodist Protestant-Mrs. Fred
oilar and Mrs. Harvey Miller.
st. Johns Eplseopal-Miss Eleanor
Brown and Miss Cora Parsons.
Second Presbyterian-Mrs. Geo. r.
sunncr and Mrs. Maude Larson.
untarian-Mrs. w. J. Roberts and
mrs. Charles Wickham.
), Swedish-Mrs. c. w. Lantz and
Mrs. j. Hanson.
st. Paua's German Evangeiieal-
mrs. Chris Loewensteln and one other
to be appointed.
Young Women's Christian associa-
uon-Miss Laura Muiford and Miss
Martha Hornish.
Salvation Army-Ensign (Miss)
wary kuhlman and Ensign tMiss)
Eta koppeiI.
Miss jackson Secretary.
MISS Mary c. Jackson was made
permanent secretary OF the committee
WIN power to call a future meeting
Vi the executives.
), MOTION to appoint two members to
ne committee from each church, the
-. w. c. A. and the Salvation Army
vas put by Miss Irene Rollosson, a
n menieer Of the First Congregational :
me meeting had hardly gotten un-
YET way when Mrs. John NJ. Elgin. a