The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-25
Organizations of keokuk Get BEHIND
the Monday Music Club in Its
Work for the Coming
Winter and Year.
SPEECHES AT A DINNER
That the Whole City Appreciates the
Monday Music Club Activities
is Demonstrated by Words
and Work.

Representatives of eight different or
carnations endorsed the work Oh ths
Monday Music club at dinner given
| by the membership committee OF tue
club at the Young Women's CHRISTIAN
association last night The club Is max
| ing an effort to secure the co-operaioi
i of the business men Of the city IN its
plans for this winter Under the aus
pieces OF the club number OF hne en-
itertainments win be brought to heo-
kuk.
/ This will mean a big expense TO II
nance this project and the membership
/ OF the club must be doubled 1t is the
| aim of the Monday Music club TO si'e
all receipts from entertainments az
tier expenses are paid to the war Worh
being done by the Red Cross, hnlsn.s
tof Columbus, Young Mems Christian
ASSOCIATION and young Women's Christ
ian association.
| The dinner last night was given oy
the club members to interest q num-
tber of CITY organizations in backing
1.-THE club financially In what 1t wants
to do. Among the forty-two people
lpresent. were Representatives from
1.-THE knights of Columbus, the Red
lCross, Young Mems Christian asso-
lciation. Young Women's Christian as
isociation. Business Woman's league.
industrial association, Commercial
League. High Tension club and Unity
club.
After an excellent two course din
lner had been served the company pro
ceeded to the business OF the evening.
| President Baldwin Tells Plan.
Miss Martha Baldwin, president OF
the Monday Music club outlined the
plans of the club for the winter, ex-
planning that the club intended 10
serve both the city and country this
wear. She pointed out the advantages
gained in bringing the best attractions
Ito the city They prove drawing
lcard to attract out OF town people to at
ltend and in this way business Is helped
All this builds up the reputation OF
lKeokuk as a live wire town. was her
largument She asked the cooperation
Iof the various organizations In the
work of the club. The next speaker
Miss Eleanor Brown said that the
fclub must have the recognition or
1.-THE business men before 1t could e4
tend its work in any large way.
Music is an important factor IN life
these days was her thought. She de-
tclared that the Monday Music CLUB
had always meant much to the city IN
ian educational way. 1t has proved an
inspirtion to the young people. She
lsaid people from other towns come to
Keokuk to hear the music the CLUB
provides. This brings business to keo-
kuk, Hence the club is business as
set to the city was her further decla-
ration. 1t is democratic in its policy
| and all classes of people are admitted
to its membership.
! Short talks were made by c. r. Joy
OF the Keokuk Red Cross chapter, j.
~. Chapman and H. S. Walker OF the
Unity club, w. Durrett Of the Com
mercial league and James Mccarthy OF
| the Knights of Columbus. These men
, expressed their appreciation OF the
work of the club and said that they
could see clearly that the plan OF get
: ting a fine course of entertainments
1 here this winter could be made the
means of boosting keokuk both In an
3 educational and financial way.