The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08

the honor Of your riverint prisince at
a rtvilry in honor of st. Phadrig Oh
Tuesday avenin' March the twelfth,
at the Trinity M Il. church. livery
one Is requested to wear thrtfle OF
Crane to extinguish himself from the
others.
The committee announces that all
who come to Donnybrook Fair are
expected to dress in an Irish costume,
suited to the occasion.
| Mentor Reading Club.
The Mentor Reading club at its
home of Mrs II. s. Baker, had very
interesting and informal talk on Life
in South America, by Mrs. Albert
Northrop, who has recently returned
from two years spent In Uruguay
Mrs. T. R Board. who was the reader
for the afternoon, read OF Brazil.
after which Mrs. Northrop spoke OF
some of the conditions and customs.
! For the greater part the houses are
built of cement, one story high, built
around an open court. They are some
times painted ON the outside with
landscapes and water scenes. She
said that when tenant rents house
about all he gets is the walls, floor
and roof. II he wishes electricity, ne
must wire the house, and bath tub
is not considered permanent part
of bath room, the tenant must pro-
vide his own bath tub. He also pays
the taxes on the property he rents.
In speaking of the high prices, she
said hard coal Is $40 ton and soft
coal $35 That seats in the parquet
at the theatre were often sold for
aonh Screams
an unknown luxury and in conse-
auence flies are everywhere At the
close Of the day, the man who con
ducts q meat market, scrubs the
uneold meat with brush and soap
and water to make it clean for the
next days sale. Men do not carry
bundles of any sort on the street A
man from the United States was car
rying home his mail from the office
one evening shortly after bis arrival
in Buenos Aires, and met a South
American gentleman, who asked him
why he was carrying bundles, to
which he replied that it was some
mail matter. The native invited him
into a coffee house for a cup of cot
fee, and while there, purchased some
small cakes and called taxi to have
them delivered at his home, 2resum-
ably to teach the man from the states,
etiquette.
A fact In OUT own national history
net generally known. is that at the
close OF the civil war, group OF
families from the south, who were not
reconciled to the result Of the war,
took their slaves and formed a col.
ony in Brazil. There still remains OF
that colony about a hundred and fifty
families, who own their slaves. Some
have acquired wealth, while others
have not prospered.
Thank Offering Meeting.
The annual thank Offering meeting
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Trinity M. e. church
was held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. R. Humbs. The ad-
dress OF the afternoon was given by
Miss Lydia Poole, a missionary to In.
dia, who is at home on furlough.
She spoke of the national life, the
home life and of the educational con-
ddtfons OF heather India and contrast
ed them with the conditions OF the
people after they become christian
lied. Her address was listened to
with much interest. Miss Poole has
been q missionary to India tor four
teen years, stationed at Jutbupore.
She is the daughter of the Rev. T. s.
Poole, OF Mt. Pleasant, and sister OF
the Rev. John Poole Of Brooklyn.
Iowa, two well known ministers OF
the Methodist church In Iowa Miss
Poole was asked If she knew DR.. J.
J. Lucas, who Is the foreign pastor OF
the First Westminster Presbyterian
church, stationed at A1lahabad. She
replied with much enthusiasm that
sine did know him and that he holds
q very high place among the mis-
sionaries in India and is always heard
in interdenominational councils. IN
addition to the address the program
Included devotionals conducted by
Mrs. Grant Scott, and Mrs. Teeters,
and two vocal numbers, Abide With
Ne, and Alone With God, by Mrs.
Henry Schouten, with piano accomp-
animent by Mrs. Vernon Mckay. The
hostesses for the afternoon were
Mrs. Hombs, Mrs. W. F. Guiss, Mrs.
Oscar Swanson, Mrs. e. 8. Patterson.
Mrs. Charles Englehart and Mrs.
Wilson.
SandIslSy Aid Society.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the San.
dusky Christian church held an all
day meeting yesterday, at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Sawyer, to sew for the
Red Cross. Twenty-four hospital
shirts were finished and twenty-one
partly made were taken home by the
members to be finished. This makes
a total of ninety-nine hospital shirts
made by this auxiliary.
Standard Bearers.
The Standard Bearers, junior
missionary society OF the Trinity NJ
E. church, gave an Informal recep-
ton last night in the parlors of the
church in honor Of Miss Lydia Poole
nni.s r,e>,1o acststad in recaiYing the