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

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Any Father 70 His Soldier Son. |
When as a lad, I thought what you
might be :.
In that rich time ESQ very far 1t
seemedD
When you to manhood grown would
then be free
To do the thing your boyhood
dreams had dreamed,
I never once did pause to give 1t
thought
That of the tasks in which you
might have part,
You, gentle boy, would one day be
taught
To skill your hand in wars most
bloody art;
You, who loved peace, and books and
quiet talk,
These for season you must place
aside.
With all the gladness OF the autumn
walks,
To fill the place Of others sons who
died,
| I would not thus have chosen life for
thee.
But go, proud is the fathers heart IN
me.
William John Cooley.
Woman's Whist League.
The Woman's Whist league will be
entertained Tuesday afternoon by MIS-.
Eugene s. Baker. This Will De the
final meeting of the year at which
league bins will be awarded.
Mrs. HamilI Returns.
Mrs. D. B. Hamill has returned TO
Keokuk after having spent the winter
| in New Orleans. She has opened her
home at 6O3 Morgan street which has
! been closed for a year and will spend
| the summer there. Her grandson,
Paul L. Dysart Jr., of Chicago Is Win
her for the present.
Visiting Nurse Association.
| The board of directors of the Visit
| ing Nurse association will meet in
regular monthly session Tuesday
morning at half past nine o'clock.
| Baby Welfare League Meets.
The Baby Welfare league OF the
Visiting Nurse association VIII be en-
tertained Tuesday afternoon by MISS
Madeline McGrath.
Benevolent Union.
The board of directors OF the
benevolent Unon will meet at the
benevolent Union home THURSDAY
morning at ten o'clock.
| Eastern Star Meeting.
| The TriICity Matrons club Q. E. 3.
will be entertained Tuesday at one
O'clock luncheon at the Hotel Granite
in Hamilton, by Mrs. J. P. Guthrie and
Mrs. H. X. Denton
| p. e. o. Meeting.
| The p. E. O. chapter will be enter
ltained Tuesday evening by the Misses
Helen and Anna Sheppard The re-
port of the recent state convention
will he made by Mrs. Beeson.
aGym" Has Annual Dinner.
Members of the gymnasium class at
tho Young Woman's Christian asocla-
ton voted to continue activities
through the summer with hikes ana
picnics. at the annual dinner In the
association building Friday nght.
Fifty girls attended the event. MISS
lCatherine Reidy acted as toastmas'er.
This is the program:
Solo, selected, Ignore Rlcn' view
RECRUITS, Aurelia Hendricks; camp 4.
IW. C. A., Blanche Mortimer; camp
iRacreation. Marie Boquet; Second
,year in service. Norma Hagerman;
Reading, Miss Cora Parsons; Pre-
naredness. Miss George; Loyalty, Nina
phiIIin. Depot Brigade, Miss Martina
uornish. Mrs. c. M. Rich; New Head
irnarter. Nell Sherwood; solo, selected,
Ignore Rich.
Committee for June.
The Benevolent Union soclal colu'
mittee for June is Mrs. 0. S. Stanbro'
Mrs. N. H. Pyle and Mrs. John "A.
Dunlap.
Mothers-Teaehers' Club.
Tho Mothers and Teachers club
90 the wells district at its annual
;,naetino Yesterday elected the fol
Loving officers: President, Mrs. NJ
Saunders; vice president Mrs. Yves
LEV Shaffer; secretary, MISS Dmona'
treasurer. Mrs. A. F. Greiner; cnalI'
man of social committee, MISS JACK.
The children of the klndersarten
gave a delightful one act Red Cross
garden play, in which Niles be :.
took the part OF Uncle sam anu 81,
tIe Mildred Greiner was the careful
cook who for her conservation was
finally crowned queen. All the chill
dren of the kindergarten and a rev
chilren from rooms 1 and Z, TOOK
part in the play. The quilt made oy
tho children of room z, for the hed
Cross was on exhibition. The pro-
dnce from the kindergarten school
Garden was sold for the benefit OF
the Junior Red Cross. The pupils OF
the Wells school in all departments
have shown themselves good patriots
nv their zeal for the Red Cross and
other patriotic work
Bridge Party.
On next Saturday afternoon, June
Ia Mrs George w. Delaplaine and
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