The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
CITY NEWS.

CLANCY taxi service. Phone 1871
" Main street.
Dance New Years night, Wood
an hall. Agnes orchestra.
Hotel GRANITE will serve roast
4 l pose dinner New Years day. SOC.
q Am disseminating delivery and
establishing cabh and carry store.
81 A. Phillips. Twelfth and High.
Little Miss Helma Hall, who Is
pnfined at the st. Joseph's hospital
kHth the influenza. is improving
II fcely.
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
Il. Sdge No. 5. X. Of F.. at Castle hall
II 18th and Biondeau. O. W. Rowe,
c.; J. A Burgess, K. of r. and S.
Mrs. J. j. Rabe and both chill
ron, Donald and Louise, formerly of
III city. are very i'll at their home
N Fort Madison with an attack of
ihuenxa.
Mrs. Geo. Merriam's Sunday
II thool class will hold their first class
,eeting Of the new year in the par
,rs OF the church Thursday evening.
an. 2. 1919, with election Of officers,
\ nd every member expected to be
4 here.
Dance New Years night, Wood
1 lAu uAll. agile OICuSSlI6.
Mr.. and Mrs John Rogan, Jr., of
t. Louis. Mr.. John j. Rogan, ST., of
4 ,uincy, and Mr.. c.. A. Davis of st.
christmas at the home of Mrs
t.ogan's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
iTeirather
st. Johns Episcopal church, |
Il Fourth and Concert streets. William |
lg %. Lamont, rector. There will be
II ervices New Years day. which is (
liso the Feast of the Circumcision. t
ut $3.50 a. m. The reason for the /
arly hour is in order that the ladies
nay be able to get back home in
lime to prepare their dinner.
There viii be watcn-night
aeeting at Trinity Methodist church
his evening from to IL o'clock. A
faried program will be given. There
will be q community sing. consisting
III religious and patriotic songs: also
hort speeches by the minute men,
4 social hour with refreshments, and
Il praise service. ending at midnight.
Eeryboy is welcome to tnis meet
lng.
1t ~ longtime custom in West
a1inster Presbyterian church to begin
he new year with a special service
Il prayer and praise, and this custom
fili be followed by a meeting to-
morrow morning at $3.50 In the
lhapel. 1t Will be entirely informal
nd devotional. with some thought of
he past and the future. of remem-
rance and anticipation. Any who
re interested in thus entering the new
ear are invited to attend, whether
Members of this congregation or not.
Dance New Years night, Wood
nan hall. Agnes orchestra.
In the casualty list which the
var department allows this mornings
apers to publish as official is the
anne OF Raymond C. Harness, of 413
,ank street, Keokuk. among those
everely wounded. This Keokuk sol
Ter, albeit badly wounded in the
r0nt In France, beat the official re-
ort home. He came across the At
antic to a New York hospital and
vrote his wife here. Mrs. Harness
eceived his letter and told The
ate City which published the news
day ahead OF the official
eport reaching Keokuk. When
eyereIy wounded soldier beats the
american army and war department,
le Is Keokuk soldier
Pilgrims Rest Baptist church, at
/
Fourteenth and Exchange streets,
viii hold service tonight. For forty
seven years, watch meeting has been
,ne of the most important services
,f this church. The meeting will
,e opened with gospel song serv-
ce. led by the pastors praying band.
4 general discussion will follow. on
ne responsibilities of the church
brought about by the war. Pilgrims
Rest contributed thirty-three to the
selective draft, and reference win be
made as to the best methods OF
seeping up to the standard the high
Morale established in training them
or soldiers wi1en they return Dea
.ons George W. Smith, A. A. Scott
md sSilas Cook viii be in charge OF
hes meetinG. The Twentieth Cen
ury. Overtops Girls will serve coffee
ind sandwiches. All are invited.
Service opens at 40 o. m.