The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-18
Organization Born When Con-
stitution is Adopted and
Officers Elected in
Night Meeting.
HARRIET SOLOMON HEAD
Purpose is to Give City Off,
Gals Assistance in Execu-
ton of Laws Liquor
Incidents Told.
HARRIET SOLOMON HEAD

4uCluS4GS 4O4O.
Renewing their avowals Of the last
month to 'carry on" until the odious
spots of keokuk, the vice and liquor
resorts have been uprooted, $50 wor-
en- Of the city met in the auditorium
Of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Friday night and banded
themselves permanently.
Miss Harriet e. Solomon, 1918
Timea street, was elected president
OF the organization, composed Of
| church, club and civic body represen.
tatives, who are to be known as "The
keokuk Women's Progress FEEDER
alton"
When the name of Miss Solomon
was brought into the room by nomi-
mating committee, headed by Mrs.
James Young, applause broke out and
the newly elected leader of the clean
up formation responded with a short
speech, telling briefly its aims.
Biggest Thing Done.
This is the biggest thing the wom-
en- of Keokuk have ever done in get
ting behind a movement for city bet
Iterment," said Miss Solomon. Il ac-
cept the Office in all humility. / am
proud and glad to serve. But this is
rot time for fine phrases and rheto-
ric. 1t is time for action.
when we consider what these
clubs and organizations represented
here stand for, we can realize the big
ness of the things that will be ac-
complished and the true purposes for
which the organization stands. 1t
matters not so much what the name
of our organization might be as what
we do to make Keokuk a good city in
which to live"
Mrs. Hornish, Vice President.
Mrs. John P. Hornish, who has been
serving as temporary chairman Of an
executive committee since meeting
in the Baptist church two weeks ago.
was elected to the first vice presi-
dency of the federation.
Other officers are: Mrs. c. M. Rich,
second vice president; Miss Eleanor
Brown, third vice president; Miss
Mary c. Jackson, recording secretary;
Miss Florence Talbot, corresponding
secretary; Miss Elizabeth Dunlap,
treasurer, and Mrs. H. o. Whitney, as
sistant treasurer.
Thirteen directors are yet to be
elected before the corps of officers is
complete.
Name Causes Discussion.
A constitution which shall serve as
the guiding instrument of the fedora
ton was adopted. Miss Eleanor
Brown, who is chief among those
drafting the document read the ar.
ticles and sections which were adopt
ed one at time and defined the pur-
pose of the organization clearly as
one which shall uphold the city Off
Gals in the execution of the laws"
There was some discussion at the
beginning as to the fitness OF a name
for the organization.
Scope is Broad.
Mrs. Hornish, presiding at the open
ing of the meeting, suggested: "The
name 'Keokuk Federation Of Women
for Progress has been used because it
was thought elastic enough to include
any other work that the women might !
want to perform"
The constitution as finally adopted |
Is incorporated in the appended para
graphs:
ARTICLE / Section 1. The
name of this organization shall be
the Keokuk Women's Progress
Federation.
Its Object.
ARTICLE II. Section 1. The
object Of the federation shall be
to uphold the city officials in the !
execution of the laws and to
stand as a dominant force against
law breaking and immortality or
any menace to the moral or phys
zeal well being of Keokuk.
ARTICLE III. Section 1.
Membership is open to any wom-
an who shall evince an interest in
the purpose of the federation and
who shall avow herself willing to
assist in the prosecution of said
purpose.
ARTICLE ". Section /. The
annual dues shall be twenty-five
(25) cents.
who officers Are.
ARTICLE V. Section /. The
officers of the federation shall be
president, three vice presidents.
recording secretary, correspond
ing secretary, treasurer and
board of directors consisting of
thirteen members.
Section 2. officers and direct
ors shall be nominated by a COM i,
mittee appointed by the president
and shall be elected by ballot at
the annual meeting. The initial
officers of the federation to be
elected the seventeenth day of II
May, nineteen hundred and eigh-
teen.
Section 3. The duties of the
officers shall be those implied in
the name Of the office added to