The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12

trains from St. Louis will be an
nounced by a pandemlnium OF noise
by whistles and bells.
AS soon as the battalion crosses
the state. line into its home state Oh
Iowa, at the Des Moines river bridge,
a signal will be flashed which VIII
start all the bells, and whistles,
These will continue to sound until
the trains stop at the union stauon.
William Johnson and Ray ".
Hewitt have written here that their
Company l. is coming on the keokuk
train, but it Is feared that this may
be unyerified camp gossip when ls
rife in all army organizations all tne
time.
Ed. w. Larson is in the supply
company and will certainly be in the
battalion welcomed here. He is
brother of ALI. G. Larson, and there
I are believed to be few other men
in the supply company.
Spectators to Be Protected.
However large the crowd, every
body will be able to participate and
have an opportunity to see the fam
Gus soldiers in Keokuk, their hrst
stop in Iowa, and one of only SIX
citsies in which they will leave their
trains en- route from New York to
Camp Dodge.
No automobiles or other vehicles
will be allowed along the line of
march nor within two blocks of the
Elks' club during the celebration.
Mayor Lotion has issued procla-
nation declaring half holiday
Wednesday forenoon for all the indus
tries of the city. ending after the
departure of the troop train for OF
tumwa, Oskaloosa and Camp Dodge.
Only a Few Cities Honored.
After their reception here, the
soldiers will board their two special
trains which will go over the Des
Moines river division of the Rock
Island to Camp Dodge, stopping two
hours at Ottumwa and again at
Oskaloosa for receptions similar to
the one to be held here.
Other battalions will stop for re-
ceptions at Dubuque. Davenport,
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
The entire regiment will have
big reception at Des Moines the next
day.
It entrained at Camp Upton Sun
day, thirty-five officers and 1881
men, on the three trains to Keokuk,
Davenport and Dubuque.
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Notice to Pic Baker,.
The Red Cross committee on pies
tissue the following orders to the
Keokuk women baking the pastry:
Pies must be delivered between
and o'clock Tuesday evening at
the basement of the Elks' club.
The boxes in which the pies will
be placed there are nine inches
square, and the pies must be smaller
than this in diameter.
Miss Nettie Younker and Mrs. j.
B. Well have charge at the Elks'
club basement.
In charge OF delivery at the rail-
road station will be Miss Agnes
Trimble, Miss Anne Davis, Miss Mar
garet Henke, and members OF the
Baby Welfare league.
All the above directions to pie
bakers must be observed to the let
ter. There Is no possibility OF deviat-
ing hairline from them.
The girls in Red Cross costumes
distributing the pies and brick Ice
cream to the soldiers, with the Baby
Welfare league, will assemble on
Water street from Main to Johnson
street which will be roped OH and
guarded from the public for this pur-
pose.
Committees Coming Here.
Des Moines is sending committees
to the state line to meet each OF the
three trains carrying the three bat
talions Of the 16Sth regiment
The committee coming to Keoa1uk
Wednesday to go on to Des Moines
with the Keokuk trains Is composed
of Captain Dan Newqmst, Paul Beer,
w. e. Battenfield, Lieutenant Colonel
J. C. Davidson, John Gibson, Cigar
MacKinnon, Father John Noonan,
Mike Zissmaster, Rev. r. 0. Mat
thews and H. W. Byers.
Mayor Lotion has appointed
committee to meet the Des Moines
committee and entertain them here.
This committee is composed OF
Hazen l. Sawyer, Asaph Buck,
Thomas H Joyce, Edward w. Nc
Manus Rev. James W. Gillespie, ].
IB. We'll, C.. M. Rich, James F. Nc
Carthy, Judge William Logan, C. E.
Skirvin, j. F. Brerton, L. A. Hamill.
John A Dunlap, Clarence H. Dickey,
William G. Howell, William G. Blood.
ET.KS WELCOME