The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-06
A Memorial to Mrs. cun7mins.

William Dean Howells.
A Memorial to Mrs. Cun,fnias.
Keokuk club women and members
Of the d. A. R. who were friends Of
the late Mrs. A. B. Cummius will be
interested to know that memorial
has been placed to her in the Des
Moines public library. The memorial
takes the form Of collection Of
books to be placed in the library for
the use of the public.
The form of memorial was sug-
gested by Mrs. Cummins' love Of
children. Included in the collection
of books pertaining to American his
tory and American craftsmanship are
several hundred choice volumes from
the library of Senator Cummins. In
addition to these are 125 books pur-
chased by the club, and a complete
set of Burroughs books donated by
the Des Moines Conversational club.
A large picture of Mrs. Cummins and
a bronze tablet bearing the words.
1.-THE collection in this room was es-
! tablished by the Des Moines Wom-
ems club as memorial to Mrs.
Albert Baird Cummins, 1915" will
be placed upon the wall of the alcove
adjacent to the reference room,
which has been given by the library
board as memorial room.
During her lifetime Mrs. Cummins
filled the positions Of president of
the board of the Home for Friend
less Children and national president
of the Children of the American Rev
olution. She presided with grace
charm as the leading lady of
Iowa, and upon the governor becom-
ing United States senator repre-
scented the state with dignity in
| Washington congressional circles.
iP. &. o. Annual Meeting Saturday.
| The P. D. o. chapter will hold it's
postponed meeting Saturday after
noon at o'clock at the home of the
| Misses Younker, 925 Concert street.
Annual reports will be made and Of
| ficers elected.
Iowa Grand Chapter, p. E. o.
| The call has been issued for the
Iowa grand chapter convention of the
P. E. O., which will be held in Sioux
City May 13, IA and Is. The three
chapters of Sioux City are to enter
| tain Jointly the three hundred or
more delegates who will comprise
/ the convention. Mrs. Charles r.
Frantz, of Burlin gton, will preside.
! Club Luncheon With Miss Younker.
I One of the very pleasant events
of the week was the 1 o'clock picnic
! luncheon enjoyed by the members
OF the Thursday Afternoon Bridge
club at the home of Miss Dorothy
Younker. Spring blossoms in pink
were used in decoration OF the table,
| at which covers were laid Tor SIX
teen. The afternoon was spent at
| bridge.
RusselI-Anthony Wedding.
last evening at the home of the
BRIDES parents, MI. and Mrs. J. Clar-
ence Russell. occurred the marriage
| of Miss Gladys M. Russell to Mr. AL
fred J. Anthony. The ring ceremony
was read by Rev. Huell Warren, pas
tor of the First Christian church. Inc
wedding march from Lohengrin was
played by Mrs. Ruth Bachman OF ST.
| Louis. The bride was attended by
Miss Marion Wharton as brides maid
| and Kenneth Lisle was best man.
The brides gown was of shadow
lace over white taffeta, trimmed with
bands of pink rose buds. Covers
were laid for forty guests at the wed.
ding supper, the guests from out OF
town being Mrs. Ruth Bachman OIL
ST. Louis and Mr.. and Mrs James
BRYANT of Ft Madison. Following
wedding journey to Clarence, MO-,
where they will VI lit the groom's par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander An
thony, they viii be at home after
March 20 at 1904 Reid street.
Berathold-Melnhart Wedding.
! Miss Lille A. Meinhart and Ed
ward Bergthold, of Primrose, Iowa,
we're married at 2 o'clock this after
noon at the Trinity NJ. e. parsonage
by Rev. M. E. Nethercutt. Both are
members of prominent Lee county
families and will make their home
| on a farm near Primrose.
over Ten Thousand Men.
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