The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-12
Marker at tho Tree Planted for John
Perdew Sheldon at the Country
Club to Have Appropriate
Ceremonies.
KEoKUK b. A. r. GROWING
Mrs. William q. Blood Reelected Re,
gent of the Chapter, ara Annual
Reports Show Its Elk
celIent Condition.

Mrs. William ". bloOu was IeeieCl-
cd regent at the annual meeting of
the Keokuk chapter Daughters OF
the American Revolution, held Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
G. w. Tanning.
Other officers chosen were: Mrs.
Paul Pechstein, vice-regent; Mrs. G.
w. Tanning, secretary; Mrs. l.. A.
Hamill, treasurer; Mrs. N. H. Pyle,
historian; Miss Anna j. Gage. regis
trar The report of the nominating
cmmittee was made by Mrs. Coral
Arnentrout and Mrs. w. j. Rob
erts.
Mrs. William G. Blood in her re-
port as regent said that two French
orphans had been supported by the
chapter and a gift made to patriotic
education.
She said that while the Keolrlk
chapter was not represented at the
state conference, it was represented
by the Misses Jones at the CONT
mental congress- recently held in
Washington, d. G. Notwithstanding
many adverse conditions, the year
has been successful one, and the
membership is the largest.in the his
tory of the chapter.
Reports of officers.
Mrs. George w. Tanning. secretary
Of the chapter, reported six meetings
held and one social function, the
annual George Washington luncheon.
The program for the year, she re-
ported, had been changed By the
coming of peace, the topic chosen
having been 1.-THE World War" She
made special mention of the address
In April of Conrad August Pechstein
in which he recounted his personal
experiences as a prisoner of war.
Mrs A. c. Decker, the treasurer,
reported the total receipts to have
been S359.36. OF this amount $73
was given for the support of two
French orphans, $40 had been given
ITO the Tillaloy fund and $40 had been
given to patriotic education.
Miss Anna j. Gage reporting on
1.-THE membership, said four members
had been added to the roll, Mrs.
Ellen Sawyer Board, Miss Ruth
IHamill, Mrs. Inez McCrary McSpad.
den, Mrs. Harold Brownell, of HALEY,
idaho. Two members died during
the year, Mrs. Eliza Janet Carter
and Mrs. Susan Summerville Hobbs.
The total membership of the chap
ter is seventy-five.
Following the annual reports three
new members WERE voted into the
ichapter, Mrs. Hugh G. Hodge of Keo-
Ikuk, Mrs. Mamma Horne Charles, and
Mrs Marie Horne Moore, both Of St.
Louis.
The Chapter is Growing.
The names of Miss Mable Evans,
Mrs. Ruth Evans Brinker and Miss
Elsie Holland were proposed. Miss
Holland is niece of Mrs. James b..
Diver and has recently come to make
her home at Port Sunshine.
The chapter voted to adopt the
budget system which was recon-
mended by the state society of d..
"A. r. By this system the dues of
the members is raised from s2.25 a
year to SD year. GOne dollar for
every member goes to the state So
Iciety and from this all patriotic
pledges will be met.
The chapter voted SAL to be added
TO the s34 already given, as Keokuk
chapters share OF the 100000 Lib
erty bond which was purchased by
the national society ID. A. II.
In Honor Of Perdew Sheldon.
The regent announced that the
boulder marking the memorial tree
planted to the memory of John Per-
dew Sheldon, is to be unveiled at
the Country club with appropriate
ceremonies within the next week or
ten days
The ceremonies are to be open to
the public, the day being an open
one at the Country club. There will
be speech Of presentation and one
OF acceptance and sketch of the
life of the young soldier.
On June IA flag day will be cele-
brated by the chapter with Roose-
Welt program to be followed by a pic
nic supper for members of the chap
ter and their families.
The program for the afternoon
Saturday was paper read by Mrs.
a. G. Horne on the subject, Ger