The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-28
KHAKI HONORED
AT RECEPTION
Brilliant Affair by Knights Of Column
bus and Y. M. C. A. Last Even
ing for Returned
Soldiers.
ENTERTAINING PROGRAM
Soldiers Seemed to Enjoy Themselves
and Everybody Else Enjoyed
Trying to Make it Pleas
ant for Them.

The reception given at the 7. NJ 9.
A. building last night by the Y. M G.
A. and Knights of Columbus for the re-
turned soldiers and their friends was
a very happy affair.
Chairs had been placed in the gym
nasi,Im and there the program was
given after which reception was held
in the reception hall and game room
There was a goodly company in at
tendance, notwithstanding the three
or four other big affairs held last night
elsewhere. in two of which the soldiers
were specially featured and had parts
en- the programs.
About fifty soldiers We're In attend
ance in uniform and they put UP a.
mighty fine appearance Every feature
Of the program conferred about the
soldiers, who must have felt that Keo-
kuk does appreciate the work done py
her soldiers and that she has pride In
their achievement and joy in their re-
turn.
Welcome From keokuk's Best Mayor.
Edward F. Carter. presided as only
he can preside and introduced the
speakers in his characteristically clev'
er way
The program opened with three or
chestra numbers by players from the
the high school, under the direction OF
P. G. Hayden, the three numbers being
by Ascher, Students March, Sweet
Melody Waltz and Shippers march.
The official welcome for the CITY
Lnftny1 yytlO
was introduced by Mr Carter as the
Lest mayor Keokuk has Mayor Lotion
said in part:
at was my privilege to go to
the depot with the soldiers and
sailors CT Lee county and to
say good bye and God speed to them
officially for this city. Tonight it is my
great pleasure to give you welcome
home, and voice the sentiment Of the
entire city when I say that we are
mighty glad to see you back"
We shall be pleased to- express this
welcome in a more practical way, II
we can by helping you to get positions,
Il any Of you lack employment, and to
aid you in all our power. We welcome
| YOU with both pride and JOY tonight
/ No Enemy Sees His Back.
Mr.sCarter here interpolated:
Have YOU noticed that the first
word everybody says to the soldier Is
4 am glad to see your back One Keo-
kuk soldier replied to this greeting,
.your glad to see my back and the cit
| izen replied, I didn't mean that, / mean
| I'm glad to see your back from the
| front-no I don't mean that l mean
am glad to see your back from afar.
Well we are all glad to see them back,
but an American soldiers back is one
thing no German army ever saw.
Miss Caroline Baldwin sans
There's Girl That is Knitting fo1
You, with the chorus by twelve youns
women, all dressed as Red Cross WORK
CTS, and each with her knitting. l
The same chorus later sang, "Over
Here" and did fancy march. They
wore white dresses and soldiers he'll
nets and carried flags These two fea
lures were very pleasing additions to
the program.
The Greatest Thing since Bethlehem
Very Rev. James w. Gillespie gave
enc Of his Enthusiastically earnest
talks. He said:
There's not man anywhere glad
der to see the boys come back home
than 1 am know you have been wei
taken care Of, for you all look so fine
tfNot only we who are here rejoice
at your victory won, but all the world
reioices at the triumph of right anc
1ustice, with a Joy second only to the
right when the angels sang Of a Saw
fior's birth.
"The victory of our armies have
brought to the world liberty Of life
AS Christ died to make men holy, 81
our soldiers died to make men free.
eve rejoice tonight not only tina
YOU have returned, but that you wer;
willing to go to fight in The cause 70
right The cause for whicf. you fought
human liberty, is second only in i'm
portance to the salvation of your owl
souls. These are the reasons that WI
honor and praise and welcome you to
: night.
ut was through such men as yo
, that the United States surprised no
only the central powers, but our al
,, lies as we'll You and the other mel
who made UP our forces were willing +
leave your all. that the oppressed O
: Europe might be free and that our ow,
land might continue to live in libert
ard In safety.
I'VE would give tribute also tonigh
TO the fathers, mothers, wives an
sweethearts who were willing tina
? lou should go to the front and who er
dured loneliness like good soldiers
1--WE are all willing to share wit
you all we have and TO help you in eN
, cry way we can.
81 say in closing God bless you, e1
cry one and bless the mothers VIII
sent you"
Some Plans That Went Wrong.
G.. L. Norman exalted ruler OF tn
Elks made a short talk, "and If an,
one has right to welcome the so
diers home it is the E1ks: becans