The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-27
MEMORIAL TREES
for DEAD HEROES
Women Of civic League Propose an
Avenue In Upper Main Street
With a Tablet at Each End
Containing Names
TO LEAD TO MONUMENT
Committee Of censors Reports Movies
in keokuk Theaters Are Harm
less and Sometimes instruc-
tive to Youth.

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The Civic league at It's meeting on
to confer with the city commission
ers and ask for permission to plant
memorial trees on upper Main street
east of Twentieth street. for the Keo-
kuk soldiers who have died in the
war.
The plan is to plant row OF trees
which shall be properly marked by
a tablet at each end OF the row. bear
ing the names Of the soldiers IN
whose memory the trees are planted
Miss May Tumelty, AZ chairman OF
the tree and park committee. OF the
league, has the matter in charge.
The detailed report of the war
work done by the league. compiled
by the president, Miss Florence Tai
bolt, was read by the secretary. Miss
Caroline Baldwin.
The league was responsible for the
four hundred school gardens by
which this city produced greater
supply OF food stnffs than ever be-
fore in its history.
The Leagues Big War Aid.
Forty volunteer workers under the
supervision of Miss Mitchell dis
tributed seeds and later inspected the
The league conducted the first
house to house canvass for the sale
of thrift stamps and assisted In the
first Liberty loan SALE
The amount given to the fund for
furlough houses was $62. The social
function of the year was a patriotic
one.
These items are only part Of the
war work done by the league.
The annual luncheon af the league
will be held in February. the date
depending on the speaker secured for
the occasion Mrs. Raymond Robbins
of Chicago, is to be invited TO speak
before the league Other names were
suggested and the president will
make the necessary arrangements to
secure speaker
The league has entertained at Its
lr1cheons a number of women OF.
national reputation. among them Ida
Tarbeu. Grace Wilbur Trout, Dr.
Grace Meigs and others.
The luncheon is to be held at the
Hotel Iowa and will be for members
only.
The question of the support OF
school gardens next season was as
cussed and it was decided again TO
make plans for school gardens, and
Miss Mitchell is to be asked to act
as supervisor.
Movie Films Meet With Approval.
By instruction Of the state c1yics
committee of the Iowa Federation OF
WON ems Clubs, committee has Tor
the past two months visited both
moving picture theaters to report on
the class OF movies shown in Keo-
kuk.
The report was made by Miss Red
die and showed that the theaters
here are practically free from vicious
pictures and some of the films shown
here are decidedly educational IN
their nature.
A request was read that the league
assist in the Belgian relief WORK
under the new Hoover commission.
The president was instructed to con-
fer with the Red Cross as to what
mart OF the work should be assigned
it
The report Of the membership COM
nfttea showed that the membership
is being SUSTAINED and new members
being enrolled every month.
The meeting was very wen attend
ed and the routine reports as Wen as
special committee reports showed the
civic organization to be very much
alive