The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
COMMERCIAL
CLUB OFFICERS
Special Meeting for Reorganization
Attended by Many Business Mon
of Bonaparte and
Farmers.

BONAPARTE, June 5-Mrs. J. T.
Stuart of Shenandoah, Iowa, Is visit
ing here with her sisters, Mrs. Lewis
Cummins and Miss Mollie Wagner.
Glen Fuller and family of Burling-
ton, visited relatives and friends in
Ponaparte, Friday of last week.
Miss Refa Dick is attending sum.
mer school at Cedar Falls.
George Carnahan returned home
Lost week having received his honor
able discharge from army duty at
Camp Dodge.
The Commercial club Of Bonaparte
held a special meeting for the purpose
of reorganization last Wednesday,
May %. About thirty-five business
men and farmers were present. Fol
lowing is the list Of officers who were
elected: President A. Johnson;
wee presidents-Dr. c. S. Percival and
Ii. j. Easter; secretary-O. G. Petit;
treasurer-C. M. Hornbaker. DR.. Per
ciyal, H. ]. Easter and A. G. Roberts
were named as committee to report on
constitution and bylaws.
The meeting was quite enthusiastic
and harmonious. The club is entirely
free from debt and owns the COM
n,unity hall in which it's meetings are
held.
Refreshments were served by the
committee in charge of the meeting.
a feature of same being a dozen boxes
of the first strawberries Of the season
from the Kirk Meek ranch.
The reorganized club has a mem
bership of about 40. The new bylaws
will probably require a two-thirds vote
Of the membership for the admission
of new members.
Mrs. w. S. Blackford Is visiting
with relatives in Minneapolis, MINI.
Mrs. n. G. Larson and son, Roger
Norman, went to Pennington Tuesday
where they will visit for few days
with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Watts and
family.
Roger e. Cox and Miss Bernice H.
Oechsle were united in marriage at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Oechsle, at 1852 w.
Huron street, Chicago, on Wednesday
afternoon, May 2s, in the presence OF
relatives and friends of the bride and
groom. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Hoelter, he being the minister
officiating at the wedding of the.
brides parents, and also at the
christening Of the bride.
A wedding feast was served at the
home of the bride, and after congratu-
lations and good wishes had been ex-
tended, the young people left Chicago
the same evening for few days visit
with relatives.
Mrs Cox has resided In Chicago all
her life, attended the schools in that
city, and is very popular with large
circle of friends. She is also an ac-
ccmplished musician, being a graduate
Of the Chicago Conservatory of Music.
The groom, who is Familiarity known
here as Dick" spent most of his life
in Bonaparte where he numbers his
friends by his acquaintance.
He attended the Bonaparte schools
and went to Chicago a few years ago
to attend business college, and ON
completing his course took a position
with large electrical company. He
went from here to the office of the
Chicago. Indianapolis and Louisville
railway, as purchasing agent, in the
stationery department, resigning this
to take position with the Chicago
ard Alton road. He resigned this
position some time ago, to take bet
ter one, with the Commercial Station
cry and Loose Leaf Co., he being in
charge of the loose leaf department.
These young people are now at
home at 1912 North Rockwell street,
Chicago, where their many Bonaparte
friends unite with their Chicago
friends in wishing them long and
happy future.
Miss Fannie Glascock was a Ben
tcnsport visitor Tuesday
Mrs. N. c. Larson and son, Roger,