The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-22
keokuk Council Held Booster Meet
ing Saturday Nigh. With Chick
en- Pie supper and Lots Of
Oraeury.
WORKING FOR MEMBERS
Campaign viii Come to Close With
Meeting Next March When Su-
preme Officers VIII be
Here.

Keokuk Council U, c. T. held a big
booster meeting for new members
Saturday evening at Cameron's nan
after their business session IN the
afternoon at which time candidates
were initiated into the association.
The booster meeting was prefaced
with chicken pie supper with all the
trimmings, to which the members and
their friends did great justice.
Following the "eats" an 1mpromptu
program was planned and those VINO
performed illustrated what they couid
do on short notice and without prepar'
ration. Miss Lola Wilson and Miss
Madeline Radasch furnished the music
for the occasion and the rest OF the
program was given over to the ex-
temporaneous speakers OF the even
ing. !.
Fred L. Stockton was master OF
ceremonies, and before he called upon
his U. c.. T. brothers for their after
dinner talks, he outlined the plans OF
the association for March 20, at
which time the Keokuk men will en-
terrain the Quincy and Burlington
travelling men and their wives at
big dinner and dance in this city.
Supreme Secretary Walter Murphy, OF
Ohio, will be here also. That date
marks the close Of the membership
campaign which the three associa-
lions are putting on at the present
time, and the speakers all laid special
stress on this drive urging the mem
bers, and their wives too, to enlist
more travelling men in the organiza-
ton.
That Big Meeting.
The first speaker was James w.
Van Tassel, and he delighted the
women present first Of all by assur-
ing them that they would not have to
work hard preparing that dinner for
the guests March 20. He promised
them that someone else would do It.
In asking the members to get back OF
the March meeting and push 1t, MI.
Van Tassel went into the history OF
the organization, telling that 1t had
originated in Ohio, that Iowa was the
fourth state in numerical strength,
and that Keokuk chapter had lS2
members.
William Balbach continued the U.
C.. T. propaganda in his speech which
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most Of his remarks to the women
and he urged them to assist their
husbands in the membership CAM
paign and asked them to get new
members. He said he knew that they
could do 1t.
And they called him "the best little
secretary in the state Of Iowa. That
is the title for A. H. Cushman who
answered to roll call next. Mr.. Cush-
man rather lined his fellow travelling
men up for not paying more attention
to the little written communications
on postal cards which he sends them
frequently telling them about meet
ings and even chicken pie suppers
sometimes. He says that they are very
careless about these cards. Mr.. Cush-
man also gave the women few tips
on how to approach prospective mem.
bers for the u. G. It's and what to say
to them.
Fred G. Dennis paid the U. G. T.
men tribute when he said that they
were one hundred percent loyal TIC,
their organization and to the things
for which it stood. He said that the
little acts of charity which they per-
form during the week when they are
out in their territories to those in
need, which is part of their creed,
to the worthiness of the
association.
Getting Them Out.
It's hard to get members out to
U. c.. T. meetings the third Saturday
night of each month, according to H.
A. Bank who asked the men If they
wouldn't make better showing next
night, when it came his turn
to talk. He said that in some cases
he thought 1t was the fault of the
wives that the men didn't appear upon
those stated occasions.
There's one man that can talk and
be entertaining at the same time" Mr..
Stockton said when he introduced
George E. Radasch. In spite of the
fact that the preceding speakers had
stolen his talk, as the plaintiff
claimed they had, Mr.. Radasch man