The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-11
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D. A. r. and S. A. r. Victory Party.
A delightful patriotic party was
held last night at the home or MI.
and Mrs. l.. A. Hamill, given jointly
by Keokuk cahpter, Daughters OF the
American Revolution ana by LeXing-
ton chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution. About seyenty-five We're
present. The Hamill home was very
attractively decorated in many flags.
Above the door leading to the library
were crossed the handsome silk flags
belonging to the d. A. r, and the Iowa
flag. Many chrysanthemumS were
used in decoration OF the rooms. In
the dining room where buffet supper
was served, the table was laid IN
cluny lace doilies and had for center
piece a standard of the flags OF the
allies. The table was lighted with
red, white and blue unshaded candles
in colonial silver candlesticks.
One OF the most delightful features
OF the evening was the program which
preceded the supper Mrs. William
Graffen Blood, regent Of Keokuk CHAP
ter, ID. A. r., presided most accept
ably, and said tina tive were celeorat-
ing for the first time new holiday on
the calendar OF patriotic days anu
that the speeches of the evening
would be made by two soldier sons
or the d. A. r. She said I'VE have
greater pride in our soldiers OF today
than we have in our soldier ances-
tors"
The first speaker was Gerard Huls-
kamp, who was in the naval avlauon
service. He told in a delightfully."- In
teresting way of his experiences and
observations. Of Paris on Armistice
day. He had been with the American
army near Brest and went into Paris
with other soldiers to celebrate the
end of the war He contrasted the
American idea Of celebration Win
the French idea and closed with the
description of charming incident IN
which he and an American Red Cross
nurse, woman past middle lie, were
surrounded by a group of dancing
laughing French men and women IN
ring-around-a-rosyf fashion. 10 preak
the circle those on the inside must
kiss some one in the circle. he tolu
how one of the French women In the
circle gave a brief speech and gave
TO the Red Cross nurse great Dou-
ouet of roses, and kissing her on
either cheek said, This is for my
people, the French, to your people,
the Americans" In the dancing cir
Gle was pretty French girl and the
Keokuk soldier confessed to having
done his part to break the circle.
Frederic G. Smith spoke most IN
terestingly of the American f. +. uni
yersity at Beaune, France and gave
clear word picture of Domremy, lhe
village where Joan of Arc was born,
which he visited on one OF the re"
DAYS given the soldiers. HE spoke
quite informally and yet his speech
was very finished in ever particular.
Mr.. Smith attended the American
II f. university at Beaune, Icing en-
rolled in the school OF Journalism.
certain standard of scholarship was
necessary for admission to the UNI
yersity which had on its faculty some
Of the highest class professors lrohh
leading American universities.
He told of their experiences In the
training camp both of November q,
when the premature announcement OF
tho signing OF the armistlce was mace
and again of November II md the
excitement of that day. A french
soldier, Albert Bocquemont by name
had told the other men in camp some
time before, with prophetic accur,
acv when the end of the war would
come Mr.. Smith said. ordinarily
we look to the seventh son OF
seventh son, or to one born or gypsy
hands in .aomany, for such proPnesg.
Rut that Frenchman to whom we at
the time paid no heed, had the GATE
set with uncanny accuracy.
The music of the evening was Oh
ma rticularly high order and had been
arranged by Miss Clara Gertrude Fry
who has charge of the music for the
II. A. R. meetings.
Miss FRY played Fantas1e-lmpromp
I'm Inv Chopin, in the finished style
witch always marks her playing. MIS-.
FLORENCE Wright Schouten sang IN
dramatic way the very approximate
number. THE Americans Come. Inc
cong was particularly we'll interpreted
Mr. Eugene Carter played a ylolin
Alteration, by BoroWsK, IN
his hest STYLE. He always pleases MS
audience but last night his playing was
ma rticularly appealing and gave mucn
Measure to all who heard it.
The program was closed by MISS
Martha P. Baldwin, wno sang star OF
7 ove nv Robandi with violin opilgato
INV Mr. Carter. The song itsef, tne
n,ns;cal setting and Miss BALDWIN,
singing. made one of the most de-
lightful musical numbers heard mere
in many days. Miss Baldwin was
naver heard to better advantage ana
that is praise, indeed.
The piano accompaniments were
all nIayed most acceptably by MISS
Erv The committees of the d. A X.
to whom credit is due for the arrange
ment of the victory party are
The social committee-Mrs Ropert
NJ, IIapsley, Mrs. H. Boyden Blooo'
Mrs. Henry w. Huiskamp. Mrs I. A.
Craig. Mrs. l.. A. Hamill and Mrs. W.
II. Bissell. ~, ~,
The program committee-Mrs. Pau