The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-24

dav of George Washington Ii Aor-
aa n, luncheon in the Tiffany room OF
i laa' Hotel Iowa. Covers were laid for
thirty-four, and the event was one
- he most pleasant in the chapters
history. - 80
.ohle which was lighted with pink
unsbaded candles. Down the center
~ the table was trail Of smilax
with four crystal baskets filed with
sweet peas and forget-me-nots. On
,be handles of the baskets were tied
great mink tulle bows. Tiny hatchets
yere given for favors. The luncheon
vas served in six courses.
Mrs. w. G. Blood, regent 81 the
chapter. presided with much poise
and very graciously, as toastmistress.
She said in opening the program:
EAST year we omitted this celebra-
lion of Washington's birthday for
two good reasons: we were too busy
with war work, and food was too
scarce. One short year has passed,
and what change in our outlook as
. body of patriotic women! We are
Al peace and it is a peace with vic
tory.
"From this small d. A. r. home
circle. containing fifteen war moth
ers. two war wives and one Red
Cross worker overseas, but one gold
star has shone We proudly mourn
with Mrs. Sheldon, while we rejoice
that the drum beat sounds no longer
and the battle flag is furled.
Some Good Music.
The program opened with a con-
tralto solo by Mrs. Florence Wright
Schouten who has on several occa-
sons been invited to sing for the
chapter. Her numbers were When
You Come Home" by Squire. and
Keep on Hopin', both of which
were given in her best style. Miss
Clara Gertrude Fry played the piano
accompaniment and later gave a
piano number, Fantasia Impromptu,
in c sharp minor, by Chopin, with
the artistic style which always
marks her playing.
The first toast of the afternoon
was to The Pilgrims by Mrs. Joshua
f. Elder who last year was regent
of the chapter. She paid a fitting
tribute to the Pilgrims and told of
a journey to Cape Cod to see the
Pilgrim tower which has been built
at Provincetown to help set history
straight. Most Americans believe
that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth
rock, but Mrs. Elder said, 1T was at
Proyincetown where that immortal
band first landed on American soil;
where the first New England wash
day was instituted and where Pere-
CRIME White was born and where
opens the initial page of American
history"
Mrs. George w. Tanning paid
tribute to George Washington who,
as Mrs. Blood said in introducing the
toast, is the d. A. r. patron saint
Mrs. Tanning paid a very eloquent
tribute to the personal character of
Washington, to his craftsmanship
and TO his ability as general of the
revolutionary forces. Mrs. Fanning's
excellent delivery added much to the
enjoyment of her toast.
Mrs. r. G. Horne toasted Abraham
Lincoln and said:
Lincoln the Great.
1t is not the unlcempt, careless
man OF whom | am to speak, but of
1ods great nobleman who knew no
iear among men. Lincoln was an
american like ourselves, product of
our soil, of our home life, a common
man with great trials and with diff
cultles to overcome.
Lincoln stands as an immortal
witness to every man of what man
may become. Humility's
child he became humanity's man"
Mrs. Horne closed her toast BY
quoting the last sentences of the
gettysburg address and said:
such soul stirring words could
ohiy nave been uttered by the great
american to whom my toast is
Miss Mary c.. Collins gave a toast
10 the memory of Theodore Roose-
said:
/, NO man since Lincoln has held
ne love and respect of the masses
tno OF all people, and of all nations /
Is mas Roosevelt, the great Ameri. |
ian Tor whose passing we mourn.
1uring the war he was only a pri- !
,aCe citizen, but he labored day and
usht 10 inspire our nation with pa