The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-25
lsidert Of Organization Mhe is
leaving keokuk Was Guest Of
Honor a Luncheon This
Noon.
BAKERS PRAISE WORK
Esfty to Ferra Part OF keokuks
BUSINESS and Social Life Com
nnented On by Three
Speakers

Members OF ths Unity club ald 3
n,ber Of Invited guests Joined IN a
evell today, 10 j, @. Thomas, pTasi-
IN of the club, who Is leaving keo-
A number Of remarks eulogizlng
Thomas and his work il keokus
re made by club members, and the
Isl OF honor was made 10 realize
Il how important he hiss become in
civic life OF this community.
ire Tiffany room al the Hotel Iowa
filled this noon ST the luncheon
In Srreeter presided over the meet.
and Ira N. Wills, ]. o. Boyd and
Ia joy. spoke on three phases of
Thomas work here
Mr.. wills spoke of him as aust
Is man He characterized Mr.
kouas as an asset in the business
brld with few equals. He spoke OF
activities outside OF the business
brId proper hut with organizations
"A movements which affect the life
the community. These were espe'
Eally the Boys Congress, the Boy
eout movement and the 7. NJ. c. B.
i fact Mr. wills said, 1t would
hard TO pick ont anything for the
nbuiiding of the community II
{hich Mr.. Thomas was not interested
HI o. Boyd spoke Of Mr. Thomas as
public Citizen He reviewed briefly
Es connection with the war CAN
Rigns and the like The Unity clu1
las a product Of Nj Thomas tnteTesl
Business" Nj. Boyd said, is tied
bge,her with civic things The com
Sunitv must have business men who
Re interested II the community Al
Hrs. Mr. Thomas has been helpful
! everything that has been done to
Improve the city.
Friends Are Here
c. r. Joy had for his topic. Ar
|homas' interest in the young men o.
IL city Mr. Thomas, he said a ons
me thought that Muncie was tbs
hly town. trt that now he was teca
IL that there were really two only
bwns. Keolzuk and Muacie. The rea
bn for this" Mr. joy sard, IS ina
Il. Thomas friends are here ~
hes folks end they like him" H
hoke Of his interest IN boys, IN tht
|oys' Bible class he conducted and II
be work in the Y. NJ C. A May b
i quickly find place IN the com
hunity and in the hearts Of the peo
lie there as he has in keokug, Wa:
he wish expressed by Nj. Joy all
|choed by the club members
C. F. Mcfarland and Judge William
Logan both gave short tributes u
In. Thomas and TO his work here.
Mr.. Thomas Responds
The guest OF honor then responds
d the nice things that had besl
laid about him. He said very moo
kstly that any success he has
Ichieved in Keokuk was due not u
himself alone, but 10 the co-opeTatlol
Ifforded him by others. He spok
bf the satisfaction OF good friends
He said he did not expect 70 seve
In connections with Keokuk. an
That he believed that his friend
here were true friends; that tbs!
Eould rejoice il his success as o
Sould rejoice in the success OF u
Community which he was leaving
Ind that any sorrows to his friend
here would find a response IN III
heart. wherever he was. he sal,
hat in Keoku15 "the community spirl
hight not be as strong as ne ma
been il in some cities, Auncle, 10
Instance, but that never was there
Of truer friends ana gen
klemen than he had found here.
C. D. Streeter. who presided, pal
J tribute to Mr.. Thomas in introduS
ing the speakers. and said that IN a
The time he had known him ne neVe
knew the guest Of honor 10 speak VI
kindly of others
Mr. Thomas Leaves soon for III
east