The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-25
Tho Gate City Family Give Returned
Soldier a Dinner Party al Fresco
on the Shore Of Lake
Keokuk.
HISTORY AND CLASSICS
These are Combined with Land ana
Water Sports In Picnic Wnieh
Was a Success In opinion
Of All Participants.

Sergeant Frederic c. Smith, head
quarters SlSth ammunition train. anu
CITY editor, was the guest or honor Oh
The Gate City family yesterday AFTER
noon at The Red Haw, the summer
cottage of Edward F. Carter on the
shore of Lake Keokuk at Sandusky.
The American flag flew above tho
cottage: another flag was over one OF
the large dining tables. and the SER
vice flag of The Gate City was aoo'e
the other table.
The twenty-seven hosts and the
guest went out IN automobiles anu
soon after o'clock were at dinner,
the menu of which had been as
ssmbfed in some mysterious way oy
q. 8. Carver and Edward +. Carter,
the committee who had charge OF All
the arrangements and made big suo-
cess of the affair.
AS IL Was Planned.
An abundance of bright flowers
decorated the damask and gave
touch of color to the tables. AT eacn
plate was program printed on
proof press which read as follows:
Chief indoor sport consists OF eat
ing from $50 p. m. until We nave
mopped up completely.
Address OF welcome and response
Both brief.
Photo of family for police records.
Outdoor sports of boating. fishing,
amy worm swatting and poison IVY
accommodating
Planting OF colorado Of Victory
trees by our Woman's clue.
Start of translate keokuk balloon
race.
Community singing by Mormon
flies.
Model After Dinner Speeches.
The postprsndial speaking, with the
cigars, was in entire harmony with
what all newspaper men think it ought
always TO be. Mrs Winona Evans
Reeves made the address OF welcome
and Sergeant Smith responded as fol.
lows.
We're glad to see you're back"
I'm glad TO be back
AS the only time that the whole
party was together after that, 1t was
assembled Immediately after dinner in
front of The Red Haw and photo
gTaphed in group and then In CONVEX
sation- Then the individual tastes OF
those present were given full liberty.
Some Of the men played ball in the
meadow which is the five acre lawn
OF the summer cottage. Two reporters
sat in a corner of a porch and he
talked TO her and she to him. The
telegraph editor and the acting city
editor found cool place and remi-
risced about old railroading days.
keokuk Mayor Is Winner.
A boat race between Mayor Ed. s.
Lotion, advertising manager for many
years, and Walter S. Williams, re-
porter and former winner of trunk
full Of medals for oratorical contests.
was won by the mayor who used to
belong to a West Keokuk boat club.
Some OF the men went swimming.
and other got out in boats and played
splash.
Stone steps from the shore of the
lay formed by the lake at the former
mouth Of Lemolies creek, to the front
door Of The Red Haw cottage, marx
the spot where Marquette landed. the
first white man to set foot west of the
Mississippi river. Marquette went
across country to Yellow Banks. on
large Indian camp.
Tabieaus, Historical and Literary.
Last evening. pageant reproducing
this historic event was staged by
one of the party who was photo
graphed as he landed from skiff at
the same spot as Marquette, came UP
the steps in the bank and cried:
Hello, Indiansi"
Other reproductions were given OF
Three Men in Boat" "A house
boat on the Styx," and various other
literary incidents.
At dusk. the party all assembled
again on the porch over the lake to
watch the moon rise. Everybody main
tanned watchful waiting for an hour,
but for some reason the moon did not
rise over the Illinois bluffs last night,
and this part of the program was not
q success-but it was the only thing
that was not entirely delightful in the
whole picnic.
Among Those Present.
All the force of The Gate City was
there from the proprietors to the
galley boy. Mrs. Winona Evans
Reeves was chaperone, and those pres
ent were Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Skirvin, Mr.. /
Warwick, Mr.. Carter Miss Schenk,
Miss Schenk, Mr. Thornton, Mr.. Wal |.
lace, Mr.. Nelson, Mr.. Tracy, DR.. Barr, |
Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Rowe, Mrs. Reeves, |
Miss Aldrich, Mr.. Holiday, MIR. Wal |
lace. Mr.. Carver, Mr.. kiefer, Mr. |
Farnsworth, Mr.. Scott, Mr.. Reinig, Mr.. |
Baldock, Mr.. Hemenway and Mr.. LOT.
ton.