The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-05
Annual Meet
;no Of Southeastern Iowa
Association Has Big
Attendance.
VEN HEARTY WELCOME
sgan with Many Early A1riv-
ais Last Evening and In
cludes Visit to Tire
Factory.

rhe lumbermen of southeastern
Iva were welcomed to Keokuk today
|They began the serious business OF
Ieir twenty-second annual convention
the middle of the, afternoon, Due
,rer were too serious.
[They began to arrive In force last
[ening. Sixty-five came in on one
ajn and all the trains had many Oh
Fam -alight at the union station. Be
70 the evening was done, there were
Fer three hundred lumbermen in keo-
k-and it was the day before the
Invention began.
One of the veterans said that the at
|ndance here will be the largest OF
II convention of the Southeastern
wa Lrmbermen's association in its
kenty-two years of existence. The
|embers and their women folks
harmed the hotel Hobbies, gathered
pairs and in groups. talked business
ID chatted airy nothings, nodded
Inc to orchestra music, danced UP.
airs, and seemed thoroughly to enjoy
|emseves.
La good orchestra played off the lob
Of the Hotel Iowa until the evening
lis half gone, and then it moved to
le Tiffany room where dancing con-
bued until late The floor was filled
b the time with whirling couples.
CARING for Visitors.
lie. D. Streeter, chairman of the local
bmmittee of arrangements. was. quiet
accessible all the time, looking af-
II the comfort of the lumbermen. J.
! Furong Of the same committee, was
Eerywhere at once, calling every
bdy by their first names, and intro
hcing wives from different towns to
lch other, Mrs Furlong, in charge of
Id staff of Keokuk women, and they
! were charming hostesses. keeping
le large party lively and interesting
| the time and everybody talking to
Geryhody else. not to speak of the
encing. James NJ. Fulton, executive
the Keokuk Industrial association,
as there helping in the presentation
the town to the visitors and ready
take to homes in town anybody who
ight be too late to get a hotel room.
Nobody can remember when there
rs such crowd in the Hotel Iowa,
I'd the Grand hotel was also filled up
st evening. Late corners have reser-
ltioos of rooms. and all will be COM
rtably housed.
Seeing How Tires are Made.
This morning was devoted to regis
alton Of members at headquarters on
e second floor of the Hotel Iowa, a
Getting of the directors of the associa-
N to attend to some business. and
sit to the Standard Four tire factory.
Around the register was a crowd all
,rning with greetings Of old friends,
zen Chatting, and good cheer per-
eating everything.
me trip to the tire factory was made
special cars of the street railway
'v,ng the hotel at 1880 o'clock. The
and their wives were taken
over the factory and shown how au-
mobile tires are made. 1t was a nov.
y 10 them. and the more interesting,
cause all of them are motorists az
me le was time for luncheon when
~ returned to town at noon.
Big Time at EIk's Club House.
me printed programs do not show
ne changes made in the schedule
thls evening, when the big things
entertainment occur.
ne Hoo-Hoo cancatention, which
lne iirst thing, will be shortened to
|, out Of the way Of the Moonligh.
ns activities. The club is the or
ll@ation Of the wholesalers, and
Y entertain in wholesale way to-
Inc Moonlight schedule has been
Ved to the Elk's club house and be-
= = al S'o'clock this evening. From
y 10 1890 o'clock there will be a
Nv oy artists imported from Chica.
ana other cities which will be a
"a one From 1920 O'Clock until
an hour after midnight there will
), uahclhg on the fine floor of the
looge room, with good orches-
furnishing the music.
|, oeslnn1ng. the Moonlight club
erect officers and one director. J.
ruriong has been president of Il
Mafh Arson, of Muscatine has
- secretary-treasurer, for the last
.cars and they are goiag to try
SUI out OF office this evening.
" ne Heo-Hoo Characterization.
NC otner big thing this evening is
~ meeting Of the Hoo-Hoo which is
= concentration and win be an
~ 1t will be held at the Ma
~ temple beginning at 6 O'Clock
NJ, w eam which viii impress the
lnytes with the solemn ritual of
T.; viuer OF the Hoo Hoo, whose svm-
ID y a black cat rampant, is com.
~ ~ ol some of the men prominent
NJ uroer It is as follows:
hf-Mark Arson. of Muscafine
,,In1, ,f hoo-Hoo-J. M Furlong. of
hamilton. W. ANGEL
r ulnm.W. L. Klink, of St. Iouis
1,sfenotor-E. T. Tenant Of st