The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-16
FIRST LUTHE RAN
| HOUSE WARMING
Church Members Entertain Their
Friends and Visitors Last Eve.
ming at Opening Of New
Edifice.
CHURCH WELL ARRANGED
Building Committee Has supper in
Honor of c. w. johnson, and
Splendid Menu is
Served.
CHURCH WELL ARRANGED

The First Lutheran church OF keo-
kuk, corner of Eleventh and Blondeau
streets, held an "open house" last
night and several hundred people in
GLIDING many persons not connected
with the church availed themselves
OF this opportunity to visit the newly
erected place of worship. The first
floor of the building is the only one
completed at this time and due to
the inability to get further material,
construction work will cease for some
time, and the church activities will
be held in the part OF the building
already completed. A modern par
sonage is being erected at the rear
Of the church.
The first floor is beautifully finish
ed and adequately equipped to accom-
modate the needs of it's people. The
large room which will be used as the
auditorium during the next months,
is finished in tan and brown. The
steel ceiling is finished in ivory and
the floor has been built on a sound
proof plane and finished in granite
grey The lighting effects in this
room and the electrical fixtures are
especially well taken care of. A
great deal of credit is due to the
church architect, Henry J. Eckland,
who succeeded in building the church
with splendid acoustics properties
which will make it an ideal place for
musical programs as we'll as for
speakers to appear in.
The church parlors are finished
similarly to the auditorium with fold
ing doors between, making 1t possible
to throw the two rooms open together
Cv,rI 10
class rooms. The kitchen is one Of
the best equipped church kitchens IN
the city and contains on it's cupboard
and other table accessories.
Many Enjoy Hospitality.
The occasion last evening WAS
happy event for the members of the
First Lutheran church, the guests
ENJOYING an informal time with light
refreshments served by the wives Of
the members of the building commit
tee during the evening. The open
! house followed an elaborate banquet
which was served to the members of
the building committee and in honor
of the contractor for the edifice, G.
w. Johnson. Many expressions OF
appreciation for the manner in which
! Mr., Johnson has done his work were
voiced at the banquet hour. The fol-
| lowing menu was served by these
women: Mrs. Josephine Carlson in
| charge, Mrs. NJ Wicksell, Mrs.
August Johnson, Miss Ida Peterson
and Miss Alma Peterson: -.
| Fruit Cocktail
Celery Olives
Roast Tenderloin Mashed Potatoes
| Dreamed Peas in Patty Shells
Hot Buttered Rolls
Combination Salad Waters
| Apple Pie a la Mode
Coffee
Members of Committee.
The members of the building com
mittee also served on the reception
committee last night and included
these men: The Rev. T. L. Rydbeck,
C. T. Erickson, chairman G. W. John
son, A. ellis Johnson. Charles Carl
son, Swan Peterson, J. w. Pearson,
! Levine Swanson, August Johnson, N.
Wicksel1, Paul Smith, Charles
Luebke, Aaron Johnson, J. E. Peter
son, Albin Peterson, Victor Peter
! son. C. J. Eckland, J. r. Walberg.
! Activities at the First Lutheran
church will be carried on now with
new vigor and an intensive program
has been planned for the coming
months. The Rev. T. L. Rydbeck will
begin a series of Sunday evening
sermons starting tomorrow evening,
on Real Salvation" to which the
public is especially invited to hear.
His sermon for tomorrow evening
will be where Art Thou?" There
, will be music at all of the services
and the church will have full vested
choir.
With church membership of 2S5
members and a Sunday school enroll
ment of 112 members, prospects for
fine years work is ahead of the
people of the First Lutheran de-
nomination.
The women's club of Charlotte, N.
c., is to have $4,000 clubhouse.