The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-22
This Was Prescription Proposed by
John F. Heiwia, Former Resi-
dent, at Big Banquet Of E
Order Saturday Night.
OVER 37O ARE PRESENT
Banquet is Served in Masonic Hall
and Following Supper Dancing is
Enjoyed in the Elks Ball
Room.

A spring tonic prescription guar.
anteed to make Keokuk the biggest
city in Iowa, was given by Doctor
John F. Helwig. former keokuk
man, at the Booster day banquet OF
the United Commercial Travellers,
held Saturday night in the Masonic
Temple. Here it is:
Pep, Push and Determination of
the u. c. It's
Mix well with retailers, whole
] salers, property owners of keo-
kuk
Take in large doses often as
necessary. ',H
Result: Keokuk the biggest city
in Iowa ..
The spirit of U. c. T-ism was
lauded by all of the speakers, and
the ability and pep" shown by the
councils was the subject of common
datory remarks by the speakers.
/ Iowa and Illinois both were iauded
by the speakers from each of these
states, and the spirit which prompted
1.-THE contest which is now being waged
between the two states Is indicative
of tire get up and go" spirit Of the
order, speakers said.
why shouldn't Illinois, Mime
sofa, Indiana, Missouri and Nebraska
be good states" asked w. B. Emer-
SON. They're all suburbs Of Iowa"
Three hundred and seventy people
were seated at the long tables in the
dining room of the Masonic temple
when the banquet was served at Z
o'clock. The tables were decorated
| in the U. C. T. colors, streamers of
| IL x-1l nj NH "a
running down the middle of each
table. This was overlaid with fern
leaves. Agnes orchestra played dur.
ing the supper hour. The menu
which was served consisted Of:
| Boulhon and Waters
Chicken Pie Dreamed Peas
Escalloped Potatoes
Rolls Cranberry Sauce
Waldorf Salad
! Apple Pie a la Mode Coffee
The After Dinner Program.
Following the supper, Joseph G.
Buss acted as postmaster, and intro.
duced all of the speakers.
Sam T. White, grand counselor CT
Iowa, declared that if every town in
the United States was as enthusiastic
over the U. c. T. as Keolruk was.
the order would have over a million
members instead of $4,000. Mr..
White spoke of the benefits of the
order, and of the reasons for keep
ing up. ones obligations in it.
Speaking of the contest between
Iowa and Illinois he said: We're so
far ahead all they can say is wait
and see.' Illinois never will catch
up with Iowa." he declared.
Walter Dorsey OF Quincy, grand
counselor of the order there, praised
the spirit which is prompting the con-
test between Quincy and keokuk. He
paid tribute to the ladies present
and handed verbal bouquet to the
POSTMASTER. Mr.. Dorsey said that
whichever council won the race, it
was victory for everyone, to have
as splendid a gathering as was
present at this affair.
w. B. Murphy, supreme secretary,
said that this was one Of the best
meetings he had ever attended, and
he congratulated the Keokuk council
on the splendid show it had made
in the last year. He spoke of the
wonderful increase of the order and
said that 1919 would show the great
est gain for the U. G. It's in America.
He expected the record. however, to
be smashed in 1920. In the first two
there have been double the
number Of applications.
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