The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-27
This Was Held Last Evening In West
minister Presbyterian Church
With Program Under Boys
Direction.
FIVE RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
These Boys Have Reached Their Six.
teenth Birthday and are Gradu-
ated from Organization That
Has Meant Much.

The eleventh annual banquet OF Inc
Boys Congress of Missions was held
last night at $3.50 o'clock in the
chanel OF the Westminster church 10
which the parents and friends OF the
bows were invited as guests. The
tables at which the guests were seat
ed at dinner were attractively deco
rated with lighted candles in brass
candle sticks and with sprays OF
fern leaves The cake which accom-
panied the pink and white ice cream
in the last course was served on cake
plates with arches Of pink fastened
to them.
The banquet was first and last a
boys affair, and they presided over
the program of speeches and toass
and made most Of the talks. Five
boys, who have reached their sly
teenth birthday, received their
diplomas last night which were pre-
scented to them by Miss Martha Hor-
nish, their superintendent. The boys
were Dan Mills, Frederick Hilpert.
John Burrows, Graffin Blood, Beverly
Dickinson, John Burrows giving the
valedictory. In his farewell speech
he said it was impossible to tell OF
all the benefits the boys had received
from the congress, and that the boys
were glad they were among the pr1yi-
legged few to belong to this organiza-
ton. Some OF the happiest times
of our lives have been spent here in
the work of the congress, the
speaker said.
The After Dinner Talks.
Beverly Dickinson proved himself
very able POSTMASTER for the occa.
sion and introduced each of his
speakers in splendid style Edwin
French extended the greetings to the
guests and assured them that they
were quite welcome. He ended by
saying, Nov that you've seen us.
hope you'll like US" J. Albert Kied-
aisch responded to the toast for the
parents and said that he express
ed the sentiments Of all the parents
present when he thanked Miss Hor-
nish and Miss Huiskamp for the m
struct ions and help they gave to
their boys. Mr.. Kiedaisch said he
was glad these women had an IN
terest in Keokuk lads. 4
c.. M Vogler talked at the banquet
on Twentieth, Century Opportuni
ties for Boys and he made it plain
for boys than those generally men
toned first in the business world per-
tanning to the power o6 money. He
said the opportunities to live and
serve Others were. greater than those |
offered in the business world which
were Of secondary Importance How
shall make the most Of my life and
do the most good?" was the question |
the boys should ask themselves when |
they were thinking of their oppor-
tunities to play their parts in the |
worlds Life, Mr.. Vogler said. Good |
citizens do not necessarily mean men
of wealth." he said, and later when
speaking Of the opportunities all
boys had for education these days, !
he reminded the congress boys that
the world was looking for trained
leaders. I
Tribute Paid Organizers.
Miss Harriet Solomon INDUCED IL
a little last evening
when she spoke on the Boys Con
gress Twelve Years Ago and Today"
and recalled the first banquet held in
the chapel twelve years ago and later
in the same year a picnic which the
boys, then only few in number, had
at Wild Cat springs. She said that
some of the high lights Of that picnic
day had characterized the work of
the congress ever since, that the boys
way back there had learned to help
to play and work TO-
gether and that they had been taught
q respect for reverent things. Miss
Solomon as did all the other speak
ers, paid a great tribute to Miss
Martha Hornish who was the founder
Of this boys organization in Keolcuk
and Miss Lucretia Huiskamp, who
has assisted her in the work they
have accomplished.
Miss Hornish spoke briefly at the
close Of the program, expressing her
Joy at witnessing such an ocascion
n which her boys were concerned
md in having the narentS prPSeft