The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-19
VISITORS GIVEN
| FORMAL WELCOME
Mayor Theodore A. Craig Speaks keo.
kuk's Sentiments in Welcoming
State Grand Lodge and Re-
bekah Assembly.
RESPONSES ARE MADE
Tributes are Paid to Mrs. Carrie Di.
mond, Mrs. Allie Scott, Miss
Matheney and Others of
Rebekahs.
RESPONSES ARE MADE

One of the most successful open
meetings of the Odd Fellows and Re.
bekah lodges of this city occurred
last night when the local chapters
| formally welcomed the hundreds OF
/ visitors to Keokuk in an elaborate
program and reception presented at
| tho Elks club.
The evening consisted OF welcom-
! ing addresses by Mayor Theodore
Craig Of Keokuk and members OF the
Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
and responses by the guests. Splen-
did musical numbers were given by
the high school orchestra, male
quartet and the ladies of the Rebekah
in a minstrel performance.
The minstrel sketch, which con-
cluded the program last night, was
clever one and contained among it's
entertainers these young women:
Garnet Broessel, interlocutress: end
women, the Misses Emma Franks,
Hazel Wells. Alma c. Couloy, Flor
ence Seeman, Florence Collins, Mrs.
Ernest Kaan; white chorus. the
Misses Julia Schmidt, Marie Sitter,
Winifred Kiefer. Mrs. George Frank
L. i
tainment was an original one with
the girls and contained these vocal
numbers: @They Cali 1t the Dixie
Blues" by the chorus; There's Five
Women to Every Single Man, Hazel
Wells and Chorus; Don't You Re
member the Timer" Marie Sitter
and chorus; my Sweetie Knows
Emma Frank; To-day, Tomorrow
and Forever Mrs. George Frank;
Chill Beans" Mrs Ernest Klaan.
Victims of minstrel hits on local Odd
Fellows were G. L. Norman, DR.. G. A.
Dimond, Dr.. Sohl and John c. Scott
The male quartet also made good
with it's numbers last night The
men, Arthur Petry, Clyde Inman. Ar
thur Lumberg and Robert E. Lin
quist, sang Ear Away in the South"
from southern melodies, and another
number, "Cold Storage" proved to
be very entertaining, particularly the
parody on the Odd Fellows, in the
second verse:
Odd Fellows short, Odd Fellows long,
Odd Fellows in the town twelve hun
dred strong.
How can you tell them? Three eyes,
you know.
Where did they come from do you
suppose?
They are from Iowa, best state Of all,
Out where the corn grows twelve
feet tail
We're glad to see them, give them
cheer,
Wen treat them royalty while they
are here.
A representative number Of pupils
from the high school, under the direc-
ton Of P. C. Hayden, rendered sew
eral orchestra selections at the open
ing Of the program which were great
" appreciated by the audience.
Thomas Galloway. on the clarinet, as
soloist, accompanied by his sister,
Mary Galloway, on the piano, gave
two special numbers.
Welcome Is Exteaded. a
A cordial welcome was extended
the visitors who are in the city for
this /. o. O. B. week by Mayor Theo-
dAre Craig, which was followed by |
the invocation by the Rev. Harvey ].
Moore Miss Mabel Utley welcomed !;
the visitors on behalf of Colfax lodge, |
and among other things, she said: |
May this session be remembered as
one Of great achievement, Of golden
to take step forward |
toward higher and nobler living. In
the name of friendship, love and
truth, we welcome you to our city"
William G. Blood gave the address /
Of welcome on behalf of the Keokuk |
lodges of the I. o. o. F., and he-said |
there were several reasons why Keo- /
kuk should extend this welcome:
Keokuk was the former home of
Grand Sire Erie J. Leech. Five mem |
bers of the order are now wearing |
the fifty-year jewel. Keokuk has |
been the home Of many who have |
won distinction in the order.
The president of the Rebekah as |
sembly, Mrs. Margaret Schlecter, re-