The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-26
ANNUAL ELECTION
OF CIVIC LEAGUE
Miss Caroline Baldwin is Named as
President ITO Succeed Mrs.
Leonard Matless at Meet
ing Saturday.
WATER REPORT MADE
Or. Sarah kelman Gives Recommen.
dations as to What Should be
Done to Make Supply Sat
isfactory.

I D0ne 70 Make supply sat
isfactory.
The annual meeting of the Civic
league was held Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Y w. C. A., at
which time the regular business and
election OF officers was held with the
following women being chosen to
serve on the executive committee for
this year: President, Miss Caroline
Baldwin; vice president, Miss Mary
lComegys; recording secretary, Miss
Helen Reddy; corresponding secretary
Miss May Tumulty; treasurer, Mrs.
H. o. Whitney
! The new directors appointed are:
Mrs. J. j. Ayers, Mrs. Leonard Mat
less, Mrs. Hugh Robertson, Mrs. G.
M. Rich, Mrs. w. j Roberts, Miss
Martha Baldwin, Miss Ida Gordon
Howell, aMrh w. G. Blood, Mrs. George
S. Merriam, Mrs. James B. Diver, Mrs.
John Rovane Mrs. E. S. Baker, Mrs.
S. M. Rand, Mrs. A. NJ. Martin, Mrs.
r. F. McManus.
In addition to the routine business
transacted, reports were made by the
various chairmen OF committees which
were all favorably received by the
league and which showed that work
was being accomplished by that or
ganization.
/ Miss Katherine Martin from the
University of Chicago addressed the
women Saturday afternoon on Amer
iicanization and the League of Women
Voters telling them many things
which were of special interest to the
league members in connection with
those particular phases of the work
of the Civic league here
! DR.. S. r. Kelman reported that an
investigation of the Keokuk water
works had been made by committee
of women from the league. DR.. KEEL
man recommended that the water be
sent to Iowa City to be examined twice
a week, and that samples of both the
raw end treated water be sent so as
to determine the difference between
the two Action was taken by the
league to endorse this plan, and REQ
commended that the expenses OF such
Examination might be shared between
the city and the water works company.
/ Report on Water Works.
/ DR.. Kelman's report showed that the
local plant was Using gas chlorine IN
stead of liquid chlorine in the water,
stating that tho gas chlorine was more
volatile and tasted more In the water
Her report also showed that the chio
rine put in water was Welgheu ps
large scales instead OF by more ac'
curate automatic guage, the report
stated that the addition OF chlorine
s1 ,of 10
trolled by the meteorological exam
iination of the water.
/ The bacterial count is made once
a week, according to DR.. keiman S re-
port and chlorine is added to the
water according to the number OF bac
terra found in the water. Inc totaI
number of bacteria found IN the water
is not the proper criterion as 70
whether water is good or BAD. Inc
criterion is not how many bacteria are
found in it, for there may be millions
found and all of them harmless, Dr.
! Kelman says, but the criterion IS
whether or not there are acid and gas
forming bacteria discovered in the
water. According to DR.. KEENAN,, H.
.Ip Secondhand, the superintendent or
the water works, said that the local
Dlant is not equipped for such OK
animation.
Rock Hall Activities.
The committee of the Rock Hall
activities with Mrs. Leo G.. Mckinney
as; chairman reported that because
there was "A great deal of work to pc
done in this branch of the league ana
that a book drive is to be Launched
coon for more books for the library
there. this committee has been III
creased. Mrs. Mckinley stated III hef
renort that members of this commlt-
itee will be called upon to take charse
IF certain meetings at the han Which
are under this committee supeiFls'
! ion.
There will be music, book talks arlo
raadinys on subjects which Will pc OF
interest to the Ieople whom the ROCK
Hall is serving.
uor +be hook drive, which will soon
ha started. children's books ana
and magazines are especially
@ sksd for. Anyone having donations
to make to this drive is asked 20
rotifv any member of this committee
and the books will be called for.
The enlarged committee is as fol-
,ows. Mrs. +. o. Boyd, Mrs. Z. w.
! Durrett, Mrs. P. F. keehn' Mrs' "
ID. School, Mrs. Hugh Robertson, inc
Misses Lucille knight, horo.nS
knight, Georgia Schell, isapeiie ran'
ming, Helen Coombs, El1zaoetn az
ming, Hazel Jester, Margaret aiui ILL.,
Eleanor Brown.
Park Committee Report
Report of the park committee was
made by Miss Caroline Baldwin VINO
said that the new city council mao
nromised the league to employ care
keeper of Rand park all OF the time
and commission him as speclai
policeman; they promised to have tne
lake filed up and have 1t kept free
from skum; dispose of all OF the AMI
mails. keep the grass cut; have sewer