The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
EDITH CAVELL
CIRCLE MEETS
Kings Daughters Have Flourishins
Organization Here Which is
Planning Enlarged
Work.
HAVE HOSPITAL Rool
Sewing Was Accomplished Yesterday
for Linen Closets at the TWO
Hospitals and for Other
Work

The Edith CaveIl circle of the
Kings Daughters was entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Clarence
G. Jewett, at her home, All Franklin
street, at which time the members OF
the circle hemmed linen for hospital
supplies and made plans for tea
which they will give Thursday AFTER
noon, July %, at the home OF Miss
Helen Palmer Gray.
The proceeds from the free Will
offering viii be used by the circle in
buying material, to be used by the
members in further furnishing the
Kings Daughters room at the
Graham hospital and for other chart
table purposes A musical program
will be given at the tea week from
Thursday afternoon. and the occasion
promises to be a pretty social event
in addition to aiding worthy cause.
The Edith Cavell circle of the
Kings Daughters is the only chapter
in Keokuk at the present time and
it has been organized recently. Other
circles have organized, thrived and
then died in the city in the past, and
some of their leaders are assisting in
the work of the new one. The
Kings Daughters is an information
organization and their circles or chap
ters are quite strong in nearly all OF
the cities of the United States Bur-
lington has several of them, and the
Kings Daughters in Fort Madison is
the strongest charity organization
there.
Much Sewing Done.
Yesterday the young women ac-
complished large quantity of sew
ing for the two hospital linen closets.
The work for the Graham hospital is
done especially for, the King
Daughters room there, and it is the
plan of the circle to keep it supplied
with the necessary linen and also to
provide flowers for the room in all
seasons of the year.
The Edith Cavell circle is thor
oughly organized and equipped for the
accomplishment of the charitable
work it has planned to do with its
president, secretary and treasurer and
various committees.
The Kings Daughters is an interna-
tional order which was founded in
New York City by ten women in 1886
as a distinctly spiritual force. At
first the women only were admitted
into membership. but the society was
soon enlarged to take in men and
boys. 1t is strictly undenomina.
tionai, organized in circles in city and
county unions, chapters and state
branches, and has central council
lin New York City which is incorpora
ted. The word '1nternationap has been
legally adopted to its name, Kings
Daughters and Sons.
What Its Ideals Are.
The social and religious services
are conducted according to the desires
of each individual circle and each cir
Gle chooses the special kind of work
It cares to do The idea of the
Kings Daughters is to work first for
the heart, next the home, then the
church, and after that for the great
world outside. The badge of the so
ciety is the Maltese cross. A maya
zine, the "Silver Cross" is published
in New York City. There are branch
es of the organization in thirty-two
states, and in eight Canadian provin.
ces and circles in China, Japan, India
and Syria.
| In speaking of the work of this or.
ganiZation, the January number of the
Outlook, 1897, says: ut has within
its ranks not only the wayworn pill.
| grim and the little child, but some OF
the noblest men and women, who are
| in the church state, university and
business world, are guiding the affairs
of the nation They minister to the
body and soul of mankind"
! The local circle has begun an impor.
tant phase of charity work for Keo
kuk, and those interested feel that ii
| is deserving of the support which its
citizens can render from time to
time. The young women meet twice
month for meetings and to work. at
which time reports are made as to
the progress the chapter is making.