The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-03
coIored People of keokuk Offer Court.
esy to the Presiding Elder and
Church Officers in
City.
SPEAKERS PRAISE RACE
Negroes Struggle to Attain What He
Has Now Recounted by the
Speakers at Meeting
Last Night.
[By Alonzo Drained

BY Alonzo Drained
A splendid reception was rendered
the bishop, delegates and visitors to
the presiding elders council last
night by the members and friends OF
Bethel A. M. e. church. During the
early part Of the evening the lecture
room was filled with the friends of
the ministers and there was gen
eral exchange of greetings and ex-
pressions of good will This is
Bishop Coppin's first visit to Keokuk
and the members of Bethel are deep
lily impressed with his personality and
he is receiving a very cordial recep-
ton. There are presiding elders from
the entire fourth Episcopal district,
Bishop L. J. Coppin being the presld-
ling bishop. Those in attendance are:
The Rev James Higgins, presiding
elder, st. Paul district; Rev. Z. II.
Jackson, presiding elder, Richmond,
Ind. district; Rev. A Cottman, pre-
siding elder, Indianapolis distrlct;
Rev. T. B. Stovall, presiding elder,
iDes Moines district; Rev. w. H.
Giles, presiding elder Evansville
Ind, district; Rev. N. J. McCracken'
presiding elder, Chicago district; Rev.
L. II. Owens, presiding elder, keokuh
district: Rev. H. w. Jamerson. pre-
siding elder, Spring feld, H., dlstr1ct'
Rev. G. A.. Brown, presiding elder
Quincy. III. district, Rev. J. H.
Smith, presiding elder, Cairo, ILL.,, dis
trict: Rev. G. F. David, presiding
elder, Lexington. KY, fourteenth dis
trict.
At $3.50 p. m, the program was
opened by the audience standing and
singing America, followed by the IN
vocation by the Rev T. B. Stovau
of the Des Moines district. Mrs. V.
Olve Phillips gave vocal SOLO,
'Lcve's Rosary" which was highly
appreciated.
Addresses Of Welcome.
Mayor Theodore A. Craig made the
welcome address 81 behalf of the city.
He paid high honor to the coiored
citizens of Keokuk and said he was
proud to be mayor Of city where
THE colored people and white people
live together under such pleasant
conditions. He said he was very glad
Ito welcome all and turned over the
KEYS of the city to the members OF
THE council The address Of the mayor
was followed by a splendid vocal
solo by Mrs. Marjorie looms. Mrs.
ITooms sang "The Kiss"
The next speaker was the Hon. +.
Nv. McManus, who addressed the
Icouncil on behalf Of the state. BY
1.-THE time Mr. McManus was intro
iduced the audience was keyed %
iconcert pitch for this young orator
HE lauded the support that Is given
ito christian institutions and said
that he was glad to participate N
this affair tonight. I'VE live in the
greatest state in the union and Kec-
kuk is the gate city," he said. Back
las far as 1880 Keokuk was town,
lin 1856 Keokuk was the largest city
lin Iowa" He spoke of the great men
from Keokuk who have made history
for the nation. He said Iowa's corn
was worth more than all the gold Of
the United States. He spoke of the
fine products of Iowa's soil. OF all
the states in the union Iowa stands
first in farm products and literacy.
Out here in Iowa you are coming
into a veritable Eden. About one
fifth of the population of Iowa are
colored people and the colored people
of Keokuk are fine citizens. He spoke
of the great hydro-electric plant and
1.-The beautiful scenery surrounding the
city.
Mrs. Jerrietta Morton who is
real artist in Dunbar's works, was
heartily aplauded when her name was
called. and she was primed for the
Occasion. So we'll did she give her
number that the audience compelled
her to respond to a second number.
Minister'S Greeting.
The Rev. F. w. Long welcomed the
tcouncil on behalf Of the Ministerial
ALLIANCE. He extended warm well
icome to the visitors. He said he was
glad and proud to welcome the dele
gates with the whole heartedness VI