The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
Faith in City is Re- affirmed by
Citizens at Pep" Session
Held Last Evening at
Theater.
JOLT FOR PESSIMISTS
Optimism for Future and Just
Enough Constructive Crit
cism of Past, Makes Meet
ing Real Success.
kEokuk,s PLEDGE OF FAITH.

kEoKUK's PLEDGE OF FAITH.
Il is the sense of this meeting that
we re-affirm our faith in keokuk and
the future.
Further, that we declare our conf
dence in the keokuk Industrial asso-
citation and pledge to it our financial
and moral support to the end that this
/. noht marks new epoch in the In
dustriai association of Keokuk.
Keokuk answered the ques-
ton lust as Judge William Lo-
gan said in his opening speech
she would. She answered 1t
firmly and confidently in two
words -.'We WILL In this
answer Keokuk took long
step forward to a greater Keo-
kuk. The meeting OF citizens
held at the Grand last evening
re-affirmed it's faith in the city,
in its assets, in its future. 1t
pledged it's moral and financial
support to the Keokuk Indus
trial association, and will thus
enable the sales force of this
corporation togo out and sell
Keokuk'' to the plants which
are looking for locations in the
middle west.
Keokuk took stock Of itself
in a booster meeting which was
as chock full of good things
and sunshine as a California
advertisement. There were
plenty Of things recalled at
that meeting that Keokuk is to
be proud of. Keokuk was call
ed the best city of it's size in the
United States, and its natural
advantages were referred to-.
What it has done is a matter
of pride. What it will do In
the future will be still more
complimentary if the spirit
that pervaded the meeting
guides the destiny Of the city.
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Not All Bouquets.
1t was not all bouquets, either
There was helpful constructive criti-
cism. AS c. NJ. Rich said, fault-find-
ing had no place, but there was al
ways room for constructive criticism.
Conservation of energies into one big
chamber of commerce was the recon-
mendation of Adolph Boldt of st.
Louis. The spirit of jealousy has no
place in our city. Get together. Stick
together and let's 60 was the ideal
expressed by every speaker, and the
crowd responded with spontaniety
that augurs well for the success of the
membership drive of the association
in the next two days.
1t was represent alive crowd in
every sense of the word that listened
to the talks last night There were
women from all walks of life in the
audience. There were man from of
fees and factories sitting side by side.
AS one man expressed it, 1t was
theatre crowd that enjoyed the two
hour program provided. And it was
an enthusiastic crowd.
Band Concert First.
The Kenkuk Concert band under the
direction of w. H. Bower gave half
hour concert, to the delight Of the big
audience, as usual. The band do
mated its services for the meeting,
and after playing the concert here
boarded truck for Hamilton where it
was scheduled for a concert last night.
The band was seated on the stage OF
the theater and played varied pro-
gram of musical numbers, every one
OF which was appreciated.
Following the concert the stage was
set for the big meeting and grouped
on the stage around Judge William
Logan, chairman off the evening, we're
VIC opedhGIS, d. IL MCNdHudi d, -. w
hitch, c. F.. Mcfarland, David DAILY,
Adolph Boldt and J. W. Estes, the lat!
ter two from the St Louis Chamber
OF Commerce. Seated on the stage,
also were directors Of the Industrial
association and it's presidents, past
and present.
Judge Logan called the meeting to-
1rder and explained its purpose.
Judge Logan's Talk.
Judge William Logan characterized
v hNeokuk as a city known by its pro-
uhcts and in brief words gave whole
volume of statistics startling to the
pessimist and gratifying to the opti-
mlsts in Keokuk. Not the least
STARTLING figure Was that of the naYrQll '