The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-30
s'Chip of the Old Block and His Party
VIII be Central Figures in Mon
ster Parade on Street Be-
fore Talk
ARRIVES AT z O'CLOCK
Parade VIII be Held at 1880 O'clock
and There viii be Autos and
Big Band in
Line

Theodn-e Roosevelt, Jr-. = chip OF
the old block" will SPEAK IN ksokuk
Saturday evening al the Grand opera
house. He viii come 10 Keokuk from
Fort Madison. where he viii be en-
tertainsd at dinner The Keokuk
committee had planned 10 enlertal
hiJa here. but the Burlington corr
r1ities made other arrangements.
Preceding the address, the lieu
tenant colonel and his party viii be
chief figures In big automobile
parade which will start from Fourth
and Main streets Al promptly 7:30
o'clock The parade win move out
Main street TO Twelfth headed by
the band, and will counSerma-cn and
go 10 the opera house, where the
speaking viii be held
4 Colonel Roosevelt viii arrive IN
Burlington and speak al 10 o'clock
there Following this talk he will
go to the West Burlington shops and
then to big meeting Of farmers at
Grape park, where II Is estimated
1000 viii be present
From Burlington he goes TO Fort
Madison speaking there IN the after
noon al the Santa Fe shope- He win
be entertained with members OF his
party by Major T. P. HoHoveli OF
Fort Madison, now warden OF the
gate prison. Major HolioEeh served
with the lieutenant colonel in the
world war, and has invited him for
dinner.
/ The party Will leave Fort Madison
! in time to reach Keokuk between
and 7:30 O'Clock where the colonel
will be the central figure IN the
parade and viii give his address at
the Grand
| To Taste iowa Chicken
! The Burlington Hzwk-Eye says OF
/ his day in the district:
Teddy, Jr." is going 10 taste some
southeastern Iowa fried chicken pre-
pared as only the wives Of Iowa farm
ers can prepare it, when he visits
Des Moines county Saturday.
It so happens that the Des Moines
county farm bureau is holding a pic
mic at Grape park Saturday, the day
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled TO be
Madison and Keokuk. Officers of the
farmers organization, when they
learned of his coming, promptly in
vited him and his party to be their
guests, and the invitation WAS as
promptly accepted
Speaks From Rear Platform.
Plans for Colonel Rooseveit's Iowa
visit we're completed yesterday, and
will be carried cut unless something
unforeseen happens.
! ". F. Kopp, the republican nomi
nee for CONGRESSMAN from the first
district, whose guest Colonel Roose-
welt will be during his visit TO the
first district, VIII mset him at Rock
Island and accompany him TO Colum-
bus Junction, where they WEI remain
all night Before the colonel and
Mr.. Kopp etart for Burlington,
Colonel Roosevelt viii make a brief
speech at the railroad station and
will also make twpmmute rear plat
form speeches al Wapello, Morning
Sun and Mediapolis.
! The Burlington Meeting.
| Rerney hall was engaged yesterday
for the meeting in Burlington, which
win be held At 1870 O'Clock Music
viii be furnished by the Orchard
/ City band Immediately following
the Remey hall meeting the party
VIII 20 70 west bU1IuSCO4, Hncie
Mr.. Kopp and Colonel Roosevelt will
speak to the shopmen at 12:15. From
West Burlington they will go to
Crapo park for luncheon with the
farm bureau members, and will motor
from Grape park TO Fort Madison.
where a big meeting win be held In
the afternoon
Following the afternoon meeting,
Major Tom HoI1oweu, warden OF the
states prison, who served with
F Colonel Roosevelt overseas IN the
world war, will entertain the colonel,
NJ. Ropp and their party at dinner,
after which all will leave by auto
mobile for Keokuk.
Parade at keokuk.
Charles g. Abel has arranged for
2 monster demonstration at Keokuk
Saturday evening. The party from
Fort Madison il expected TO arrive
IN Reokus at 7:15, and the big auto
mobile parade will move at 1880.
Immediately following the parade
meeting will be held in the Keokuk
thezter at which Colonel Roosevelt,