The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-30
MOLINE.

B9~Board of education meeting on
Monday evening.
@~Council meeting on Monday even.
ing. There are many things for our al
dermen to look after and among others
the petition of the Freja society should be
granted for lamp post at the corner
where the hall is located. The gas com.
pauy is ready to commence its share of
the work when so authorized by the city
authorities
R9~Following are the officers of Har-
monv Lodge No, 2, A. o. U. W., elected
for the ensuing six months: p. NJ. W.,
Benton Davis; NV, Charles Zeigler; G.
f., Jehn Soderstrum; o., Edwin Kittel-
son; recorder, Nj. .. Miles; financier, H.
A. Pierce; receiver, j. d. Long; j. W.,
D. Zeigler; o. WA E. Morey; trustee,
VIM. R. Oyier; representatives to the
Grand Lodge, j. d. Long, A. E. Morey,
L. Beers.
The lodge is in a fourishing condition
and composed of good material This is
the same lodge that gave the anniversary
banquet short time since at Reese's
Hall, the finest of the season, The re-
ceipts upon that occasion did not meet
expenses which may deter the members
|
| fair again. From a comparatively OBJ
scure position it has risen TO prominence
among the lodges of the state and to-day
may be considered as among the best
outside Of Chicago.
The Argus didn't want any torchlight process
sion before the election, but they were h.d all the
same. Now the same paper don't want any New
Years calls, but there will likely be many all the
same Onion.
| The torchlight procession humbug is
over now, so that argument on that sub
lject is time wasted, but as for New Year S
calls THE ARGUS takes the ground that
the present system is not only farce, but
an injury to good society. 1t not only
enables "scabocracy" to force itself on an
equal footing with polite circles, but it en-
forces recognition from those who naturally
and from association shrink from the
loathsome influences of comningling witt
anybody and everybody who by cheek
or otherwise secures scards and makes hi,
f calls. The present system is an injury
| aud unless disowned by polite society
must sooner or later break the socia
barrier which is the only protection agains
inroads into established social rule. Bu
: so long as these outsiders" are allowed t.
enjoy equal privileges with those witt
r whom they are untitled By habit and edu
cation to mingle with, and are encourages
by an injurious custom, or receive supper
Y from pseudo moral sheets of the Union
/ stripe, the pernicious effects Of this should
I be absolute rule will continue to be felt.
:, Moline Churches.
D Services at the Baptist church mornin
and evening. Sabbath school at the clos
of the morning service. A cordial invita-
. ! ton extended 10 all. Morning subject
J ''Glorifying God" Evening text: ''An
i how much owest thou unto my Lord?
: The ordination of the pastor elect wi
occur Thursday afternoon, Jan. 4, at 2
clock
Sunday services at the Congregations
/. church will be appropriate for the las
Sabbath and the last day of the yea
Morning subject ct:-''Forgetting the thing
: behind, and reaching forth to the thing
: before" Evening New Years resolU
tons"
At the Methodist, Rev. j. w. Hane
/ will preside morning and evening at th
e usual hours. In the evening a concert b
l. the Sunday school will be given, unde
i direction of Prot. Brown. Impressive SCI
l. vices and New Years watch meetiu
u will also be among the order of exercise
J. Watch meetings will be held at tt
It Swedish Methodist, Swedish Lutheran
is and independent Lutheran churches t.
J. morrow evening.