Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-30
LADIES IN POLITICS.

The Frances Cleveiand Club which
Is a Faction In One county In the
Eleventh Congressional District
Erecting Building.
It is an admitted fact that one of the
factors in Warren county politics is the
Frances Cleveland club with its head
quarters in Monmouth. 1t is avowedly
q political society and its chief end is to
instruct its own members and to do mis-
sionary work for the democratic party.
II is an organization that has on its rolls
almost all the ladies of democratic belief
in that city and very many throughout
Warren county. 1t has been very sue.
cessful during its existence.
The latest idea of the club has been the
erection of a building on the Warren
county fair grounds to be used as head
quarters during the week of the annual
county holiday. The grounds are vis>
tied some time or other by a msjor-
ity of all the people in Warren's
boundaries. To afford the ladies q
comfortable place to rest and also to
properly impress upon them and their
husbands some idea of the clubs i'm
portance and prosperity. the building was
thought Of. A committee was appoint
ed to secure the consent of the managers
of the fair and to investigate the plan
still further The fair board met last
Saturday. The desired permission to
build was given and now the raising of
funds is to begin.
The ladies have novel plan for this !,
They will furnish meals and lunch in
their building and will have on sale also
many other articles. Instead of solicit
ing money directly these ladies will sell
to subscribers to the building fund, tick
cts that will DE redeemable to the full
amount at their booths. The tickets will
be made good, one fourth of the amount
each year for four years. Anything on
sale at the building will be
sold on these terms. Each member of
the club is constituted part OF the solic-
iting committee.
The clubs house will be noticeable
addition to the buildings now on the fair
grounds. 1t will be quite large, octsgo
nal in shape, will be one story in hight
and will be of frame. 1t will be divided
into two large rooms. Oae will be a
kitchen and the other a dining and wait
ing room. Counters will be arranged
about the sides of the building. 1t will
be handsomely painted aud conveniently
furnished. 1t is expected that the cost
will he about $500 Work will be com
menced in short time.
The Monmouth Review gives short
history of the Frances Cleveland club:
1t was organized first temporarily in
the fall of the last presidential campaign.
1t was st the time of Gen. Palmer's visit
to Monmouth and the ladies got together
for the purchase of a tiue silk banner and
fl Ag for the mems Cleveland club. Every
subscriber to the fund was made a mem.
Der of this club. After the campaign
| ended the ladies organized permanently
and have been constant il
the faith since. They have held
monthly meetings for themselves and a
number of nice public entertainments
have been gotten up by them Among
the most successful was the reception to
Hon. Delos P. Phelps upon his being
named as chairman of the democratic
state central committee. Another nice
affair was the reCenfion after the election
| last fall to the candidates of the party.
1t was held at ]. II: Pattee's residence or
South Main street. The club has cele-
brsted each of the anniversaries of pecu
liarly democratic events. The off GERS of
the club at present are: Mrs J. II. Pat
tee, president; Mrs J. P. Firo7ed. Mrs
Charles Eilenberger and Mrs. McGrew
vice-presidents; Miss Anus Morrow,
treasurer; Miss Katherine Patterson, r..
cording secretary; Mrs. j. H Hsnley
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