Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-16
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

H. Lewis IS IN La sale on business
J.. II. Greer is visiting his mother
at Waukon, Iowa.
ID. ID. Pottiger returns from Harris
burg, Pa, tonight.
j. F. Hodges leaves today for an ex-
tended northern trip.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Daniel c. Murphy yesterday
r. b. Shaver, of Menlo. Iowa. is
visiting with j. G. Pugh and family.
Mrs. b. NJ. Teller and son Archie
returned home to shannon. H., today.
John B. Corken, superintendent of
carriers A. tiife 'fsost6ffce. is confined
to his home by illness.
F.-C.E Cows Of Athens. Ohio. has
taken i position at the Rock Island
Plow company's office.
The young son of Conductor J.
Brown. of the Burlington, is seriously
i'll at his home on Twelfth street.
George Burtoft left today for Ander-
son. Ind. where he i employed dur
ing the winter in the glass works.
Miss Julia Dahlstrom. who has been
attending Augustana college, returned
~ hSA hOiHS IL iSi l'tAiliu-' -hlSh-' ~
day.
The Davenport members of Com
panv a give dancing party at Claus
Groth hall, Davenport, tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. Thomas Wing, who has been
visiting with her son. Charles Wing,
543 Nineteenth street. left for her
home at Peoria today.
Mrs. Emil jacobsen was surprised
Monday at her home, 600 Twelfth
street, by party of friends in honor
of her 37th birthday.
Z. b. McKown is in Pittsburg as
delegate To the United Presbyt erian
Young Peoples society convention.
Mr.. McKown is one of the five nation
al delegates to select the next place of
meeting.
DR.. John c. Silvis survived nicely
from the operation he submitted TO at
Chicago Monday, so Rock Island rela-
tives have been informed, hut it will
be probably a month before he will be
able to leave the hospital.
Hon. George NJ. BOYD. formerly of
Davenport and Geneseo, and now one
of the Chicago mem ers of the Illinois
general assembly. is among the list
of republican aspirants for the speak
ershiP of the next general assembly
The Woman's Relief corps, of John
Buford post, was inspected at Mem
orial hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Nellie Nicholson. of Kewanee, state
deputy. Refreshments were served
at the conclusion of the inspection,
and several hours devoted to socia-
bility.
There are to be two pleasant social
events in Rock Island this week in
honor Of the Misses DAILY. Of AnacOn-
ia, Mont, and Miss Anna Wamelink,
of Cleveland, who are guests OF
Miss Schmidt. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Conner give card party nj their res
idcnce on Twentieth street to-
night. and Friday evening Oscar
Schmidt gives a dancing party at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Fries, on Eighteenth
street.
\ unique affair in the nature of
midwinter picnic, arranged by Mes
danes :. PeIls and Edward Kohn, of
Rock Island. and Mesdames Joseph
Ochs and l. Rothschild, of Davenport.
was given last night at the Standard
club rooms. Two hundred ladies and
gentlemen from the three cities were
in attendance and about $500 was rea-
liZed for Emanuel Temple. of Daven-
port, for the benefit of which the en-
tertainment was given. The hall, by
artistic decoration, was transformed
into a veritable grove, with its lovers
lane. and through which the fragrance
of seasonahle foliage was waited. The
ladies' appeared in summer apparel.
II was gay scene. 5. Pells presided
At the auction table and succeeded
in disposing of a large supply of cakes
and other goodies ut fancy price,
Miss Belle Rice revealed the future
and the past of those who put faith in
the ocult science. lDressed in an elabO-
rate gown, bedecked with necklaces
and beads. she held forth in booth
and proved ready reader of the for
tunes of her patrons. who included
about every one present. Luncheon
was served and dancing, was also in
dulged in.
The Genius OF the Kitchen.
No attraction this season will merit