Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. Elmer Blakesley is visiting in
IComanche, Iowa.
j. S. Streeper has gone to Olathe,
Kansas, for short visit.
Mrs. F. III. Plummer and son How
ard are visiting in Bureau county, Ill
DIR. and Mrs s. H. Miller have well
coined fine new S-pound boy to their
home.
Miss Belle Adams, of Chicago, is
visiting with the family of Simon
Pells.
from an extended visit to friends in
Chicago.
Mrs. III. b. Hubbard and children
have returned from their visit at
Shannon. Ill.
Mrs. NJ. III. Wadsworth and Miss
Maltby have returned from their
northern trip.
Mrs. A. H. Guyer and Mrs. j. r.
Kimball are sojourning at Colfax
Springs, Iowa.
Misses Mary and Florence Lee have
gone for 2-weeks' visit in Chicago
and Milwaukee.
Miss L. Dyson, who has been visit
ing in the city, returned to her home
at Thompson today.
Mrs. j. Frank Robinson left today
for Indianapolis to attend the nation
al Epworth League convention.
Camp Natural Cas- entertained
II couples from Rock Island and Dav-
export at Manhattan beach Tuesday.
Ex-Mayor L. J. Medill, Frank P.
WEIGH and William D. Negus left yes
terday on the steamer w. j. Young
for Burlington.
DR.. b. +. Hall leaves tomorrow for
! Me Gregor, Iowa, to remain over Sun
day with his family, who are visiting
| relatives there.
Lieut.. Gov. w. A. Northcott and
family, of Greenville, are at the Har-
per. Mr.. Northcott is now acting gov
ernor of the state.
James Ringle, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hill, Rev. and Mrs. Burris and Mr..
and Mrs. j. Leibe. of Geneseo, spent
Tuesday in the city.
DIR. w. III. Avery, who has been
spending few days with DR.. and Mrs.
+. Bradford, returned to his home at
Wayne, Neb., today.
Mrs. w. I'll. Marshall, formerly of
Rock Island. and now of Sioux City,
who was called to Galva by the illness
of her mother, was in the city today.
Mrs. l.. S. McCabe entertained a
small company at thimble party at
her home on Eighteenth street yester-
day afternoon. During the afternoon
Miss Pauline Woltmann sang several
Chamberlin and Olga Junge furnished
instrumental music.
j. A. Wilson. formerly supervisor
from Rural township. is shaking
hands with old friends today. He
and his family are now comfortably
located at Papillion, Neb., IA miles
from Omaha. Mr.. Wilson and his
daughter, Miss Maude. came to ac-
company to their new home his two
younger children, who remained in
Rural until the family got settled in
Nebraska.
DIR. r. f. Sweet, of Trinity church,
is gaining rapidly in strength and
health in Wisconsin, where he is
spending his vacation. In letter to
DR.. Riley he states that he is still at
Old Mission. He has been grea tlv
rested by the quiet and sleep, being
surrounded by the soothing odors of
the pine and balsam, while at his very |
door is the blue sea, "whose waves |
lull us to sleep and greet US in the |
morning"
Joseph F. Schneider, for a mum Der !
of years connected with the shoe 4
house of his brother. George Schneider, /
in this city, and for the past two /
years with 5. b. & S., at Davenport,
has resigned his latter position to ac-
cept the management of the shoe de-
partment of the mems clothing house
of A. f. Dinet & Co., at Joliet, to
which city Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider
will move the first of the coming
month.
A social and entertainment that was
enjoyed by a large number of the
members and their friends was given
last night by Sylvan Court, of the
Court of Honor. A feature of the
program was a ''real coon" cake walk
for large and lucious watermelon.
The walkists were DIR. j. +. Myers
and Mrs A. j. Riess, George +. Linde
and DIR. Hada Burkhardt, W. II. Jor-
dan and Miss Helen ,Reimers, Earl
Shafer and Miss Della Lawhead. and
Frank Wilson and Miss Emma Fiebig.
Mr.. Linde and Mrs. Burkhardt were
awarded the prize. Other numbers
on the program were a recitation by
Miss Helen Reimers and n song by
the Sylvan court quartet, DR.. Myers,
W. IL. Jordan. Miss Reimers and Mrs.
Riess. Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the program