Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-25
NEW HOME.
Rev. and Mrs. c. o. McC uIloch
Receive in First M. E.
Parsonage.
OCCASION IS A HOUSEKEEPING

| Happy Social Function Arranged by the
Ladies' Society. Marking the Completion
| of the building Winding Up of Scheme
| OF improvements Begun by the Concre-
CATION Ten Years Ago.
| Rev. and Mrs. c. O. McCulloch last
| night received the members of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
the handsomely appointed new par
sOnage that the congregation has just
| had completed At 4 cost of 81 900, the
| building replacing structure that
was erected in 1884, but since had
been added to and remodeled. The
| event was in the nature of a house
warming. 1t was arranged by the
Ladies' society of the church, and in
addition to the invitation to the mem
| bers of the congregation, the pastors
of the other churches of the city were
hidden, and in nearly every instance
responded in person. The guests
were met at the entrance by Rev. and
| Mrs. McCulloch, who were assisted in
receiving by several of the more
prominent ladies and gentlemen of
the congregation. The home, bril-
| liantlv Illuminated by electricity, was
thrown open from basement to attic,
and was explored throughout by the
admiring visitors, who, before de-
parting, were treated to tooth
some bite prepared and served by
the ladies of the church. The
parsonage, while not elaborate,
either in design or furnishing, en-
bodies all that is modern and conven-
ient-it is a comfortable, coy home.
The basement contains the heating
apparatus and laundry. On the first
floor are the reception hall, first and
second parlors, dining room, kitchen,
etc, while on the second floor are the
sleeping apartments, and lastly there
is roomy attic.
Tasty Furnishings.
The Ladies' society has done itself
proud in the articles of furn' ture that
1t has purchased, including beautiful
carpets and rugs, a mantle, solid oak
dining room table and a sideboard,
which is worked into the superstruc-
ture, and a fine steel range. Two ar
ticles in the reception hall that were
especially admired were hall tree
and hall seat, both of solid oak, do
nations from Hon. f. W. Hurst and
| Hon. William Jackson, in addition to
| large amounts given toward the
| building fund. The plans for the
parsonage were drawn by Drack Il
Kerns. Collins Bros were the con-
| tractors, the plumbing being let to
Davis company, the heating to j. T.
Noftsker, the painting to Rabe IL
Lewis, the plastering to Charles
Thompson, the electric wiring and
gas and electric light fixtures to the
Rock Island Electrical Construction
company, and the grading to William
Davis. The building committee was
composed of DIR. McCulloch, c. l..
Walker, K. S. Silvis, ID. 0. Dougherty,
Mrs. W. T. Magill and Mrs. II. &.
Clcaveland. MIR. Silvis acted as su-
perrin endent of construction.
The completion of the new parson-
age is the winding up of the general
building scheme in which the Metho-
dists have been engaged for 10 years,
beginning with the erection of the
frecstone church, which represented
an outlay of $40, 900, and upon which
three years ago a $1,000 expenditure
was necessitated to make alterations TO
admit of the installation of a magni-
iicent pipe organ, a gift of the late
Capt. I. j. Robinson.
Despite the large undertaking the
church is practically free of debt, and
there is none happier over this fact
than DR.. McCulloch, who has labored
so earnestly and faithfully during the
four years he has been in Rock Island.