Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-21
NOON REST IS FORMED
Ladies of the City Give Active
Support to New Move
ment.
MRS. FRANK MIXTER PRESIDENT
Plan to Be Followed in Establishing
Midday Retreat for
Clerks.

The MONDAY Rest club was per
manently organized at IA meeting
held yesterday afternoon in one of
the recitation rooms at the high
school. About fifty ladies were pres
ent when Mrs. Phil Mitchell called to
order. Mrs. Frank MiNter was chosen
temporary chairman and Mrs. f. w.
Bahnsen temporary secretary.
An Invocation by Rev. w. 5. Mar
quis was followed by addresses by
Mrs. Frank diXter, in which the Dur-
pose of the meeting was outlined:
one by Mrs. Stanley Dubois explain
ing the working of such clubs as il
was proposed to form in Chicago and
other large cities, and one by DIR. Jen-
ME McCowen, president of the Lend
a-Hand club, of Davenport, telling of
the success that has been attained i'm
our neighboring city. Then the cleo
ton of officers was proceeded with
and the following corps was selected:
First Officers.
President-Mrs. Frank MiNter.
Vice President and General Mana
ger-Dr. Emma Morgan.
Recording Secretary-Miss Mary
Dart.
Corresponding Secretary-AIissM Mary
Parker.
Treasurer-Mrs. +. Il. Kreis
Manager of Culinary Department
Mrs. B. f.. WATSON.
Board of Directors-Nrs. Frank
MiXter. Mrs. Ben T. Cable. Mrs. Phil
Mitchell, Mrs. Julia RosenfieId. Mrs.
NJ n u
James Comor. Mrs. II. Il. Davis. Mrs.
NJ. II. Wadsworth, Mrs. L. S. McCabe,
Mrs. j. F. Robinson, Mrs. j. Fl. Will
son, Mrs. T. 4. Murphy. Mrs. |. S.
White, Mrs. +. w. Hurst. Mrs. f. w.
Bahnsen.
Mrs. Rosenfield. Mrs. McCabe. Mrs
Bahnsen and Mrs. Murphy were APP
pointed committee TO prepare rules
for the governing of the club.
Membership Fees
1t has been decided that the mem
bcrship fees shall be 81 year for
those who wish to visit the club but
occasionally and be merely nominal
members. For those who wish to be
active members. taking luncheon
there daily. the fees will be % cents
permitted to entertain free at the
club two guests n month. while above
that number they will be expected to
pay five cents on each occasion in adj
dition to the cost of the lunches. The
active members will also be entitled
to attend free the lectures and other
that the club will pro-
vide from time ~ time.
In order to gettshe club in working
order it will he necessary for contri-
buttons to be made. This can be done
by joining as nominal members, or
otherwise. the funds being sent to
the treasurer. Mrs. Kreis. 1t will
also he necessary after the club is in
operation for the young ladies of the
city to volunteer their services from
time to time to act as cashiers from
IL a. m. to , p. III. daily and from to
z Saturday evenings. In some cities
there is separate organization
formed for this purpose, and this
may be done here.
Subscription Lists.
Subscription lists for the benefit of
the club can be found at The Argus
and Union offices. and membership
tickets can be obtained of the follow
ing: Misses Sarah Fullerton and
Cora Miller, at McCabe's; Miss Alma
Holt. at Young & McCombs'; Miss
Beatrice Ostrom, at the Central Union
telephone office; Miss jeanette Rod
erick, at Godfrey & Co.'S office: Miss
Mary Parker, at The Argus office;
Miss Ida Bowen and Miss Carrie
Webb, at the WOodmen office; Miss
Vista Miller, at Browns Business col
Iege, and Miss Winnie McAuliffe.