Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-10

Sunday afternoon. with private
service at the house at o'clock
and at the Swedish Lutheran church
at 2:3O.
The Equal Suffrage association in
annual session at the home of Mrs.
\. NJ. j. Dow elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: President,
Mrs. c. w. Head; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. y. NJ. J. Dow; second vice
president, Mrs. Harriet Wright; sec
rotary, Mrs. Matte Taylor; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Abbie Gould
The senior class of the Moline high
school will entertain tri-city friends
at n dancing party TO be given Fri
day evening, January 81.
At the Swedish Union gospel meet
ing Wednesday night the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
by rising vote: Whereas, We have
heard that certain interests in this
city intend to petition the city com-
ell for permission to have billiard
rooms. and other Objectionable
places open on Sundays, therefore
Resolved, That we, Swedish-Amer-
lean citizens, in union meeting as
sembled. request the city council not
to grant any such permission, and
that we kindly ask the mayor of the
city and the chief of police, as far
as it is in their power, to enforce the
present city ordinances in reference
to keeping the Sabbath day holy
The union meeting of the English
speaking churches, held at the First
Baptist church Wednesday evening,
constituted perhaps the largest
union meeting of these churches that
has been held, at any time other TING
than Sunday, since the revival meet
ings of eleven or twelve years ago.
The meeting was led by Rev. w.
j. Golden. of the United Presbyterian
church, whose topic was Fruitful
ness" suggested by the parable of
the vine and the branches. Mr..
Golden's brief talk was very sugges-
tive, and brought out remarks from
number of others.
G. II. Sohrbeck is in Springfield at
tending a meeting of the state board
of pharmacy. At the organization
meeting he was elected vice presi-
dent.
Harmony camp, r. y. ~. met We'd
nesday night at the *. p. hall to
complete its organization. The camp
consists of SIS charter members, six
of whom were initiated at the meet
ing by Mrs. Mary Mulcahy, state or
ganizer, who states that the camp
has the largest membership of any
camp in the state. Following is
list of the officers who were INSTALL
ed: Past oracle, Mary Gould;
oracle. Mary Lundeen; vice oracle.
Stella Cosner; chancellor, Sohpie
Donald; recorder. Olive Schofer; re-
ceiver, Ella Swim; marshal, Alice
Hover; assistant marshal, Anna Lee;
inside sentinel, Eva Olson; outside
sentinel. Clara Johnson; managers,
Belle Norton, Harry Cosner, Mary
Richards: physicians, o. S. Daley.
Louise Miller; chaplain, Ida Shofer.
The Help-in-Need society of the
First and Second wards met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. c. L. Bat
GERS for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. w. J. Davis.
Vice President-Mrs. c. +. Battles.
Treasurer-NIrs. Ii. \. Ainsworth.
Buyer-Mrs. NJ. NJ. ROgerson.
Visiting Committee-Mrs. L. L. Nc
Coy, Mrs NJ. NJ. RogersOn, Mrs. c. f.
Battles.
A serious crack has appeared on
the surface of the aasphalt pavement
the surface of the asphalt pavement
on Twentieth street late last year.
The defect developed only since the
recent cold spell set in and after the |
work had been formally accepted by