Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-28
MOLINE MENTION

Inc WomanS Veteran Relief union
held card party and dance at Indus
trial hall Monday evening. Cards
were played at 20 tables and the la
dies prizes were won by the follow
ing: First prize. Mrs. Reed, of Rock
Island; second prize, Mrs. Gus Ander-
son; lone-hand, Mrs. Edward Orr. of
Hillsdale; consolation, Mrs. John
Schofer. Splendid refreshments were
served and all report a delightful So
cial evening.
Mrs. NJ. II. Metzgar, Mrs. j. ID. Metz
gar and children and Miss Emma Pc
terson, of j. w. Wars office, left
today to spend time in California and
to swell the Moline colony spending
the winter there. Mrs. NJ. II. Metzgar
is slowly recovering from severe
illness which threatened to develop
into pneumonia.
4 special meeting of the board of
directors of the Moline club was held
Monday evening and committees for
the ensuing year were appointed as
follows: Property committee, +. ~.
Rank, chairman, Rufus Walker, Jr..
G. w. Johnson; house committee, +.
+. Morgan, chairman, W. Il. Moore,
c. Il. Wood; entertainment commit
tee, S. s. Hoffman, chairman. W. y.
Dierolf, +. b. War;; reception com
mittee, NJ. j. McEniry, chairman. G..
\. Barnard. f. II. Young; member
ship committee, p. NJ. Price, chair
man, {. Il. Morey, f. \. Gilbert, j. ii.
Samuels, S. Hosford
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Allen leave to-
morrow on their Egyptian trip. They
will sail from New York on the same
steamer with Mrs. Peter Fries, Mrs
James Common and Mrs. Robinson, all
of Rock Island, and will be with them
until the party reaches Genoa. Here
they will part, the Aliens proceeding
on to Egypt and the Rock Island par
~ going for a stay in the southern
part of France.
y committee consisting of Mrs. Sui
Ivan Hill. Mrs. j. w. Atkinson and
Mrs. Is. II. Quick had meeting yes
terday afternoon to make arrange
ments for the passing around of a
petition to be signed by the represent
tative women of the various churches
in this city. This petition will be pre-
scented to Hon. l.. s. McCabe. of Rock
Island, to secure his promise that he
will use his influence in having the
local option bill pass the legislature
In response to the call for help for
the sufferers in Sweden the Fret
lodge, l. o. s., of this city. sent to
Chicago n total of S151.50 yesterday.
This sum was collected by the mem
bers, who distributed papers in vari-
GUS business houses. The lodge MEM
bership consists of Swedes. This is
the second lot of money they have
sent.
\ trifiing matter-a dispute over Il
cold chisel-was the cause of IA seri-
Gus fight yesterday in the foundry
of Williams, White q Co, which
might have caused fatal wounds. but
as it is Henry Nunck is lying in the
city hospital with his nose broken
and very painful cash across his
face.
l.. j. Gamble. one of the members
of the Moline colony at the lumber
town of Loring. La, arrived in the
city and will spend a few weeks here
on a visit.
The Moline Homing Pigeon club
has recognized for the following
year. 1t has decided to have the first
race on May and will have races
through this state, Indiana and Ohio
next summer. The following officers
were elected: President. J. Hammer
linck; vice president. G.. Johnson;
secretary, j. Hill; treasurer, Edward
Van Dazzle.
G. w Brown of Browns Business
colleges, is in the city. and arrange
ments are being closed up regarding
the occupancy by the Moline branch,
formerly the Gustus school, of head
quarters 4n the present building un-
der its new ownership-theM Moline y.
NJ. c. A. An amicable agreement has
practically been reached whereby the
school will remain in the building at
least until the first of July next, when
its year expires. Instead, however,
of occupying the present rooms. the
school will move to the first or lower
floor of the building, shifting its fur
niture and fixtures thereto.
Harmony lodge. of the \. o. L. w.
which has had its headquarters in
Metropolitan hall. is preparing to fit
to the Industrial Home building.
where it's meetings hereafter will be
held.
Up to the present time none of the
boss painters has decided to grant the
scale which has been presented by the
journeymen painters in the city. al
though a meeting has been held to
talk it over. At that all the boss
painters were not present and it was