Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-12
DEDICATE CHURCH
Program of Exercises to be Held
at Spencer Memorial
Oct. Is.
EDIFICE IS ABOUT COMPLETED
j. w. Powell, Of Buffalo, Principal
Speaker-Y. NJ. Q. "A.
Anniversary.

Rev. j. B. Rutter, the pastor, has
arranged the program for the dedica-
ton of Spencer Memorial Methodist
church, Forty-third street and Sew
enth avenue, which is to occur Sun
day, Oct. 25 Following are to be the
exercises:
Morning 300, informal greeting;
$3.50, regular worship; 10, sermon;
1880. address, j. w Powell, of Buff
falo, y. Y.
Afternoon - 2:45, meeting of teach
ers and scholars; 3, young peoples
rally. short addresses by visiting
brethren, address by j. w. Powell.
Evening - $50, Epworth League
meeting; Z. regular services; 1880,
sermon; address, j. w. Powell.
Following are the committees APP
pointed to have charge of the eXer-
cises:
Executive Committee, official board
Rev. j. B. Rutter. chairman; Mahlon
Bisbing. George Boomer, James eau
ley, T. c. Nutter, DR.. F. d. Paul And
rev Olson, Henry BOwes. w. II. JOr-
dan, w. II. Moody. w. L. Gauley, J. \.
Pauley, f. T. Wilson. II. NJ. McCask-
rim, Omar Cowden, Mrs. NJ. f. Lever
ich, Mrs. Mary Gemeinhardt, Mrs
George Boomer.
Reception Committee - Mrs. NJ. +.
Leverich, chairman; Mrs. j. b. Rutter,
Mrs. Frank Maxwell Mrs. Helen Swim
gle, Mrs. Elizabeth Ballinget, Mrs.
MahIon Bisbing. Mrs. George Boomer,
Mrs. Maggie Bowes, Mrs. Mary A.
Echert. Mrs. Eva Foote. Mrs. S. H..
Johnson, Mrs. Jennie c. Pauley, Mrs.
Rose, Mrs. Shelter.
Usher Committee-Gcorgc l.. Boom
err, chairman; William Moody. W. L..
GauIey, II. S. Marshall. Frank Lever
ich, Frank Maxwell, George Echert.
w. y. Jordan, Frank Andrews, II. NJ.
McCaskris. - F:E
Decoration Committce-Mrs. Sarah
Olson. chairman; Mrs. Mary Gemein-
hardt, Mrs. Ida Bateman, Mrs. Annie
Gauley, Mrs. Susan Moody. Miss Mary
Moody, Mrs. Cora Lundy. Mrs. Hen
ming, Miss Mary Bowes, Mrs. Coop
man, Mrs. Anna Olson, Mrs. Studer,
Mrs. Ada Chrissinger. Mrs. Neda
Greenwood. Mrs. AdeIl Leverich, Mrs.
w. II. Jordan, Mrs. c. F. Lyon, Mrs.
Elva Whiteside.
Crompton, chairman; Mrs. Grace G.
Marshall. Miss Margaret Eckhart,
Miss Maud Maxwell. j. \. PauIey.
Music Committee-Ma hIon Bisbing.
chairman; Mrs. NJ. Z. Leverich, Mrs.
Beam, Miss Eva Eckhart, Miss Jessie
Whiteside. Miss Stella Nutter. Miss
Avis Stokes, Miss Cowden, Miss Bessie
Bisbing, Miss Mabel Caufman, Miss
Ellen Miller, Homer Hinkley, T. c.
Nutter. Mr.. Time. William Leverich,
Albert Leverich, Omar Cowden. Ernst
Henning.
Ladies' Aid Society-Mrs. Sarah Oh
son, president; Mrs. Frank Maxwell.
Mrs. Helen Swingle. Mrs. Mary Ge-
Mrs. NJ. f. Leverich. Mrs.
Crompton, Mrs Rose. Mrs. AdeU Lev
erich. Mrs. Annie Gauley, Mrs. William
Moody, Mrs. Maggie Bowes, Mrs. Mary
Cackler. Mrs. j. b. Rutter, Mrs. r. c.
Nutter. Mrs. Ida Bateman, Miss Maud
Maxwell. Miss Mary Moody, Mrs. Jen-
ME Pauley.
Anniversary Observed.
The 18th anniversary of the found
ing of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation was fittingly observed by the
local association yesterday afternoon.
Rev. William Torrance, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, and
Prof. +. e. Peterson, of Augustana
college faculty, were the speakers,
the former addressing the men and
the latter the boys. musical numbers
interspersing the talks.
The board of directors meets to-
night at o'clock to elect officers for
the year.
The following will go as delegates
from the Rock Island association to
the state convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Rock
ford: Secretary j. II. Keyser, Physi-
cal Director Alfred Platt, Fl. w. Noss,
Arthur Hansen. j. \. Anderson, o. l..
BenwaY, +. Skinner and George Stock