Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-11
MOLINE MENTION

N1OAANE nEN i ION
Moline is not to have its proposed
course of extension lectures after
all. For the first time in a number
of years the annual course of lectures
will be abandoned. The management
finds that there is not enough interest
here to warrant arranging the pro.
gram and L. r. Abbott, president, is
sued the following statement:
Moved and carried, that as we do not
receive promise, in our estimation,
sufficient to warrant the engagement
or a lecturer for the coming winter,
we recommend the discontinuance of
the center until such time as the peo-
pie of Moline shall express decidedly
a desire for the resumption of the
same"
Abe Lincoln camp, NJ w. ~, has
elected the following officers: v c.,
William Hedeen; w. a.. Fritz Hedin;
clerk, Henry Trefz; banker, c. f.
Pruessing; escort, Frank Stoltenberg;
Waterman, Victor Larson; sentry, o.
William Arnbcrg: manager, three
years, j. H. Skinner; physicians, c. f.
Whiteside, a. r.. Beal
Florence Steosake died at the home
of her parents at 52S, Eighteenth
and-one-half avenue yesterday morn
ing. She was one year old. The
funeral will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon from the home.
The public library is closed to per-
init of removal to the Carnegie build
ing. The date of the opening depends
on the arrival of the book stacks. 1t
is possible the old stacks may be used
temporarily, if the art metal stacks
are delayed too long.
y. {. Stouffer will hold the opening
of his new bowling alleys on Third
avenue, near Seventeenth street next
Friday evening. The alleys are very
fine and will undoubtedly control a
large per cent of the local patronage
School emblems will be awarded
to some 20 track and football ath-
letes by the board of control of the
| high school athletic association next
week Thursday. After musical pro-
gram, the eight-inch MS" will be pre-
scented to Is of the high school squad
and to nine men who participated i'm
the track meets last spring. The
| football men honored are: Strom-
berg. Baas, Hedin, Towndrow, Ber-
| gin, Lindburg, Melin. MOrtensun.
Beal, Hodgson, Griffin, Sutley. Isaac
son, Tilbrook. Joseph. Albertson.
! Wahlstrom and Miller. The track men
to win insignia are: Steenberg, Strom-
! berg. Hedin, Isaacson. Meier. Albert
son, Joseph and Perrin and Cowley.
who are attending college.
If plans of the Beethoven club are
carried out that organization will es-
tablish in Moline a chorus class such
as has not been known heretofore.
The club 5 planning to bring to Mo-
line as director of the chorus William
f. Bentley, of Galesburg. famous as a
choral leader He will organize the
class and carry on the rehearsaIs be-
ginning after the holidays. In the
spring the singers will give an opera,
as has been the custom in Galesburg.
Peoria and Burlington. where Mr.
Bentley has classes. Indeed some of
the Moline singers may appear in the
choruses at St. Louis. where he is go
ing to enter in the competitions with
chorus of at least 100 for a prize.
The following officers have been
elected by Moline Hive, No. 119, Lady
Maccabees: Past commander, Viola
Crisler; commander, Emma Carstens;
lieutenant commander, Dora King
biel; record keeper, Rosa Nelson;
finance keeper, Marianne Sellmer;
chaplain, Mrs. \. J. Griffin; musician,
Lilly Carstens; sergeant, Kittie Wells;
mistress-at-arms. Emma Shallberg;
sentinel, Selma Medin; picket, Flossie
Anthony.