Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-19
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

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Entertains Pansy club.-The mem
bers of the Pansy club were enter
tanned yesterday afternoon and even
ing by Miss Gertrude Etzel at her
home. During the afternoon several
musical numbers were rendered by
Miss Alma Won Der Geest and Miss
Edna Kroy of Davenport. There were
several guessing games played and
Miss Elsa Koepke of Davenport and
Miss Charlotte Etzel were the winners
of the first and BOBBY prizes respect
I lively AT $50 o'clock a bounteous sup
per was served, the table decorations
being suggestive of the club name,
lcakes and ices being arranged in the
form of pansies.
Fruit Shower.-The Misses Julia and
Sue Channon, at their home on Forty
fourth street, Saturday evening enter
tanned a company of girls at a fruit
shower for Miss Florence Lindgren of
Moline, whose marriage takes place
next week The home was very pretti-
lily decorated with autumn leaves, fruits
and apple candlesticks. Games of var
ious kinds were played and pretty
prizes awarded TO the successful guess
ers course luncheon was served af
ter the games. The gifts of fruit were
accompanied by an original rhyme,
which the bride-to-be read to the COM
pany of girls.
| Cox-Johnson-The marriage of Miss
Alma c. Johnson to Fred Cox of Mo-
line took place this morning at the
parsonage of the Broadway church,
Rev. w. S. Marquis performing the GER
emory. The attendants were Miss Ger
trude Snyder and Sam Cox. A short
reception followed at the home of the
bride, 1886 Thirty-first street, and at
noon they left for wedding trip east.
Mr.. Cox is employed at Silvis and his
bride has been employed as operator
by the Union Electric Telephone COM
pany. The young people will make
their home in Moline
| Showers for Bride-to-Be.-Miss Leila
| Means whose marriage to w. H. BaSk-
| ct, travelling representative of the Mo-
line Elevator works, takes place in the
near future, has been the honoree at a
number of showers given by friends in
Moline. Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. S. H. Montgomery, 1912 Elev-
enth avenue. the office force of the Mo-
line Elevator works, where Miss Means
| is employed, gave her a kitchen shower
Saturday evening. Charles Laurin and
Mrs. Charles Swisher entertained at
another shower in her honor.
House Warming Party.-A company
of friends surprised Mr.. and Mrs Eu-
gene Biemer Saturday evening at a
house warming party at their new
home, 1870 Fourteenth street. The ev-
ening was passed playing cinch, Mrs.
Kyle winning ladies' first prize, Mrs.
Mcdonald second. and Mrs. Richards
BOBBY, and Mr.. Roth gentleman's first,
Harry Griffin of Moline second, and MI.
Stammer BOBBY. Several musical num-
bers were given and refreshments were
served. A handsome dining room table |
was left with the hostess.
Mrs. Plamondon in Fete.-MrS. |
Charles A. Plamondon of Chicago, who |
has been in Rock Island much of the |
time during the last two months as an |
interested party in the Mackin will |
case, is the subject of a fine portrait |
in ODD We l.,
connection with her participation in a |
Streets of Paris" fete for the bene-
fit of Passavant hospital She will pre-
side over one of the booths.
Reinhardt-MilIo-The marriage OF
Miss Bessie Milo to Gustaf Reinhardt |
of this city, took place in Chicago last
Friday. Mr. Reinhardt was for a num- |
Der of years employed at the Hellpen- |
stell furniture store, but is now locat- |
ed in Chicago where he and his bride !
will reside
PoIson-Buckley.-Re Marion Hum |
phreys, at his home. 1914 Seventeenth |
street, Saturday evening officiated at |
the marriage of Miss Edna Buckley and |
Benjamin Poison, both of Clinton, Iowa. |
Mr. Poison is a cabinet maker and he |
and his bride will make their home in |
Clinton.
Masons' Dancing Parties.-The Ma
sons of Rock Island have made ar
rangements for a series of dancing par
ties to be held at Masonic temple The |
first of these parties will be given Fri
day evening.
G. A. r. Card Party.-The ladies of
the G. A. R. will give a card party to-
morrow afternoon at Memorial hall.
The games will begin at $3.50 o'clock.