Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-31
1910. GREETINGS
Many Parties Will Attend OBJ
sequies of Old 1909 This
Evening.
DoUBLE-HEADER HOLIDAY
Many Stores TO Close Tonight at O.
Services in the Churches and
Social Functions.

Practically all the stores in the
business district will close this even
| ing at o'clock and will remain clos
ed until next Monday morning.
/ New Years day coming on Satur
day will result in the clerks having
/ rest of two days in succession.
something which occurs rarely. Groc-
! cry stores, meat markets and such
places as usually remain open, will
be open tonight and will follow their
usual custom tomorrow of caring for
their patrons in the morning hours.
There will be one delivery of mail
in the morning at the postOfIlce. the
carriers leaving at 10 o'clock to COW
err their routes. At that hour the
office will close for the Gay. The
banks and city and county offices will
/ be closed for the day.
Dancing Party mt Harper.
The chief New Years eve social
event will be the subscription dane
ing party this evening at the New
Harper It is an annual affair ar
ranged by a number of the young
society men of the tri-cities. Seven
ty-five- couples VIII attend. The sec
ond floor banquet hall will be used
for the dancing, which will begin at
S o'clock
Open House at the Clubs.
The open house signs will be hung
tomorrow at the Rock Island club
and at the Elks' club. AT each place
refreshments will be served through
out the day to the members.
watch Services in Churches.
Watch services will be held in sew
eral churches of the city this evening.
The Young Peoples society of the
First Swedish Lutheran church will
hold a social meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lindgren, Cos Third ave
nue. SThe first part of the evening will
be DEVOTED TO a social. the second part
refreshments viii be served. and in the
last Part a sacred concert will be Civ
en-. and Rev. S. &. Hagglund Will de
liver an address.
The Christian EndeavOr society of
the Memorial Christian church will
hold watch services at the church this
evening.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Young Peoples society of
the United Presbyterian church will
be held this evening at the church
It will be followed by watch services.
The Luther league of Grace English
Lutheran church will hold a social and
. hr1e inc ot of
Mamie Peterson. 712 Fourth street,
Moline, this evening.
There will be religious services to-
morrow morning at 10:45 at Grace
English Lutheran church. The sub
ject of Rev. l. o. Nothsteins address
will be Jesus. the Name With Which
to Begin the New Year"
Morning services will be held to-
morrow at 1920 at the First Swedish
Lutheran church. High mass will be
sung.
At the First Swedish Lutheran
church there will be services at 1920
/ tomorrow morning, with a sermon by
the pastor. His subject will be THE
Author and Perfector of Our Faith"
Rev and Mrs. A N Kennedy will
4 y,
Free Methodist church, at services to
be held this evening at 7:3O at the
church.
In the Catholic Churches.
Tomorrow being holy day of OBJ
( legation. there will be services at the
usual hours at st. Joseph's. St. Mary's.
/ Sacred Heart and st. PauTs Roman
/ Catholic churches
At this evenings services at Tenn
pie Emanuel, Davenport, Rabbi Fine
shriber will speak on "The New Mar
rage having been prevented by ill
ness from preaching last week on the
same subject. There will be special
music by the choir with a. quartet
number, Great Is the Lord by Mori;
a duet, my Song Shall Be Always of
| Thy Mercy" by Mendelssohn. by Miss
Ames and Raymond McCarl.
At the Y. VI. c. A.
The Y. NJ. C. A. building will be open
as usual, all day tomorrow. In the
afternoon and evening, there will be
some special features in the gymna-
SUM. a basketball game being one of
the attractions at night Visitors will
be welcomed.
Sunday afternoon, at the time of the
regular mems meeting, the Christian
Volunteers will have charge of the
service. Billy Arnold who was for
many years on the stage in black face
minstrel work is to tell his life story,
and to sing some of his own songs
His real name is Arnold w. Sterricker,
but he is better known to fame under
his stage name. Colonel Norwood of
Minneapolis will also have a part in
the meeting. The B. G. NJ. will have
the installation of their newly elected
officers, and the address will be the
first in the series on the 10 command
ments. Secretary Smedley will speak
on How the Commandments Were