Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-17
MOLINE

Merchants Booster Day.-Tomorrow
is booster day for the Retail Mer-
chants association. The membership
fee has been suspended for the day
and a campaign for substantial in
crease in members is to be waged. The
present membership is considerably
below 200. There is no reason why
there should not be 300 or more mem
hers in the association, and 925 is the
mark set for booster day. Besides be-
ing booster day, tomorrow is the date
Of the annual meeting of the associa-
ton. This will be an important meet
ing, it being the first meeting in the
associations new quarters, therefore
a sort of house-warming. The officers
for the new year will be chosen, also
delegates to the state convention at
Cairo, Ill, Feb. 1917. A resolution will
again be presented to strike out sec
ton 2 of article of the constitution,
which reads: mo member Of this as
ISOLATION shall advertise in any pro-
gram, directory, or other publication
not authorized as legitimate advertis-
ing by the committee appoin ted by this
association to determine such legisi-
macy in advertisements, and will not
advertise or give donations for char
ity unless solicitor possesses a letter
from the secretary recommending the
same"
Concert by Boys Choir. A boys
choir, under the direction of E L. Ba-
ker, well known music supervisor. will
give a concert at the United Presby-
terian church Tuesday, Jan. 25. The
program will consist of chorus sing
ing, trios, quartets, instrumental mu-
sic and solos. A feature of the enter
tainment will be a solo by a boy so
prano soloist who can reach high D
sharp, feat which few women are
capable of doing. This circumstance
alone lends more than ordinary inter
est TO the entertainment. Mr.. Baker
has secured the talent for the chorus
from various schools in which he super
vises music and has undoubtedly Sc
cured the best boy singers in and
around Moline. There are 10 boys in
the choir, which has been practicing
under Mr.. Bakers leadership for six
months. All the boys are between the
ages of z and Is years. AS far as is
known. it is the only choir of its kind
this side Of Chicago. Mr.. Baker makes
a speciality of child voices and each
boy in the choir has been carefully
trained.
Tax Rate Increased to $9.9o.-Mo-
lines tax rate under the new assess
ment on which taxes will be collected
between now and the latter part of
March will be $3.50 on each $1,000
actual valuation. The rate a year ago
was $S.45. The increase of As cents is
largely the result Of an increase in
the tax levy of the board of education
Of Moline occupied with an increase
in the state levy which was ordered
some time ago. The Moline school
levy was increased from $4,000 tn
$125,000, largely as a result of the in
crease in salaries granted the teachers
last spring and to provide for the
growth and Improvement of Moline's
school system. The increase in the
pay of teachers proved to be one of the
popularity supported concessions that
the school board has undertaken in
years, and sentiment was practically
that the teachers of the
grade schools deserved all that they
we're allowed.
Reflect Bank Offcers.-All officers
Of the State Savings Bank & Trust
company were reelected Saturday by
the directors. They are as follows:
President, F. G. Allen; vice president. |
G. l. Josephson; cashier and secretary, !
Sol Hirsch; assistant cashier, Henry |
F. Werlich
Obituary Record.-Arthur Redfern |
lied Saturday at his home on Eigh- |
zenith street and Twenty-eighth ave
lue after a brief illness. He was TAX |
IN i'll Wednesday night and a doctor |
diagnosed his case as spinal menin- |
yitis. He was born in Canton and |
would have been 81 years of age March |
L3 of this year. He came here with |
lis parents 10 years ago and attended |
Garfield school. Besides his parents |
lie leaves three sisters, Mrs. Arthur
4ittig of Coal Valley, Mrs. Earl Peter
ION of this city and Bertha at home.
Ind one brother, Albert, at home. The
uneral was hled this afternoon.
Charles F. Larson died Saturday at
he home of his parents. 344 Second
street. Death was caused bp tubercu-
osis. He was born in Batavia June
q, 1884. Besides his parents he leaves
lis widow and one brother. The fu-
leral will be held from 1171s Third