Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
Which Comes at Most OpPortune
Time to Heighten the Pleas
ures of Occasion.

dining rooms on the parlOr floor,
where the tables were Hastily arranged
and prettily decorated There were SO
employees of the postOffice present, to-
| gether with representatives of the
press whom Captain Mcdonald had as
his guests. The menus were present
ed in the form of postoffice slips and
contained in regulation envelopes plac-
ed at each plate. the very attractive
bill of fare being as follows:
Blue Points
| Celery Olives Almonds
| Mock Turtle
Fillet of White Fish. au Court Bouillon
Potatoes Duchess
Chicken Patties. a la Franchise
Sweetbreads, Braized. au Vim Blanc
Green Peas
Punch Maraschino
FiIIet of Beef, Larded, Mushrooms
Sweet Potatoes Brussel Sprouts
Tomato Farcie Mayonnaise
Chocolate Parfait Cake
Cofree
| Compliments of the Congressman.
At the conclusion of the repast, Post
master Mcdonald made few felicitous
remarks in which he extended his COM
pliments and greetings and in happy
vein spoke of the postoffice employees
and the newspapers as having in their
respective spheres more to do with
more people than any other agencies.
The postmaster neatly praised his as
sistant, Mr.. Olson, his staff, the heads
of departments and the employees of
the office for the record they had made,
and through whose efforts and faith
fitness to duty, he said, it was that the
Rock Island postoffice stands today
second to none in the United States.
He then read a letter from Congress-
man James Mckinney. expressing his
regret at not being able to be present,
referring to his deep interest in all
connected with the office, and speak
ing of the pleasure it had given him
to recommend the reappointment of
Postmaster Mcdonald to the office he
had filled so well, and whose efficient
and popular management of the office
had been emphasized in the rec
concentrations, regardless of party,
for his appointment for another term.
The congressman complimented the
force of the local office and spoke with
qualification of the growth of the office,
which indicated the growth of the city.
The Order of the Evening.
After acknowledging his debt of graf
itude to his force for so ably seconding
his efforts to makeN the Rock Island
postoffice one of the best in the coun-
try. Postmaster Mcdonald turned the
order of the evenings entertainment
over to the employees of the office, John
G.. Hazard being in charge, the pro-
gram presented, including a piano
solo by Olof Jonassen and vocal
selections by a quartet composed Of
Herman AppeIquist, George II. Saund-
ers, J. G. Hazard and Joseph Wilmer. |
There were short addresses by S. w /
Searle and H. 2. Simpson, and enter
tanning talks by Assistant Postmaster I
o. P. Olson, Charles w Fitch. Henry
Burris, D F. eKrell. F. S. Brough. w /
w Scott. Elmer F. Stroehle. Edward /
N Lundberg, Chris Koch. John Fl. "
Lubbock, Fred w. Bladel, Harry Frey, /.
and others, and in conclusion three /
rousing cheers were given for Post /
master MCDOHdlu anu Assistant GOSt- (
master Olson.
Postmaster Mcdonald and His Force.
The complete roster of the Rock Is [
land postoffice, all being present with .
a couple of exceptions, is as follows:
H. A. J. Mcdonald, Oliver P. Olson,
F. S. Brough. Elmer E. McDole, Ed +
ward L. Strate, John G. Hazard.
Charles w. Fitch, William F. Frey.
Antoine F. Lundquist, Herschel E. Pot
ter Joseph Goldsmith, George H.
Saunders, Olof Jonassen, d. F. Krell,
G. Gillespie. William H. Fred
erick, William w. Scott. Anna Hues-
ing. Blanche w. Ramskill, Nellie E.
Murrin, Sarah Lawson, Faith c. Chan
non. Benjamin F. Mitchem George II.
Laub, Warren S. Fuller, Matthew S.
Bersell, Benedict Walter, William F.
McLain, John r. StengeI Elmer F.
Edward n. Lundberg, Fred
Schuck, Theodore Hinrichsen, Will
liam w. Colburn, Chris Koch James
P. McCarty, Alem H. Hampton, George
A. Alderman, John H. Lubbock, A w.
Coulter, Fred w Bladel. Joseph Will
mer, Roy w. Terrell Henry Burris,
T. Sexton, H. G. F. Appelquist,
Myron H. Stone; Harry Frey, Lucius
Il. Eye, P. c. Sfmmon, William Kurth,
John S. Coulter, Leslie Burch, Charles
. Corey. John GillesDie