Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
MOLINE


line plan a general observance of
Tuesday May so, Memorial day.
All stores except those Of the cloth
iers, jewellers and butchers will be
closed Monday night, not to reopen
for business till Wednesday morn
ing. Meat markets will remain open
till 10 a. m. and clothing and jewelry
stores will close at IL a. m.
o
teenth street, travelling salesman for
the Barnard & Leas Manufacturing
company, received word of the death
of his father, John B. Neal, of But
Ter, Ohio. John B. Neal would
have been "a years old had he lived
till July. He was born IN Pennsyl-
vania and had spent the greater part
of his life in Ohio He has. never
been in this city. Six sons and one
daughter survive. The sons will
serve as pallbearers at the service
tomorrow.
Auxiliary is Formed. y Mrs. Gorilla
Kittilsen of Rock Island, department
commander of the state auxiliary to
the United Spanish-American War
Veterans, came TO Moline last even
ing and organized an auxiliary here.
The meeting was held in Skinner
block, where the national guard Of
fcers have headquarters. Members
of the Rock Island auxiliary assist
ed in the organization. Organization
was effected with 4 members. The /
charter will not be closed. however, |
until June 8. Up to that date, any
wife, daughter sister, or sister-in- /
law of a Spanish-American war vet
eran may hand names to one of the
officers. On June g, another meet /
ing will be held; the charter will be
closed and name chosen. 1t is hop
ed that the membership will have
been materially increased by that /
time Meetings will be held once a
month in national guard headquar- /
tiers. Officers elected: Mrs. George /
w. Flood, president; Mrs. L. R. |
Gaylord, senior vice president; Mrs. |
Stephen Lovejoy, junior vice presi- |
dent; Mrs. Frank Hanes, treasurer; /
Mrs. Frank J. Clendenin, secretary; |
Mrs. Mary Dilworth; chaplain, Mrs. /
Green, Rock Island. guard; Mrs. NJ.
H. Lyon. conductress; Mrs. w. II. |
Thackham, assistant conductress.
$50 Bankers Expected.-Group One /
of the State Bankers association will |
meet here June 81. Bureau, Hender
son, Henry Mercer, Rock Island,
Warren and Whiteside counties will
y no
expected TO be present from the 116
different banks in the district. The
Manufacturers hotel will be head
quarters for the day and the business
meeting will be held in the Moline
club rooms. DR.. w. E. Taylor, soil
expert, will address the meeting on
the topic, Soil Culture" At 1
O'Clock in the afternoon the bankers
will go down Sixteenth street to the
river front where a chartered boat
will await them. 1t is planned to
take a trip up the river and return
by o'clock. a Dutch lunch will be
served on the boat and other enter
tainments will be provided. Cash
iers of Moline banks form the execu-
tive committee, while bank directors
will make up the reception commit
tee Officers of the State Bankers
will all be in attendance
and guests from st. Louis and Chi
cago are also expected.
stons 10000
Grand Prairie seminary -. 1000
Anatolia college ........ 10000
Woman's board of foreign
missions ............. 10000
Art institute ..... 5000
Missionary society $4,000
First Presbyterian church,
Chicago ..... 10000
Public library Bradford, vt. 1900
university .. 80 600
7uilford college .......-.,. $4,000
college ....-- $4,000
Grand university ...... $4,000
Vest Virginia seminary -. 10000 =
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