Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-02

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in Sabinas, Mexico, was read. The
letter contained a cash contribution
to work of the church. Upon mo-
ton the clerk of the meeting was
ordered to send a letter of thanks
and greetings to Miss Hopper IN re-
turn.
YOUNG PEOPLE INSTALL.
The Christian Endeavor society of
| the church held the annual installa-
ton of officers following the prayer
meeting Sunday evening at the
church, the following taking their
places:
President-Miss Lizzie Yeager.
Vice President-John Spilger.
Recording Secretary-Miss Geor-
gia King.
Corresponding Secretary = Miss
Grace Graves.
Treasurer-Albert Cook.
Pianist-Miss Helen Parker.
intermediate Superintendent
Harry shiffer.
Assistant Superintendent = Miss
Henrietta Beselin.
Chairmen of Committees-Look-
out, Earl Greenwood; prayer meet
ing, Miss Grace Graves; social, Miss
Ola Van Horn; city missions. Will
liam R. Wells; flowers, Mrs. Harry
Shiffer; music. Miss Helen Parker,
and ushers, John Spilger.
The installation WIS followed by q
watch service which was largely at
tended.
SWEDISH LUTHERANs' ANNUAL.
At the annual business meeting of
the congregation Of the First Swedish
Lutheran church, Fourth avenue and
Fourteenth street, yesterday after
noon, an increase of salary was voted
to the pastor, Rev. s. G.. Hagglund.
and TO several of the officers, and
plans furthered for the building OF
the proposed annex to the church.
work on which will probably begin
: April /, the needed funds to be raised
in the meantime. Reports were heard
! from the various departments of the
I church, showing a healthy growth and
prosperous financial condition. Off
; GERS were elected as follows:
! Secretary-L J. Vessel.
Demonstrated Pealstrom, l. j
Vessel.
Trustees-oscar L. johnson, Law
! renee Johnson.
= Organist-Miss Caroline Peterson
: Librarian-Miss Ellen Rosene; as
q sistant, Miss Minnie Johnson.
B. Ushers-Frank Johnson. Arthur anC
: Ernest Swanson, Daniel Wahlberg.
e Sunday School superintendent
: Ansgar Anderson.
$ Sexton-Alfred Pealstrom.
] Clark l. Swanson was appointed
q delegate to the conference, with o. L
: Johnson as alternate. j. A. Anderson
!. was chosen delegate to the distric
: business meeting to be held at Ophi
e EN-. During the Lenten season it wa!
t decided to invite a daily contribution
OF not less than cent from eacl
4 member Of the congregation. The an
d nual foreign missionary offering, usu
d ally taken on Easter Sunday, will b
a asked later under the auspices of tn
!. Sunday school.
ZION LUTHERAN.
e Zion Lutheran church held its annua
congregational meeting yesterday al
: ternoon at the church. From the val
, ious reports submitted by the officers
: the past year has been a very pros
. porous one from every angle. TIL
' church debt has been reduced S2.5O(
and the trustees reported that all sa
. aries and small bills have been paid Il
Of he Oh,
erty is about $22 200, on which Their
. remains a debt of $S,754 Two year
ago the debt was approximately s14
:, 600. The pastor reported the tots
g adult membership as being 261. H
, has had during the past year maj
. riages, burials, 16 baptisms. and /
e have been confirmed. The various *
3 cieties reported an unusually actiy
; year and had all contributed to tn
a material welfare of the church.
The total receipts for the purposes {
RI the church during the year amounte
"A to s6,252.
le The election Of officers resulted
t the following being chosen:
70 Deacons-o. p. Olson, Olaf Nelson
n. F. Boquist.
Re Trustees. Kjellberg, Grant Hui
a. berg, Justus johnson.
" Organist and Choir Leader-E. 7
Ig Anderson.
A. G. Anderson was elected delegat
lg TO the meeting of the Illinois confe
ID enee which meets in the spring. ar
u N. F. Boquist was elected delegate
= the meeting of the Rock Island dj
trict conference.
l The pastors salary was, in effee
raised $780, that amount being Apr
priated toward the rent on the hon,
occupied by him.