Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-12
BIG PARTY MAKES
AUTO RUN FROM
MERCER COUNTY
Aledo Club Members Being En-
tertained Here Today by
Local Residents.
VISITORS AT A LUNCHEON
Are Shown the City as Guests of
Business orsanizations-Many
on the Trip.

A score of automobiles containing so
members of the Aledo club and almost
as many ladies arrived in Rock Island .
at II O'Clock this morning and were
entertained by the members of
the Rock Island Business Mems as
ISOLATION and the members of the Rock
Island club. The trip from the Mer- ,
Ger county capital was made without |
a mishap with the exception of sew
eral cases of tire trouble that delayed .
a few members of the party.
After arriving at Rock Island the |
committee ushered the guests to the |
Rock Island club, where an informal |
reception was held in the parlors. !
Promptly at Il o'clock the entire |
party left for spin over the city in |
automobiles, accompanied by a COM
mittee from the Business Mems organ
ization. They returned at l O'Clock,
and after luncheon started on their
homeward journey.
THRIVING ORGANIZATION
The Aledo club was formed sew
eral years ago and is thriving organ
ization. The total resident member
ship Of the club is 125. with 55 non
resident and % associate members,
bringing up the total to 1S5 members.
| The members own their homes,
and i: was through the efforts of the
club that the extensive improvements
that have taken place in the city dur
ing the last year were made.
The officers of the organization are:
President-Leon McWhorten.
Vice President-T D. Winders
Secretary-C. NJ. Wills.
Treasurer-G. L. David.
Directors-G. L. Candor, c. P. Car
roll. ]. A. Wells, John Braucht, W. T.
Church.
THE COMMITTER
The object OF the reception today
vas to get acquainted with the Aledo
business men and interest them to a
certain extent in Rock Island. The en-
tertainment committee was composed
of the following members of the Bus
mess Mems association:
]. L. Vernon. chairman; L. S. Nc
Cabe, w. S. McCombs, E. o. Vale. Jr..
Alphonse Mosenfelder. j. Ramser, Carl
Mueller, H. o. Rolls, E. H. Stapp,
George Yeggy, H. K. Collins, w. H.
Dart John Ohlweiler, A. B. DuVon,
Daniel Hayes, Jr., A. T. Huesing, c. j.
Searle, and a. W. Trevor.
LOCAL LADIES.
The committee Of Rock Island ladies
! who ocaictad tho Doomhorc of The clrh
in receiving at the Rock Island club
were:
Mesdames W. S. McCombs, c. J.
Searle, H. K. Collins, ]. L. Vernon, H.
S. Cable, r. ]. Fullerton, William Reck.
F. w. Bahnsen. H. H. Cleaveland, j.
c. Houder. W. ]. Sweeney, E. o. Vale,
Jr., Daniel Hayes, Jr.. A. B. DuYon, c.
E. Sharpe, l. s. White, H. A. J. Nc
Donald, Alphonse Mosenfelder. L. S.
McCabe. A. T. Huesing. John Ohlweil-
er, A. W. Trevor. and Miss Olga Junge.
THOSE IN PARTY.
Among those in the party were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Church, Mr. and Mrs
Guy c. Carroll, William Winders, H
S. OLSON. T. H. Flake, Mr.. and Mrs
L. McWhorten. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Macy, c,
n. Wells, Raymond G. Wells, Matthew
Harvey, John Bracht. Mrs. John
Braucht, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Edwards
Mrs. A. NJ. Barron, Adolph NJ. Barron
1Ir. and Mrs. E. Parkman, Mics Emma
Smith, Charles Dougherty. Mr. and
Mrs. c. A. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Brown, J. NJ. Green, Mrs. j. NJ
Green. Mrs. ]. r. Lowery, Ralph F.
Brown, Ethel Lowery, ]. r. Lowery
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Carol, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Boyd, j. H. McRoberts, J
NJ. McRoberts, NJ. ]. Merryman, A. E
Crapnell, Mrs. A. E. Crapnell, Mrs. NJ
j. Merryman, Dorothy Crapnell, Cur
It's Lowery, l.. B. Morey, Mrs. l.. B
J Morey, Mrs. ]. w. McRoberts, Mrs. A
G. Bridgford, A G.. B-idgeford, c. 5
Beers, Mrs. C. A. Beers. Mrs. T. G
Parker, T. G. Parker, Mrs. Everett
Miss Rownia Wells. Mrs. K. Wells
. Mrs. Everett Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. G
T c. Mcintyre, Francis Mcintyre. Mrs
I a. H. Woodwork, Mrs. Lulu Mcintyre
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Petring, Mr.. anC
> Mrs. J. L. Buckley, Mabel E. Buckley
= Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Rutherford, w. c
Q Boyd, Mrs. Minnie Hollemba"G, Ms
L. B. Turner, L. B. Turner, Mrs. A. c
/ Painter, a. C. Painter, E. y. I.'jlc
, Mary A. Mcintyre, Katherine McMdl
I US. Charles B. Barr.