Rock Island Argus., 1913-05-12

infantry. Funeral services were held
from st. GATHERINGS Catholic church
Friday morning at 10 o'clock. The re- .
mains we're taken to Des Moines, Iowa,
for burial.
Mrs. c. W. Ellsworth of Chicago is
visiting at the home of her parents,
MI and Mrs. Frank Wansing.
Mrs. Hiram Parkman went to Bur
CESS Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Morford.
| A special session of the Rock river
presbytery was held at the First Pres
byterian church in this city Wednes-
/ day evening, at which Rev. Craig G.
! Whitsitt was formally ordained min
! lister of the Presbyterian church. The
service was largely attended by friends
from all churches. The session was
presided over by Rev. E. NJ. Ritten-
house of Ladd, ILL.,, moderator of the
presbytery and the sermon was preach
ed by Rev. F. W. Barr of Sterling,
his theme being "The Wisdom of
Jesus The board of examination was
composed Of Rev. w. S. Marquis, D. D.
of Rock Island; Rev N. G. Hanna OF
Seaton, and Rev. L. c. Voss of Wood
hull Greetings to the new minister
we're read from Rev. H. B. Allen, Mr..
Whitsitt's former pastor in this city
and Rev. S. NJ. Campbell, d. D., his
pastor during his four years of col
lege work in Galesburg. On behalf of
the young people of the First Presby-
I n~ia OH rnh :
presented to Mr.. Whitsitt by Miss
Geraldine Emerson. Rev. Whitsitt is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Whit
slit of this city. After graduating
from the Aledo high school and four
years later from Knox college, he
entered Mccormick Theological semi
nary, Chicago, from which he gradu-
ated a few weeks ago.
Mrs. William Garrett went TO Gales
burg Wednesday to visit with c. S.
n Richey, who is very seriously i'll.
. The following members of the Col
O onial club of Joy spent Wednesday
in this city with Mrs. J. A. Powers, a
former member. Mrs. John McGarry,
Mrs. F. D. Steel, Mrs. c. o. Finch,
. Mrs. A. c. Snyder, Mrs. L. w. Holmes,
. Mrs. Earl Gorsjean and Mrs. Rosa
Small.
4 Mrs. S. B. Bolton and daughter, Beu-
4 lah, spent Saturday in Alpha with
. Mrs Bottoms mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
4 Henderson.
The piano pupils of Mrs. L. E. Farr,
! assisted by Miss Jessica Royer, read
2 er. will give a recital at the opera
house the evening of May 20.
Mrs. Eta Smith of Moline went
to Joy Friday to spend a few days
=, with her sister, Mrs. NJ. E. Roberts
Mrs. Carrie Funk and baby of Bur
lington, Iowa, came TO visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hartman.
= Mrs. Charles Freise went TO New
c Boston Friday to spend a few days
C with her brother and wife, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert Looser.
Miss Louise Bartlett went to Joy
~ Friday and acted as judge at the higf
" school contest held in that city Friday
y evening.
o The next military tract meet viii
" be held in Aledo in May, 1914. Thi!
% was secured by the efforts of Super
&c intendent Taylor of the public schools
&c President English and Prfessor Harr.
% l.. Smith of William and Vashti col
~ lege and a representative of the Re
% tail Merchants association. The Aledt
DC school has been a member of tn
DC association since it was first started
W Eleven schools are included in thi
association and all of them send larg
y delegations to attend the contest. Thi
u meet will be under the auspices O
Z William and Vashti college and tn
Mt business men will cooperate with tn
a. schools to make it a great success.
is l.. r. Hause and family have move
ks to Burlington, Iowa, where they wi
,r. reside.
The first regular meeting of the ne7
ad city council was held in the counc
g. chamber Monday evening, May wit
Y. Mayor McROberts presiding, and a
c. the members present. City Clerk En-
erson reported that all the officers ha
al qualified. The bonds of the newl
as elected officers we're presented, rea
or and approved. The following commi
tees and official for the year 191
or we're appointed by Mayor McRobert
w and confirmed by the council: Financ
Us "i-N 'i NiA-ti' OIL OH
alleys, Bowers, Morrison and Barr
he ordinance, Almquist and Morrison; fiji
on and water, Barr, Almquist and Davis
bv electric light Davis, Parkman an
as. Bowers; public grounds. Parkmal
an Bowers and Davis; police, Morrison
IN Almquist and Bowers; board of healt
ev Joseph Boyd and L. B. Morey; eli
an. marshal, ]. J. Stallings; superinten
at CIT Vi "aIer"orhs' j. /. otead' stre'
is commissioner Nike hush' chimney l
mt spectoT, ]. E. Smith; cemetery cor
mittee, w. H. Morrison, w. H. Holm,
aOt