Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-02
DEATH COMES TO
MARGARET GILES.
VISITING NURSE
Fails to Recover After Opera
ton for Appendicitis Per-
formed Nov. %.
HAD SERVED FOR SIX YEARS
Always Faithful in Discharge Of
Duties and Had Endeared
Herself TO Hundreds.
TRIBUTES GIVEN.

WISE Slies was a CONSCIENTIOUS and
faithful worker. She did a great deal
for the poor Of Rock Island and il
will be difficult 70 find worthy sue
cessor."-Mayor n. NJ. SchriVer.
'AlI that Miss Giles did for the
needy and the unfortunstes of the city
will never be known. She devoted
all Of her energies in bringing cheer
and sunshine into lives that were dar-
kened."-mrs. n. D. Mack, chairman
nurse committee, Visiting Nurses as
ISOLATION.
she seemed 70 have a world of
ambition. She never grew weary in
her work. She was an exceptional
woman and her life was an inspira-
ton TO all who knew her."-mrs. c. z.
Sharpe. secretary Visiting Nurses as
ISOLATION.
Miss Margaret Giles. for six years
visiting nurse in Rock Island. died
at o'clock last evening at ST. An
thongs hospital She had been i'll
for three weeks with appendicitis. an
operation having been performed
Nov % II was found at that time
that the disease was farther advanced
than had been anticipated and grave
=
Miss Giles was the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Giles. living at 1925
Twenty-sixth avenue. Moline. She
was born in what was then South Mo
line township Aug 3, 1872. and with
the exception Of the year given TO
training for her work all her life was
spent il this county.
Attended Chicago School.
Her preparation for her profession
was had at the Chicago Training
School for Nurses from which she
graduated with honors in 1903. She
then took up the work in the twin
cities and six years ago received the
appointment as visiting nurse in Rock
IslaFd. a position she had since held
and in which she did a world OF good
and endcared herself 70 hundreds to
whom she was called upon to minis 1
ter and today sorrow is expressed on I
every hand ar her passing. She had +.
Tor some time made her home at 1925 F..
Twenty inth-and-a-half street.
Besides the parents there survive
a brother. Archie. three half-brothers, !,
John. Bert and Harry. and a half-sis
ter. Martha. all living in the twin
cities.
Miss Giles was a member OF Trim
ity Episcopal church. The funeral /
will he held Thursday with services /
al I2.15 at the home Of the parents T.
I'm Moline and al ! O'Clock al Trinity .
Episcopal church. Rev. Granville II. !
Sherwood viii be in charge and in
terment will be made in the Bowles- /
burg cemetery.
Was TO Wed in Spring.
Miss Giles sometime since asked .
that she be relieved OF her work as
visiting nurse and announced at that
time her approaching marriage TO
Louis Stevenson OF Logansport. ind.
the wedding having been set for some
time during February The board had
accepted her resignation and this was
To take effect about the first OF the
year. The young man whom she was
IN we'd was 20 have visited with her
during the Christmas holidays.
Miss Giles. together with Miss Dina
Ramser had been in charge OF The
Argus Santa Claus fund since the
movement was started several years
ago and she was interchangeable in her