Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-09
WOMEN HEAR OF
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Dietary, Election Features and
Public Health Discussed Be-
fore Civic Department.
AT 1ST METHODIST CHURCH
Ladies Of Club In Open Session Told
How They May Assist In
City Housekeeping.


mans club held its regular meeting
at the First Methodist church, Fifth
avenue and Nineteenth street, yester-
day at 3 O'Clock. The meeting was an
open one to which the various de-
partments had been invited to hear
program gotten up with the idea OF
being helpful in the cooperative work
being done by the club.
The Woman's club aims to be
democratic body, striving together in
harmony for ali that is noble and up
lifting" and keenly interested in cur
rent affairs. The Civic department
presented a program purposeful Of
near.at-hand responsibilities.
A short business session preceded
after which the chairman. Mrs. ]. II.
Hauberg, announced the program as
follows:
Dietary Standards. ...... Miss Lyford
Special Election Features .....
............M Mayor H. NJ. Schriver
Public Health ........D DR.. g. G.. Craig
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE.
Miss Lyford, who spoke first, gave
an intelligent talk along the line of
present day usage OF scientific knowl-
edge as applied to the dietary. Her
address sparkled with anecdote of her
experiences as teacher in New York
city and she tossed proteins and car.
bohydrates with amazing exactness.
giving tables OF foodstuffs necessary
10 a well-balanced ration. She en-
phasized the growing need of economy
OF time and money in these days Of
diversified housewifely duties and con.
tended that the modern homemaker
has little use for the old-fashioned
cook book. Miss Lyford urged a study
Of the individual needs OF a family,
making liberal use OF fresh green
vegetables in season-these contain
ing the much-prized mineral elements.
The audience was reminded that the
poorer families are unable TO obtain
enough proteins, and that they should
never be advised TO eat less food, but
more. Miss Lyford gave every evil
dence Of having studied the food ques-
ton from its economic root. She is
q young woman of sweet personality,
and her talk elected much favorable
comment.
TELLS OF LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Mayor II. NJ. Schriver was the next
speaker, and responded to the earnest
solicitation OF the Civic department to
make plain the proposed bond issue
The women of the city, by virtue OF
the recent franchise, are entitled 10 an
expression at the polls. As the bond &C.
sue is an important feaure of future
growth and well-being of the city, #
Is confidently expected they will aval
themselves OF the opportunity to be Of
practical assistance in such a vita
matter
Mayor Schriver opened his remarks
by congratulating the Woman's clut
On what IL has already accomplished
saying that its influence for good wal
manifest and that its desire to keel
abreast OF local legislation a com
mendable one. He took up in detail
each section OF the bond issue appru
priauon as planned. explaining tn,
necessity Of maintaining a clean, well
protected and healthful community.
While Mayor Schriver did not class
fly the ball park purchase as an absc
lutte necessity. officially. he did. con
tending that this was the only avail
able adjacent piece OF ground wher,
the legitimate sports of tennis, Gre
quet. baseball, etc, could be played
In line with the best thought Of tn,
day, Mayor Schriver sees a moral ne
cessity for an outing place for Youn,
America, Otherwise forced into alley
ways and where he is not wanted
lie set forth that the petitioners agains
the purchase had selected their pro
perry IN that vicinity when they ha,
every reason TO believe the ball parl
4 fixture
It would have been well if ever,
citizen could have heard the mayor.
unassailable argument for the exten
sion OF water mains. These constitut,
The must-haves OF city housekeepin,
IND are as necessary as pots and pan,
the home kitchen. The police alarm
gs'em asked for is the same as tina
'sed In Peoria, where within a mo
Aent' the police OF the entire CITY ma,
We warned TO be on the lookout for
ieeing marauder.
The half million gallon water tan,
or pressure is apparently a stitch I
ame as under existing condition