Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-19

during the Summer by the executive
board which has held nine meetings
since the close OF the club wear last
spring The board at these meetings
| increased the membership OF the hos
pitality committee from 80 TO 90. ap-
propriated $500 to the program COM
mittee for the club entertainment. pro
cured the use OF the Masonic temple
auditorium and parlors for the regular
club meetings as well as the sessions
or the various departments They also
endorsed the state tuberculosis survey
and appointed a committee composed
OF Mrs. ]. r Tuckis. Mrs. II. d. Mack
and Miss Dina Ramser. to cooperate
with the state in making that survey.
Mrs Tuckis. reporting for that COM
mittee, said they had found that dur
ing the year 90 cases had been treated
in the county. of which ~ had died.
that they had found 81 cases at Water
town, and OF these "a had died. She
advocated the placing of a trained
nurse at the county infirmary. and
asked the cooperation Of the county
with Miss Carrie Fulmer in an anti
tuberculosis campaign, to hasten the
establishment OF a sanitorium and
proper sanitation.
Mrs. Charles Mixter was chosen del
egate from the club to the state Fed
Grafton, which will be held IN Spring
field Nov. 1913. Mrs. Davis will also
attend as delegate by virtue OF her
Office as president. Mrs. C. H. Sher-
wood and Mrs. E. ID. Sweeney were
named as alternates.
Mrs q II Sha-UnOd ranOrt
of work done by the civic department,
Miss Minnie Martin reported for the
pure foods and household economics
department, and Mrs. Joseph Gold
smith announced the classes in parlia-
mentary law to be conducted by Mrs.
Emma Longan under the auspices of
the study department.
Mrs. Sherwood also presented a res
olution mothered by the civic depart
n.ent of the club asking for a change
in the club constitution relative to the
election OF the department chairmen.
This was put as motion, and will be
acted upon at the November meeting
of the club.
Seventy-three new members were re-
ceived into the club, making total of
672 who have paid their membership
dues for the year. The new names
added are as follows:
Mrs. Z. 4. Anderson, Mrs. John II.
Battles. Mrs. c. VI. Benser, Mrs. Kath- |
crime Bopes. Reynolds; Mrs. Ellen c.
Bromley. Miss Marion J. Banding. Mrs.
John c. Bodewig. Mrs. Albert L. Bru-
ner. Miss Julia 4. Barnes. Mrs. w. L.
Bailey. Mrs. l.. VI. Casteel, Miss Anne
/. Canty. Mrs. John 3. Corken, Mrs. /
Charles J. Cramer. Miss Charlotte Gus
ter. Mrs. Roderick II. Dart, Mrs. +. c. I
Fisher. Miss Esther Finkelstein, Miss !
Beatrice Finkelstein. Miss Edna Elan !
nagan. Miss Cecilia Frey. Miss Nellie /
G Fuller. Mrs. Louise Gall, Miss Min !
ME Graham. Miss Maude Graham, Mrs. /
VI. VI Cannon. Mrs. T. Gait Graham, |
Mrs Frank b. Halves. Mrs. {. L. Hub I
bard. Mrs C. W. Hall, Mrs. Frank ". :
Head. Miss Winifred Huntoon, Mrs. |
John r. Henderson, Mrs Harry B. Jor-
dan. Mrs. +. y. Kerr, Mrs. w. J. kahl- /
Ike. Miss Ida McIlvaine. Mrs. Daniel I
Montgomery. Mrs. James W. Maucker, /
Miss Mary Neise. Miss Edith Oster- !
man. Mrs. Elizabeth Page, Miss Mary /
.QuayIe. Mrs. Robert Rote. Mrs. Clar-
ence J. Schroeder. Miss Minnie l. I
Stuhr. Miss Vesta Sears OF Sears. Miss |
Beryl Titterington. Miss Ruth Vance !
Mrs Sidney II. Wicks, Mrs. Charles /
WethereIl. Mrs. Frank Wright. Mrs. I
William 3. Walters. Milan: Miss Ruth I
r West, Miss Pearl Wait, Reynolds: |
Ars. Jos. B. Winters, Mrs. Fl. A. Weld. /
Miss Nathalie Mirfield, Miss Maude |
Robertson, Mrs. Mary l.. Robertson,
Miss Mary Robertson. Mrs. Frank
Freeman, Miss Marie Tremann. Mrs.
Thomas 4. Hamilton, Mrs. Herman VI.
Craig. Mrs. Harry Z. Schreiner. Mrs. s.
y. Miller. Mrs. Jacob Ramser, Miss
Hilda c. Browner. Mrs. Albert Barber,
Mrs. L. G. Blanding.