Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-02
MISS CEST HEADS
R. |. MUSIC CLUB
Chosen to Succeed Mrs. REIN
ers, Who Is to Leave
the City Soon.
ANNUAL MEETING AT TOWER
New and Retiring Presidents Given
Presents, Latter Being Praised
for Good Work.

Miss Katherine Gest was this morn
| ing chosen president of the ROCK Is
land Musical club at the annual bust
ness session at the Watch Tower inn
succeeding Mrs. F. w. Reimers, who
has served as the club head since its
organization in 1909. and who retired
pending her removal from the city
Other officers chosen are:
First Vice President-Mrs. J. h.
Scott.
Second Vice President-Mrs. F. x.
Rhoads.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. ]. Gold
smith.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Az
bert Huesing.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ii. b. Simmon.
Librarian-Mrs. Daniel Hayes, Jr.
At the close of the business session
Mrs. Reimers, in a graceful address,
presented to the incoming president
a mahogany gavel mounted in gold
and bearing the inscription Rock o.
land Musical Club, Organized 1909"
Present for Mrs. Reimers.
At 1 o'clock a luncheon was served
on the veranda of the inn with covers
laid for 80 members, active, student
and associate. AT the close of the
luncheon Miss Iva Pearce, in behalf
of the active members of the club,
presented to Mrs. Reimers handsome
bronze bust of Beethoven, saying:
1T is my honored privilege today
to voice the thoughts, sentiments and
good wishes of the so active members
of the Rock Island Musical club. The
women comprising this membership
hold divers views concerning many
things, but in regard to the gracious
woman under whose leadership we
have worked for the past five years,
heart in the club, and today it is sore.
During the five years of our club
life we have passed through varied ex
periences, most of them bright with
enthusiasm, success and prosperity;
but there have been times when faith,
courage, loyalty TO principle, clearness
of vision, wisdom, tact and kindness
of heart were needed in full measure,
and never once in any of these quail.
ties has our president failed US. For
this wise guidance we hold her in
grateful esteem.
But there is another characteristic
cial value to us as a club. That is her /
loyalty to the ideals of the club and to
the standards set by it. That the Rock /.
Island Musical club stands for a GER 1
tain degree of excellence is in no small |
measure owing to the courage and |
of Mrs. Reimers, and for this |
fidelity TO principle we honor her espe- |
cially.
I'VE cannot express the keenness of
regret which fills our hearts because
these ties of association are to be brok-
en-. AS you go to other fields of useful
ness, Mrs. Reimers, among new peo-
pie who will soon become new friends,
our tender love and sincere good wishes
follow you, and we anticipate for you
n the new home the same joy of sue
cess that has been yours in the old
one.
In behalf of the active members of
he Rock Island Musical club. present
% you this likeness in bronze of the
great master as token of our affec-
ion and esteem
Expresses Thanks. Ii
Mrs. Reimers was surprised and de-
lighted and much affected by the tok-
N of esteem given her. and feelingly
responded with thanks and the express
sion OF her abiding interest in the
.lub's welfare
This afternoon is being devoted to
program and a number of original
features are being carried out.