Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-12
W0MEN'SCLUBTO
HAVE MUNICIPAL
CHRISTMAS TREE
Organization Takes Up Prelim
inaries for the In
novation.
MARKET SQUARE THE PLACE
Holiday to Be Marked by an Open Air
Program Suitable to the
Season.

A municipal Christmas tree will be
one Of the objects towards which the
civic department of the Woman's club
of Rock Island will work during the
next few months. Such action was
taken at a meeting of the department
yesterday in the parlors Of the Ma
sonic temple. which by the way, VIII
be the meeting place during the year
OF all the departments OF the club. and
the Fairgrounds committee. OF which
Mrs. F G. Denkmann is chairman,
will have in charge the arrangements
for the public tree. Plans have not
been made as to the manner in which
the project will be carried out but II
Is probable that the tree will be plac-
ed in Market square. will be beauti-
fully trimmed and lighted and that va
rious choirs and choruses OF the city
will surround il and sing carols and
Christmas songs. The tree Will be for
all children and will undoubtedly be
al innovation for the city that will meet
with the heartiest approval of all the
children as well as the grown-ups.
Municipal Christmas trees have been
a feature of Christmas week in num-
Der Of the cities of the country and
have proved wonderfully attractive
and interesting TO every one With the
prospect that the Christmas season
will be a sad one for many people OF
the world the tree at this time will
be doubly welcomed. No gifts will be
given. the poor children Of the city
viii as in other years be taken care
OF by The Argus Santa Claus Fund.
but all may hear the songs and get
the Christmas spirit.
Or. Wright Speaker.
The meeting OF yesterday afternoon
was addressed by Dr. Emily Wright,
who spoke on the subject of THE air
We breathe and the air we should
breathe DR. Wright in introducing
her remarks spoke of fresh air as the
most essential thing OF life and tod
briefly OF the composition of the air
that is found in dwellings She told
OF experiments that have been made
in testing the air at various places
where people cOngregate and of the re-
suits OF incubation OF the germs OF
contagious diseases on guinea pigs.
The assertion has been made that
dirty air kills more people than dirty
water. dirty milk and dirty food COM
bined. She spoke of the great neces-
sity for ventilation in all dwellings,
public houses and street cars and of
the beneficial results that have been
obtained by fresh air treatment for
various diseases. From the view
point Of efficiency in business, fresh
air pays" DR. Wright said. The i'm
prOvement in comfort and general con-
dition of employees has been noted to
show itself in greater regularity of
work from these workers"
Preceding the talk by DR.. Wright,
Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith read, THE
King of BoyvilIe," by William Allen
White.
Committees Report on Work.
At the business session reports were
received from the various chairmen
Of committees. Mrs. +. ID. Sweeney
reporting for the program committee,
Mrs. c. X. Mixter for the street vigi-
lance committee, Mrs. McCombs for
the membership committee, reporting
ten new members added: Mrs NJ. c.
Rice and Mrs. Charles Esplin for the