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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two
chums OF 13 years and we would like
to know a few things.
ID Is Il all right TO start a note
TO boy with Dear" when you dc
not know him very well?
CD Is It proper for boys to take
girls to the ice cream parlor in the
evening. IL our parents know were
going?
cHUMs.
ID Il Is quite correct TO begin a
note Dear John" Business men in
their letters address each other as
Dear Mr.. Smith," though they may
never have met each other at all.
90 II your parents know where
you are going and with whom, and
II you come home early. there is no
harm IN this.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Would like
TO have a spring six o'clock dinner.
"a courses. for a class party Will
you please send US a menu and also
recipes?
nONAu lAAE Ao4AoNAA LAtA-A
Grapefruit Cocktail
Spring Lamb Chops Frenched
Dreamed New Potato Balls
Asparagus, Butter Sauce
Heart OF Lettuce Salad
Mayonnaise
Neapolitan Marshmallow Pudding
Whipped Cream
Water Crackers Rochefort Cheese
Serve shredded grapefruit in cock
tail glasses with a sprinkling of
powdered sugar.
Have butcher French the chops.
They should be broiled.
Get very small new potatoes of
uniform size. cook and serve with
white sauce. Or cut larger potatoes
into balls.
Serve the asparagus whole on side
plates.
The salad is made of the inner
tender leaves OF head lettuce. You
can buy a very good mayonnaise
dressing.
To make the pudding: Dissolve
one tablespoonful plain graduated
gelatine in one-half cup cold water.
stirring over the fire. When dis I
solved add one-half cup cold water /.
and set away TO cool Beat whites 4
OF four eggs very stiff. using wire I
spoon beaten. and add gelatine slow
". beating carefully until well mixed. 4
Add Juice OF one lemon and gradually /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The daughters of the Covenant OF
the First Methodist church will hold a
coffee at the home of Miss Claire Van
Calder. 1910 Twentieth street. Satur-
day afternoon, April %, to which they
invite their friends.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
will hold an experience sociable at
the parsonage of the First Baptist
church tomorrow evening. Those at
tending will give their experience in
raising 20 cents.
The first division of the Ladies' Aid
society Of Spencer Memorial Metho-
dist church and their friends will be
entertained at a ten cent tea at the
home Of Mrs. S. II. Rose, 1928 Third
avenue. Thursday from to 5 O'Clock.
The Vestment guild OF Trinity Epis.
copal church will conduct a tea at the
home OF Mrs. l. S. White, Sixteenth
avenue and Twentieth street. next
Tuesday afternoon. The affair will he
for the friends OF the guild and VIII
close active work for the summer
months.
The ladies OF the Altar society of
st. Joseph's church will hold a sew
ing meeting tomorrow afternoon from
2 TO O'Clock at the school hall. Mem
bers are asked to attend this meeting
The Loyal Women's bible class of
the Fifteenth Avenue Christian church
will conduct an Ice cream sociable at
the mission tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock To which they invite their
friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
5@ieH

: Mr.. Bob" by the Young Peoples so
ciety OF Davenport which will be held
at the Friendly house. Davenport
April 30 and at the local society club
rooms May Z. \. Z. Horst, chairman
and II. o. Landeck and Miss Margaret
Hoffman form the committee TO make
the arrangements. After the business
was disposed of the following program
was carried out:
Remarks-M. L. Strieter.
Piano solo-H. o. Landeck
Dialogue-Theodore Rolf and Carl
MangelsdOrf
Reading-Miss Katherine Pfaff
Piano duet-Misses Annetta and Lee
ona Donovan.
Vocal solo. F. Orstadt. accompa-
MED by w. Hoeltje
Piano solo-Miss Clara Maihack
An Introductory march by which
the members might become better &C
quainted was a feature following the
program and refreshments closed a de-.
lightful evening. The next meeting
will be held May ) at the club rooms.
Announcement was made that the
of the Young Ladies' society
which was to have been held April %,
will be held instead April 80 at the
home OF Miss Katherine Pfaff, 1415
Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

sprinkle one cup graduated sugar In
to this, beating all the time.
Now divide the mixture into three
equal parts. Flavor each with a diff
ferent extract, one with Vanilla, one
with rose or strawberry, one with
orange or lemon. Color one yellow
with grated orange rind; color one
with strawberry or clear beet juice;
leave the vanilla white. You can add
chopped nuts or cherries IL you like.
Now take a bread tin with fiat sides.
Put in a layer of the pink, then a
layer OF the white, then the last
layer OF yellow. Stand in cool place
to harden. Slice and serve like brick
ice cream. Serve with whipped
cream.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Would you
please send your recipe for beads
made OF salt?
BLUE EYES.
Salt Beads One cup fine table
salt. Heat very hot. Dissolve one
half cup cornstarch in one-half cup
water. Put with the cornstarch and
coIoring matter you wish TO use. Re
move salt from the fire and while
very hot add it to cornstarch mix
ture Work into a smooth dough.
then wrap II IN damp cloth and, for
the beads. break eff little pieces to
mold between the hands. Remember
that they shrink in drying String
them on a fine wire and dry several
days. Then polish by rubbing with
a cloth that has been dipped in sweet
oil
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Would you
care to tell me why every day
boomer doesn't bloom? When the
buds are ready to open they wither
and fall of. II has been doing this
way for about six months. / re-
potted the plant, but it does no
better.
Thanking you for your kindness.
GLADYS.
Try pinching off the buds as they 1
appear and all the new sprouts.
Sprinkle the plant with tobacco
water for any insects that may be
IN Il and stir a little powdered char
,oal into the soil about the roots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

To remove shine from serge: Sponge
the suit or dress with hot vinegar, and
press in the usual manner. No odor
of vinegar will remain, all the shine
caused by water will disappear and
the garment will look ike new. The
vinegar leaves no stain.
II sausage, when frying, has little
fat, this shows it contains beef, and
should not cost the same as that made
only of pork.
One pint of chopped meat equals
one pound.
To freshen chiffon pass fairly hot
iron over the wrong side. This will re-
move all the wrinkles, and IL the chif-
fon is tucked it will give the tucks the
raised appearance they had when new.
THE TABLE.
OYSTER Soup, Amsterdam Style-One
quart of oysters, water, three table
spoonfuIs of butter, three and one-half
tablespoonfuls of flour, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, paprika. celery salt,
one cup of cream. Clean, pick over,
chop and parboil the oysters; drain
and add to the liquor enough water to
make one quart Of liquid. Brown the
butter, add the flour, and pour on grad
ually, while stirring constantly, the
oyster liquor. Let it simmer one-half
hour Season with salt, paprika and
ce-ery salt, and just before serving
add the cream.
Baked Cod with Oyster Stuffins-
Clean a four-pound cod, sprinkle with
salt and pepper, brush over with lem.
on juice, stuff, and stew. Cash, skew
er, and bake so minutes in moderate
oven. Serve with oyster sauce.
Oyster Stuffins-One cup of cracker
crumbs, one-fourth cup of melted but
eighth teaspoonful of pepper, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of lemon juice,
one-haif tablespoonful of finely chopp-
ed parsley, one cup of oysters. Add
the seasonings and butter to the crack
err crumbs. Clean the oysters, and re-
move the tough muscles; add the soft
parts to the mixture, with two table
spoonfuls of oyster liquor to moisten.
ScaIIoped Brussels Sprouts-Pick |
over, remove the wilted leaves, and
soak in cold water one quart OF |
sprouts. Cook in boiling sailed water, |
until soft, then drain. Wash celery, |
and cut in pieces; there should be one |.
and one-half cups. Melt three table
spoonfuls of butter, and the celery, |
cook two minutes, add three table
,poonfuls of flour, and pour on gradu-
lily one and one-half cups of scalded |,
mix; add the sprouts and turn the
mixture into a baking dish. Cover with
crumbs and bake in hot
wen until the crumbs are brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
FOR THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY.

Miss Ruth Swisher yesterday after
noon entertained II girl friends in
honor of her 18th birthday anniver.
sary at her home, 1921 Fifth avenue
The house was very prettily decorated
for the occasion. and the dining table
was especially attractive. In a con-
test the first prize was won by Barbara
Kempe and Agatha Federsen was Civ
en- the consolation favor. The young
people enjoyed a very pleasant after
noon and the hostess was left with a
number of pretty gifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
PAPER ON "HomEmAKINo."

Miss Georgia First OF this city gave Z
most excellent paper on The Place Of
Homemaking In the Economic World
before the home department OF the
Davenport woman's club Monday al
the library at its closing meeting OF
the spring.
Miss First spoke at some length on
the proven value OF women's work in
the home from an economic as well as
a moral and educational viewpoint.
She said. 'as the home IS the funda-
mental basis of national life. so the
work Of the homemaker is as import
ant. II not more so. than any other
business Although the home worker
draws no wage for her work II is Of
economic value. She who conducts
her home so that the results are for
the most useful citizenship and great
est personal happiness OF the mem
bers OF her household has conducted
a successful business.
"Homemaking takes brains. money
and muscle; and so far as any one Of
these is lacking the other two must
remain 70 fill the vacancy"
DR.. ]. W. Cooper gave a short talk
on Fairgrounds" urging the neces-
sity OF educating the public mind in
regard to the Importance OF public
places for children to play. He said
there would be an experimental play
ground this summer maintained in a
congested district TO see what could
be done.
There were about 30 members of the
club at the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
STANDARD BEARERS OFFICERS

Miss Elizabeth Swisher at her home,
1921 Fifth avenue. entertained the
Standard Bearers of Spencer Memoir
ial Methodist church when annual cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
President-Miss Rosetta Benson.
First Vice President-Miss Eliza
beth Swisher.
Secretary-Miss Ella Thompson
Treasurer-Miss Grace Saville.
Organist-Miss Melba Carlson.
A social hour followed the business
session, and the hostess served her
guests with light refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
Due tOGern.s

All disease. not only infectious dis
ease. but all other disease - colds.
throat troubles. intestinal troubles
are all due 10 implanted germs. These
germs. once IN the body. multiply by
millions. Nature provides for their
determination. but sometimes IS IN
equal 20 the task.
When Nature begins 20 lose you
soon feel the toxins or poisons-your
head aches-your tongue f. coated
you are dizzy. WOODY stupid. half
sick-then sure enough sick.
The Bile Is clogged and must be re-
leased before you get relief Bile is
the disinfectsnt that stops the multi
Dlication OF germs. Release the Bile
and the trouble Is relieved.
: che old-time Doctor who had no re- 1
AZ for your comfort. would give you /
III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

Hot SiaW-Select a small. bes...
cabbage, take off the outside laava.
and cut in half; with a sharn k,,,,
slice very thinly. Heat In a draa,,-s
made Of the yolks Of two eggs sIigbtIS
beaten, one-fourth cup of cold wa,ss
one tablespoonful of butter, one.fouy4b
cup OF hot vinegar, and one.ha1s ~.
| spoonful Of salt. stirred over hot W.,
! ter until thickened
Pea TimbaIes-Drain and rfns. -.
can OF peas, and rub through a slew
To one cup of pea pulp add two beaten
eggs, tHo tablespoonfuls of melted ba.
ter. two-thirds teaspoonful OF sar
butter. two-thirds teaspoonfuI Of al,
| one-eighth teaspoonful of peppsr
few grains of cayenne, and a fev
drops of onion juice. Turn into a b,..
tered mould, set in pan Of hot water
cover with buttered paper, and bska
until firm. Serve with one cup Of white
sauce to which is added one-third cun
of canned peas drained and rins=s
Mushroom Toast-Peel, stem and on,
in pieces. wash in cold water and drE
between folds of a soft towel. Rub
generous piece of butter, vegetable OH
or drippings in a frying pan, then mt
in the mushrooms and little salt and
pepper (more salt and pepper may be
added If necessary afterward. FRY
them slowly till tender. then cover well
with milk and let simmer. While Won
ere frying the mushrooms make some
toast (amount according to how many
mushrooms you have), then cut the
toast in small pieces and put in with
the mushrooms. The flavor Of the
mushrooms goes into the pieces OF
toast and you cannot tell one from the
other. Let all cook very slowly till
the milk is boiled down, then serve OF
piece of toast.
Celery Mold-Simmer until tender
cupful of diced celery, cup of wa
ter, slice of onion. Add a tablespoon
full Of gelatin, softened in cold water, a
teaspoonful of salt and some cayenne
pepper. Rub through sieve Turn
into a mold and chill Serve with may
onnaise.
Japanese Eges-Spread a layer of
hot boiled rice on buttered p.atter,
then season well with melted butter,
lemon juice and finely minced parsley.
Poach half dozen eggs so that they
are perfectly shaped. arrange on the
rice and sprinkle with parsley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
SINGERS ENGAGEMENT Rumoa.

Alma Gluck, prima donna soprano.
who appears under the auspices of the
Harmonic chorus OF Davenport in re-
cital at the Burtis opera house noxt
Tuesday evening. is reported engaged
to Efrem ZimbalisL the young Rus
sian violinist. now abroad. The en-.
gagement has been reported in profess
sional circles for some time, although
not heretofore made public. When
Nine. Gluck went to Switzerland last
summer with Nine. Sembrich. Zimba-
list was in the party. Rumor then
limited that the violinist and the sing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

a good big dose or two OF Podophyllin
(May Apple Root) II would grippe
IL would make you sick as a horse
I but IL brought the Bile from the Liver
every time.
Nowadays such strenuous remedies
are taboo. But nothing has ever re-
placed this old-time-tried remedy.
Science has been working for years to
take the grippe and nausea out of Pod
ophyllin and now in PoDoLax you
have the old Bile-starting power OF
Podophyllin without the grippe and
nausea.
PoDoLax IS a Podophyllin formula
that tastes good-that releases the
Bile gently-without annoyance or
loss OF time. "PoDO" from PodophylIin
Lax" from Laxative. PoDoI.ax is
the name-the only name-so accept
no substitute.-(Adv.D
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
COFFEE FOR BETHANY HOME.

The ladies of Twenty-third street
have arranged for coffee party to be
given Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. George Sudlow, s32 Twenty-third
street, under the auspices of the house
committee of Bethany home. The
hours are from to and the proceeds
will be used for the benefit of the
home. The ladies invite their friends
to attend and enjoy the afternoon and
assist in the worthy cause for which it
is given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
ROCK ISLAND MUSICAL CLUB.

A number of important matters
were brought up for consideration at
a business meeting of the active mem.
bers of the Rock Island Musical club
held yesterday at the New Harper.
The club IS planning TO bring to the
city another artist, probably a plan
/ list. who will give a recitaI compliment
: tary to club members. The performer
| has not yet been selected nor the time
for holding the recital but both will
probably be announced at the next
meeting OF the club. II was also de-
cided to bring to the city in the early
fall another artist for an organ recital
complimentary to club members. The
performer has not yet been selected
and the place of holding the recital
will be left to the discretion of the
artist who will choose the organ for
the recital.
The annual meeting of the club will
be held June and will this year de-
part from the established custom OF
other years and will be turned into
what has been termed a frolic. The
affair will be held at the Watch Tower
and will be for active, associate and
student members, and will begin at 10
O'Clock. Luncheon will be served at
1 o'clock and following fits serving
some kind of stunt will be the fea-
ture OF the afternoon. The nominal
ing committee has prepared a ticket
OF officers as follows:
President-Miss Katherine Gest.
First vice president Mrs. j. X |
Scott.
Second vice pIesident-Mrs. F. NJ.
Recording secretary - Mrs. Joseph |
Corresponding secretary-Miss No |
tavena Steck
Treasurer-Mrs. II. B. Simmon.
Librarian-Mrs. Daniel Hayes Jr.
At business meeting to be held
next Tuesday afternoon following a
student members program at the
New Harper. a membership ticket will
be nominated to be placed on the bal
OF at the annual election. The stu
lent member program promises to be
/ very good one and will consist of vi.
'lin. piano and vocal numbers and will II
De participated in by a large class.
similar programs are given once each
ear and already quite a number of
he students have been received as
ctive members OF the club and have
TO advantage on club pro-
rams.
The next regular meeting Will be
ED in three weeks at the First
iethodist church. A fine program of 4
ryan, vocal and piano numbers has
cen prepared and the ladies' double
uartet will give a number of selec-
ons. This Is TO be a guest meeting
The program yesterday afternoon. n
udy OF modern Italian and Spanish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
LADIES OF @, A, r.

A business session of Colonel Brack.
EFT circle ladies of the G. A. R. was
held yesterday afternoon at Memorial
hall in the court house. One new
member was received into the organi-
cation and one other was ballotted up
on. Next Tuesday afternoon there
will be a social meeting at the hall
when the ladies will sew and they will
be served with refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

Kansas City, Mo. April pa thou
sand boy scouts will make a sanitary
survey of Kansas City, having COM
pleted arrangements with the board
of health. A troop of scouts in each
school district will make a survey, re-
porting to the head Office properties
where unsanitary or untidy conditions
exist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB.

Tuesday Bridge club members were
entertained yesterday afternoon at
the nome of Mrs. II. w. Carlson, 412
Eleventh street, Moline. Mrs. Han
nah Peardsley of this city was given
the first prize in the games and Mrs.
Lewis + irst took second. A lunch fol-
lowed the games and the club adjourn.
ed TO meet in two weeks with Mrs.
Paul Thiesen, ABB Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
PLAN FOR GIVING PLAY.

Over 100 young people attended the
monthly social meeting OF the Young
Peoples society OF the German I'm
manuel Lutheran church held last
evening IN the club rooms. At n short
business session plans were made for
the producing OF the entertainment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22

or were devoted to each other and
would marry
Nine. Gluck's former husband was
an insurance agent. In 1910 the sing
er was discovered by musical circles.
and it is said she pondered for long
time whether TO keep in the role of
obscure wife or become a singer. By
mutual consent. II is said. Nine. Gluck
and her husband agreed to part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
AFRo.AMeRIcAN FOLK SONG.

Mrs. Collingwood-T Tucker of Keokuk.
| Iowa. who gives a song recital at Trim
/ ity Episcopal parish house tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock under the
/ auspices of the Dorcas guild, has re-
| ceived fiattering notices from the Chi
cago musical critics. Eric Delamarter
/ In the Chicago Inter-Ocean gives this
notice OF her work as recently por-
! trayed in Chicago:
From the old south come the plan
tation melodies. the croons and the
spirituals. the rollicking Hits, the pro-
totypes of our popular ragtime, which
form Mrs. Collingwood-Tucker's pro-
grams at the Little theatre this week.
Her chatty lecture recitals on Afro
American Folk Songs began yesterday,
and her material is exceedingly inter-
esting from the musical point of view.
I'm her preliminary remarks Mrs.
Tucker touched upon the growing in
terest in folk song, explaining 1t by the
scientific study which has replaced
mere curiosity in it's quaintness. Her
own experiences in acquiring these
melodies frst-hand threw considerable
light on the matter. Secular tunes
and texts. she found, were much more
difficult to find because the big event
of gittin' r'ligion prompted the convert
to substitute the spirituals for his sing
ing OF unregenerate days. She sang
four secular melodies, however-'Ciar
de Kitchen Boil Weevil,' 'Mudder. Is
Massa Gwine ter Sell U.s.? a mournful
ditty of slavery days, and a queer
Steel Drivin' Song with a grunted
II. - h. Lodi
These numbers and the five spir
ituals were sung without accompani-
ment Set accompaniment for the
piano. Mrs. Tucker said, destroys the |
naive simplicity of the tune and she
bewailed the meddling of arrangers |
who insist on such supplements.
THE first OF the spirituals, What |
Dat Back-bite Gwine ter Do?' was OF
the type OF coon-shout built around a |
new word for each four-line stanza.
Back-bite. in the good old English 1
sense. served for one. liar for another,
for the third and hereto
(hick-a-tick) for the fourth. o Me ana
o Myi' You Drink My Coffee I Was
Oar and How Long Has Laz'rus Bin
Dade?' completed the group-an inter
esting. a mighty interesting. quintet
Of oddities
Mrs. fuckers experience In learn
ing her tunes explained the paucity of
printed records. She found, also. that
education has had an influence against
their existence. Forgetfulness,' she
said. is not a sign of lettering taste;
quite the contrary. But IL is true that
he younger Afro-American generation
s little ashamed to recognize these
traditional songs
Many have found enduring delight
n the English. Irish and Scotch folk
songs of the Misses Fuller. They have
IN equal pleasure in Mrs. fuckers lee
ure recitals Her enthusiasm Is con-
agious: her material is fascinating
md her comment is the most instruc-
i've sidelight on the significance of
he Afro-American folk song heard in
,ur concert halls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-22
w. C. T. U. AT SETTLEMENT

The Woman's Christian Temperance
union, the Hill W. c. T. T., and the
West End w. c. T L. joined in a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
West End Settlement with Mrs. W. b.
Barker as the hostess. Mrs. r. G..
Summers presided at the business ses-
sion and the program was in charge
or Mrs. y. p. Tucker. A number of
ladies from the Davenport w. c. T. u.
we're present, and extended a cordiai
invitation TO the local societies to Join
with the Davenport union in a meeting
to be held May Is, at which time the
Iowa state w. c. T. u. president will
be present. No official action was tax
en-. but ii was agreed that the local Ia
dies would attend If possible. The
topic for the afternoon was Rescue
Work" and Mrs. Tucker gave a paper
on child labor. tenement labor. the
working conditions of children and the
placing of children under school age
in the factories. Miss Sarah Barker
told of kindergarten work and Miss
kerns of the play grounds movement
and the necessity of such for children.
Papers on the general topic were Civ
en- by Mrs. II. c. Kingsbury and Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Cramer gave an ad-
dress on abstinence. At the close of
the program the ladies' were served
with ice cream and cakes, and they
were given an opportunity to inspect
the building and see the settlement in
working order.