Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-21

| Mrs. Nellie PreDle, editor or the
Royal Neighbor. known as "Optimis-
tic Nellie" is a very popular person
age at the convention. Her bright
smile and willing word of information
has made her a very much sought
| lady.
Mrs Mabel Hawk, delegate from San
the most popular and interesting dele
gates attending the convention. Her
home is only about $50 miles from
the Mexican border and her talk along
the question of the present difficulties
with that country is very interesting.
Her viewpoint is quite different from
that of the many and she is of the
opinion that the United States has no
business in meddling with the affairs
of Mexico. San Antonio has a popula-
ton of $4,000 Mexicans and recently
when the unpleasantnesS began in that
country many of the natives living in
the country about the city came to
town with their possessions wrapped
in a handkerchief and asking for pro-
lection from the citizens. Mrs. Hawk
has as a companion, Mrs. Myrtle Parks,
state supervising deputy. She is a
charming woman and one whom it is a
pleasure to meet.
The supervising deputies of the |
United States and Canada will tender |
banquet to the executive concil at
o'clock tomorrow evening at the New |
Kimball hotel, Davenport. Following |
the dinner the supervising deputies |
will meet the district deputies in the |
parlors and a social evening will be en-
joyed. The committee in charge of |
the arrangements is composed of Mrs. |
Beatrice Z. Reinheimer of Sandusky, |
Ohio, chairman; Mrs. Alfe c. Smith of |
Michigan, Mrs. Rose l.. McGrath of /
Oregon and Mrs. Artilla Bement of
Kansas. At the same time and at the !
same hostelry the district deputies will |
entertain the supreme physicians at
dinner, joining later in the reception
in the hotel parlors.
The Royal Neighbor drill team of
Pansy camp No. 10 of Omaha, Neb, of
which Mrs. Laura B. Holt is captain,
delightfully."- entertained the employees
of the Modern Woodmen office with a
fancy exhibition drill yesterday, in the
of the head Office building
This team is one of the best drilled in
the society at large and the members
make a very fine showing in their
white serge suits and caps with trim
mings of purple, the colors of the So
ciety. The team is composed of the
following ladies': Mesdames Laura B.
Holt. August Wage, Walter Ander-
son. G. z. Thomson, A w. Wiley, A.
?. Brady. l.. c. Clark. Mark Barlow,
Gus Martig, J. w. Bennish, Henry
Good. ]. NJ. Watson and Sampson.
The feature of the entertainment ac-
corded the delegates and the visitors ,
o the Royal Neighbor convention last
evening was a concert given in Spen-
'er square by Stroehle's band with
he compliments of the Rock Island
Tub.
Before the concert proper the band ,
vent from hotel to hotel and sere- 6
laded the visitors. playing a short
'rogram. Great crowds of people had r
'athered in the down town streets and :
the band from place to place
nJoying the excitement and novelty
Il parading behind a band as much
s the visitors did the serenade.
AT the square the band gave a pro-
ram OF popular airs and entertained
ntil late hour. With the beautiful.
lighted streets. the gay banners and
ecorations. the merry faces and rain
ow OF colors in the gowns of the
aides the scene was that of fairyland
nd was most interesting to the on
poker
The various drill teams entertained
ne crowds with pretty drills at the
arious hotels and were given rounds
applause.
Mrs. Lulu Case OF Berkeley. Cal,
GEMS about the busiest one at the
invention She is a member OF the
Iileage and per diem committee, and