Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-24
PRETTIER HOMES
RESULT CONTEST
CLUB CARRIES ON
Civic Department Hears Recon-
mendations of Judges and
Money Awards Are Made.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Neishbors Enter Friendly Rivalry
With Attendant improvement
of Premises Over City.

! On this page is given a list of the
| winners and the prizes for which they
! competed in the city beautiful con-
/ test that has been conducted through
out the summer months by the city
beautiful committee of the civic de-
partment of the Woman's club. The
awards were made at a meeting held
in the high school auditorium last ev-
ching that was attended by a large
number OF the members of the club
and those interested in the contest
The first part of the program pre-
sented represented the work done by
Miss Hulda Jansen as supervisor of
play at Long View park during the
month of August, under the direction
Of the Fairgrounds committee of the
club. of which Mrs. F. c. DenkmG1n
and Mrs. NJ. c. Rice are chairmen. A
group of folk dances was given by a
number of little girls and were a
repetition of the dances given at the
fets day at Long View park in the
early part of September. A group Of
boys also repeated the pyramid build
ing that was given at that time.
Mrs. Ben Mitchell. acting as chair
man Of the city beautiful committee in
the absence of the chairman, Mrs. c.
E. Sharpe. gave a report of the work
done by the committee which she rep
resents.
City in Three Divisions.
N the city beautiful contest, begun
in June, :he city was divided into
three divisions. in which there were
319 entries in the first division, 1G5 in
the second and As in the third. The
first division, from First to Twelfth /
streets, was divided into five districts, /
with Miss Huber, Mrs. II. l.. Casteel, I
Mrs. Z. r. Glenn, Mrs. Tremaln and /
Mrs. James Connor chairmen of the /
Judges committees. with Miss Clara l
Whitman. Miss Speidel, Mrs Junge, !
Mrs. J. J. Ingram, Mrs. J. w. Houder,
Mrs. Hcffmann, Miss Freeman, Mrs. /
S. w. Searle, Mrs. George Roth, Mrs.
J. r. Tuckis, Mrs. J. r. Kimball and
Miss Comegys as the assisting judges.
The seccld district, from Twelfth
to Thirtieth streets, was divided into
two districts. with Mrs. Jones AID Mrs.
r w. Bahnsen as chairmen of the
judges committees, and Mrs NJ. L.
Henderson, Mrs. A. B. Duvon, Miss
Mary, Bailey. Miss Mary Carter. Miss
Yellman as the assisting judges.
The third division, from Thir:ieth
to Forty-six:h streets, had as chair
man CT judges, Mrs. George Wagner.
with Mrs. Fred Myers, Miss Keawor-
thy and Miss First as assisting judges.
s. w. LSearle, DR.. c. ]. Long and j.
L. Vernon acted as the judges for
vacant lots and public buildings. and
for The schools Mrs. F. c. Denkmann,
Mrs. Morris Geismar, Miss Carrie
Gregg and Mrs. +. a. Smith were the
judges.
The assisting judges made care
full examination IF each of the places
entered, and after submitting their
choice to the chairmen the judges Sc
ecsed the best of these in the first
six entries.
Checks Are Given. ;
Checks for the amount of each prize ;
we're made CIT and given to the prize ,
winners that were present last even
ng. the remainder to be mailed to :
he winner
Pictures were shown by ]. H. Haul :
,arg with s:ersopticon of the prize
winning gardens, yards, uncovered
ences, etc, and also views of vegeta-
lie gardens not entered in the contest
;ut over which there had been keen
.ivalry among the children in the care
f their gardens.
Between sixty-five and seventy chill