Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

land Railroad Engineers gave a home
baking sale Wednesday afternoon at
the Masonic hall, clearing neat sum.
Mrs. Tubbs of Sixth street is i'll.
Mrs. Dunbar has as a guest her
grandmother. Mrs. Cleavinger.
Mrs. f. Lund has arrived home from
! a visit at Coal Valley with relatives
and friends.
School will close here Friday. May
90. The graduation exercises will be
at the Methodist church Thursday eve
ming. The baccalaureate sermon will
be given Sunday evening. May "a,
| There are five graduates from the high
school. seven from the eighth grade
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Lester Craw-
| ford. very delightfully."- entertained the
members and friends of the Reading
and Crescent Embroidery club. After
literary program had been rendered
general sociability and sewing made
the hours pass pleasantly and quickly.
A nice luncheon followed.
Hugh Philips of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
visited with relatives here last week.
Wednesday afternoon the home of
Mrs. Henry Schmidt was the scene of
very pleasant social gathering. 1t
was the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Baptist church Ladies' Aid
society.
Mrs. Barr and daughter, Helen, are
quite I'll.
Mrs. w. C. Daily has arrived home
from a visit with relatives in the tri-
cities.
Guy De Bourcey has recovered from
a recent illness.
The following officers were elected
by the Parent-Teacher association re-
Gently organized in Silvis: President,
Professor Justin Washburne; vice
president, Mrs. A. c. Hansen; treas
urer, Clark Carbin; secretary, Miss
Ruth Lowe; chairman of hospitality
committee, Mrs. o. C. Williams; chair
man program committee, Mrs. Frank
Haddick; chairman membership COM
mittee, Mrs. Henry Schmitt.
Saturday afternoon at her home on
Fourth avenue, Mrs. Richard Walsh
entertained the Silvis Pioneer Birth !
day clIb. Cut flowers formed decora-
lions in green and purple. One new
member, Mrs. Susan Shepherd, was
taken into the society. a delightful |,
luncheon was served.
Mr.. Morris, VINO IS employed at the |
railroad shops here and also as fire.
man of the railroad shop fire depart |
ment is i'll and unable to attend to
either duty.
Roy Cleavinger is expected here
from Indiana to visit his parents.
William Tubbs expects his parents
here from Omaha, Neb., for a visit.
Ben Nelson and family will depart
soon for Brainard, Mimi, to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. F. ]. Brown of Chicago is visit
ing relatives and friends here this
week
Sunday evening at the parsonage of
the Methodist church took place the
of Miss Belle B. Bentley of
Atkinson. Ill, and Joseph d. Stevens of
Silvis. For the present they will re-
side with the groom's parents on Sixth
street. Tuesday evening the children
IF the vicinity enjoyed an old fash
oned charivari in their honor. i.
Mr. Sepletosky reports the stealing
If part of his electric fan and also a
$50 moving picture reel from his NOV |
ng picture show. The lock was l
,roken and his place entered. This |
VII put the SHOW out OF COMMISSION
i'll after May 10. (
Saturday evening the home of Mr.. a
nd Mrs. Henry Schmidt was the scene a
f very pleasant social gathering a
-hen the Silvis Country Card club was
All prizes were won by v
Ohm Korb and George Sluth and Mes J
ames Albert Korb and r. Mier.
Mrs. c. Larkin has been brought