Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-03

! yelop into such ways OF public usefuf-
ness that II will serve the interests OF
/ the county as whole to the best posi-
! bic advantage. II is to be non-partisan
! in every respect. and as such 1t should
Z command the support and confidence
/ of every one.
! The fact that the women OF ROCK
Island county are cooperating In this
practical aim and purpose speaks vol
umes for successful accomplishment.
I Three well known ladies have been
named by their respective woman's
clubs to serve on the board of direc-
tors. They are Mrs. Frank w. Balm
sen. Rock Island: Mrs. George II. Hun
toon. Moline, and Mrs. E. ID. Aldrich,
East Moline. The earnestness and zeal
of these leading workers in all human
itarian movements is a guarantee OF
the working effectiveness of this coun,
~ public service organization.
Officers.
President-Phil Mitchell, president
state bank. Rock Island.
Vice Presidents-Frank G. Allen. vice
president Moline Pillow company. Mo-
line; George W. Ross, president Manu-
facturers' State bank, East Moline; j.
w Simonson, president Port Byron
State bank, Port Byron; Edwin L. Han
son. president Farmers & Mechanics
bank, Hillsdale; w B. Crockett, farm
er, Milan; Rev. A. G. Stewart, Edging-
ton.
Treasurer-John A. O'Neil, president
East Moline Mercantile association,
East Moline.
Secretary-Edwin w. Woodcock. Mo-
line.
Executive Committee-Phil Mitchell,
John A O'Neil, Edwin W. Woodcock.
Additional Directors.
Mrs. George II. Huntoon, Woman's
club of Moline, Moline; Mrs. Frank w.
Bahnsen, Womans club of Rock Is
land, Rock Island; Mrs. E. ID. Aldrich,
Woman's Civic league of East Moline,
East Moline; William Butterworth,
president Deere & Co., Manufacturers
association, Moline; Hiram S. Cable,
president Rock Island Savings bank,
Rock Island club Rock Island; w. H.
VanDervoort, president Root & Van
Dervoort Engineering company. Mo-
line Commercial club, Moline; Frank
J. Clendenin, East Moline Commercial
club, East Moline; w. e. Garnett, Port
Byron Commercial club, Port Byron;
Allen ]. Miller. Edgington Rural Pro
gressive club, Edgington; T. j. Muir
ply, Coal Valley Rural association,
Coal Valley; DR.. w. E. Taylor, director
soil culture department Deere & Co.,
Rock Island County Farm Improve
ment association, Moline; w. H. Ash
down, Farmers association, Port By
9 q u1arNhanr Rock Is
land Business Mems association, Rock
Island; Roy Green, Green Bros, gro
ceries, Moline Retail Merchants asso-
citation, Moline; H. ]. Gripp, manager
real estate department State Savings
Bank Trust Co., Greater Moline COM
mittee, Moline; Geo. Roush, Illinois
City Garage, Illinois City; Charles
George, Cordova (east end), Albany; |
c. C. Opdyke, Cordova (west end). |
E C. Donahoe, Coe, Hillsdale; ]. E. |
Mill, Canoe Creek, Hillsdale; Frank |
,Oppeadike, Port Byron; Frank L. |
Wake, Yuma; Paul Rankin, Hampton |
least end), Rapids City; Richard |
Walsh, Hampton (west enid, Silvis; |
w H. Newton, South Moline, East Mo |
line: C. S. Trevor, Moline; Frank |
p WEIGH, Illinois Oil Co., Rock Island; |
G. H. Richmond, South Rock Island; |
T. r. Lees, Coal Valley; John
Beck, Rural, Milan; G. A. Virgins, |
Bowling. Milan; J. c. Burgoyne,
Marian Pearson, Edg-
ington, Taylor Ridge; John Eek
hardt, Buffalo Prairie, Taylor Ridge; |
John Powell, Drury, Illinois City; Wal
lace Treichler, county highway engi-
neer, Rock Island.
The State Bank of East Moline is
the depository for all association
funds and temporary headquarters are
at the Commercial club, Moline. A G.
Brown of that organization is assist {
ant secretary.