Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-13
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o. McCreight.
Miss Dora, OF St. Louis, Mo-, came
Tuesday to visit at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. D. Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Baker left Sat
urday for a weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Burlington and
other points of Iowa.
Miss Mae Harvey went to Gales
burg Wednesday to spend a few days
with Miss Zula Kinsloe and other
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Carroll and Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Macy left Monday for
Chicago where they will spend a
week.
William and Vashti college held
their annual inter-society contest at
the United Presbyterian church Tues
day evening, Feb. 10. There was a
| full house and all were greatly inter
ested in the contest which was be-
| tween the two literary societies of
Adelphian.
Sixty-five dollars in gold was given
in prizes by the Times Record for
oratory, Justice and Mrs. George A.
Cooke for debate, and z. E. Emrick
for defamation. :.
The following program was given:
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Universal Peace-Myra Minteer.
The Evolution of Democracy-Anna
Hesel.
The Modern Pharaoh - Mildred
Phillips.
The Making of Americans-orpha
Detwiler
Vocal solo-Miss Edith Hall.
Selection-Girls' Trio.
Defamation CONTEST.
The Last Word-Lois Vertrees.
The Harvard-Yale Boat Race
Charles Former
IL Were King-Homer Perrin.
Vocal solo-Miss Corrinne Baldwin. |
Song-Men's Quartet.
DEBATE.
Question: That Municipal Owner
ship OF Public Utilities is Preferable |
to Private Ownership.
-Websterians-Orrie s.
Day, James Pollock, Earl Phillips.
Negative-Adelphia Finch,
Lloyd B. Swengei, Virgil Duvall
The award was made on the merit
OF the argument as presented by the
speakers and not upon the merits OF
the question. The prizes in god were
awarded by Professor E. II. Wilds as
follows:
s15-First prize in oratory-Anual I
Hebel.
s1o-Second prize in oratory-Orpha
Detwiler.
Presented by The Times-Record. 6
S10-First prize in declsimation- 6
Lois Vertrees {
s5-Second prize in defamation I
Charles Former
Presented by Z. T. Emrick.
S15-Prize to winning team in de-
bate awarded to negative (Adelphian
s1o-Prize to best debator on either
,ide-virgil Duvall.
Presented by Justice and Mrs. George
/. Cooke.
Judges OF contest: Prof. c. E. join
sr. superintendent of schools, Mon
mouth; Prof. Clarence Roselle. profess
or OF science, Monmouth high school; c
Hiss Pearl Larrance, principal of
chool. New Windsor.
oCAL DOylcb anu v. ZtntuliTc WcIo
BUSINESS visitors in Galesburg Satur-
ay.
Mrs. d. NJ. Inman went to Oquawka
to visit over Sunday with 81
riss Elizabeth Gordon. 70
The bakery sale held at the Love tr
store Saturday for the bene- PI
L OF the girls dormitory of William
nd Vashti college brought the ladies w
So. Another sale will be held in the WI
ear future. er
T. C. Cobb was a business visitor IN tn
ock Island Monday. be
Miss Marjorie Cooke arrived home a
ON Joy Monday where she had spent tri
few days with Miss Ellen Downing. pr
Lewis and Charles Rush went 10 M
dgewood Monday TO attend the oe
neral OF a relative. tlo
Me home OF II. p. Borklund in the III
'utheast part of the city. was dam u
ged by fire Monday afternoon as
suit OF attempting to thaw out the 40 40
ater pipes. The fire started In the ~
'sement and had gained considerable :.
sadway before Il was discovered by o.
= no' A,uiiu anu the alarm gNea- DIR,
he fire department was able to save -,
e building to a large extent. Mr.. ms
'rklund's loss is estimated at $1,000, all
hich Is covered by insurance. an,
Fred Wendt returned TO his home DO,
Alpha Tuesday after making a DIR
ort visit with friends here. str
Attorney ID. 4. Hebel Sas a bust Ho
SIS visitor in Monmouth Saturday. the
n. II. Tunnicliffe OF Davenport, who No