Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-10

entertained by Mrs. j. L. Head anu
Mrs. Guy Lord at the home of Mrs.
Head Tuesday afternoon. This was
! the day for the election of officers and
Mrs. Julia McCreight was elected
president and Mrs i. Whitney secre-
! tary and treasurer. Light refresh
ments were served.
| Mrs. E. M. Richardson returned
home the first of the week from Gales
burg, where she had spent several
weeks, in the Galesburg hospital. Mr.
and Mrs. Richardson will soon move to
Milton. Iowa, where they will reside
on a farm.
c. ]. Noble was a business visitor
in Monmouth Wednesday.
Mrs j. w. Peterson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. William
jerks, near Presumption, returned to
her home in Greenfield, Iowa the first
of the week
A reception was held Wednesday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Greer
in honor of their son and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Greer, who were
recently married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Collins, at Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.
Members of the immediate family and
relatives and a few friends were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. Green will make
their home near Aledo.
Mrs. w. Fl. Holmes left Thursday
for Oklahoma City, Okla, where she
will make an extended visit with her
daughters, Mrs. Ralph E. Ores and
panied to Ga1esburg by Mr.. Holmes.
NJ A hyrfL nd
Walter, of Chicago, spent a few days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Kell.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church met
at the home of Mrs. Olive Mcdonald
Thursday afternoon The meeting was
well attended and very interesting
program was given. The subject for
study was Japan and Korea After
the program a social was held and re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Nc
Donald, Mrs. Margaret Willis and
Mrs. Elizabeth RAIDER.
Mrs. T. H. Mckee and Mrs. J. o.
Whiteside spent a few days this week
with Mrs. McKee's sister, Mrs. George
Mayhem, in Reynolds and mother, Mrs.
Minnie Kruger at Buffalo Prairie.
Mrs. G. V. Wright, who has made a
three weeks visit here with Mrs. ].
NJ. Wright, left Thursday for Wheat
land, Iowa, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. George Gress, before |
returning to her home in Iowa City, !
Iowa.
DR.. W. S. Davis of Kansas City, Mo-, |
preached in the First Presbyterian |
church Sunday morning and will be |
the guest of honor at the Mems League
held in the church Tuesday /
evening, Feb. 10. DR.. Davis was for |
merly pastor of this church and his |
many friends are pleased to meet him |
again.
Fred Hartman went to Chicago We'd
nesday on few days business trip.
Miss Blanch Secor of Carrollton
came Wednesday to make a two weeks
visit with her sister. Miss Edith Secor.
E. r. Petrie went to Biggsville
Thursday to visit Mrs. Petrie's mother,
Mrs. d. Rowley, who is Ill.
Live stock shipments from the local
yards Tuesday were four car loads of
cattle and three loads of hogs.
The Columbian club met Wednesday
afternoon with a good attendance.
They began the study of Germany this
week with Mrs. Werts as leader.
The program opened with the Il
song, "The Wacht on the Rhine"
sung by the club members. Three very
papers were read. "The II
Government" by Mrs. Minnie Carroll. |.
One on William II, Emperor" was
prepared by Mrs. Farr and read by /;