Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-23


committeeman of the Second Millers
burg precinct and c. C. Bowers OF
this city was chosen to succeed him
as chairman. +. w. Lemon OF NIL
lersburg township was chosen as com
mtteeman to fill the place made va
cant by Mr.. Downing.
p. II. Henderson OF Keithsburg was
unanimously elected secretary TO al
/ the place OF Charles Duvan OF this
/ city. who has resigned
The progressive party of Mercer
county through the county chairman.
Harry r. Morgan. has announced a
meeting OF the progressive county
central committee to be held Thurs
day afternoon, Jan. % Raymond
Robins of Chicago, chairman of the
ate central committee of the state
OF Illinois, will be present at this meet
ing. In the evening public meet
ing will be held I'm the court house
at which Mr.. Robins will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Mrs. r. Winn Barrett of Viola came
Saturday TO visit her daughter, Mrs
]. D. Peters.
Mrs. f. n. Bigelow and Miss Bessie
Bigelow were Rock Island visitors
Monday.
\ daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Parkman Saturday. Jan.
II.
The Misses Minnie and VIVA Elofson
who have been spending n few days
with their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Luttrell, returned to their
home in New Windsor Monday.
Mrs. Emma Doolittle and little
granddaughter, Virginia Wisecarver,
arrived home Monday from few days
visit with Mrs. G. E. Stevens.
Miss d. Elliott of Wichita, Kan, is
visiting her brother, L. d. Elliott and
family.
Miss Kate Hartwig returned to her
home in New Boston Monday after
visiting at the home of Mrs. NJ. G.
Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. c. Bridgford wen:
TO Chicago Wednesday to spend
few days with friends.
Mrs. L. p. Boyd left Monday for
Muskogee, Okla, where she will make
an extended visit with her son. Ed
ward z. Boyd. She will also visit her
daughter in Oklahoma City before re-
turning home.
Mrs. c. E. Dryden of Keithsburg
was a guest at the home of Mrs. G.
c. Scott Saturday.
The passion play was given in mo-
ton pictures at the Davis picture
house Sunday evening. This was a
wonderful reproduction of the original
Cberammergau play and was witness
h.
Mrs. Frank Sewill and daughter, |
Miss Vera and Mrs. Joseph Reid we're
Rock island visitors Monday.
Mrs. Mary Evans went to Viola We'd /
nesday to visit her mother, Mrs. G. !
Thomas. 4
Mrs. +. a. Gibson spent Monday
with friends in Galesburg
The Woman's Home Missionary So
;iety of the Methodist church held
Is annual praise and thank offering
service at the church Sunday morning
n charge of the president of the So
,iety, Mrs. Fannie Stein. This very
program was given by the
ociety assisted by some of the mem
,ers of the Queen Esther circle.
Hymn 1S0-Congregation.
Scripture Reading. THE Parable of >
he Good Samaritan"-Mrs. Bertha
,esbitt. u
Prayer by the pastor, Rev. ]. b.
Iartle.
Anthem-Choir.
Ten Queen Esther girls dressed in :
alive costume represented ten differ !
ut nationalities from some of the
chools and homes established and i
h. ~ ~
DID how the society had benefited her. r
The mountain poor white girl was
by Eunice Sterner. +
Indian maiden-Frances White. =
Negro Milly-Stella Galloway. C
German Gretcben-Mary DENIM.
Chinese San Lu-Ethel Bowers. n
Mexican girl-Edna Hartman. 8
Alaskan girl-Vie Braucht. o
Girl from Porto Rico-Josie Doro- J
v. Y
Mormon girl-Enid Henderson. G
japanese Iady-Nargaret Dorothy. h
Short address by the pastor telling s
the origin and work of the society. in
\ generous free will Offering was z
ven and the congregation sang q
nerica as a closing number. lei
Benediction-Rev. J. b. Bartle. @;
Miss Mary Henderson returned to O.
II home in Chicago Monday after M
aking a weeks visit with her cou- is
rs. Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Henderson.
Mrs. 5. Prentiss of New Boston
ent Monday with Aledo friends. e
Mrs. Fred Steel returned to her n
me in Joy Saturday after spending 4
few days with her parents. Mr.. and y
s. \. p. tindstrom. s.
The North Side Sewing club was y
~ pleasantly entertained by Mrs. g
y. Lewis at her home Tuesday al y
noon. -
Mrs. ]. F. Jelords who has been y
iting her sister. Mrs. a. B. Camp a
il. left Saturday for her home in j.
Idgeport, Neb. s.
Yrs. W. McNeal and baby of Joy y
.nt Saturday here with her sister, ~