Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-31
SILXIS

friends in Carbon Cliff
Mrs. John Brown and daughter Of
Osborne spent last week here with her
mother, who is Ill.
Margaret Leasure arrived home sat
urday evening from a six weeks visit
at HIlIsdale, Joslin, Port Byron and
vicinity at the home of her aunts, Mes
danes Edward and Judson wainwright
and cousin Mrs. Goldie Mumma.
Wednesday was q big day in Suvis
it being the occasion of the opening Of
the public play ground at the local
park under the auspices of the Wo-
mans club. The speakers of the day
were Mayor Robert Watkins. Mrs. J.
c. SeymOre Of Moline and Miss Flor
euce Quinn Of Rock Island Rev. Loyal
N. Thompson superinteuded the ball
games. a large slide was placed i'm p0-
sitiou Tor operation and the affair
closed with a picnic supper under the
shade Of the trees.
Blanche Leasure is visiting at JOS
lin, Ill, her former home.
Mrs. Fuller is i'll.
will meet this week at the home Of
Mrs. Duncan.
Special services were held at the
Silvis Memorial Methodist church
Sunday evening when the Moline base
ball league attended in d body
Mr.. and Mrs. Freed are the parents
Of a baby boy
Tho NT4aza- Fsr,--4F,z- ,-4 T0o~z-~
Daily and mother Mrs. W c. Daily.
arrived home from Bennett. Iowa.
Saturday having visited there the past
three weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ross have arrived
home from a visit at Chicago with
Mrs Ross parents.
Mrs. Frank Hall and children are
visiting at Coiona this week.
Mrs. William Reman recently had as
a guest her sister Miss Grace Clark.
who departed for Dennison, Texas. ia
response to d message stating the ser
i0us illness Of her sister at her home
at that place
Paul Liudthicum and family are in
Ogilvie, MINI, where they Will visit
for several weeks.
Friday morning Mrs Richard Bell
assisted Mrs. William Emmerett in en-
tertaining the members and friends oil
the Silvis Pioneer Birthday club. The
members and guests arrived early in
the morning and following serving of
an elaborate breakfast some time was
spent in sewing and general sociahiI-
ity. The home was beautifully decorated
with garden flowers.
The home of Mrs. Richard Bell was
the scene Of a most delightful social
affair Saturday afternoon when she en-
tertained a number Of her friends at a
pink tea, in honor Of Miss Helen Finch
Of Seattle, Wash. 4 lovely bo0uet of
large pink geranium blossoms formed
the centerpiece. Sixteen guests were
present The cakes were frosted in /
pink which color was used in every
possible way in the decorations. It /
was a very. pleasant social affair.
Funeral services for the late Al /.
phonse De Doucker, who died at his
home here on Sixteenth street Of tu- /
berculosis at Z o'clock Sunday even /
ing, were conducted at $50 Tuesday
from St Mary's church /
Father Van Stappen OBLIGATED. The /
burial was in st. Mary's cemetery. The I
only near relatives are the bereaved (
wife and one brother Reno. who have /
the sympathies Of the community in
their sad affliction The deceased had
been i'll two years and was aged %.
Mrs. Charles Allison and children Of /
Carbon Cliff visited friends here Mon
day.
a. Pottger has arrived home from a
visit in Omaha. Mrs Pottiger is ex-
pected home soon.
Ben Nelson and family are expected
homo from a visit at Brainard. MINI.
Wallace Murray and family will de-
part soon for a ten days visit In Mimi
esota with relatives.
Monday evening the home Of Mrs. +
L. H. Snyder was the scene OF a very 4
unique entertainment, it being a moon
light social for the benefit of the Sill II
Wis public Fairgrounds fund Chinese
lanterns furnished light and decora- II
ton. Yellow flowers and bunting help n
ed also 10 carry out the color scheme
Of yellow All present. young and Il
old, spent several delightful hours
playing children's games Much merrf- II
ment prevailed during the feature Of
the occasion, Later the guests repaired II
to the dining room where q yellow
luncheon was served by the hostess.
About ten dollars was cleared for the
fund.
The local members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union were
guests Of the Frances Willard Union Of
Moline at their annual picnic at Pros.
meet mark Tuesday.