Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-28
Council Still Investigating
SILVIS

! MI. ana MIS- a. + ~ OF lHlILGEBlh
/ street arrived home from Keosauqua,
/ Iowa. where they went owing to the
serious illness of a daughter.
] Tuesday evening. July 49, the local
/ order of the Eastern Star met in the
Kuhney hail. giving the degrees to
+ one candidate
/ AIR. Cairus has arriXed home from a
visit in Missouri.
/ The home bakery sale held at George
1 Newton's meat market Saturday aft
/ ernoou was well attended and a neat
sum was cleared for the benefit Of the
public play ground fund. The sale was
under the auspices Of the kensington
+ Embroidery club.
/ Miss Walters of Rock Island was
/ visiting friends here last week.
Miss Catherine Reiman and mother
/ have returned home to Chicago after
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Harley stepp visited Thursday
in East Moline at the home Of Mrs
! George Hilton.
Mrs William Call and daughter
were visitors in East Moline at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Orville WyHe.
Mrs. Guy De Bourcey threw open
the doors of her home for the enter
tainmeut of the Carnati0n Sewing
club Friday afternoon. when needle
work and social conversation preceded
/ the serving of luncheon by the host
Iess.
The members and friends Of the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Silyis
a
delightful day at CampbelFs Island
/ Wednesday, it being their annual pic
mic.
Tuesday afternoon at the cottage at
Campbell's island occupied by DR. ".
II. Chapman and family, Mrs. Chapman
delightfully."- entertained the members
and friends of the Kensington En-
broidery club. The time was passed
in embroidery work on dainty
linen. A social time followed
preceding the serving Of delicious re
/ freshments by the hostess. Mrs, Chap
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne of
/ Orion were present as guests OF honor.
Mrs aIph Smith has arrived home
from visit at West Liberty. Iowa.
The local Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union had very interesting
meeting Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. Pike,
Mrs. Robert Ransom and children
departed for Sherrard to visit rela-
tives for the remainder of the sum
mer.
The members of the Sunday school
Of the Baptist church accompanied by
t+Er IT, q
went to the East Moline public play
grounds Wednesday to hold their an
nual picnic but owing to the rain re-
turned to Silvis and ate their dinner
in the church completing the program
of races and games which had been
planned at the local park.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mckinley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Harper arrived
home from Victor, Iowa, where they
attended the funeral of Joseph Straw
horn. who held the position of termf-
nal superintendent at St. Paul, Mimi.
/ for the Rock Island railroad.
The next regular monthly meeting
of the Scotch Highland Heath club
viii be with Mrs. Duncan.
The members of the local Woman
/ Christian Temperance union will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Pike Monday after
| noon, July rs. A large attendance is
desired.
Recent visitors at the Methodist par
sonage were Miss Ina Heath, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Heath of Beloit, Wis. and
I Mr.. and Mrs 5. T. Heath Of Capron,
Ill, all relatives Of Mrs. L. NJ Thomp-
son.
Miss Lillian Wolf and Mrs. Lena
Nayin have arrived home from a visit
| with relatives at La Sale. Peru, and
Bureau, III.
H. S. silvis is the owner of a fine
new auto.
Miss Laroma Sayre returned home TO
Orion after visiting her cousin here.
The Woman's club and their friends
who have been gathering funds for the
ipuohc Play ground are greatly en-