Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
Mrs. Pennybacker Delights
With a Splendid Address

Rock lsian0 woman club which or
ganization in turn had as guests mem
beTs of the Moline. East Moline. Silvis.
( Davenport and other Women's clubs of
the district. making an audience that
filed the theatre.
1 Mrs. T. g. Davis, president of the
local club. introduced Mrs. Penuyback-
1 or expressing the qualification that the
women of the community felt in ha.-
ing the privilege OF entertaining Mrs.
( Pennybacker quest Of two years
finally being realized The address
followed the singing OF America" by
the audience. led by the ladies
double quartet of the Rock Island Mus
ical club
Mrs. Pennybacker expressed her de-
light at being back in Illinois with the
opportunity to greet at the same time
women from Iowa and then launched
at once into the consideration Of the
clarion call Of the federation of wo-
men.
When man, woman or Organiza-
ton" she said, becomes satisfied with
its own condition that individual Or
organization is in great danger. Three
characteristics: efficiency. cooperation,
| loyalty, must dominate every under
taking if it is 10 succeed and espec-
,ally is this necessary among women
Woman can no longer excuse herself
with the plea Of youth in public life,
the hour has struck when she will he
judged by her standard of efficiency.
She must always study before she acts.
must profit by the mistakes Of herself
and others and must build on the sue
eessful attempts Of others
It's a dangerous thing to start ac-
ton on anything with only the emo
tons to back it. I wish that the three
words investigate, eliminate. cuncen-
trate might be emblaz0ned in letters
Of gold on the front page Of every wo-
mans club year book that she might
at all times keep them as her guiding
points"
Cooperation Of women in all walks
of life she urged as 4 fundamental
principle in success in club life Il be
lieve." she said, that democracy owes
a duty to those at the top as we'll as
those at the bottom The work Of our
clubs is just as much for the rich and
the lonely heart in the palatial home
as for the dweller in the cottage; Tor
the educated and those possessed of
what we term worldly wealth, as for
the uneducated and the poor God
made man and woman to live together,
and play together, and work together
hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder
heart to heart. We need the help Of
men, and men need the help Of wo-
men We need more cooperation Of
men and women and the creation of a
/ community spirit. Love of civic right
ieousness is not a matter of sex, let us
do away with the arraying Of sex
against sex, let us work for the com
mon good Of all
Continuity of effort, she said was
a fundamental principle in every sue
cessful undertaking. The cause should
be greater than the leader, the course
should be definitely fixed and towards
it should every club march straight
ahead until there has been put on rec
ord something concrete. She made
an ardent plea for sanity in all things.
1t is a wonderful thing 10 be sane,
she said, there is no reason why a
woman should lose her balance, to
ever forget that she is a gentlewonan.
She should have a sense Of humor and
cultivate it, bringing lightness into
her every day life, into the lives OF
her family and home In this con
nection Mrs, Pennybaeker told a nun
Der Of delightful stories to illustrate
the appreciation Of the sense Of humor
in fact she is a capital story teller,
CONFUSING her audience time and
again with her rich humor.
Loyalty was the characteristic that
she urged most strongly for women to
practice towards one another. urging
= them to look for good in, and to be
| appreciative of each other. I meet wo-
: men every day" she said, who are
Just starving for bit Of honest praise
for a word Of encouragement thai
/ could be so easily given and with Sc
little cost TO the giveT Don't be
= afraid to speak out. let us help each
/ other, let us tighten the burden Of oui
} sisters where we can. and don't be
0 afraid that honest praise viii turf
Y their heads for there are always
enough knocks on the other side t
) keep an even balance Honest praise
t sends one down TO the deep valley o
D noble humiliation. and puts into tbs
; woman who receives it a great desir'
i to reach the ideals that she may have
n set" Club women, she said, should b.
g loyal to the duty that is placed belor
them. and do it with all their heart M
d matter how small it may be. The,
o should also be loyal to their leader
L loyal in their club voting and should
e take a definite stand, for. she said
g Sitting on the fence is not conduc
$ tive to the proper development OF tn
+ spinal column"
= We must have efficiency and loyal
o ty," she continued, but what we mus
: need is vision. vision that will shov
us the possibilities of our life work
and make us strive towards its reali
! cation. Three great visions are be
fore the club in my mind: the improve
n ment OF the rural school, the care 0