Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22

and quite won the hearts OF her near
ers here as she has done wherever
she has appeared in the state.
/ Miss Miller entertained with de
/ lightful program of songs, with Miss
Fife Johnson at the piano. Miss NIL
/ Ter has a rich. full contralto voice OF
unusual sweetness and sympathy of eX-
preston. She sings with great ease
and freedom from affectation. Her
enunciation WAS wonderfully clear and
/ her stage presence was beautiful and
very pleasing. Her program was given
as follows:
: Der Neugierige ..........-. Schubert
I Standchen ..........-. Brahms
Du Dist vie cine Blume 80. Schumann
Verborgenheit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WOLF
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
Lass with the delicate air $500
! Dearest Observation-Disclosures. Homer
Little winding road ......... Ronald
o thou biIlowy harvest field. 800
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rachmaninon
Sonnet d'Amour .-.......-.-- Thome
Habanera Garment .......--.. Blzet
Just You NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Burlelgh
Leaves and the Wind ........ Leoni
Her Rose .............-.... toomDs
Sweet Mary ......... Asphalt
When the night comes go. Carpenter
Joy of the morning ..-.. Ware
So well did she please with her
selections that the audience would
not be satisfied until she had respond
ed to a number of encores giving The
Cuckoo by Lisa Lehman. IF No One
Marries Me-" by Lisa Lehman and
Years at the Spring" by Mrs. Beach.
Miss Johnson, as always. was an ex-
cellent support to Miss Miller, play
ing the accomplishments with much
sympathy and understanding.
At the business session of the club
preceding the program the election
of Mrs. C X Mixter as chairman of the
civic department was ratified. Mrs.
Mixter spoke briefly of the aims Of
this important branch OF the club and
asked the support and encouragement
of every member. Upon recommends
ton of the board the club voted to be-
come a member of the Fourteenth dis
trict federation through which organi-
cation the local club must work in the
state body.
a. Y.
a member OF the club. this being the
only name submitted for consideration
at this session.
Mrs. Daniel Hayes, ST., chairman of
the legislative committee of which
Mesdames c. B. Marshall, Cora East
man. Mayer Levi and Frank MiXter
are the other members, read the re
port of that committee recommending
the consideration of two questions to
the club: First the endorsement of
the resolution asking for world peace
sent out by the state federation and
the endorsement of the teachers state
wide retirement fund bill. The club
upon recommendation of Mrs. Hayes
acted upon both propositions and the
petition for world peace was passed
among the members for signature Up
on the latter question the club voted
10 ask the endorsement of the bill by
the state senator and Representatives.
At the suggestion Of W. a Rosen-
field. chairman of the charity ball or
ganization, the club decided to con
tribute a sum of money by voluntary
offering of the members, to the pur-
chase of the decorations that were
used by that organization at the char
ity ball and which are to remain in
the Masonic hall.
Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith. chairman of
the study department, announced that
the department had made arrange
ments to bring to the city Ernest Har-
old Baynes of the bird colony at Meri-
dian. \. H., wro Will give a bird talk
March 81 in the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Baynes is naturalist of more than
national reputation and the department
is most gratified that it has been able
to secure a promise of the lecture in
this city.
At the close of the program the
ladies were invited to remain to meet
Mrs. Dow and Miss Miller and par
take of a delightful luncheon as the
guests of the club president, Mrs. T.
B. Davis.