Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
ALUMNI MEETING
AT VILLA CLOSED
Visiting Members Departing Today
After One of Most Successful Re-
unions in Years.
INPR0MPTU PROGRAM is HELD
Project to Build an Iniirmary-Need
for New Building Shown by In
creased Attendance.

Visiting alumnae at Villa de Chan
tai today are departing to their homes
after one of the happiest reunions ever
held at the alma mater, the weather
and generous entertainment of local
alumnae making them loath to depart.
Everyone is enthusiastic over the cleo
ton of the new president, Miss Clara
Math of this city. 1t IS thought that
a president in the home town Of the
academy will have unexcelled oppor-
tunity to keep in touch with the Villas
achievements and especially this year
when a large project is on hand, the
building of an intirmary, and which is
to exceed the plans first made because
Of the increasing attendance and the
almost immediate need of new wing
to the buildings. Miss Math has Sc
lected her executive committee and it
comprises the following members:
Mrs. Bessie Ss-Meersman, Miss Ag-
mes Maucker, Miss Bess McEniry, Miss
Leah Potter, Sister Francis Borgia and
Sister Mary Regis.
During the stay of the alumnae the
entire second floor of the villa has
been given over to the girls, who have
been house guests and quite a number
OF others were entertained at the
homes of intimate friends. Informal
ity has prevailed in all the various lit
tie entertainments, the getting to-
gether being the chief aim of old
schOolmates, who could scarcely find
time to attend anything so busy were
they relating the various happenings
ciC al,
of the most delightful impromptu
pleasures shaped itself in the library
when a crowd of the old girls and
some of the '16's got together and put
on a few stunts for their own edifica-
| ton. Mrs. Mary Stewart-Irwin of
| Davenport obliged with a solo, Miss
/ BeSs McEniry sang, as did Miss Della
! MCDaniels and Misses Dorothy and
| Eyalyn Pierr responded with piano
numbers. Miss Marie Cain read a Sc
lection and Mary Simpson MacManus
J gave two Italian dialect readings. The
girls insisted on an encore of Mrs.
MaCManus and her little daughter
Dorothy May, winsome little lass of
four summers, responded for her
mama, TeCiting in perfectly entranc-
!
by Carpenter Mrs MacManus is Wis
iting in the city and is accompanied by
her two daughters and Dorothy May and
Patricia, the younger sister, have been
the object of much admiration among
the sisters and girls for their clever
and sweet little ways.
An automobile tour of the quad
cities the first thing yesterday morn
ing and a movie fest last night ended
the festivities. The most elaborate af-
talr Of the alumnae stay was the tea
dance held at the Blackhawk, Daven-
| port yesterday afternoon, the hours be-
ing from till 6. This was a very en-
jOyable occasion and light refreshments
of tea and sandwiches, ice cream and
cakes were served throughout the aft
ernoOn. The affair was in charge of
Misses Bess McEniry, Mary Whiting
| and Elsie Premier and nothing that
would contribute to the afternoons
gaiety was left undone
Following is a partial list of the Wis
| iting alumnae:
| List of Visitors.
| Mrs Ralph MacManus and daugh-
! tiers, Dorothy May and Patricia. OF
! tumwa, Iowa; Mrs. H. E. Harvey, Chi
cago; Mary Wall, Chicago; The Misses
! Nell and Glare Code, Bradford
! Blanche Schlosser, Chicago; Marie
Cain, Peoria; Mary Whiting, Canton ;
Helen and Marie Silvers, Ottumwa,
! Iowa; Helen and Isabelle Syron. Chi
| cago; Madeleine Drake, Canton: Irene
| Sage, Alexis; Grace Callahan, Keiths-
burg; Genevieve Mcmahon, Sheffield
Gertrude kelleher, Reynolds; Helen
kiep, Joliet; Pearl Keller, Chicago
Mrs. Clarence Kayanaugh, Chicago
Mary Mcdonald, Chicago; Alma Call.
nan, Clinton, Iowa; Edna Burke. Tip
ton, Iowa; Florence Humphreys
Alexis; Mabel Baird, Milan; Ida
Lauderbaugh, Geneseo; Florence C
/ Mallette, Reynolds; Alice and Blanche
Ringold, Milan; Mildred Wenks, Anda
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