Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
SILVIS

Samuel L. Easterly and family Of
First avenue and Sixth street, were
paid a visit by his mother Mrs. 0. c.
Easterly of DIN, Iowa, who returned
home last Thursday.
J. H. Laye and family departed
Thursday for their new home at Oma-
ha, Neb.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Bell
and also the Vermillion children, are
i'll.
Mrs Charles Hood has arrived home
from visit at Goodland, Kan.
Mrs. George Mckinley opened her
home Tuesday afternoon for the enter
tainment of the members and friends
of the Reading and Crescent Embrol-
derry club. After some hours passed
quickly in embroidery work and So
ciability a literary and musical pro-
gram was given. Later nice lunch
con was served by the hostess. The
table and rooms were very artist1cally
decorated for the occasion.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Leeper of Tenth street, was the scene
of very delightful children's party
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was the oc-
casion of their daughter Mildred
June's seventh birthday anniversary.
The home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with a great profusion
of garden flowers. Out door games
and contests were the principal di-
versions of the afternoon. A o'clock
supper was served for the little folk
A lovely cake frosted in white and
bearing just seven lighted candles in
pink holders, graced the center of the
table which was beautifully spread
with delicacies appropriate to the sea-
son. The young hostess received a
large array of beautiful and useful
presents. At o'clock the children de-
parted for their homes having spent d
day long to be remembered.
Saturday John Brown and family of
Osborne, H., spent the day here visit
ing with relatives and friends, return
ing home in the evening when they
were accompanied by Mrs. Browns
mother and sister, who spent Sunday
at Osborne
Miss Mildred Dorman of Moline Wis
tied friends here Tuesday
The following very interesting pro-
gram was given by the local lodge Of
Royal Neighbors at an informal meet
ing at the Masonic hall Monday even
ing:
Piano duet Mesdames Howard
Skinner and Mark Hill.
Drill-Royal Neighbor degree staff.
Fancy dance-Pupils of sixth grade
Under direction of Miss Adelia Leon
ard
Quaret. when We Are All Royal
,, Neighbors" Messrs. Johnson, Bernice
Kirkpatrick and Miss Margaret Knox
Character dance-Geneviev Skinner
and Helen Skinner, the latter of Mo-
! line.
Song-First grade pupils and Edwin
Seypohltousky and Mildred Leeper.
Duet-Mrs. Mark and James Hill.
The Silvis public Fairgrounds will
be opened under the supervision of
Miss Elizabeth Donaggho June Y.
Thursday afternoon the home Of
! Mrs. ". W. Green was the scene of
/ a very pleasant social gathering. 1t
was the occasion of the regular semi
monthly meeting of the kensington
| Embroidery club, The time was pass
ed in needlework and sociability pre-
ceding a nice luncheon served by the
hostess at 6 o'clock The rooms and
table were beautifully decorated with
garden flowers.
Mrs. Paul Lithicum and three chill
dren departed Tuesday for Arkansas
to visit relatives for several days.
Blanche Leisure is visiting her
grandmother at Rock Island.
Mrs Morton Pencil and Mrs. and
Mrs. Andrew Peterson have arrived
home from Sheffield, where they were
called by the illness of a relative.
Mrs. l. Bruce departed for her home
at Turner Junction, H., after spend
ing four weeks here with relatives.
Mrs. Leavett of Pennington, Ill. is
visiting relatives here, having recent
ly visited in Chicago.
Miss Lucinda Peterson will depart
} soon for an extended visit at Denver.
Professor and Mrs. Justin NJ. Wash
/ burn and little daughter Florence de-
parted Tuesday to spend the summer
at Macomb, where Professor Wah-
burn will attend normal school.
George Nichols and family have as
guests Mr.. Kesley of Iowa and Mr.
and Mrs Eric Dahlberg of Eldon, Mo
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Owens, accompan-
led by their niece, departed for their
4 home at Marceline, Mo, Wednesday
evening after visiting relatives here
and in the tri-cities.
Beginning Monday morning the en-
ployes of the local railroad shops
have a nine-hour schedule for work
Eight hours day has been the SEIZED
ule, but as work is increasing they
will now work nine hours a day and
quit work Saturday noon. Twelve
cars Of bridge building material were
shipped to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last