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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
SOCIAL EVENTS
TO HONOR MRS. LYNDS.

with her husband, ex-State Represen-
tative Lynds of Minnesota, and their
son and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward J. Lynds Of Duluth, are being
entertained at a house party at the
home of Mrs Lynds' sister, Mrs. H.
NJ De Lescaille of Prospect terrace.
Davenport, was the guest of honor
Saturday for whom a charmingly ap
pointed tea was given by Mrs. De Les
caille and her sister, Mrs. A. E. Shaw.
The party was at the De Lescaille
home and about 200 tri-city women
were entertained. Mrs. De Lescaille
with Mrs. Shaw received in the music
room.
Mrs. De Lescaille was in pink and
white costume; her gown was of white
embroidered net trimmed with she'll
pink pussy willow taffeta, in soft
drapery and in bands on the ruffled
flouncing. Her jewels were diamonds
and pearls. Mrs. Shaw wore pearl
grey chiffon with embroidered net and
real lace, with diamonds and pearls
as her ornaments.
Mrs. Lynds was in an elaborate and
| very dainty white embroidered net
over white satin with diamond orna-
ments.
! Assisting the hostesses were Mrs,
Clarence Stafford of Chicago, Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Lynds of Duluth, Mrs. Gilbert
Dow, Mrs. John F. Dow, Mrs. ]. W.
Watzek, Mrs. R. H Harmed, Mrs. A.
| w McCandless, Mrs. c. ]. Won Maur,
Mrs. I. l.. Sears, Mrs. G. NJ. Watts,
Mrs. H. L. Williams and Mrs. NJ. N.
Richardson of Davenport, and Mrs. L.
NJ. Copp of Rock Island.
A number of the young friends OF
the hostesses in Miss Nancy Dow and
Miss Elizabeth Allen of Davenport,
Miss Edith Cook of Geneseo, Miss Dor
othy Stephens of Moline and Miss
Helen Davis Of Rock Island, presided
over the frappe table in the sun-room,
just of the stair landing, and guests
were served as they came from re-
moving their wraps.
The house was a mass of fragrant
blossoms in American beauty roses,
| the Richmond or Christmas roses and
red carnations in baskets, and large
vases in all the rooms Little red
| lights around the sun-room added to
| the red flowers and ferns.
In the dining room the serving table,
where different ladies who were as
sisting poured had an immense urn-like
high-handled basket of spun glass of
American beauty red holding a grace
bouquet of the roses.
There were large candy roses in
American beauty shade, perfect repro
auctions of the natural flower on the
elaborate cluny lace luncheon cloth,
and candy rose petals had been scat
tered, with careless and charming dec
orative art Stimulating rose petal
; shower, on the cloth.
The ices we're in the shape Of roses
the cakes were snowballs and the
American beauty candy rose petals
were passed in an American beauty
candy basket of fanciful design.
Petersen's orchestra was stationed
in the side hallway leading to the
porte cochere, concealed from the
main hall by ferns and palms and
flowers, and it played an elaborate
program of delightful music for the
reception hours.
Mrs. Clarence Stafford, Mrs. De Les
caille's daughter, who came from Chi
cago for the tea, returned on an even
ing train to her home
Among the out-of-town guests who
came especially for the party were
Miss Anne Worrell and her niece
Miss Edith Cook Of Geneseo, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Mrs. p j. Wagner, Mrs c. G. Taylor
and Mrs. r. H. Hoffman.
Trinity Episcopal - Trinity Boys
club meets this evening at in the
parish house.
The Dorcas guild will meet at Z to-
night in the rectory.
The Woman's auxiliary will hold an
all day meeting tomorrow in the rec
tory
The Vestment guild will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. I. S White
Trinity guild will meet Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. C. E. Mckinley
S39 Twenty-fourth street.
Grace Lutheran-The confirmation
class will meet Wednesday evening
at 7.
| The January committee Of the La
dies Aid society will conduct a sale
OF home bakery goods Saturday at the
! Peoples Power company office in Mo,
! line
! The church will join with the Other
! churches in the district mission meet
! ing at Trinity Lutheran church, Mo
line, Wednesday at 1880.
Zion Lutheran - The Rock Island
| Mission district will hold its annua
meeting Tuesday and Wednesday a
Trinity church. Moline The service.
! Tuesday evening will begin with com
munion at 1870. The business session
will be held at 9 Wednesday morning
and there will be discussion of bibl,
! subjects at 2, with services at 7:3t
I Wednesday evening.
| A joint meeting of the deacons an(
trustees will be held Thursday even
ing at s o'clock in the home of Rev. n
j. Forsberg, 4509 Ninth avenue.
| Saturday morning at 10 o'clock tn,
confirmation class will meet at tn,
church.
First Swedish Lutheran - Wednes
day evening at and Saturday after
noon at 4 the confirmation class viii
meet in the church
Prayer services will be held Wed
nesday evening at 7:30, followed b,
a meeting Of the deacons.\
German Immanuel's Lutheran-Th
Young Peoples society will NEE
Tuesday evening in the club rooms.
The Ladies' Sewing circle will NEE
with Mrs. A. Neumann, All Tent
street, Thursday afternoon.
German Evangelical-This evening
the Mems society will meet in month
ly session at the church with an ad
dress by Charles Christmann Of Chi
cago.
Tuesday evening the choir will NEE
for rehearsal.
Thursday evening there will be
Basketball game at the church.
Spencer Memorial MethOdist-Th
quarterly conference will be held a
1880 this evening at the parsonage
with Dr. R. B. Williams presiding.
The Y. L. A. will meet this evening
with Miss Susie LeClaire, APT Forty
third street.
Prayer services will be held Thurs
day evening at the parsonage.
Home prayer services will be he'll
Friday evening in the home of j. t
ireland, 42l3 Fourteenth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
.: CHURCHES ::

First Methodist - Wednesday even
ing at 1870 will be held the prayer
services.
Thursday evening from $50 to
o'clock the Ladies Aid society will
serve chicken pie supper in the
church dining room.
Second Christian.-Thursda even
ing the Loyal Daughters will meet at
the home of Miss Myrtle Shean, $40
Fourth street.
Wednesday evening the Loyal Daugh-
ters and Loyal Sons will have a sleigh
ing party, after which they will go to
the church for lunch.
Memorial Christian - This evening
the ladies gymnasium class will meet
at 1880 in the church.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church followed by
the mission study class.
Friday afternoon the quarterly tea
of the Woman's Home Mission society
will be held in ahe home of Mrs. n. G.
Willhite, PIG Thirteenth street
Saturday afternoon at the Junior
Christian Endeavor society will meet
at the church.
Saturday evening from to s o'clock
the Loyal Bereans will serve a penny
Inn oh in tho churoh
South Park Presbyterian - This ev-
ening the Young Mems class will meet
with Rev and Mrs. W. G. Oglevee
1924 Thirtieth street.
Wednesday an all day meeting OF
the Womans guild will be held at the
church for the purpose of quilting
Members are asked to bring their
| lunch.
| The January committee will meet
in the early afternoon Wednesday.
The Junior association will meet
Wednesday afternoon at Ais, prayer
services will be held at 1880, and the
teacher training class will meet al
SIS.
| Thursday evening the Laura Mar.
| quis circle will meet with Miss Grethel
Ausbrook, 416 Eighth street.
Friday afternoon at 2:30 the Wo-
mans Mission society will meet with
Mrs. W. G. Oglevee, 1924 Thirtiett
street.
Friday evening the choir will NEE,
for rehearsal in the church
| Broadway Presbyterian - The spe
cial evangelistic services will con
tinue every evening except Saturday
with meetings at 7:30 o'clock Morn
/ ing prayer services at $50 will BIZ
held in the homes of the people and
at 2:30 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons will be held
a bible study Of the book Of Ephesians
All other church meetings will bt
omitted.
First Baptist - The Baptist YOUNG
Peoples union will have a sleigh rid,
! Tuesday evening, leaving-the church
! corner at o'clock.
Prayer services will be held Wed
nesday evening.
Thursday evening the Workers
class will meet with Mrs. Warren An
derson, 1903 Sixteenth street.
Friday afternoon the monthly coffe,
of the Ladies' Aid society will be hell
with Mrs H. W Reed, 80 Fifteenth
street. Mrs. Reed will be assisted b,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
FOR THE BABY,

To keep baby covered at night sew
at intervals along sides and on cor
ners OF blankets and quilts weights
such as are used by dressmakers to
hold coats down. Baby can move free
ly in his bed and the covers remain
in place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

That tramps are so we'll up on news
of the day, as additionally they are,
is said to be an incidental result of
their quest for newspapers, not
through literary interest but for the
sake of bedding themselves warmly
in their side door Pullmans"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
PREPARING SOIP.

When soup is nearly done set lne
kettle in a dishpan full OF cold water
and pour cupful Of cold water ifi'o
the soup, The grease will rise d
once 10 the top and can be skinned
OFF. The soup can be finished for iih'
mediate use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
LICENSED TO WE'D

Estimates Of exports on the Cuban
sugar crop Of 1876 show that 1t will
be a record ona. One hundred and
Lightweight sugar centrals have be-
gun grinding the sugar as against 176
in operation last season. The cane is
said TO be the best in quality in years,
cool weather having ripened il prop
erly and added a higher saccharine
content than usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

All the news all the time-ia'
Argus
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
and COUNTRY
Club CELEBRATES
Dance and Supper Mark Consolidation
of Three Organizations.

A dance and supper was given last night
by the Town and Country Club at Raus-
cher's to celebrate the formation OF the
club, which is a consolidation of the for
mer Washington Suburban Club, Mer-
camille Club and Octagon-Excelsior clubs.
Several novel ideas were worked out
by the committee in charge of the anair,
among them being an extra paper pup
Iished for the occasion, called THE Town
and Country Shock Absorber.' and dis
tributed by newsboys during the dancing;
a continuous dancing program. the music
being furnished by two orchestras, play
ing alternately; : and lantern slides of ap-
propriate sayings and pictures shown dur
ing the dancing.
The officers of the new club are: Nor
ton ]. Luchs. president: Milton V. King
second vice president; Stanley H. Fischer
| financial secretary; Daniel B. Gusdorf
corresponding secretary, and NJ Eisen
| mann, treasurer.
The entertainment committee In charg'
of the dance follows: Milton A. Kauf
man, chairman; Lee Baumgarten, Nor
man Fischer, Gilbert Hahn, w. Irvint
| Kaufman, Lester Lanspurgh, Harold Lev
/ and A. C. Mayer.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
.BRAzL.FORESTS MAY
solve Paper famine
U. S. Consul Calls attention to Pine
Pulp of State of Parana.

The pine forests Of Brazil may offer a
partial solution of the print paper short
age in this country. according to Consul
General Alfred L. Moreau Gottschalk at
Rio de Janeiro, in a report to the Depart
ment OF Commerce.
While the investigation by the Federal
Trade Commission of the scarcity of
print paper has not been concluded, It has
been stated that the main reason for the
present lack OF sufficient print paper to
meet the demand Is due in large measure
to the gradual dwindling Of the amount
of timber for wood pulp formerly obtain
able in almost any quantity In the North
west and Canada
This shortage has forced publishers to
curtail greatly their use Of paper, and in
many cases newspapers have been COM
PEELED to increase their price to sub
scribers and to raise their advertising
rates.
Apart from the vegetable ibers, there
is a possible source Of supply for the
American paper mills which appears tc
have been overlooked" states Consul Gen.
eral Gottschalk. TT is that of the pine
paper pulp of the state Of Parana. Th'
state OF Parana is thickly wooded with
pine, which Is sawed locally and con.
sumed in large quantities within the
country itself. TheEe are sawmills here
the property Of the Brazil Railway, which
might be negotiated with to provide papel
pulp in quantities"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
TURKEY PRICE DROPS
FOLLOWING BOYCOTT
Local Rate TumbIes from s. to 80
Cents Pound.

The fact that many housewives decided
on some cheaper form of fowl than
turkey far their Thanksgiving dinner
Yesterday Is believed to be the cause
of the unprecedented drop which the
price for the latter birds took on the
local market.
Turkeys yesterday were quoted at %
cents a pound as against 5 cents when
the market opened the day before. On
THANKSGIVING eve many were sold as
cbeap as q cents In Pittsburgh they
fell nearly 30 per cent in price-from 70
the east report like changes.
Organized boycotts in many OF the
cities are held responsible for the falling
of in prices.
In New York yesterday the first real
effects of the two-week boycott were
noticed. Turkeys which a week, ago were
selling at from 43 to- 80 cents were be-
ing quoted at, 81 and IS cents, and few
were being taken even at this price,
During the two-days of the boycott
eggs have dropped four cents a dozen
and merchants are becoming alarmed
The turkey market is admittedly over
stocked, and dealers will loose thousands
Of dollars, 1t Is said. Many dealers vii
put their birds back in cold storage
and await the Christmas holidays, but
this Is costly, because of storage charges
and shrinkage.
In New York many restaurants an
aiding the boycott by advising thetl
patrons to refrain from eggs. One res
taurant went SO far as to take them
from the bill of fare.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
new Detention HOUSE
Scene OF Celebration
M Street Quarters Visited by Promi
nent Citizens During Day.

The opening of the new House OF
Detention by the Police Department at
91S NJ street northwest was celebrated
yesterday with a housewarming. Many
prominent citizens and residents OF
the District visited the institution. The
house will be utilized for the confine-
ment of minors and first offenders who
are being held for court.
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, Superin-
tendent of Police, welcomed the vist-
tors who inspected the premises.
Among those who visited the house
were several prominent social work
ers, including Miss Susie Root Rhodes.
superintendent of Fairgrounds: Judge
William H. DeLacey. Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz. DR.. Charles Wood.
of the Church of the Convent; Mrs.
Thomas H. Carter. Superintendent OF
Schools z. L. Thurston. Rabbi Louis
Stern, odell S. Smith. Of the public
order committee of the Board of
Trade; DIR. w. 8. Warfield. Charles
Hart, of Business High School; Dis
trict Property Clerk NJ. c. Hargrove,
Dr. william Knowles Cooper, secrs-
tary of the Y. NJ C. A; Mrs. Edward
Hay and Secretary J. Lawrence Solly
of the Board of Children's Guardiana
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
POSTAL CLERKS DANCE
and See VAUDEVILLE
President Mack Urges Public to Shop
Early and Mail EarSs

Members Of Local No. 10. National
Federation Of Postofice Clerks gave their
first annual entertainment and dance at
Pythian Temple last night with several
hundred in attendance
Vaudeville filled the program until
about 10 O'Clock. when there was dancing.
President Thomas p. Mack made short
talk and asked all present to shop early
and mail early.
Christmas this year comes on Mon
day." said Mr. Mack, and this must be
borne In mind when mailing parcels ano
postcards Unless the public sends par
cells early, postofice clerks all over the
country will return to work Christmas
morning to find a mountain of mail which
they will not be able to deliver in time to
dine with their families"
The vaudeville was by local talent in
cluding Howard Bittings, Milton Dren'
nan, Dan Moygan. Csfl Goetzinger. Lee
tMoxley, John Murphy. Jimmie Bond
Frank II. Daugherty and brennan, the
! INA gician."
Among those in the audience were Mr.
and Mrs. Merritt O. Chance, l. J. Robin
son. w. H. Haycock and other postal ON
cials. Thomas F. Flaherty. national sec
retary-treasurer of the Clerks Fedora
ton, also was present
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
French WOMAN Slain
LIKE EDITH CAVELL
Wife of Belgian Journalist Shot Down
by Prussians.

Paris, Nov. 30-In the shooting of Nine.
Heloise Moresse by the Prussians a paral-
lei to the case of Miss Edith Cavell has
been discovered. according to Wit Femi-
nine. which has reported the death Of the
patriotic Frenchwoman in Brussels at the
hands of Prussian firing squad.
Nine. Moresse. wife of a Belgian jour
nalist, remained win him after the begin
ming of the war. Her relatives have re-
ceived word from a merchant in Amster-
dam that she died tragically' on Febru-
ary q, 1916. the victim of her ardent
patriotism" Confirmation of the reports
that she was shot by the Prussians has
been received, but details are still lack
ing.
Nine. Moresse was 10 years old. the
daughter of NJ. Desultre, who is the over
seer of the estate of Edward Tuck, an
aged New York banker, now making his
home in Paris, near Malmaison, where
Mr.. Tuck maintains a hospital
The German authorities have issued q
decree imposing a further payment oi
10, OOO, 900 francs S2, 600 COO a month on Bel
GUM, according to a Havas dispatch from
Havre. This is additional to the existing
levy of 4S0,Oo0.oo0 francs Css6,0o0,O0o). The
dispatch says that the provincial coun
ellis have been convoked for December
in order to approve the new imposition.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
RUSSIA NOT TO RETURN
GERMANS SHE DEPORTED

1t was learned yesterday that the
United States had failed in recent nego-
tiations with Russia to induce the Petro-
grad government to consent to the re-
turn of some $4,000 Germans. deported
from East Prussia. to their country be-
fore Christmas.
The State Department conducted the
negotiations in Germany's behalf, no rep
reservations, it Is understood. having
made in the name Of the United States
The Germans, consisting of women and
children and old men, many over so anc
none of military age, were deported from
East Prussia in 1914, when Russian
armies overran a part Of East Prussia
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
.TRESPASS ON TRACKS
SAFETY FIRST" TOPIC
Baltimore Convention to Discuss Means
of Preventing Accidents.

At the convention Of the Safety First
Federation in Baltimore. December 10.
railroad men, public officials and repre-
sentatives Of citizen organisations, vii;
discuss means of cutting down the
enormous loss of life and limb resulting
from trespass on railroad property.
In twenty years 1S.S7s persons have
been killed and injured on railroad tracks
In this country. or these, 8,7sS were
killed and S4.646 were injured. OF the
total killed and injured, 1900 were
young people under 25 years of age
residing in the vicinity of the accidents
many of them were under 10 years of
age. Only 36276 were tramps and hoboes.
Many railroad men and public officials
are planning to attend the convention.
Papers by Warren s. Stone, of Cleveland
grand chief of the Brotherhood of LOCO
motive Engineers; Ermund Leigh, super
intendent of police Of the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad, and Harry P. Coffin
chairman of the public safety COMMITTEES
Of Portland, Oregon, will be followed By
a general discussion.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
Purely Personal

Miss Jean McAliister, Of Virginia.
arrived yesterday to be the house
guest of Col, ond Mrs. James A. Snip
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott
have returned to Washington Tor the
winter.
Miss Marie Adams spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day at Philadelphia, where sne
attended the Cornell-Pennsyivania
game.
Paymaster F. p. shackett U. s. N.
andsMrs shackett are spending a Few
days at'the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Eustis will
return to the city today from their
summer home at Leesburg.
Larz Anderson is a visitor in the
city and will be Joined here later by
Mrs. Anderson.
DR.. C. s. Hudson Is away from the city
on two months trip in the South.
| Mrs. Aida M. Bird has received tenn
| porary appointment In the Bureau OF In
| ternal Revenue.
/ Y. A. "Oh Is Ou q NtoAS ~ AAes @~-~---r
home in Oregon, where he will remain
through December.
l. Charles A. Stancliff Is absent from th'
city on a hunting trip in southern Mary
land.
|
/ Richard F, ]. Cogan has resigned from
| the Reclamation Service.
John R. Humphreys has left Wash
ington for New York and Trenton OF
official business.
Mark Baldwin is in Georgia in con
nection with his work in the Agricul
ture Department.
r. b. Millin has returned from al
Official trip to Philadelphia.
E. L. Davis has returned to Wash
ington following a three weeks Vaca
ton spent in Columbus, Ohio.
! George E. Long is spending his an
nual vacation with relatives In Boston
Miss E. Ross. of Washington, is reg
istered at the Hotel Endicott, New
York City.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
1000 AMERICAN BOYS
SOUGHT IN WAR Zone
Department of State Establishes Bu-
reau to Aid Parents.

More than two thousand American
youths have run away to 'somewhere,
In France" or are on other battle
fronts of the allied armies. and some
are on the high seas under the flag
of the British navy.
Somewhere in the United States are
four thousand anxious mothers and
fathers: wondering where their sons
are and praying for their safe return.
Scores of letters are received daily
at the Department Of State from par
erts asking the department to locate
their sons and II they can ind them
in the allied military service to effect
their release. The department has
been asked to find more then two
thousand boys. A new division has
been established. known as the dtvi-
sion Of application for the discharge
of soldier or sailor from foreign ser
vice upon the ground that he is an
American citizen and enlisted while
minor. 1t is a division Of the Diplo-
matte Bureau. Frank A. Bauskett and
Miss Frances Marsh are IN charge.
The majority of Americans enlist in
London. going to England on cattle
boats. Others enlist in Canada.
When the, department receives an
appeal from parents the officials first
communicate with John G. Foster. U.
i
II the missing boy is still in Canada.
Mr.. Foster procures his release.
II the boy Is already abroad Robert
P. Skinner, u. 8. Consul General at
London, is notified. II he. can hnd the
boy, application for his release is made
through the British war office.
Through this new organization OF the
/ Department Of State. many runaway
American boys have been returned 10
\ ofa prrt he VhAraa hOt1tH OF
hundreds are unknown. Others have been
reported killed in battle and some were
wounded and are in military hospitals
1t il q difficult task for the department
to trace the boys, as many~of them give
fictitious names when enlisting.
The letters Of parents to the depart
ment are pathetic. Some write that their
sons are only fourteen years old Many
enclose photographs
Several parents alleged that their SOM
were forced" into military service. ons
father writes from New York City tina,
foreign military agents accosted his boS
on the street and made tempting offeri
to him IL he would 60 to London
The department has found thes<
charges groundless.
The British Government further re.
CURES that the boy must%be an Ameri
can citizen. II the minor 10 a son Of q
naturalized citizen in the parents Ger
tificate of naturalization must ACCOMPANY
the application for discharge.
The British discharge an Improperly
enlisted soldier without pay, and as {
result some of them have suffered hard
ships. The Department OF State re
quires as a condition precedent to tn
bringing of applications to the attention
Of the British Government that not les
than s45 shall be deposited.
A further deposit of S25 is required 70
clothing and subsistence.