Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-22
YEAR WORK ENDED
BY WOMAN SCLUB
Rock Island Organization Holds An.
nual Meeting, Hears Department
Reports and Names Officers.
MRS. DAVIS AGAIN PRESIDENT
Is No Opposing Candidate. Present Ex.
ecutive Having Filled Post Since
Formation of Body.

sonic temple. Mrs. Davis has served
the club since organization as its head
and so efficiently has she filled the po-
sltion that the membership is loath to
part with her services, and no oppos-
ing candidate was suggested Other
officers chosen are:
FIRST vice president-Mrs. Cora L.
Eastman.
Second vice president-Mrs. G. G.
Craig.
Recording secretary-Miss Alwilda
/ Young.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. NC.
Rice.
Treasurer-Mrs. C. ]. Searle.
Reglstrar-Miss Clara Whitman
Observation-Disclosures J. F. Robin
son, j. L. Vance, l. S. White, c. L. Sill
Wis.
The vote was taken by ballot 32S
votes having been cast Mrs. E. B.
hreis was chairman of tellers. who
were: Mesdames Sidney Anderson, ].
P. Bladel, Miss Marie Cook. Mrs. c. T.
DuGard, Miss Martha Foss, Mrs. Fred
Ryder, Mrs. Daniel Hayes, Jr., Miss
Harriette Johnson, Mrs P G. Inter,
MISS Charlotte Mattison, Miss Ruby
Norton, Mrs. Robert Rote, Mrs E. R.
Safer, Miss Nathalie Mirfield, Miss
Ruby Williams. Miss Clara kenworthy,
Miss Mae Culton, Miss Mary L. Carter,
Mrs. George Loring and Mrs. W. NJ.
Walker.
During the counting of the ballots
reports were received from the various
club officers, the president, Mrs T. B.
Davis. giving review of the work
done by the club in general during the
year just closed. Miss Rosabel Stew
art, recording secretary, reported that
100 names had been added to the club
in the last year, bringing the total
enrolment to 90S active members. The
club has been represented during the
year at the district convention at
AledO, the Equal Suffrage convention
at Peoria, the State Federation Of
WOmen's clubs at Rockford and has
t)ined the National Federation of Wom-
ems clubs to which delegates have
been sent. Mrs. NJ. C. Rice, CORE
spending secretary, reported on work
done in her department and Mrs L. NJ
!. Copp, the treasurer, reported total re
ceipts of 81 1874 and expenditures of
$1,016.27, leaving $92107 in the treas
ury. Miss Clara Whitman. registrar,
reported total collections of $1047 so,
908 members enrolled and five deaths
in the year.
Reviews by Departments.
From the various departments re-
views of the work done were given by
Mrs. F. O. Van Calder of the civic
Mrs. c. L. Thompson of the study; Mrs.
Joseph Goldsmith of the music; Mrs
4 ". A. Darling of the home economics
| and pure food and Mrs. c. H. Castetter
: of the social service. The working of
> these departments has been reviewed
, from time to time in The Argus
! Chairmen OF committees reported as
: follows: Rooms, Mrs. Fred Pollard for
Mrs. j. j. Ingram program. Miss Ell
l len Gale; printing, Mrs. Ellsworth
[ Adams; publicity, Miss Rosabel Stew
[ art: auditing, Mrs. c. c. Carter; revi-
' sions, Mrs. Daniel Hayes; reception
4 Mrs. S. E. Madison; hospitality, Miss
t Florence Z. Blazier and head usher
J. Mrs. Joseph McCrory
1 The local club will entertain the
1 Fourteenth district of Womens clubs
in October and to make arrangements
for this affair the following committee
! has been named: Mrs. Jennie Morgan
= of Aledo, Mrs A S Edwards of Moline
Y Mrs. George Roth, Mrs. Allan WEIGH
= and Mrs. Mayer Levi.
h Mrs Fred Denkmann was selected
Il as a director of the club to fill the I'M
n expired term Of Mrs. C. W Halves, who
3. resigned that position.
d Twelve new members were received
e into the club: Miss Myrtle X. Schroed
S er, Mrs. ". H. Snider, Mrs. Gertrude
e Smith, Mrs. Russell West, Mrs P. H
. Wells, Mrs. j. W. Watzek, Mrs. G. W
r Hodgson, Mrs. C. T. McCollister Mrs
S Hans Schroeder, Miss Bessie Silver.
d man, Mrs. f. G. Beemer and Mrs. Anna
: NJ Wadsworth
# During the afternoon the reports
were interspersed with songs by The
double quartet of the Rock Island Mus
g ical club. composed of Mesdames A. Z
Appelquist. William Ullemeyer, j. X
Scott, Daniel Hayes, Jr., Misses Mem
: Try, Sara Taxman, Lois Hubbard anC
Rosabel Stewart, their numbers being
"Winkem, Blinkem and Nod" tNevin)
Every Flower" Puccini "Thistl,
Down" tChadwick), Mrs. Leo Wyne:
and Mrs. j. R. Tuckis acting as accom-
panists.
Mrs. Davis was presented with
handsome wicker basket filled will
long stemmed American Beauty roses
the gift of the club membership, ant
with white wicker basket filled will
pink roses, sweet peas and gladioli, tn,
gift of the executive board
Executive Board Meets.
The executive board Of the club is il
all-day session today in the home o
Mrs. Davis, making out the slate o
committees for the coming year.
The meeting of Saturday closed tn
seasons sessions, these to be re
sumed in October The program
throughout the year have been un
usually good, the attendance has beef
large and much real good has beef
accomplished
Mrs. Davis, Miss Helen Davis, Mrs
NJ. c. Rice and Miss Betty Adler will
leave tomorrow morning for New fori
City, going as delegates from the loca
club, to the biennial of National Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs, which con