Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-24
Civic Departments
Excellent Program

Civic department of the Rock Island
Woman's club has arranged an excel
lent program for the years work and
one that is up to the standard estab-
lished by that department of the club.
There is TO be but one speaker from
beyond the tri-city community, Mrs.
Max Meyer. vice president OF the Iowa
State Federation of WOmen's Clubs.
She will speak on wOmen's work in
municipalities. The tuberculosis hos
pital will be discussed by local men:
NJ. o. GriswOld for the county 1nstl-
tuition and DR.. Louis OstrOm for the
city. Recreation work will be dis
cussed by Mrs. J. F. Huntoon of Mo-
line and l. H. Martin, Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tary for Rock Island. There is one
day for the reciprocity program. an
other for the discussion of law en-
forcement and Mrs. William Theophi-
lus of Davenport will speak on wop-
ans place in politics and DR.. Jennie
McKOwn Of Davenport will discuss
charity and constructive work. F. O..
Van Calder, who was a member of the
Ford peace party that toured Europe,
will address the department on peace
and its relation to women.
The program for the year and the
list of officers and committees follow:
Sept Summer work. Reports:
Street vigilance, Mrs. Z. B. kreis;
Fairgrounds, Mrs J. Paul Duff1n, Mrs
Devore Simonson, Misses Lillian Roth,
Martha Foss; finance, Mrs. c. E. Sharp.
Election of membership nominating
committee.
Topic, Training in Citizenship and
Morals In and Out Public Schools
Mrs. G.. H Sherwood
Oct 13-Topic, Tuberculosis Hos
pitals": County. VI. o. GriswoId; City,
DR.. Louis Ostrom.
Nov. 10-Topic, "Woman's Work in
Municipalities Mrs. Max Meyer, Iowa
City, vice president of Iowa State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs.
Dec. 8-Topic. Winter Recreation:
Work in Moline, Mrs. ]. F. Huntoon;
Work in Rock Island. L. H. Martin.
Jan. Reciprocity day.
Feb. 9-Discussion Of law enforce
ment
March 9-Topic, "Woman's Real
Work in Politics" Mrs. William The
ophilus, Davenport
April 13-Topic. Universal Peace
and Its Relation to Woman" F. o. Van
Calder
May 11-Topic, Charity VS.. Con-
struction," DR.. Jennie MCGOWAN, Dav
export
June Selection of officers.
Officers:
Chairman-Mr F. o. Van Calder.
Vice chairman-Mrs. Allan WEIGH.
Secretary Mrs. n. P. Tucker
Treasurer-Mrs. c. \. Schoessel.
Registrar Mrs w NJ. BeaI
DOOrkeeper-Mr Ralph Haverstick
Directors esdames H H. CIeave-
land. J. H. HaubeTg, G. H. Sherwood
c. X. MiXter, Mayer Levi, E. B. Kreis.
Program committee c. A
Hoge, Mrs. *. T. Anderson, Mrs. S. c.
Taylor.
Membership committee y. P
Tucker. Misses Agnes Abrahamson
Katherine RObb, Gotta Bartholomew
Auditing mmittee-Mesdame c. J.
Searle. S. E. Madison and Miss Emily
Freeman.
Finance committee-Nesdam c. z.
Sharpe. B. D. Connolly, J. B. Bassett,
F. H First
Street vigilance Mesdames E. B.
Kreis. z. NJ Sala, F. R. Pollard.
Fairgrounds Long View-Mrs. J.
Paul Duffin, Mrs. W NJ Walker. Mrs.
P. II. Wells. Mrs. George Saunders,
Miss Blanche Mosenfelder.
Fifth Avenue esdames Devore ST
monsOn. F. S. Brough. J. W Houder,
Ralph Dart, Miss Annie CAVITY
Denkmann-Miss Lille Roth, Mes
DANES, A. Z. Lyford, a W. Champion,
Rudolph Nuesslie. George Brown.
East End-Miss Martha Foss. Mes
danes Olof Cervin. J. p Magnusson,
S. s. Davis, Misses Dina Ramser, Marie
Koch.