Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
Here Is Chance to Aid
Kings Daughters Work

In His Name circle of Kings Daueh-
'ers, one Of the younger OF the city
circles, will entertain at a coffee Sat
urday. April 90, from 3 to 6 in the
nome of Miss Gladys Mcnamara. 1909
twentieth street, the proceeds from
which will be used to carry on the
pnilanthropic work Of the circle. A
most attractive program has been ar
ranged for the afternoon entertain
ment aside from the social features.
MISS HARRIET Larkin and Mrs. Daniel
hayes, Jr.. will sing. Mrs. Ebert G.
Don will give readings and there will
be victroia music throughout the party
hours. The members of the circle are
very anxious 20 make of the coffee a
success and are asking their friends
and all interested in Kings Daughters
work to give their patronage to the at
fair.
This particular circle Of Kings
Daughters was organized in 1902
among the younger women of the city
and in the years since their organiza-
ton much real good has been done and
the amount distributed for philan-
thropy and charity has mounted into
the hundreds of dollars. The money
has all been earned by the circle mem
bers through efforts of their own and
they are justly proud of their record.
At present the officers of the circle are:
Leader-Mrs. Gertrude Smith.
Vice leader-Miss Maude Hartz.
Treasurer-Mrs. Richard Lift.
Secretary-Miss Julia Davis.
Miss Grace Wheelan. Miss Helen
Krell and Mrs. Gertrude Smith COM
pose the charity committee and COM
mittee composed of Miss Maude Hartz,
Mrs. Arn0 Tremann and Miss Julia
Davis has in charge the sale of a spe-
cial thread the Stiles waxt" for fine
sewing from which they realize a good
percentage on sales for their charity
work. There are 80 active members
enrolled and the circle also has num-
Der Of honorary members on the list
During the winter months the circle
has been very active in its charity
work, conducting it in so quiet and I'M
ostentatious manner that few people
outside of the circle realize the great
amount of work it has done.
Working through its charity COM
mittee the circle has contributed lib
orally towards the support of woman
entirely alone in the world who would
1f
the circle provided necessities for her.
They have given food, clothing, fuel to
a family the father of which is inca
pacitated suffering with tuberculosis,
with four small children and the
mother dependent upon him. They
have taken care of certain colored
family the father of which is likewise
Ill with tuberculosis and unable to pro-
vide even the bare necessities Dur
ing the food situation in the west end
of the city in the early winter families
were supplied with provisions and fuel
as they needed them. In still another
family of many small children. includ-
ing a tiny baby, where the father is
out Of work and unable to get employ
ment, the circle provided food, fuel
and practically set the family up in
housekeeping, giving them a stove,
blankets, etc.
The circle has offered TO buy gym
nasium suits for boys at the Y. NJ. c. A.
whose parents cannot afford to pur-
chase them for the boys and they have
also offered two memberships in the
Y. NJ. c. A. They are paying the salary
OF a teacher employed to tutor a boy
of 16 years who is backward in his
studies and needs the personal atten-
ton of special teacher The circle
has assisted in paying the hospital
bills Of woman worthy but unable to
meet the obligations that a long ILL
ness have placed upon her. There are
many cases Of individual families who
have been given groceries and fuel,
and the circle has in number Of in