Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
East Moline Society

Miss Alice De Porter entertained
the A. A. club last evening. The hours
were spent socially, the girls knitting
or plying their embroidery needles In
dustriously. Refreshments were
served and the girls will meet In two
weeks with Marie Glynn.
Mrs. w. l. Taze and Mrs. George
Hurd entertained at tea at the Taze
home yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the new Baptist church.
Twenty-three women busiIy knitted
for the soldier boys, but stopped long
enough to play the game of turkey,
the favors falling to Mrs. Otto Peter
son and Mrs. S. A. Cartwright. The
rooms were decorated with fluffy
NUNS and roses. A three course
luncheon was served late In the aft
ernoon.
Miss Eva Darkart of South Worth,
Mo, Is making two weeks visit at
the home of Mrs. Carl Windsor of Sill
Wis,
Mrs. A. De Schepper and Mrs. Ed
Huntington entertained at the second
of chain Of card parties, which are
being given for the benefit of the K. c.
war fund last evening at the De
SchepDer's home. Five hundred was
played at six tables, the prizes going
to A. Van Kerrebroek of Rock Island
and Mrs Lawrence Cosgroye. Lunch
con was served at the small tables.
| Tuesday afternoon Mrs. De Schepper
and Mrs. Huntington will again be
| hostesses at cards at the Huntington
home and Mrs. Lawrence Cosgrove
will entertain Tuesday evening for
the same purpose.
The Epworth league was enter
tanned by Raymond and Mildred Dix
| last evening. The business session
was followed by a social hour which
/ took the form of japanese tea. The
| % guests were seated in a circle on
the floor and served rice and tea and
other native dishes in true Japanese
style. The party was greatly enjoyed
! by all. The league will meet Dec.
with Mrs. NJ. J. Adams to pack Christ
mas boxes for the boys OF the league
who are at camp.
The Woman's club will meet Mon.
day, Dec. 8, at the Congregational
church. There is to be musical pro
gram and readings by Mrs. FAYE
Hough Mccarthy of Rock Island
Each member is urged to bring q
contribution for the Christmas bias
kets which are to be given to tht
poor. The meeting will begin prompt
( " at 2:30, as it is to adjourn at
o'clock when the Christmas pictures
at the Lyric theatre viii start ant
the admission for each child is some
thing to put in the Christmas baskets
4 The Woman's club board win he'll
meeting at o'clock the meeting o
the educational department at Mrs
~Clendenin's. Ali members are asket
to be present.
The Plymouth Missionary societ7
met yesterday afternoon at the homi
of Mrs C. ]. Sorenson. Mrs. c. An
derson led the lesson on northern
immigration. which is last Decomlnt
local question. The hostess serves
} refreshments and as the next regula
, meeting day will fall on Christina
the date will be announced later.
The Plymouth church choir viii
, meet for practice Saturday eveninl
!, at the home of Dorothy Peterson.
The Kensington club was enter
tanned yesterday at the home OF Mrs
, Roy Smith. The afternoon hour
swere spent knitting and visiting. Tn
hostess served refreshments and tn
next meeting will be Dec. II wit
Mrs. Glenn Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. r. Bell of Silvi
leave this afternoon for Camp Gran
! at Rockford. where they viii spen
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Bells brother