Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-06
Society Notes


Ottawa women have been register
ing in steady stream all day in the
woman's rest room at The court house.
Women were ON hand before the reg
islrars arrived al . O'Clock this morn
ing and have been coming all day.
Mary different and varied positions,
both paid and unpaid. have been
signed for, and large number OF
women have signed To 90 TO NIL parts
of the United States for service.
Many Ottawa women are unable TO .
lcaye home or accept any sort Of a po- ,
stioR, either paid OF unpaid but these /
women by registering Tor one hour u \
day or one hour week Of work for
the Red Cross. are doing their bin by 4
registering,
The food conservation cards 20
with the registration cards ana every /
woman that registers signs up one
nr these cards Any woman hat bas
not signed MP her food conservation
card can sign one any day this week
in the woman'S rest room ri the court
house and obtain her window card.
Those cards are free. and il is purely
he patriotic duty of every loyal
American woman TO sign one.
The women Of Center Ottawa will
register tomorrow The registrars
for that time are: Mrs. Jennie Hin
ten. officer of the day, McSdames Geo.
G.. Ricklcy. Newton Baxter, Walter
Palmer, T. Il. Bradford, l.. NJ. Harvey
f. A. Sherwood and Misses Louise
Grove and Mae McDougall.
\ fall festival will be given under
the auspices Of the pupils OF ST. Nay
icrs academy for the benefit Of the
Sisters of Mercy at X. of G. hall, Nov.
q aud % Two big attractions will
be the childrcu's party on the first day
and military euchrc party on the
second day. Various other entertain
ments will prove of interest on these
days, both afternoons and evenings.
ANY donations Of ncodlcWork, farm
products. cooked food, etc, will be
gladly accepted
The Guild of the First Congrega
iional church held their regular meet.
ing last night in the parlors Of the
church A supper consisting OF
meat pie, mashed potatoes, pickles,
rolls, pumpkin pie. apples and coffee
WAS served at six-thirty The even
ng was spent in sewing on articles
for the Red Cross. About twenty
five girls attended this meeting
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I The Young Ladies' Circle of the
First Methodist church held picnic
supper last night in the parOrs Of
the church About twenty Of the
members were present at this time.
a delicious menu consisting of sal
mon loaf, cscollopcd potatoes, olives,
corn salad. rolls, jello. cake and coffee
was served. The evening was spent
in sewing on articles for the December
bazaar. The guild will have a booth
at this bazaar, where all kinds of fan
cy work and candy will be sold
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There will he a joint meeting Of the
Woman's Relief Corps and the llllan-
thropic department Of the Ottawa
Woman's Club Thursday at the home
OF Mrs. Emily Parrot, G3S Congress
street The ladies are to meet in the
morning and spend the day sewing on
paiamis for the soldiers, A picnic lunch
will be served at noon. All members
of both organizations are requested TO
attend.
Tie Woman's Relief Corps will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at 2.30 in the Odd Fellows hall.
4 large number of new delegates Will
he initiated at this time, Several
guests from the Strcator Chapter of
the w r. G. will come to Ottawa TO
attend this meeting.
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About sixty ladies were present
yesterday afternoon to attend the
Pioneer Day given by the Home De
partment of the Woman's club at the
home of Mrs. e. A. Reed on the south
bluff The ladies spent very enjoy
able afternoon in studying the meth
DDS. and home life of the Pioneers Of
Illinois. Miss Evcly Barry read a
very interesting paper on the home
life of the pioneers. Miss Dorothy
Relor sang two very beautiful solos
Rev. c. A. Briggs made an excellent
talk on Conservation ana also sang Il
solo. The new public health nurse,
Miss Edna Common, was introduced to
The ladies' and spoke a few words tell
ing of the work of a public health
nurse. Refreshments Of tea and waf.
ers were served and large collec-
ton of articles used by the pioneers
We're displayed
Card Party and Dance
The Ladies' Auxiliary A. q, " will
give card party aud dance Thurs.
dnY. Nov 3 al SchncfnrH hall Music