Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
BANQUET CLOSES
Y, W. CAMPAIGN
w,RGrERITE sYLLA SPEAKER
miner Served 10 300 Guests ut First
Methodist Church on Anniversary
Organization.


evening. closing the campaign with |
mnquet served in the dining room OF
fbe First Methodist church. The ] 900 /
membership mark was easily reached .
and passed by nearly hundred and /
tbe occasion OF last evening was a |
lime for real rejoicing. Close to 300 |
members OF the board and the associa-
fion sat down 10 a banquet served at !
t,g6 O'Clock at tables arranged in !
hollow square and decorated with red \
and white carnations and white ehry- |
santHemums Flags and pennants rep
resenIag the T. W. c. A. organiza- !
lions the o. T. G.. club, the Patriotic I
league. etc.. were hung from the cell |
ing and crerv available place. The |
meal was served by the ladies of the
First Methodist church and while the !
courses were being placed the various
branches of the association entertain
rd the other guests with songs, wells, I
cfr. In which there was lusty roofing
for Iae various members of the board.
tba secretary Mrs. Jessie NJ Ander-
son and others prominent in the work
OF tne y. W. C. A.. After the tables
had been cleared, Miss Georgia First.
o
m o clever and capable manner called
Tor numbers on the program. Mrs. J.
j.. Vance acting for Mrs j. II. Hau-
berg who was prevented by a severe
h0arseuoss from speaking, read the
rrpnr. of the first years work Of the
association. telling in detail Of the in
cpIenco of the movement to establish
d n. w. g. A, and of the various
branches that have since been formed.
Tu01 .hc completion OF the report Mrs.
Vance read the names Of Mrs. J. Paul
Uu1In, Mrs. George Perrin and Mrs
g. 49, Halves as members Of the board
for Term of three years. which upon
vote 0f the association we're elected
go that Office Mrs Jessie Anderson,
general secretary, spoke on Watch Us
Grow M which she outlined the
things chat the association has accom-
pl.sh"d and hopes to do in the future.
She spoke of the organization of the
y. l. G. club which began with 10
members and now has 80; Of the Pat
rio'.c league which began with Is
members and now has 70. Of the bible
class formed last week with Rev. J. c.
Granger as leader taking up the sub
leot of the bible as a book; of the
swimming class with a membership of
~. of the gymnasium class with an
equally large number enrolled and eX-
planned some of the plans that are he
ing made for the coming years which
will In time include a Y W. c. A.
binding, an assistant secretary, dor
mItories for girls. etc.
The membership committee which
was composed Of Miss Myrtle Sum
mors Miss Claire VanGalder and Miss
Minnie Tittcrington, had arranged as
tbe next number a story TO show how
the 1000 members had been secured.
Miss VauGalder acted as leader and
tho scene showed a tea party in which
each member explained why she be
lou-ed or did not belong to the Y. W.
G. A.
Tie principal address Of the evening
was given by Miss Marguerite Sylla Of
Ch'CaEo central Y W. G. A. field
worker, who gave an excellent talk on
Tho Next Step" in which she very
fully explained the purpose Of the rails
Ing uf four million dollars as the Y
w. C. A. war fund This money is to
be used in the establishing Of hos
Tess houses. or clearing houses for
girls az the various cantonments
throughout the country and at the
camps in foreign lands. It is to help
The women who speak a foreign
tongue but make their home in this
land, 90 procure interpreters to assist
them while their men are serving in
the army The money viii be used to
promote morality lectures, to assist
in the care of Red Cross nurses and
many other things that will fall to the
work Of the women OF the land, CO.
operating WITH the Y. NJ C.. A.. The
o. T. c. club, which interpreted means
Outdoor Indoor club, put on a num-
her of stunts TO illustrate the various
activities of that organization, show
ing the cafeteria lunch. the athletic
stunts. the bible classes, Red Cross
work. knitting, etc, all given in pam
t0mime
Musical numbers on the program
wer given by Miss Rosabel Stewart
Who accompanied by Miss Elizabeth
plma'eJ at the piano sang: Prom
lhe Land of the SKY Blue Waters
'Dadmaul, and Where the Heart Is
iuley Speaksl; Miss Bessie Freistat
Who gave a cello solo accompanied by
Miss Nellie Swanson on the piano,
Mrs $. j Nyquist with Mrs. Robert
lee at The piano who sang Homo
song iRogers). and "Autumnal
Winds, Miss Elizabeth Olmsted in q
piano number and Miss Lila Clifford
gave two readings. all Of which num-
hers proved very enjoyable The pro
gram concluded with the singing o.
America"
be membership campaign was con
Quoted by teams which were arranged
as follows: Miss Myrtle Summers
leader; Misses Catherine Robb, Mar
iha Riddell Alwilda Young Miss Ger
trude Harms, leader; Misses MARY
Snder Ellen Swanson, Daisy Terry
Ruth Wicks. Mabel Blietz; Miss Jear
RIddell, leader; Misses Eunice SOady
EDNA Lundoen, Jessie Bogue, Agne'
tarrar. Miss Ollie Smut, leader
Misses Ruth Richards, Hazel Stookey
Helen StOrbeck. Edna Buettner. Fan
me Divers. Josie Peard Mabel Smutz
fbyIds ReXdaie. Miss Minnie litter
.ngion, leader; Misses Nettie Dodge
Esther StOrbeck. Mrs Neil Adams
Misses Edna Schneider. Anna Mari'
lanDuzer, Wilma Curtis; Miss Lydia
iult leader: Misses Barbara Kemp
bengston. Amy Anderson: Miss Stelii
Dauhor. leader; Misses Hilda Grothe
Florence McCombs. Eleanore Cleave
land. Mrs George Perrin, Misses Dori
and Cecilia Frey. and Alice and BESSIE
fitzpatrick. Miss Gertrude Harms Sc
cured the largest number Of new mem