Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
WOMAN'S CLUB IS
POTENT FACTOR
ltS gDN Members Have Made Their In.
hnence Felt in Various Fields
Of Activity.
WORKS THROUGH DEPARTMENTS
Providing OF Proper Entertainment
for Soldiers Mt Arsenal One
Of Lines Taken Up.


entail bodies In the city is the Rock
Island Woman's club. composed Of
approximately nine hundred members.
representing every section and practi-
cally every interest in the community.
such o number of women, banded to-
gether for mutual betterment and the
interest Of the city at large, upper
most No. their minds, is a potent fac
t0r in any community and so it has
proved n the years since its organ
izati0n The work Of this club Ia
carried on largely through the va
rious departments of which there are
I'VE civic study, home economies and
pure food. music and social service.
each confning its endeavors pretty
closely 10 that branch of activity that
its name would indicates
II was through the club as a whole
that the local wumens committee of
the Council of National Defense was
organized. although that organization
became a separate institution upon
being established The club has
confined it's endeavors largely to the
promotion of Red Cross work, the sale
Of Liberty bonds and other patriotic
and war work Meetings are held
once o month In the Masonic temple
and splendid programs have been uni
formly given, providing rich food for
thought and likewise entertainment
Included I'm the list OF entertainers
are Dr William S. Sadler, lecturer
Prot S H. Clark, reader; Semus Mac
Manus ar authority on Irish fairy and
foIk-lore Frank Spaight, reader
Alexander Gray baritone, etc Mrs
H. II cleveland is the efficient presi-
dent and the other officers are: vice
presidents Mesdames c. ". Halves
Phil Mitchell recording secretary:
Mrs. Jay H. Garrison; corresponding
secretary, Mrs Mayer Levi; treasurer
Mrs Z. B 6reis, and registrar Mrs
r r. First with a board Of eight
members
Work OF Departments.
The civic department, Mrs. c. +
Sharpe chairman. in the months since
the declaration OF war has been chief
" concerned in providing proper en-
tertainment for the young men called
% the Colors and stationed at Rock
Island arsenal Parties under proper
Chsperonage have been given at in.
teryals throughout the season and
have proved popular The depart
menl has made an effort to interest
heads OF homes in the entertainment
of the soldiers at dinner and private
parties In their homes. The work oil
conducting the Fairgrounds of the
city of which there are five, has moi
been neglected and paid supervisors
have been maintained part or all Of
the summer season at each of the
grounds, located at Long View, Fifth
avenue and Twenty-fourth street
Den6maun square. East End and Thir.
ueth street grounds. The department
as 10 other years has supervised the
maintaining OF clean alleys anC
streets the placing of billboards Sc
as Go better protect the public al
dangerous corners. has received re-
ports from time TO time on the char
acier ot pictures shown in the NOV
nng picture houses and assisted
among other things in the placing o
The first Liberty loans in the city.
The department has prepared gooC
programs for the monthly session
and has been addressed so far thi
season by Rev ID. A. Johnson. DR.
robert b. heterogeneous and Miss Ell
more d Thompson, expert on menta
hygiene
The study department, Mrs. c. A
Boehme, chairman, has confined it,
endeaT9Ts "a lines that the nam
would iHdIcste-the study of litera
tu5e The present seasons study i
being given over TO the constitution
OF lhr United States, parliamentar,
law drill and vocational education an,
training all of which seem most ap
pr0priate tn these war times.
The music department. Miss Rosa
bel Stewart chairman, is one Of tn
most popular sections Of the clu
body lt has the largest individual
membership and is concerned chief
DO providing entertainment. Pro
grams ot "a high order are given eac
month and entertainers Of the frs
rank have been provided for eac
time
The home economies and pure foo
department as the name would imply
concerned with that imp0rtan
branch Of civilized life-the care c
the home and the food that is Their
consumed Mrs. c. L. Thompson j
chairman. Keeping to the spirit c
the time it is making a special effoI
~ the lines of food conservation an
uurnE ;he summer demonstrated pull
lir.y the best methods of preservin
foods for winter consumption.
,aEes up the study Of dietetics. wa
bfeafs, cookery, etc, and at eac
meeting throughout the year there
round table discussion on food cor
sery7tlon. Ii keeps strict tab on gre
cei. aud meat markets, dairies. etc
reporting on unclean conditions, shol
weights. etc. in the effort TO estat
hsh reliable and sanitary condition
The department has conducted can
paigns in the interest of the EXTERN
nation of the fly for the last sewers
Years with the result that the publ
becoming educated TO the neeessii
OF svatting the fly. has gone at
With a vengeance The monthly PR
grams are given a practical touch
the demonstration of the preparatIo
OF toodstuffs.
The mission Of the social serviC