Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-08
Prominent Speakers
Feature Years Program

Featuring the years program OF
the city welfare department of the
Rock Island Woman's club are two
speakers of nationwide reputation:
Rev. Clara Bartlett-Crane OF kala-
mazoo, Mich, state chairman OF the
women's committee council of ma
tional defense and Judge Mary Nj.
Bartelme, associate judge of the
Chicago juvenile court, both OF
whom will appear in the early part
os next year. The program also
includes talks on conservation OF
fuel and light, conservation as 1t
applies to the war, etc, by trained
men and women sent oft by the
state and national council of de-
tense and reports on women and
children in industry. The program
follows:
Sept 13-Annual report of off,
GERS, chairmen of committees, play
grounds, etc.
Oct. 11-Ta1k on conservation Of
( heat and light by representative
sent out by state women's commit
tee council of defense. Illustrated).
Nov. S-Discussion by state in
spector of women and children in
industry as her work applies loo
, ally.
Dec. 13-Illustrated talk on rea-
sons for national conservation as
applied to the war by speaker sent
/ out by national council Of defense.
| Jan. 10-Reciprocity meeting.
| Feb. 14-Talk by Rev. Clara Bart
lett-Crane Of Kalamazoo, Mich, on
iTin ~ n7nnjPina1
cleanliness.
Mich. 14-Discussion of ice ques-
| ton and means of lowering price,
etc.
April 11-Talk by Judge Mary
Bartelme. associate judge of Chi
cago Juvenile court on What Is
Happening to the American Home. ="
May 9-Open date. Suggested
demonstration of food preserva-
ton.
June 13-Annual election Of off,
GERS.
officers:
Chairman-Mrs. K. T. Anderson.
Vice President-Mrs. L. E. West.
Secretary-Mrs. William Paul
sen.
Treasurer-Mrs. c. E. Schoessel.
Registrar-Mrs. c. A Curry.
Doorkeeper-Mrs. W. P. Ammer-
man
Directors-Mrs. Charles Thomp-
son, Mrs. Charles Mixter, Mrs. r. j.
Rote. Mrs. William NJ. Walker, Mrs.
S. c. Taylor
Standing committees:
Program-Miss Gotta Bartholo-
new, chairman; Mrs. H. A. Weld,
Mrs. Ralph Haverstick.
| Membership-Mrs. A. F. Sala,
chairman; Mrs. c. A. Hoge, Mrs. j.
r. Tuckis.
! Publicity and Printing -Mrs. Will
liam Paulsen. chairman; Miss Gotta
Bartholomew. Miss Katherine Robb,
! Miss Agnes AbrahamsOn.
Auditing-Mrs. Z. B. Kreis, chair
man; Miss Flora Chilberg.
| Finance-Miss Fannie Chilberg,
chairman; Mrs. H. S. Cable, Mrs.
Clara Lamphere.
! Street Vigilance-Mrs. W. A.
Schaeffer, chairman; Mrs. Charles
| Mixter, Mrs. W. A. Darling.
/ Motion Picture-Mrs. George
Roth, chairman, Mrs J. Paul Duffin,
Miss Nell Kellerstrass.
SOIQlGrS WGlIdre MIS-. T. T.
7. Sharpe, chairman; Mrs. J. Hassel-
Quist, Mrs H. D. Mack. Mrs. T. B.
Reidy, Mrs. NJ. T. Stevens, Mrs. M,
| T. Stafford, Mrs. S. c. Taylor, Mrs.
A. Mosenfelder.
Conservation - Mrs. Charles
Thompson, chairman; Mrs. F. o.
Van Calder, Mrs w. n. Phillips.
Playgrounds-Lon View, Mrs. B.
D. Connolly. chairman; Mrs. F. W.
Bahnsen, Mrs. George Schwenker,
Mrs II. S. Gable, Mrs. Phil Wells,
Mrs Howard Baker.
Fifth Avenue-Miss Mabel Fret
stat, chairman; Mrs J. w Hou-
der, Mrs. ]. Goldsmith. Mrs. Gilmore
Stafford, Mrs. w. l.. Yellman, Mrs.
NJ. A. CIevett.
Denkmann Square-Mrs. A w
Champion. chairman; Mrs. T. B.
Davis, Mrs. A. J. Bullock, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Nuessli, Mrs. Edward Man
hard
Lincoln Park-Mrs. H S. Boil
man, chairman; Mrs. G. w Borg,
Mrs. J. F. Witter, Mrs Andrew
Kempe, Mrs. j. L. Williams.
Thirtieth street - Miss Mary
Heelon. chairman; Mrs. l. S. White,
Mrs. T. A. Murphy, Mrs. W. G.
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