Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-13
Civics and Economics
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By action of the civic department
of the Rock Island Woman's club,
meeting in April session yesterday
at Masonic temple, steps will be
taken to consolidate with the home
| economics and pure department OF
the club, the manner of doing so to
be worked out by a committee COM
posed of Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith
and Mrs. S. c. Taylor, who will
confer with a committee from the
latter department. This action was
taken at the suggestion of the home
economics department since il is
felt that so many war activities re-
Quire the time and interest of the
members of the departments and
that an extra meeting a month may
be dispensed with in the consolida-
ton of the departments and still
carry on the work that both are
| engaged in.
The department by resolution
agree to cooperate with the city
commission in keeping the streets
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the street vigilance committee to
take the special responsibility upon
themselves: Mesdames W. NJ.
Walker, Mrs. G. NJ. Hoffman and
Mrs William Paulsen.
Mrs c. X Mixter reporting for
Mrs. w. M. Walker, told of what is
asked of the women in the effort to
keep the city clean, especially in
the matter of the disposal of garb-
age. Mrs. S. c. Taylor reported
for the moving picture committee
and asked that if complaints are
made. the title of the picture
against which action should be
taken be submitted to the commit
tee that the managers of the the
aires may cooperate in the elimina-
ton of anything undesirable, espe-
cially for children. The subject of
vacant lots was also taken up and
| the board will appoint committee
whose duty it shall be to keep rec
ord of all vacant lots and the con-
dition in which they are kept. Mrs.
Alphonse Mosenfelder gave an in
teresting report of the work that is
| being carried on in the care of the
sick soldiers both at the hospitals
and at the arsenal. She spoke OF
| the great appreciation the boys
! feel in the care of the committee
and of the good that results and OF
| the great pleasure that come from
| helping these young men sick and
| far from their homes and dear ones
This committee has done an espe-
cially good work A group of about
| 100 soldiers at the arsenal Will be
| taken for automobile rides about
| the three cities Sunday afternoon
| local people to provide machines
| this being done under the direction
of committee.
| The speaker of the afternoon, Mrs
Edward Bemis of Chicago, gave a
real message TO the women. speak
great conflict Mrs. Bemis is a
member OF the women's city clur
| OF Chicago which has been so ac-
lively engaged in many good works
in Chicago. and she has given years
of study TO problems of municipal
owners and franchises. Her talk
| was full of wholesome. sensible aG-
vice in working out the every day
| problems that confront the women
| of the nation now and at the close
of the war and for many years to
| come. Conservation, which is al
most wholly the women's work, Red
| Cross work, social service work
AmericaniZation, Liberty loan work
etc, have all greatly increased
women's obligations and their sue
! ressfuI carving through depends
upon the efforts that they put into
! the work. Conservation, she said
/ is not thing of the moment. II Is
a steady grind and will be for
many years to come whether the
! war closes tomorrow or ten years
hence. and she said that II may ulti-
mately be the privilege of the
American women to help feed the
children of Germany, for those chill
dren are suffering regardless of tn,