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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
SOCIAL EVENTS

work for the forestry regiments
t1euth and Twentieth engineersl or
the American forces. by Mira l..
Dock. vice chairman of conserva-
ton department, and Mrs. John G.
Gooding, chairman OF forestry.
Food Probationary Joseph
Leach, chairman of soils
War Gardens "-Charles Lathrop
Peck, president National War Gar
den commission and president
American Fores; Try association.
state and County Scenic Parks
-Jens Jensen.
Education of Children in Natural
Objects OF the Outdoor World =
Mrs. john sherman and Miss Lucy
Terrill Ellis:
Women as LabOrers in Farm
and Garden Work Speaker to be
announced.
Birds in Relation to Food Pro-
duction Speaker to be announced.
Department of Civics. Tuesday,
May =
Conference. presided over by Mrs
Bessie Leach Priddy. chairman.
"A Liberty Bond Campaign -
Mrs. Delphine Dodge Oshbaugh. De-
troit, Mich.
organizing a State for Civic
Mrs. l. o. Woodley, Hunt
ington, ". Va, state chairman of
civics. Discussion led by Mrs.
James H Brooks. Blytheville. Ark.
state chairman of civics.
The Municipality and the Wom-
ans Civic Club"-Mrs. William
Biddle. Philadelphia. Pa, vice pres
ident American Civic association,
president Civic club of Philadelphia
A Program for a National Cit
iZenship Day'-Presented by the
chairman of the department OF
civics after conference with the
United States department of the in
terror. the national Americanization
committee and the departments Of
education, music and literature.
Discussion led by Mrs. r. Garner,
San Bernardino. Cal.
Civics luncheon
Presided over by Alva Priddy,
assisted by Mrs James Brooks,
state chairman of Arkansas, fol-
lowed by ive-minute speeches on
civic work accomplished in various
parts of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

home of Mrs c. A. Curry, 1929
Twenty-third street.
A business meeting of the Won
ans Relief corps will be held to-
morrow afternoon promptly at 2
o'clock in the court house.
The Edgewood Baptist Cleaners
class will meet tomorrow at 2:30
with Miss Harriet Peard. S11 For-
ty-second street. for class study
and to read a mission book. Mem
hers of the class and ladies in tie
community are invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

The Red Cross division of the
Patriotic league held its regula:
weekly supper last evening at the
Young Women's Christian associa
ton rooms.
The supper was attended by i5
members. During the business
session a nominating committee
composed of Misses ALA Smith.
Margaret Thomas. Martha Schmidt
and Katherine Lahly was appointed
and the tickets were asked to be
in before the monthly meeting of
the Patriotic league to be held Fri
day night of this week. Chairmen
of the different departments of the
league are preparing an interesting
program AT 7:30 Miss Lou Harris
will speak to the girls on some pa
triotic subject. Later on Miss Mar
garet Sylla. city secretary; Mrs.
Emma Byers, field secretary. and
Miss Frances Crittendon, economic
secretary, will arrive and speak t.
the league. If any of the members
cannot attend the supper they will
be welcome to the meeting All
reservations for the supper will be
accepted until Friday noon.
The high school Patriotic league
has grown rapidly in the last
month and now has a membership
of over three hundred. and IS of
this number are working hard for
their honOrs. Honor rolls are post
ed daily in the lobby of the Rock
Island high school under two big
American flags. The hUnors in
clude home. school. personal health.
Red Cross and special service.
Over three hundred sixty honors
were won during the last month,
these include Liberty bonds. THRIFT
stamps and knitting Two new
honors are expected to he added
shortly, they are home garden work
and swimming. As SUMMER nears
there will be new honors added
regularly. The next meeting OF the
high school division of the league
will be held May /.
Tonight ends the last swimming
lesson the Y. w c. A term. New
classes under the direction of Miss
Helen Young will begin instruction
Tuesday. There will be three
classes, the first beginning at AIS
III INC dItel mum idSIlHS one HOu' .
the second beginning at 7:15 AMI
the third at S:15 The price is 81
for II lessons, which are open only
to members OF the Y. W. c. A.
Thursday, May 2. DR.. Phoebe
Pearsall will be in the Y. W. c. A.
rooms from , to O'Clock to maze
examinations of applicants for
swimming lessons. Further infor-
nation regarding the classes may
be had by calling Mrs. J. NJ. An
derson at the Y. w. c. A. rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
Observe Illinois Day,

Illinois day was observed by the
study department of the Rock Is
land WOmans club at the las
study session of the season. hel |
yesterday afternoon at Masonic
temple parlors. At a business SEES
sion the question arose rs to the
number of meetings to b. held a
month during the coming year and
as the department could not arrive
at any conclusion the fina decision
was put OF until the mex meeting.
On the program Mrs. Grace Free
man read an instructive paper on
the early history of Illinois. Mrs.
W. J. krull recited a poem, BLACK
Hawk" written by Mis- GraC.
Freeman. Mrs. c. A. Hose told of
the Indian tribes of Illinois at the
time of the coming of the first
white settlers. Mrs. S. 9 Taylcr
related the incidents on which the
legend of Starved Rock is founded.
Mrs. A d. Huesing, Jr, with Mrs
J. r. Tuckis at the piano, delighted
with two Indian songs. The pro-
gram closed with the singing ii
Illinois. led by Miss Rosa5el Stew
art. The next meeting in two
weeks, will be the annual one for
the election of officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

The social circle OF Tie Order
of the Eastern Star will hold an
open meeting Thursday afternoon
IN the home Of Mrs. L. s. Rusk,
1923 Ninth avenue A program has
been arranged and Red Cross sew
ing will be provided The hostess
viii be assisted by Mesdames vii
lam Voss. l. L. Harms, F r HRS
and :. Z. Embry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
Menu Hint.
{ Wheatle3s Day..

BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes with Lemon Slices
Uncooked Cereal
Crisped Salt Pork in Cream Gravy
Quick Potato Biscuits Conee
LUNCHEON.
Cream OF Potato Soup
Brown Bread CroutOns
Cabbage Salad Corn Bread
Canned Fruit
DINNER.
Cream of Corn Soup
Hominy CrOquettes Cheese Sauce
Escaloped Tomatoes
Lemon Dumplings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
ENlE| ssA lAIdT1H 1TNLKR
BY WILLIAM BRADY Nd
NOTED PHYSICIAN 40 AUTi

Calomel, when taken frequently,
as in the official compound cathary
tic pill, is likely to produce an EVIL
breath.
On the whole, fetor oris is rather
good tn .ng. II tends TO call at
tention to the need of hygiene or
looking after the individuals
health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
For Country Housewives

Clearing Rain Water for WASN'T.
Take one tablespoon Or alum ~
two Of borax put in a large tub !,
water and stir; will make il nles
and clear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
Organize Girls Friendly Society.

A branch of the international as
sociation OF Girls Friendly society
was organized last evening among
the young women of Trinity Episco-
pal church meeting at the parish
house Mrs. Ralph Dart was made
the branch secretary and "a young
women were enrolled and it is
hoped to bring the number to so
The society will meet each Mon
day night at the parish house, two
meetings a month to be devoted to
Red Cross work, one to a mission
airy program and one to be a social
session. This is the first branch of
the society organized in the Quincy
diocese. The international society
aims TO reach a large number of
young women and in various large
centers maintains lodging houses
where the young women staying
may receive the personal touch of
good women. Holiday houses are
established at various places where
young women may spend their va
cation periods and at numerous
places there are large cafeterias
maintained for the benefit OF
young women. The society also
gives girls an opportunity to have
the companionship of older women
than themselves to whom they may
go for council and friendship The
society is open to girls over the
age of 16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
Yestment Guild Session.

The weekly meeting of the Vest
ment guild of Trinity Episcopal
church was held yesterday at the
parish house when sewing for the
Red Cross occupied the time of the
members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23
Mrs. Arndf Winner in Contest.

Mrs. Henry Arndt won the medal
in matrons' silver medal contest
conducted yesterday by the Kings
bury Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union In the parlors of the
Central PRESBYTERIAN church TAX
ing part in the contest were Mes
DANES Arndt, ID. j. Warnock. Mar
garet Sanborn. Roy Huntley,
Charles Pver and G. o. Griffin. Mrs
Brown of Moline. Superintendent of
the ESSAY contest work of the coun-
" was in charge of the contest and
the judges We're also Moline wom-
en-. Mrs Arndt's reading was en-
titled "A Joy Ride on the Water
Waqon" At the close Of the con
test a committee cnm posed Of Mrs.
r. II. Andrews and Mrs. c. q. Gift
fin served refreshments. The next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

meeting of the union in May will be
with Mrs. S. NJ. Wilson, 2114
Twelfth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

The Boy Scouts who will be in
the Liberty day parade to be held
on Friday evening of this week will
meet at $50 Friday evening on
Twenty-fourth street between the
bridge and Fifth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

the Knights of Columbus hall. Carl
Clough, one of the assistant scout
masters, will give the boys further
instructions as to the sale of Lib
erty bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

Troop 10 will hold the regular
meeting at 7:15 Thursday night in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

Includes more than twenty
five styles of smart serge and
silk dresses-now decidedly
underpriced..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-23

Another hundred skirts TO
sell at this price-striped taft
fetas with pockets and
shirred tops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-27

This smart but simple gown for
the junior miss shows unerring good
taste. 1t is fashioned in terra Gotta
chiffon with narrow shirring of the
material for trimming. Clusters of
pin tucks and deep hem are the
other noteworthy items.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-27

field few steps beyond the wall at
| the roadside and see this winnowing
scene as doubtless might have been
witnessed two thousand years ago in
| that very field nigh unto Bethany"
| ID Up on the cliff and back in the
fields. toward Jerusalem. some dis
lance from the Jericho Road. where
the Army lorries and ambuIances were
| flying back and forth. attended by the
gray clouds of dust. the refugees had
been sent And so ii was that climb
ed up through the narrow streets TO
that now forsaken part Of the village
10 which the Master came at the end
of some of his harassed days in .Jeru-
salem, 20 near the place, perhaps.
where Martha met him after the death
OF her brother, Lazarus. for He had
not yet come into the vilIage." Not
| far away were the broken walls OF the
one time house OF Lazarus. and few
steps from the house the tomb itself.
t3) deep in the earth. where. according
to tradition. Lazarus was laid and
whence he came forth as we, lighted
by candles. from the deep grotto.
After stopping for a moment at the
ruins Of the reputed house of Simon
the !ener to look out over Bethany to
the Dead sea. narrow stretch of
which could he seen. | passed through
field with olive trees, under whose
shadows boys were herding goats. and
soon caught sight Of large modern
building, from which l could hear the
mingled voices of men. women and
children.
AS | approached l saw out on the
bare hill in the sun group seated in
a circle, one Of their number playing
upon an improvised instrument of one
string-the poet who sang Of the deeds
OF his Incompatible cheftain. The
medley Of noise and misery from the
house near by seemed not TO disturb
his quiet rhapsodies. Here In the aban.
doned monastery. from which the
Turks had driven out the former occu-
pants. were gathered a hundred or
more refugees from Salt and the coun-
try about, great, stalwart men in pic
turesque garb, usually marked with
color. women of stately bearing. who
had faces of fine profile. but married,
according to our standards Of beauty.
by the blue tntto on the cheek or chin.
and children who would all have been
beautiful II they had not, most Of them,
had half or wholly blinded eyes. az
All OF these had to leave their ances-
trail dwelling places and rich fields or
towards the Mountains Of Moab. which
could be indistinctly seen upon the
|horizon--had to leave them at almost
a moments notice with only what they
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backs. They were miserable In their
idlencSs and sickness and. as l i'm
agine, nostalgia. housed prolniscuous-
ly as in great. cherries tenement
house, which had been left by the enc
my without q fragment of furniture or
with ornament The English military
authorities have given food and have
iniprovised shelter for these refugees
and Sd kept them from absolute star
walton and exposure. 1t is the oppor-
tunity Of America, through the Red
Cross, to supplement these bareSt ne
ceSSitieS by helping to minister to the
sick and the especially needy OF those
who were living peacefully In wars
| track and who fled to the English for
protection. 1t was with such motive
that the Red Cross Doctor. represent.
ing America. was there. going from
room TO room In that great carvan-
SERIAL. examining men, women and chill
dren ''sick Of divers diseases" and tell
Ing the muktar fthe head Of the little
community what to do in each case
sometimes putting the capsule or pow
der into the rough hands of the muk-
tar for his administering.
Returning by the way of the white
road around the Mount OF Olives, we
found our way to another such tenn
pOrary encampment In the squalid and
Ill smelling rooms and balconies OF
what had been Turkish prison. 80
Here conditions were pitiful. and indi-
cations OF typhus were said by the Doc
tor to be present The muktar COM
planned of the water and showed
Turkish horse bride that had been
drawn out from the well with the half
serious fntilnation that the horse had
gone In with It.
Everything possible Is being done to
give sanitary and comfortable refuge
to these wanderers, but inevitably ii is
difficult to make the provision at this
great distance. especially when the en-
envy has carried away everything serv-
iceable and often polluted what has
been left Too much praise cannot be
given to the English medical officers
and doctors. who have vigorously TAX
en- hold Of these problems. But so Sc
rious Is the condition In which they
found things that II seems q Herculean
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task to cleanse the land which the Brit
ish forces have again recovered for
civilization.
But the most appealing OF these
groups of refugees was that encamped
out on the other side OF Jerusalem, q
part OF them on the hills in tents and
the rest down in the valley. where ira
dition has il the wood was found for
Christ'S cross from two trees that grew
there. Affairs stand over these tradi.
tonal sites In the midst Of the great
Monastery of the Holy Cross, with a
large interior court and many balconies
and stairs. Here the exiles sit or wan
der listlessly about, as did the ancient
children OF Israel by the streams Of
Babylon. Among them was their priest,
with whom the leading men OF the COM
rnunity, the American Red Cross Doc
tor and ! were invited to take coffee.
the coffee was prepared and served
with as much ceremony as II II were
offered in the golden cups Of Solomon.
These men of dignified manner, OF
fine. strong face and gaunt frames be-
longed to the out-of-doors. ca They
doubtless lived In huddled houses when
at home among the hills overlooking
the Jordan Valley. but, while they
would have been at home In palaces,
they seemed to be as lions In cages,
longing for the free if not altogether
secure air of their hills. and SO 1t was
that they seemed to he nearest home
in the tents with the ever-blowiuE
winds swiring about their loose gar.
ments. 1t was the children, however,
who made the strongest appeal. and II
was touching to see the kind concern
which these great, rough men had for
them.
The American Red Cross has COM
polling work here in doing what 1t can
for these little war exfles. for their
health. their happiness, their comfort
their education. for these children, as
well as ours. are to have part in the
reconstruction Of the broken world.
And Is there anything more important,
aside from winning the war" and
healing the sick. than preparing these
little ones OF the earth for their mighty
tasks?
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BY JOHN II. FINLEY,
American Red Cross Commissioner to
Palestine,

Palestine.
reached Jerusalem IN the late aft
ernoon of a summers Saturday. on
foot, over the barren hills. for l could
not bring myself to approach and enter
the Holy City in car that had not
been as yet hallowed Gas thousands
Of Fords and other cars have been. by
their Red Cross markings and mini
stratlons), but by the following Tues
day this. our first car. had been con-
secrated to such service. and rode
out to Bethany, accompanying one Of
our doctors In his visits to refugees
from the Jordan Valley. the first spe-
cifc work OF the American Red Cross
In Palestine.
We found on our arrival. however.
that these particular refugees had been
sent little way out from Bethany,
and while the Doctor was getting his
directions found time to enter a little
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and bears the degree of Doctor OF
Laws, conferred upon him by Park
College, Knox College. of which
he is a graduate, former president
and present trustee: University OF
Wisconsin: Princeton. where he
was formerly professor of politics:
Tulane University. Williams Dart
mouth, Hobart, Columbia, Brown.
Colgate and New York University.
He was the president Of the Col
lege Of the City Of New York from
1903 to 1913 and president Of the
University Of the State OF New
York from 1913 TO the time of his
departure for Jerusalem. He has
many educational affiliations and Is
the author of several books.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-27
JOHN HUSTON FINLEY,
AMERICAN RED CROSS
COMMISSIONER RIO PALESTINE

Colonel John
II. Finley. au-
thor OF the ac-
conpanying ar
ticle, is Com
SsiOner Of
Ed ion of
the STATE of
New York and
h e n q 5 I II e
American Red
Cross Commits
sion to Pales-
tine. He is one
of the foremost
educators of the
T-.tl C,nsNS
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-12
19 WAR CONSTRUCTION
 PROJECTS ABANDONED

Washington, Dec 11.-Abandonment of nineteen war construction projects, including a number of nitrate and other chemical plants, was announced today by the war department Projects abandoned are the nitrate plaVts at Cincinnati, Toledo, Little Rock, Grand Rapids and Emporium, Pa, a tetryl plant at Sentor. Mich. a T. N. T. plant at Giant, Calif., a power plant at Mill ton, Pa: construction work on the welding spool, Camp Jessup, Atlanta, Ga.: construction work in connection with the Mays Landing plant of the Bethlehem Loading company, Mays anding, N. J.. Oil Aecovery Plant, Cambridge, Mass; Construction and Liberation of the Peters Cartridge Company building, Cincinnati: a phosphorus plant. Fairmount, W. Va: the Manchester and Broadway plant of the Laclede Gaslight Company, St Louis, Mo; construction work of the toxic gas plant, Croyland, Pa: toluol recovery plant, Lynn. Mass; construc- ton work at the Western Cartridge Company, East Alton Ills.
 The abandonment of the picric acid project at Grand Rapids involved al SC cancellation of contracts for the construction there of twenty broom bungalows, five 100-man barracks ter cottages, and other houses for work men.
 Figures on the total amount in volved in these cancellations were not available. largely because the extent of expenditures already made has not been fully determined. + was said however, that the total expenditure contemplated in all the projects was well in excess of $100, 900, 900.
 When the railroad control bill was enacted, MT. McAdoo urged that the period of control not be limited to ? months after the formal close of the war. saying this would not give op- portunity for real test of govern ment ownership.
 Recently he again expressed disap D pointment that government mana ge- rnent had such limitations, saying that there was danger of the railroad ques ton becoming a political issue in the elections of 1920. This would be un. | fortunate, he said, because the rall road question was purely economl, I and should not properly be entangle( with political issues
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-12
NO SURPRISE TO THE
 RAILROAD EXECUTIVES

Philadelphia, Dec. 11-Recommen- dation by Director General 1ScAdoo that government control of railroads continue until January, 1924, was no surprise to the railroad executives of the country, it was learned tonight The railroad executives advisory com mittee, which is in conference here on problems relating to the return of the roads to private operation. had inti- nations from Washington that the ad- ministration was considering the ad- visibility of recommending an exten. sion of government control.
 The advisory committee is made up of 24 members, representing 1z5 rail- roads throughout the country. This committee at meeting in New York OH December 1. adopted resolutions that gopernment ownership and oper- ation of American railways lis not conducive to the highest economic el . fciency of the country"
 The sessions are executive and it was stated that probably nothing will be made public until the committee finishes its work.
 It was pointed out tonight that the recommendation of Director McAdoo extends government control us rail- roads three years beyond the maxi mum time estimated by President Wilson in his recent address to con Cress.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-12
WOMEN DOCTORS DISCUSS
 WOMEN'S ScANTY ATTIRE

Chicago, Dec. Judgements for and against scanty attire for women by women doctors occupied the atten- ton of the American Public Health association today.
 Dr. Jeannette Throckmorton of Charlton, Iowa, who made the address which started the discussion, declared the customary street dress of women last summer was an offense to public decency. She blamed The good women of the country for allowing their daughters to defy pneumonia and in fiuenza with a lt.valiere for protec- tion."
 Dr. Fife Lobdell of Chicago in dorsed the wearing of fewer clothes by women from both moral and hy- gienic standpoints.
 Women are cleaner now because they have to be to wear these thin clothes" Dr. Lobdell said, land the character of our art and the spread of education about sex hygiene remove any tendency of indecency in the pub lie mind. l favor, also, a uniform dress for each industry, which girl can put on at her office or work | shop"