Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
National D. a. r.
Head Is Woman's
Club Honor Guest
r was the Rock Island woman's

ffc StG.ts1l -9SSt - e-4S NfSA]AAASa
-,aas-rr cf the season of that or
.-anizat-oa Saturday at Masonic
ss,-nle. MRS. Matthew T. Scott OF
washington. d C., honorary presi- /
sspt general Of the national society,
nenghteEs of the American Reyolu-
- q woman also identified with
-,avv other leading national assO-
--st5ous serving notably as national
chairman OF she war relief COM
r;ttae ~ The d. A. r.
II was especially fitting that she
should be chosen as the speaker on
+lss occasion. she club observance
ri Illinois uav. celebrating the cen
+srnisl OF the admission OF the state
"a the union. since she IS an Illinois
,ronan. born and reared in Bloom
r7--cn where she lived for many
cars Her former home in that
ctrv has been given over for an
emergency relief hospital. and she
ras been identified with many ma
ronwide charities
Also taxing part on the program
u.s Rev H. q. First. a veteran of
the Civil war. and who acted as
rrar5 la- the body of Abraham Lin
r1ia while ii lay in state in Chicago
n 1863
hrs. Scott n giving the principal
address OF the afternoon took as the
fs=:s OF her remarks the glorious
history or the state and paid a
rfavinz tribute TO her native Hi
ro5s. Saa spoke Of the state as the
rrge heart OF the American com
n %
rfezrl for the existence of the
E-aat states that comprise the re-
public. She spoke OF the early his
tory OF the territory occupied by
the state and laid stress on the
fact lhaE Il had been owned by the
French and hat much OF its very
earliest history is associated with
he French people. which she gave
ss deaD significance N view Of the
rsrt that Illinois has played in the
great war coming TO a close. All
the great and wonderful blessings
that the people of the state have
received by direct descent from the
French. are now being returned to
that country many times over She
smoke of the memories that cluster
ab0u- tie state, the part the Indian,
TIE early settler. the trader, have
played and whose history has en-
-icbsd the nation
Mrs. Scott reviewed at some
.elEIl the progress that has taken
place IL the state in the last hun
areG years. At the time of the ad-
mission of the state 10 the union
settlements were sparce and far be
tween the Indian still rOamed its
plains. block houses, trading posts
aud humble homes of settlers were
the foundation Of the present civil
lza-i-l-
she spoke Of the place the state
today holds in relation TO the ma
tiou. of lis splendid universities
and colleges. It's public schools, its
Libraries. It's captains of industry,
It's educators, its inventors, its
statesmen, It's women who are fit
wives and mothers and holders of
places Of great responsibility IN the
llgh places Of the nations.
Preceding the address by Mrs.
Scou the United Sunday school
baul played patriotic selec-
tons. much 10 the delight Of the
audience and TINS was followed by
an intensely interesting talk by
Rev. H. O. First. who gave recOl-
leClous of The part he took while
acting IS guard for Abraham Lin
coin body as il lay N state in
Chicago. Rev lLr- First related the
facts leading up 10 the breaking out
Of the Civil War, spoke briefly of
rha e--a.- .r-@ - I'm which he was