Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
BOARD NAMED TO
ASSIST SOLDIERS
Committee Of 81 Selected by william
Butterworth To Hhave Charge Of
Arsenal Social Affairs.

Members of the Moline committee
to have charge Of the local social ac-
tivities of soldiers stationed at Rock
Island arsenal have been named by
William Butterworth, Pillow City chair
man, in compliance with Colonel
George W. Burr's recent request.
The body is to be known as the Mo.
line war service board, with Mr.. But
terworth. chairman; John D. Cady,
vice chairman. and William Padget,
executive secretary. Similar bodies
are being formed in Davenport and
Rock Island. former Mayor Alfred
Mueller being chairman in the former
city, and F. c. Denkmann In the lat
tor.
Those to serve in Moline are:
Honorary-Mayor NJ. r. Carlson,
Edward Coryn. T. NJ. Sechler. H. W.
Cooper. w. H. Van Dervoort. Mrs. F.
e. Allen. Harry Ainsworth.
Entertainment - e. w. Woodcock.
chairman; Mrs. Sol Hirsch, Henry
Wheelock. Mrs. Evelyn Sargent, Miss
Edna Mitchell. Charles B. Hall, Mrs.
r. S. HOsford, Fred H. Cooper, Mar
shall Beck. Uno Bradley.
Social-Mrs. Ellsworth Livingston,
chairman; Mrs. Thomas Cassidy, Mrs.
0. F. Anderson. Miss Mary Hill, Miss
Suzanne McShane, Mrs. Leroy Oak
leaf. Miss Frances Desaulniers, Mrs.
George W. Ross, Mrs. Max Sklovsky,
Mrs. H. A. Soverhill, Mrs. A. C. Bar
Der, Mrs. H. S. Lord.
Recreation-S. G. Mace, chairman:
A. T. Foster. w. ]. Ball, W. H. Woods.
Emil Coleman, Frank Silloway, E. nj.
Lethia, Anil Danielson, George Hun
toon.
Clubs and Fraternities-M. ]. Du-
ryea, chairman; E. W. Lunberg,
George E. Carlson. Robert w. Rank,
Axel kohler. c. W. Sandstrom, H. D.
Warfield, Harry Ransom, o. E. Man
sur. August Sundine, Louis Dorman,
W. H. Efflandt.
Church coopcraticn-Mrs. c. r.
Stephens. chairman; Rev. A. F. Berg
strom, Mrs. A. r. Eli, Rev. ]. B. Guile
mans, Mrs. r. B. Lourie, Rev. ]. S.
Kelly. Mrs. George W. McMasters,
Mrs. A. T. Foster, Mrs. Nelson H.
Greene, J. D. Metzgar, Mrs. w. e.
8aylor, Mrs. H. w. Whittsitt.
COmmittt To Meet.
The heads of the various depart
ments are asked to meet at an in
formal luncheon next Wednesday in
the Manufacturers hotel to talk over
plans for entertaining the soldiers.
There will be. at all times, an average
of 1900 men on the island and Colonel
Burr hopes to have 500 infantrymen
there in the early spring, thus bring
ing the number up to 1900.
Davenport and Rock Island have
been entertaining the soldiers al
dances and sings, and Masons of Dav-
export have devoted large room in
the Temple to the use of the soldiers
and made permanent club there for
them. The room is equipped with card
tables, reading tables, writing desks
and stationery, wrestling mat and box
ing gloves. The boys are expected to
feel at home there. They may smoke
and have general good time. The
rooms will be open both daytime and
evening.
The Moline Plow company band has
arranged to give the soldiers band
concert in the Moline high school au.
ditorium Wednesday, Feb. 13. Be.
sides the band music, there will be
singing Of patriotic songs, in which
the soldiers are asked to Join. The
social committee of the Moline wal
camp service board will chaperon q
number Of Moline young ladies', ani
the occasion is to be made q socia
one