Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
East Moline Society


Reports from the various depart
ments OF the Red Cross given at the
executive board last evening show the
splendid work that East Moline wom-
en- are doing. The garment depart
ment, under the direction of Mrs A. C.
Biedentedt, has had only four meet
ings since the new rooms have been
open, but they have turned in over
three hundred beautifully made arti-
cles. The average attendance for the
garment department has been from IL
to Is women at every session. The
rooms are to be open on Wednesdays
when the garment department will be
in charge, and the Belgian ladies are
especially invited to be present on
this day. There is great need for ma
chimes so that the garment depart
ment may carry on its work more sue
cessfully The people who are will
ing to give the use of their machines
for this work are surely doing their
bit, and the Red Cross will be very
grateful. The machines must be of a
make for which needles can be pro-
cured.
Mrs. G. L. Walker chairman Of the
knitting department is to be congrat-
ulated for her untiring efforts. Since
the organization on June she has
given out 1854 hanks Of yarn and BAT
articles have been turned In. The Bel
gian women are responding splendidly
to the call of the Req Cross, particu-
larly with knitting. OF the knitted
garments 124 were made by these pat
riotic ladies. One club of Belgian en-
thusiasts has only seven members and
since the middle Of September they
have turned in 81 knitted pieces. Jan
uary was the banner month for the
knitters. Mrs. Walker gave out 337
hanks from which 102 articles have
ben turned in.
In the six meetings of the gauze de-
partment afternoon and evening mem
bers of the class have made S3S surgi-
cal dressings. Mrs. L. A. Paradise is
chairman of this work and is proving
a very capable teacher. The remain
der of the meeting was taken up in
concert to be held Feb. and in the
Majestic theatre. This concert is to
be one of the finest affairs of its kind
and an announcement about tickets
will be made soon.
st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Aid
society will meet with Mrs. O. Kleinau
Of Carbon Cliff tomorrow afternoon.
The members will take the lis Rock
Island train from East Moline.
The gauze class of East Moline Red
Cross met yesterday afternoon. These
enthusiastic women made more mus
lin bandages to help the Moline chap
ter fill its large order for these arti-
cles. The afternoon classes are large
and the women are very enthusiastic,
but the evening class is very small,
although the work is so interesting
1t is hoped that the attendance at the
evening classes will improve.
Mrs. A. X Johnson was hostess to
members of the Plymouth Missionary
society yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T.
f. Van Meter read an excellent paper
on World Religion at the Birth of
Christ and afterward there was an
interesting discussion of the lesson
Mrs. Van Meter felt that she could not
serve as president any longer, as she
had so many other activities, but rath-
er than have her give up this office the
ladies decided to have the first and
second vice presidents take active
charge of the work. Mrs. Mary c.
Jones is first vice president and Mrs.
A. X. Johnson is second vice presi-
dent The society decided that it
would not serve refreshments at the
meetings from now on, but put in all
the time in study. Mrs. Johnson sery-
ed light refreshments yesterday.
Members of the Entire Nous Card
club appeared at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs l.. Studyvin Monday evening with
well-filled baskets of good things.
The affair was a farewell party for
Mrs. Michael Cairns, formerly of Sill
Wis, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Studyvinr Mrs. Cairns arriV-
ed Monday from Pocatello, Idaho, and
| the party was a great surprise to her.
{, The evening was spent visiting, and
the ladies had their knitting with
them A supper was served late in
the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cairns left
Tuesday for Chicago, where they will
make their home. Mr.. Cairns has Sc
cured a position with the interstate
commerce commission with headquar-
tiers in the Windy City.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wandless en-
tertained at the Mid-week Card club
at their home Monday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. U. R. Bell received the high
score favors, the all-cut going to
Charles Schmidt Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Ostroff were guests. Refreshments
were served in accordance with the
food administration Feb. IS the meet
ing of the club will be at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell.
| Red Cross workers Of WATERFOWL
have arranged for an attractive work
room in the old Jail, and the women
are asked to gather there Friday aft,
ernoon to help do their bit for the sol
diers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Tertipe are the
proud parents of little baby daugh-
ter, born Monday. The tiny girl weighs