Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-23
Club Celebrates Anniversary.

Club Celebrates Anniversary.
Mrs. Caroline Stolz in her home, POS
Third avenue. Moline, was hostess tot
the jolly Thirteen club yesterday on
the occasion of the 10th anniversary
OF the organization of the club. All
the members but three, Mesdames
Otto Adams, Carl WellnitZ and Peter
VanHorbeck, were present. their
places being taken by Mesdames May
Kerr, Stolz and Miss Anna StolZ. Ten
games of cards were played at three
tables and Mesdames Henry Lage, An
ton Steiner. and C. V. Hendricks, won
the high, second and all-cut favors.
the consolation prize falling to Mrs.
Alex Donald. The hostess was given
a prize since she was one of the or
ganizers of the club 10 years ago, four
Of the original members being guests
yesterday After the games the lad
les were invited to the dining room
where they were seated at one long
table and were served with delic-
iOus two course luncheon TOasts were
given by old and new members, each
expressing the wish that the club may
have long life Mrs. Emma Seibert
will be welcomed into the club at the
next meeting to be held again in the
home of Mrs. StolZ in three weeks.
kingsbury W.C.T.U. With Mrs. Arndt.
A goodly number of the members
of the Kingsbury branch of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
gathered yesterday as guests of Mrs.
Henry Arndt. 1898 Fifteenth street,
meeting in regular January session.
Readings were given by Mrs. Milton
Arndt, bride of last week. by Mrs. |
Henry Arndt and Mrs. B. E. Robb.
Mrs. S. NJ. Wilson gave an interest |
ing report of the 18th annual national
convention held at Washington, d. c.,
and two songs rendered at that time |
were sung by quartet composed of
Mesdames S. NJ Wilson. RAY Reddig, |
c. f. Richards and c. 0. Griffin. The !
society donated 81 to the soldiers
slipper fund being raised at st. An |
thongs hospital for sick soldiers. |
During a pleasant time of sociability |
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Milton |
Arndt, served nice lunch. The Feb |
ruary session will be with Mrs. ID. j. |
Witt. 1904 Fourteenth avenue.
Miss Bauer Announces Engagement.
At a lovely party given last evening
in her home. 1921 Thirteenth street, |
Moline, Miss Marguerite Bauer an
nounced her engagement and ap-
preaching marriage to Harry Fawcett |
of Lake Geneva. Wis, the ceremony
IN no of "a "A Of ho
home of the brides parents. The |
groom-to-be is the son of Mr.. and Mrs |
L. A. Fawcett of Lake Geneva and !
is employed as manager for the Allen |
Z. Peacock department store. The !
bride will be attended by Mr. Faw-
cett's sister, Miss Irene Fawcett, and I
Leon Larson of Moline will serve the !
groom as best man Rev. Leroy Coff-
man of the First Presbyterian church,
Davenport, will be the officiating
and the wedding march
will be PLAYED by Mrs. Carl Bauer Of
Rock Island
The announcement last evening was
made in a clever way At each place
at the dinner table was tiny en-
velope in which was heart cut into
many pieces and which when pieced
together contained the announcement
Of the engagement. Mrs. Roland Abra-
herself recent bride, being
the first TO reveal the secret. The
serving table was very pretty in its
appointments carried out in the we'd
ding colors, pink and white, which
We're suggested in the place cards, the
nut basket. favors and in festoOns OF
hearts that extended from the chan
lelier TO the corners of the table. the
table being centered with an enor-
nous bouquet of pink carnations.
Covers were laid for Is tri-city girl
friends. The after dinner hours were
spent informally, with games and con-
tests and music, prize winners in the
Games being Mrs. Verne Link and
Miss Henrietta Speck, both of Moline
4 number of parties have been ar
-anged to honor Miss Bauer, the first
If which is to be given Feb /, when
Mrs Crompton, 1911 Rock Island
street, Davenport. will entertain at a
o'clock dinner for her sister, Miss
Bauer attended the Moline schools
md high school and has been en-
Jl0yed in the New York store =
Camp Fire Girls Take Name.
Fifteen members of the newly organ
zed Camp Fire Girls OF Broadway
church were guests last
,yening of Miss Besse Ellwell in her
Iome. 1885 Twenty-third street, when
name was selected for the camp. The
iris selected Mesqraki as their offic-
al title and they decided to take up
led Cross knitting and bandage max
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