Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
SlIVIS

SILVIS
Friday evening the members and
friends of the willing Workers class
of the Silvis Me norial Methods. sun
day school, taught by Mrs. Lottie Wash
burn, were entertained by the Misses
Hazel and Olive Eckhardt at their home
on Second avenue and Sixth street.
After the regular business. which fol-
lowed brief devotional exercises. some
time was spent in sewing for the Red
Cross. social hour followed and de-
licious refreshments were served by the
hostesses. Members of the class are
dorado Haskell, Gladys Roach. Winni-
fred Reed, Blanche Leasure, Florence
Nelson, Bernice Kincaid. Mildred Ad-
ans. Ruth Swank. Hazel and Olive
Eckhardt, Florence Washburn and Hell
en- Ball.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chapman
opened her home for the entertainment
Of the members and friends Of the La
dies Aid society of the MEMORIAL Meth
! odist church. After prayer and scrip
/ ture reading, some time was given to
! the regular business. Preceding re-
freshments served by the hostess, some
. time was spent in Red Cross work. A
/ large collection was taken in and IT
was a very pleasant and profitable
meeting.
i George Newton. owner and proprietor
of the meat market here. and who sus-
| week, is much improved.
| Word has been received here by
friends that Mrs. Bert Cook OF Silvis.
| who has been seriously ill for several
weeks, has taken sudden turn for the
better and hopes are entertained for
| her recovery. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook are
both at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Corryal, at Chickasha, Okla. They have
/ lived in Silvis about a year. but have
| made many friends here in that short
! time.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert LAHORE. former
! ly of Silvis, now of East Moline, have
purchased a lot on Fifth street and
Second avenue and will build a fine new
residence and return to Silvis to reside
next month.
fist church was entertlined by the COM
mittee at the church Wednesday after
noon. The hours sped rapidly with
Red Cross work and general sociability
preceding the serving of delicious re-
freshments.
The members and friends of the
Young Peoples Baptist union met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry john
Friday evening with 35 members and
four visitors present. After devotional
! exercises and the regular business. some
time was spent in games, contests and
conversation. Later, Mrs. johnson
I Mr. and Mrs. George w. Pike are
visiting with relatives at Phoenix,
Ariz.. and will be gone month.
Saturday evening the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Lithicun was the scene OF a
very pleasan social affair when they
entertained the members and friends
of the Entire Nous club.
Funeral services for the late Mrs l.
B. Faulkner of Tenth street were con-
Quoted at the Methodist church by Rev
I. B. Van Leer. Her sudden, sad death
occurred last Sunday evening. and she
To- s,tv nvr
of sorrcwing friends. and especially by
the Methodist church, of which she had
been member 10 years Mr.. Faux
, ner's mother arrived here from Penn
Sylvania to attend the funeral and VIII
remain indefinitely in Silvis.
A car ef coal arrived in Silvis Mon
day evening. and with the warm wealth
err CT Wednesday the coal famine is
abating in Silvis
, A cottage PRAYER meeting was held
at the home of Miss Ruth Swank Wed
: needay evening.
The employees of the Rock Island
railroad shops will work nine hours
quitting work each dav at 5 o'clock.
/ The home of Mr.. and Mrs. David Bev-
eredge was the scene of a most delight
, full surprise party Saturday afternoon
ana s Dy ths
Methodist church. 1t was farewell
party fer Mrs Robert NJ Wakefield. t.
whom the affair was a complete sur
: were very pretttly decorated for thu
. occasion with red. white and blue crep'
I tissue paper and flags. Tiny flags wer
: given favors and also used as place
cards. Music. games and contests wer
e the principal diversions of the occa
sion. The honoree was presented witt
a sun of money as a parting token o
esteem from the guests present
r. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Thomas are tn
parents eff baby hoy, born Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert II. Wakefield
: have gone to Birmingham to make thei
e home
Mrs. G. Timson will entertain tn
. Amcna class of the Baptist church mex
;. month
I Mrs whtmarsh and baby of Carbon
. CLIFF visited friends here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Draper are the parent
of bahv girl, born THURSDAY morning
Mrs. Emma Pottiger departed TO
Omaha THURSDAY evening in respons
! t" a telegram stating the sudden deaf
t of her cousin. Miss Ella Brown, VIII
\ was i'll only few moments with hear
= trouble.
): John Clark recovered from seriou
] illness.
: Mrs. Forrest Tubbs continues Yer
. i'll at the Lutheran hospital with ty
r being cared for in Silvis by Mrs. Enm
lTuhbs
:. Mrs. William Rail and two sister
visited Sunday in Moline at the HON
e Miss Blanche Bromley of Rock Is
land visited relatives here SUNDAY.
- Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Henr
: Johnson entertained the members an
friends cff the Amona class Of the Ban
fist Sunday school After the devo
t'onal exercises ard regular bushes
and social hour. Mrs Johnson serve
a delicious lunch. It was the occasio
= of the regular monthly business meet
n ing and sociable. 1t was very pleas
o an. and profitable meeting.
Wednesday afternoon the member
and friends of the Ladies' Aid soriet
= o fthe Baptist church were entertaine
: at the church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Silvi
Memorial Methodist church met at tn
church as usual. Lunch was served b
the committee. following the regula
business meeting. and some time sper
| IN Red Cross work and general socia
bilty.
PRAYER services were held at the Bar
fist church Wednesday evening. Th
cottage PRAYER meetings which wel
held at the different homes. in the in
terest of the conservation of fuel. hay
been discontinued for a time.
Bert Cock denarted for Chickasav
Okla. Monday in response 20 a telt
gram stating his wifes' serious Hines
at that place at the home of her moth
er. Mrs Corrvll.
i Mrs. Rose Foster of Rock Island Wis
Tilted here Friday and SATURDAY..
The Baptist Young Peonle's unto
will meet next Friday evening at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnso
on Sixth street and Second avenue.
Mrs. Andrew Parks spent Thursda
in the tri-citIes.
Mrs ]. n. I.eas"re has recovevre
from a severe illness
Mrs FRY and daughter Of Freenor
H.. were visiting relatives here Ia.
week.