Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-23
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
East Moline Society

Last Moline Society
Plans for the community concert to
be given by the Red Cross organiza-
ton Of East Moline are moving along
swimmingly. Reports of the commit
tee in charge at the meeting OF the
Red Cross executive board last even
ing were very satisfactory. The Bel
gian band will furnish the music and
those taking part will not only dress
in national costume. but the songs will
be sung in the native language. The
people taking part and all the rest of
the community are very enthusiastic.
The Greek-Americans have already So
licited for $500 tickets. The Negroes
and Belgian-Americans are also doing
their best to make this concert Ne
most successful community affair ever
given in East Moline. Mrs. Faye
Hough Mccarthy of Rock Island will
be the principal participant Of the
American section of the program.
Mrs. Mccarthy is talented reader
and great favorite with East Mo-
liners. The entertainment will be
staged two evenings, and the commit
tee hopes to put it On Feb. and s.
The tickets will be IS cents and there
will be plenty of room for everybody
who wants to attend.
Gauze workers are steadily increas-
ing in numbers, and yesterday there
were more than ever at the rooms to
do the work. Sixteen dozen gauze
strips were made and dozen other
surgical dressings by the afternoon
and evening classes together The
aprons to be used in the work have
arrived, and those who have not yet
received theirs are asked to get them
as soon as possible. Mrs. Walker had
two very apt pupils in her knitting
class yesterday, and also distributed
quite little yarn. Friday is the next
regular meeting day of the gauze
classes.
Ladies' auxiliary Of East Moline
Eagles will hold their regular meet
ing tomorrow evening at the Eagles
hall. There will be no public card
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party on Friday.
There will be an important meeting
of the library board at the library
rooms Friday evening at 1880. 1t is
imperative that every member be pres
ent.
Very few people realize how much
pep and enthusiasm the women of
Silvis have put into the Red Cross
work. The following report shows
however, that these Industrious ladies
are faithful and capable workers. The
rooms at Silvis have been open since
the middle of July. Two days week
all-day sessions have been held only
since the last of October, but Silvis
women are centering workers and sc
have accomplished great deal. Ii
KNITTED work, Sc sweaters, &c pairs Of
socks, seven mufflers, six pairs o.
wristlets, and IA helmets. The gauzt
class has turned in altogether Las
surgical dressings; 979 of these dress
iings were taken down to Moline las
Monday. The garment department ha.
completed and turned in six dozen pa
jamas, 10 dozen bed shirts, six dozer
Nnightingales, three dozen hot watel
bottle covers, IA comfort bags have
been filled, two dozen operating leg
gings and three dozen towels. Yes
terday the rooms were filled and {
very successful day put in. Tomorrow
=; the Methodist Aid society will hold az
all-day session at the Red Cross head
quarters. IA order to conserve fuel thu
women ae endeavoring to heat thu
rooms with oil heaters, but If this i:
not satisfactory the rooms may b
open only, one day week until warm
er weather.
In order.tO raise money for HON,
knitting fund the Red Cross of .Silvi:
will give benefit next WednNsda,
afternoon and evening A card party
will be held at the Odd Fellows hall
and there will be knitting and dom
moe party at the home Of Mrs. Jane:
Shannon in the afternoon, and in thi
evening the Odd Fellows hall will b.
the scene Of stag party. The admis
sion to these affairs is % cents ant
!; every one should do their bit by at
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tending.
The Kensington club of Silvis helt
; splendid meeting at the home O
Mrs. ]. H. Fowler yesterday after
noon There were several visitor.
present, the guests being Mrs. Rober
} Ransom, Mrs. John Schwartz, Mrs. Nc
Hendricks and Miss Grace Muller o
Sherrard A feature of the Afternoon
was the reading of letter which Mrs
L. T. Outten of East Moline, who is {
member of the club, had written to thu
ladies' Mrs. Outtep is spending the
winter in Florida, and her friends
were very glad to hear from her. Thu
hours were spent with knitting ant
the hostess served refreshments. Mrs
siDick Bell will be the hostess to thu
club members in two weeks.
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