Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-28
Mrs. Roy Swanson is entertaining
relatives from Galesburg.

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day at the church parlors. Mrs. Carl
HipsKind was hostess. Mrs. Henry
Bankhs was to have been, but owing
to sickness was unable to do so.
Twelve ladies answered to roll call
and spent busy afternoon with Req
Cross work. Mrs. Gene Wheatcraft
invited the society to meet at her
home in two weeks. Mrs. Hipskind
served a tasty lunch
Miss Nina Gill underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Moline
city hospital this morning. She has
been office girl in DR.. J. H. Long >
Office.
The Misses Verna Long and Bernice
Mason went to Galesburg last night
for weekend visit with Margaret
Pallon.
The ladies' of the Eastern Star will
serve fine dinner at Moose hall Fri
day evening at $50 for the Masonic
class Of Camdale that will be put
through the work Friday afternoon
and evening. All Mason members are
invited. Come have good time and
enjoy the ladies' cooking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Peterson and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Miller were joint en-
tertainers Thursday evening at fare
we'll party for Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Riskedahl, who left yesterday for Of
tawa. The game of 500 was played,
MOI DtcJya
dahl were prize winners. Mrs. Riske-
dahl was presented with a lovely seal
purse, which was much appreciated.
Following the games the guests en-
joyed some of Mesdames Miller's and
Peterson's good cooking.
Mrs. H. J. Schmidt of Silvis was in
a peck Of, trouble yesterday. She
was busy baking and cooking for a
birthday party for her niece, Matilda
Schmidt, and a friend, Ethel Kirkpat-
, rick. The cakes were done and so
! many candles ready to be set in the
lfrosting; the guests invited, when her
sister, Suzane McEarchen, came il
from school "alI broke out with the
| (pro) German measles" What will
l do?, says Mrs. Schmidt. I'll just
step over and tell my friend, Mrs
Shannon. No sooner thought thap
done. Now, what do you think hap
pened? Mrs. Shannon said, bring
your cakes and all the good things
and come right in. and the table was
laid for IA, with patriotic cOlOrs, and
just looked handsome. There were
guests there from the tri-cities and
East Moline. Games, music and So
ciability were enjoyed until late
hour. And sister Suzane had some
Of the birthday cake as we'll as the
measles, and, as in the fairy tales,
everybody was happy ever after.
There was fine time last night g:
the X. P. dancing party. Fifty cou-
, Piles danced to the music Of Jones
Jazz band. There will be another one
| in March.
Frank Shannon writes from New
York City to his mother in Silvis. Hs
is enjoying himself. He is with the
Three Hundred Second SOmpany of
engineers and plays the coronet in
|
Gently in New York when the Sew
enty-seventh infantry was there. His
wife is located there and Frank gets
an over-Sunday furlough real often.
Charles Young of Silvis writes from
| Caspar, Wyo., that he has a chain OF
seven hotels on his division. He is
with the commissary department for
the Grier Hotel company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross have ar
! rived in McGehee, Ark, where Mr.
Ross is transacting business.
F, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Chapman were
royal hostesses, last evening to the
Mid-week Card club of Silvis. Cards
were played at four tables. As<usual
Mrs. Dick Bell carried home the la
dies first prize. Tom Wandless and
Charles Schmidt were both born un.
der lucky stars, the former winning
| the high prize, the latter the all-cut
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ransom invited
| the club to their home in two weeks
! Mrs. Chapman served a lovely lunch
| at the small card tables.
| Yesterday at noon there was a pref
ty wedding at the Congregational
parsonage, Rev. A. X. johnson Off
ciating, using the ring ceremony
Miss Eva Erickson OF Rural town
ship and Thomas Schofjeld Of Sher'
rard were united in marriage. The
attendants were Ruth Erickson, sis
ter of the bride, and Doris Schofield
sister s Of Of the groom. The bride was
born and reared in Rural township
The groom was the first child born
in the village OF Sherrard. They W.T.
20 to housekeeping Immediately or
a farm near Sherrard.