Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-17
SOCIAL EVENTS
Patriotic League CaIendar.

Patriotic League Calendar.
Tuesday evening Social dancing
class a. the Rock Island club, 80
10 o O'Clock No fee,
Thursday evening Military drill. /
Place OF drill will be announced
later.
AI Patriotic league members are
invited 20 these activities. All girls
NOS mem bers who wish to join may
Corlc and sign pledge cards which
tile secretary, Miss Marion Clark,
VIII have
That those in charge may know
each girl and with what league she
is affiliated. ideu -ifcaticu cards viii
he distributed this week at the va
rlous activities. Miss Clark, who
will be present Monday evening at
the rink. viii ask each girl as she
comes in TO skate. to register.
Names viii then he checked up
with membership cards and cards
Of Identification Will be issued.
This same form will be used at
the dancing class every week until
every cirl has her card. These
cards must be signed by the execu-
tive secretary and Couutersigned by
the president of each league. These
cards. which are small. should be
carried by every girl and used as
cards Of admiuance to the various
activities.
This means OF Identification is not
put into use TO exclude any girl
nor 10 deprive anyone Of this recTe-
T- So
that a girl who has not signed q
card. promising TO live up TO the
tulhlluent OF the pledge take &C
tive part in the classes.
1t is the desire Of the govern
menJ. Of the president, that every
young woman Join some league af-
flate herself with a group of other
girls and work with one aim in view,
namely. TO help in her way at her
work 10 WIN the war, for that is
primarily the purpose Of this whole
organization throughout the United
States, that the young women of
this nation may be brought together
in closer contact with one another,
that they may be made to feel their
Individual responsibility toward
winning the war by doing better
and more graciOusly what they un-
derlake; that they may be made to
realize that the country is depend
ing upon them to keep the stores
and factories going and to keep bus
mess normal. This large organ
izaLi0u Of girls, the Patriotic leagues,
thus forms a second line Of defense.
Y backing the first line of defense
the soldiers and sailors.
At present the classes offered are
mostly recreational, but that is, in
q way, what girl closely confined
all day needs during some of her
free hours. Psychologists say that
recreation is absolutely essential.
One Graves some kind of play; why
not have constructive recreations
and learn how to dance correctly,
10 drill perfectly? Rhythm, ODE
dience and concentration, these are
the hidden lessons learned during
the practice Of these exercises.
All activities are chapeToned and
every mother is invited to come
with her daughter to any and all
classes. The requirements now for
a modern wartime girl is that she
keep herself physically fit, mentally
alert and spiritually awake
Every girl may be a Patriotic
league member, may sign the pledge
card the government asks her to.
These classes are a common meet
ing ground for all girls. False So
ciaI barriers are swept away. The
girl Of high social standing in her
community stands side by side with
her less fortunate sister, who per
haps has been deprived of a home
and its broadening advantages.
So it is in time there shall be a
more democratic spirit among the
young women. They Will come to
regard others for their worth as
the soldiers do one another. Every
girl should be a true American pa
triOt, serve her community and her
country and take advantage of all
her country offers through these
leagues.