Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
Club Gives Local
Option Its Support

The Rock Island Womans club
meeting in February session Saturday
In Masonic temple. went on record in
favor of local option and by unan-
imous vote of the club endorsed the
work Of the local option committee.
The vote was taken following talk
given by Rev. u. A. Johnson, pastor OF
Central Presbyterian church. on the
subject Of cleaning p Rock Island in
which he told in a convincing manner
what is possible and what ought TO be
accomplished. Similar action was
taken by the civic department of the
club at a special called meeting held
in the temple previous TO the general
club meeting.
A number Of committees for the year
were appointed at this time, the pro-
gram committee 10 consist Of Mrs. X.
T. Anderson. chairman; Mrs. G. G..
Craig, Mrs Victor Stibolt Mrs E. j.
Long and Mrs. +. G. Frazer The con-
stitutional amendment committee is
composed OF Mrs G.. X Mxter chair
man. Mrs. J. X. Marshall and Mrs. h.
6. Frazer. Mrs Cora Eastman was ap-
pointed on the legislative committee
to take the place of Mrs. Grant HUT
berg. resigned.
Reports for the day included those
OF Mrs. {. f. Sharpe from the civic
department, who announced the en-
d0rsement OF the local option cam
paign, Miss Rosabel Stewart Of the
music department who announced that
3l2 names are enrolled in the depart
ment; Mrs. s. c. Taylor for the home
economics and pure food department
and Mrs. c. II. Castetter for the social
service department who announced the
resumption OF the gym classes at the
high school.
Mrs. c. w. Halves as chairman of
the committee appointed at the Jan
uary meeting to take action looking
towards the closing of the saloons of
Rock Island reported what action had
been so far taken.
The program of the afternoon was
given by Mrs. Rose Lutiger-Gannon
contralto of Chicago, with Miss E,ffie
Johnson of Rock Island as accompan-
list The program of 16 numbers was
beautifully given, Mrs. Cannon pos
sesslng voice of great sweetness
smoothness and she sang with pecul-
larly pleasing expression. She has a
wonderfully pleasing personality and
she captivated her audience with her
first appearance and held the closest
attention throughout the numbers.
She sang especially well "Garotte''
from "Mignon" by A. Thomas: Apple
Blossoms" by ksllie: "Gallie" by
Mokrejs. which number she repeated
at the insistent applause of the aud
fence; and zone Golden Day" by Fos-
ter. She gave as encore numbers
He Shall Feed His Flock" from the
Messiah" Deep River" by Burleigh
and How Many Times | Love YoG'
by Mennich. Miss Johnson at the
piano always assures confidence that
the accompaniment will be PLAYED
Just right and her intelligent interpre-
tation is always a pleasing part of a
program on which she appears.
The audience was one of the largest
OF the season, the temple being filled
almost to its capacity. The February
meeting since the organization of the
club has been complimentary to club
members through the kindness and
generosity of Mrs. 7. b. Davis, former
president of the club Though Mrs.
Davis is sojourning in California, the
meeting Of Saturday was again com
pimentary to the club at her request.
ana a telegram OF greeting was read
from her. Upon the suggestion of
Miss Georgia First night letter was
sent TO NJ RS. Davis at Beverley Hills.
Cal. thanking her for her considera-
tion, expressing the interest of the
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club In her welfare and wishing her
health and pleasure during the stay in
The west. Refreshments were served
at the close of the program, the first
since the beginning of the season
when they were discontinued in the
interest Of food conversation. An
nouncement was made that the club
membership up to Saturdays meeting
was S23 and 66 names were added at
that hlme as follows: Misses Marea
Lohse. Gladys Turner, Bessie Elwell.
Ella Dingeldein, Euphemia Billburg,
Mabel Bulger Blanche Bleuer. Marie
Carlson, Melba Carlson, Mary G..
Clarke, Mildred Hudson, Gertrude
Hohenstein. Anna NJ. Russell, Rosetta
Russell. Genevve Purcell. CberaI
Paulsen, Margaret Musfeldt, Mary
Mckinney. Helen A. Thiele, Charlotte
Lewis" Frances Chambers, Valerie
Chambers, Mary Santry, Bessie Borst,
Florence Dudley, Ruth McGinnis.
Hazel McGinnis. Anna Gillespie,
Annetta Horblit Dorothy Hor
blit, Mary Kettleson, Gertrude
Lewis, Edna Dierolf, Lillian Deisen-
roht. Marjorie Curtis, Ada Young.
Gertrude Turner. Marian Stoddard
irene Saulpaugh. Dorothy Rhoais.
Myrtle Jens. Helen LaVelle Katherine
fagan, Grace Duffy. Hazel Dofsou,
Henrietta Hanson, Alice Thiele. Mil
dred Schieberl, and Mesdames William
r.. stone, James Galbreath, J. NJ Stew
enson. Morris kautz. Henry Morris,
Maurice b. Kettleson, Harry C KeIen-
son, e. l.. Hainline, Jacob Crapser. Jaw
Swlsher, Forest Hainline. +
schneider, Earl Strupp, Harry f.
Rowe, =. H. Nicholas. Philip Weber
j, }. Glass. W. f. Keefer.
preceding the program Rev c p
CAelll addressed the club on the sub-
ject OF the patriotic camuajpn aet
ing the members TO give the movement
their support The club by vote en-
dorsed the campaign.
Robertson. kIOck,
ROCK Island friends will be interest
ed in the announcement of the mar
rage OF Samuel Robertson. son Of
Mrs Mary l.. Robertson, 905 Fifteenth
street and formerly of this city. but
now Of Denver. Colo, to Miss Ino-
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