Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
EAST MOLINE

The senior high school play Will
be given tonight at the Majestic
theatre Mrs G. a. Nelson has been
coaching for the play, The Mason
ic Ring" The cast of 10 characters
has been we'll chosen.
F. D. Miller, electrician, and
Ethel Morgan, machinist of Silvis,
went to Chicago the first of the
week and enlisted in the Nineteenth
Railway Engineering corps.
Mrs. Charles Young returned
last night from Des Moines, where
she has been since Saturday on
business trip. While there she Wis
tied friends at Camp Dodge.
THE Jolly 500 club met with Mrs
Anton Swenson yesterday after
noon for 500. When scores were
counted Mrs. \. Nelson received
a pair of hemstitched pillow slips;
second prize, bath towel, went to
Mrs. William Emmett; Mrs. George
Otte received consolation. The
rooms were very beautiful with
American flags Mrs. Swenson, as
sisted by her sister, Mrs. Oscar
! Youngren. served lunch. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Helen Niles.
E NJ Brown writes SilviS friends
from France, he is fine and having
the time of his life The boys are
+ all cheerful.
Yesterday was the regular meet
! ing day for the Plymouth circle
As usual, there was a good attend
ance. Quilting and piecing quilt
blocks was the diversion. Decision
was reached to send flowers to cir
Gle members only. Seventy dollars
was voted to the pledge and will be
paid to the church treasury. Mrs
HOlmie and Mrs. William McAlpine
served
Thomas Gainey of Carbon Cliff
will move TO the house recently
purchased at 437 Seventeenth ave
nue. and just vacated by the Earl
Bookman family. who are living at
All Sixteenth avenue
Paul Miller. who left Silvis in
June, writes Silvis friends from
somewhere in France" that he
can't tell the circumstances or con-
GitiOns, but he has just met his old
roommate. Charles Gilbert, who left
here six weeks ago, and he added
Nobody Knows How Glad ! Am"
The Quincy club of the ladies'
auxiliary OF the Eagles will sponsor
dance Saturday evening They
are earning money to go to the
grand lodge at Quincy the first
week of June.
Mrs Frank Shannon. formerly of
Silvis, is due to arrive in Monmouth
tomorrow. She and her uncle are
driving through from New York.
Mrs Shannon STAYED in New York
City until her husband sailed for
France.
The Silvis Red Cross met yester-
day and the chairman says they are
still pegging away on pajamas and
enjoying the work more every day
The gauZe tables were well filled
and. are turning out very neat work
Mrs Walter Schilling was hostess
TO the Methodist Aid society yester-
day. Ten members enjoyed the aft
ernoon on Third street hill The
ladies spent a busy time sewing
rags for rugs. They have plenty
Of quilting on hand for next meet
ing. which will be held at the home
Of Mrs Arthur Schilling on First
street hill Mrs. Julia Emmett was
elected secretary in place of Mrs.
NJ J. Adams, resigned The ladies
are selling shirt waist patterns and
have some very pretty ones left.
The Elite club meeting, postpon-
ed from Tuesday to yesterday, was
a very pleasant affair at the home
of Mrs. H. c. McMillen on Tenth
avenue. The usual social time was
enjoyed, with a dainty repast. Mrs.
Charles St Onge invited the ladies
TO meet with her in two weeks.
Buy a Liberty bond
WITTICK TRANSFERRED.
Eugene Wittick. son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Wittick. 104 Sixth
avenue, Moline, has been trans
ferred from naval base No. 10 to
the U. S. ship City of Lewes Wit
tick is now wireless operator Oh
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