Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
DRURY

A meeting was held at the Baptist
church Friday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing the town of
Drury in the fourth Liberty loan and
for other activities such as the Red
cross, Y. NJ e, a, war savings cam
Tor the duration of the war are:
President, Rev. l.. l.. H. Winter: sec
rotary, E ID. Morse; treasurer, Thorn
as watson Those to canvass school
RICkett and Ed Martin; Pine Bluff,
Z. u. Morse and o. A. Narman,
Druy Landing and Bay Island, Harry
Sell and Adam GOrham; Wrayville,
9. y. Foster and William Workman /;
Hazel Den, John G. Powell and %.
L Taylor French, James +. Fowler
and william Ryan; Thornton Mil
lard Miller and Fred Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. l. Ripley have
other points in Iowa, to visit hela-
tiveS.
Miss Minnie Meyer arrived satur-
day from Chicago and is visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
William Meyer and family Of Han
nibal, Mo. mOtored here in their car
and are visiting their sister, Miss
Minnie, and d brother Albert from
Oklahoma City, who has been visit
ing here the last two weeks.
MI and Mrs Q, Kellar and Mr.;
and Mrs. g. IL. Foster have returned
from Springfield, where they attend
ed the state fair. They made the
Mr. and Mrs. Edward FeIdnan and
daughter, Miss Nellie, and Mr. and
Mrs. c, .. Foster motored to Wilton,
Iowa. sunday, where they visited rel
atives, returning in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. August Blessing,
night and sunday at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs L. Shirley
Mrs. o J Shirley returned 10
Msscatine saturday, having spent
the week visiting her daughter, Mrs
j. il. Bendle. and son, L. Shirley
Mrs. H Fryermuth and daughter.
Miss Josie of Muscatine, are visiting
a t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mr., and Mrs. Everett schafrer of
New Boston and Mrs. Fred Nuss-
baum Of Moline spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Nuss-
baum.
Air. and Mrs. s W. Ellsworth and
family Of Atalissa, Iowa, spent
Z uesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
c. II. Foster.
Mrs. Emma wakeiand and daugh-
ter, Mrs Julia Agy, and little son or
MllersbuFg, Ill. are spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs c. H. Fos-
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Springborn
and the Misses Mabel and Pearl An
pie Of Muscatlne spent Tuesday at
the d. A Kleist home.
Rev. L. L H Winter and family
called on friends in Bay Island last
week.
Mrs William Frvermuth Of wrav-
vile and Mrs Albert Workman Of
Eliza spent Wednesday with Mrs
Robert Workman.
MISS Grace Fryeruuth returned n
Muscatine Thursday, having spent
the last two weeks visiting relatives
in this vicinity.
Messrs. Briars Watson. J. L. Gil
lett and D a. Kleist spent Thurs
day In Davenport and Rock Island.
The executive committee in charge
of the management Of the annual
held in Powells grove. Saturday.
Sept. 7, requests that all of the sun
day schools carry the national flag
and their church service flag. in ad
dltlOn to their banners. in their par
ade, hnnoTing the young men who
are now in the United States ma
tional army. and to show appFecfa-
ton for what they are doing for
their country's welfare. The com
nittee also requests that the differ
ent communities represented that
day also bring their service flags for
display, II is also requested that. in
order 10 promote a patriotic as well
as religious spirit, each school be |
abba 10 join in singing the national !
hymn at the close Of the program.
Fourteen ladies who are interested |
In Red Cross work met at the home I
n Mrs. William Ripley Tuesday aft |
arnOOn where they did quite a large
amount Of sewing for the soldier |
bows also making 20 garments for |
the Belgian children