Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
SOCIAL EVENTS
Miss kohn Talks of Pictures.


At postponed meeting of the
study department Of the Rock Is
land Woman's club. held yesterday
afternoon at Masonic temple, the
matter Of afFliating with one OF
more Of the other departments was
taken up and discussed pro and con
The department decided by unani-
nous vote to keep its own identity
as a department and not TO con-
sder further the subject Of Joining
another section of the club
The afternoon program was in
charge OF Miss Irma Kohn, who
gave an illustrated talk on the sub
tect Of pictures, their meaning, Sc
lection. etc Miss kohn had a large
number OF slides that were thrown
on the screen and by means of them
explained more explicitly the points
which she wished TO emphasize.
She made a plea for the expression
of each persons individuality in the
selection of pictures for the home,
warning each person 10 select those
pictures that are pleasing to that
person regardless Of what others
may say or what that person may
have read concerning pictures. The
talk was full OF interest to the lay
man as well as those especially in
terested n art
Following the program the COM
pany was invited TO the club dining
room, whore tea and cakes were
served. The serving table had a
pretty arrangamo1t a. ferns in a
bass 5ar. with sNam-Ocks on the
cloth. and here Ms. c 4 Roehm",
chairman ~ the department. and
Mrs Carl Rachow poured and mem
bers OF the department served
Officers Tee IF LeaRre Studios.
TIE sunday afternoon tea for ar
senal officers which has become a
very delightful weekly informal in
the Art League stuCioS under the
direction OF tie Tri-City Art league.
was unusually we'll attended sun
day. about one hundred guests en-
5oying the social hours together.
4 very attractive musical pro-
gram by two well known local ar
lists. Edwin Johnson, baritone, and
Robert Macdonald, pianist, both
now connected with the Great
Lakes Naval Reserve training sta
ton. Chicago. was q treat OF the
afternoon
Mr. johnson sang My Laddy,"
and Drink 10 Me Only With Thine
Eyes" to NJ. MacGonald's accom-
pauiment. and Mr.. Macdonald
played the 'Serenade" by Strauss,
arranged by Beach: Country
Dance by McFayden. and Fled
ermaus Waltz" by Strauss, the
Schutt arrangement.
Nj Johnson has been doing quite
little concert work in and about
Chicago since he entered the SER
vice. and he is very popular in the
musical circle Of the naval reserve
v here he is attached to an officers
STAFF and is doing some clerical
work Mr.. Macdonald also is in de-
mand and has been playing in CON
cert and accompanying at the
Beach hotel concerts, and other re-
cttals during the past winter. Mr.
Macdonald is here until Saturday
on brief furlough- Mr.. Johnson
is stopping at his home in this city
during his stay in the three cities
Mrs Phil Mitchell of Rock Is
land was hostess al the afternoon
tea, being assisted by members of
the league executive and some Of
the young ladies OF the three cities
who are members of the league and
its art classes.
The studio was made fragrant
and gay with spring blossoms and
potted yacinths, daffodiIs. lilies
tulips and other posies being ar
ranged about the room and on the
tea table