Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

Friends will be pleased to know
that Mrs. II. +. Anselme is resting
easy at the Lutheran hospital.
! Mrs Dick Bell returned Monday
[ from Streator, where she went to
attend the funeral of an uncle.
The Kens:ngton klub of Silvis
met with Mrs. Paul Luthicum of
Silvis. Sixteen members knitted
and discussed the Red Cross work.
They plan to have plenty of hand
work at the next meeting at the
home of Mrs W. d. Chapman. One
dollar fifty cents was taken in for
the lunch, which goes 10 the home
fund for the Red Cross.
Mrs. Ross Dick and Mrs. a. d.
Tart will be hostesses to the Ply
mouth circle Thursday afternoon,
when reports from the recent ba-
Ear will be heard.
The Elite club OF East Moline
went to Rock Island. where they
were pleasantly enterta med at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Van kerrO-
brock knitting and fancy work
took up the time. Covers were laid
for 10 at prettily appointed table,
with fern as centerpieCe. The
club always gives the hostess a
present, which was a pretty dolly.
Next meeting will be held with Mrs
Harry McMilIen, 1888 Tenth ave-
nue., East Moline
Mrs. Ross Dick is i'll with the
grip.
Thursday afternoon the Meth
odist ladies of Silvis will give an
Easter party to take the place of
the usual bazar. There is a splen-
did treat in store in the way of
music and a miscellaneous pro-
gram Each member has earned
one dollar and will bring a guest.
A silver offering will be taken.
Each one is asked to bring her
knitting and other Red Cross work
will be on hand.
The Watertown-East Moline w
c. T. L. met yesterday with Mrs.
J. V. Kennedy instead OF at the So
renson home. Mrs. Sorenson's
daughter Frances is i'll. The at
tendance was not very large There
was no new business taken up
Plans were discussed. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. Frank Freeman of Rock Is
land has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs Elizabeth Taze She left
YESTERDAY t. join her husband at
SCOTS Bluff Neb Mr. Freeman
has been cashier at the Burlington
depot in Rock Island for IS wears,
and has a similar rOsition with the
road at Scott's Bluff, where he went
six weeks ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth KnobloLgh. who
buried her husband at Pay City.
Mich. short time past. has come
to make her home with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Hillberg.
Edgar James has departed for
his school duties at Minneapolis
university after a short visit here
with his sister, Mrs J. l. Cramer.
Mr. and Mrs 4 l.. Cornell de- (
part soon for Oregon, where they
expect to farm 1
The Jolly 500 club meets tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. Helen
Niles.
George Pike. who is in the United :
States service, IS i'll at the home OF
his parents at SiIvis.
Several Baptist ladies met yes
terday and worked III the garment
room for the Red Cross.
East Moline chapter, o. f. S, met
last evening. Two petitions were
received. An invitation from Mo
line chapter to attend a past ma
irons meeting April Is was read /.
and accepted 1t is expected there
yesterday there was Il RduEc !
workers all day meeting at the Z.
Red Cross rooms. The morning at /
tendance was good More came in (
the afternoon. One hundred thirty (
two yards of gauze was made up. /
They meet again Friday afternoon |
Mrs. Henry Giesenhagen return I
ed Monday from Annawan and has /
been confined to her bed with the /
grip since.
Mr. and Mrs Clark Corbin of Sill 4
Wis returned yesterday from Mel /.
rose Park, where they have been /
spending a week with their daugh- +.
ter, Mrs Willard Warman.
The directors of the State bank /
have postponed their banquet until !
next week.
PRESIDENT BACK
OF PLAN FOR 1918
CHILDREN'S YEAR |