Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
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East Moline

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. McKanna left last
night for Caldwell, kans., called
there by the death of Mrs. McKen-
mas mother.
Dorothy Collier is i'll with tonsi-
! illus.
The Christian circle held an all
/ day meeting yesterday at the home
Of Mrs. Mamie Wallace, 1924 Sixth
avenue. Twelve ladies were pres
ent and quilted for the hostess. A
picnic dinner was served Next
: Wednesday the ladies will meet
with Mrs. Roy Williams to make
plans for the tea to be held Feb.
%, at one of the members homes.
Mrs. C. NJ Larson went to Gene
SEQ yesterday, having received word
that her mother, Mrs. Fred Schmidt,
was stricken with paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Potter of
Erie were over Sunday guests at
the Wyman Potter home.
Thirty-six members and friends
of the Loyal Daughters gathered
yesterday at the home of Mrs.
John Dawson on first street hill
to help celebrate her birthday an
niversary. Mrs. Dawson IS chair
man of the work committee and she
was presented with a spoon. Sew
ing blocks for a quilt was the di-
version OF the afternoon hours and
final arrangements for the Martha
Washington tea to be held Feb 81
at the Baptist church parIors were
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Potter have
had as their guests Mr. Potter's
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Sar-
gent and five children from Val
paraisO, Ind, who are en- route TO
their new home in Brownsville,
Texas.
Members of the Mid-Week Card
club of Silvis met with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Bell last evening. The
game of 500 was played at four
tables. Mrs. Glenn Walker held
the high score among the women
and received the prize. Charles
Schmidt drew the mems prize; Mrs.
H. j. Schmidt, all-cut and Mrs. E.
E. Hitler and Mrs. Frank Haddick
guest prizes. A bouteous dinner
followed the games Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Chapman will entertain in
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs H. l. Angevine
spent Thursday in Cambridge with
their son, L. L. Angevine.
The East Moline Thimble club
was entertained yesterday at a l
O'Clock dinner at the home of Mrs.
A d. Taft Fancy work was the
diversion of the afternoon hours !
She will leave for her new home at
Waterloo, March l. Mrs. J. H. |
Long will entertain in two weeks. |
Mrs. James Abrahams OF Mon /
mouth visited with her sister, Mrs. |
A. D. Taft, this week She was re
turning from Geneseo, where she |
attended the funeral of her sister |
in-Iaw.
A hard times country store dance /
will be given by the K. P. order No /
GIL, Wednesday evening, Feb. 49, /
Prizes to the value of SIS will be |
given for the best costumes. Mer- /
chants of East Moline donated these /
prizes.
Mrs. William briggs of Water
town is in Peoria visiting her /
daughter.
Leroy and Maynard Markes en- /
tertained ten boys last evening at a
Valentine party. The rooms were /
pretty with red hearts everywhere.
There were various games in
which boys delight: Each guest .
received a Valentine as a favor and
a delicious lunch was served by
Miss Alpha Barrett, sister of the
boy
William Hodges, formerly of
East Moline, but now of New
Brunswick, n J., is here greeting
old-time friends. He says Mr.. and
Mrs. K. c. Miller, formerly of this
place. are well and nicely located.
Chester ScheIlberg is married and
Housekeeping and C. R Silkey is
back from service and is in his
former position with the Wright
Martin Aircraft company.