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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

If you want TO be comfortable buy
q Paris fTccK this season. Some
how or other Paris has kept to
short skirts. The long tight skirt
is a truly American made style and
while we want to boost American
made things there are q great many
women who much prefer TO follow
the French and retain the comfort
able short dress.
Not only are they wearing them
shorter but they are wearing them
shorter than ever. This one, how
ever, is not Il hit too short for the
younger women and girls II is Il
charming afternoon or restaurant
frock of navy blue crepe de chine
trimmed with 4 broad band Of fur
The motifs on the blouse and the
design on the skirt are embroidered
III silver. The lines Of the frock
are very simple with no freakish
panels. or draperies
Satin pumps are worn with II and
!. may he noted here that satin
fOotgear is about the smartest new
thing of the hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

Every woman nowadays is TAX
ing a long ecstatic look into a shop
window and then rushing straight
into the millinery department and
p spending the better part of an aft
ernoon and her husbands weekly
pay check for the "smartest little
hat in the store"
The millinery salons are over
crowded. AS the mirrors are pick
ed up to get a better view of the
hack or side of a hat there appear
puzzled frOwnS, satisfied smiles,
admiring gasps and delighted obs
and abs. And finally after looking
for the last time at the hat which
costs twice as much as she wants
to pay, the hat shopper decided on
one which is really quite smart and
rfily ten dollars more than she had
decided she could afford. Yes, in
deed, the hunt for the spring hat is
one of woman's favorite indoor
sports before the snow has left the
ground.
These two hats pictured show the
tendency toward the small. tight
Grting hats made of straw and satin
combined. The one above is black
hemp and satin with French ostrich
tips curying over the brim in the
back 1t is more picturesque
bennett than the one below. Tete
de nigre satin with the same shade
of straw braid forms the shape
which is decidedly chic and attrac-
tive. The feather trimming is again
used this time in the form of two
,uncurled plumes set at a smart an
gle on the upturned brim-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Phlathea Glass Coffee.

Mem bers of the Philathea class
of the First Baptist church enter
tanned friends to the number of 40
last evening ar a coffee in the
home of Miss Bessie Riess, 1S0612
Second avenue During the fore
part OF the evening the company
was occupied with needle work
and later there was a short pro-
gram consisting Of a reading by
Miss Violet Pascoe. voca! numbers
by Miss Bessie Riess with Miss
Myrtle Summers at the piano;
reading by Miss Eva SunmOnds, a
vocal quartet by Misses GwenolIa
ConnelI, Emma Petit, Mabel Sun
dehn and Myrtle Summers with
Miss Emily Sundehn at the piano.
Refreshments were served and the
affair proved most delightful one
The sum of 81 was cleared for the
class treasury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

Evelyn Greeley, the pretty young
star who plays opposite Carlyle
Blackwell in World pictures, is an
advocate of the love me love my
dog" theory. She has perfectly
good reason for backing the the
DRY. And Glad" is the reason.
Glad" be it known, is a rather
nondescript sort of dos, that is,
Glad" looks like that kind of dogS
but really isn't. You see, Mss
Greeley was presented with Glad
by one of the survivors Of the fight
at Fumes, only twenty-eight of the
original company are left of the
immortal 800 that went into the
fight that day against the cock
Chafers," the crack Prussian regi-
ment. and beat them to a frazzl-.
In the letter Miss Greeley received
with the dog she was told that he
had been given his name because
from the day he came TO them and
had been trained to carry messages
from the trenches back to the regi-
ment'S headquarters, they had cal
led him Glad, and glad they were
when he was the only living crea-
ture that could and did go through
the hail Of bullets and shells C.
carry word to bring up ammunition
which was badly needed. In fac,
at the time the boys had only
enough ammunition Tor their ma
chine guns to last a matter of min
utes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
ZwickCr-Kint Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Zwicker. 241z
Seventh avenue, announce the en-
gagement and approaching mar
riage of their only daughter, Maria.
to Ralph Kint. son Of Mrs. G. Kint,
Of Oalwein, Iowa The wedding
date has not been announced, but
it will probably be some time in
the near future.
Miss wicker is a graduate of
the Villa de Chantal, and one of
the very popular members of the
younger set.
Mr.. Kint is connected with the
office staff of the c. r. I. Il p. lines
in Rock Island. where the new
home will be located.
A number of parties are to be
given for the bride-to-be. The an
nouncement of the engagement
was made to immediate relatives
and close friends at little dinner
Of the week at which Mr.. and Mrs.
wicker entertained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Baptist Mission Society.

Mrs. S. j. Woodin in her home,
1904 Second avenue, was the host
ess to the woman's Mission society
of the First Baptist church yes
terday at the monthly session
There was a large attendance of
the members and the leader of the
day was Mrs. Kate Eye and the
topic Oriental Women in Indus
try" Papers were given as fol-
lows: What L Saw in India" Mrs
Eye; Chinese Burden Bearers"
Mrs. E C. Fisher; "Coal-heavers If
Japan" Mrs. J L. Hickey; Rug
Factories in Turkey" Miss Dor
othy Sangren; "Japan's Greatest
Menace" Mrs. Fred Mann. Mrs
Mann also favored with a vocal
number. Plans were made for the
annual praise and prayer service
which will be held the second Fri
day in March. Mrs. Thomas
Journy resigned the place as sec
rotary of the society and Mrs.
George Lee was appointed to take
her place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

unusually gifted composer, who
has to his credit a mass of cham
her music, sonatas. quartets and
trios arranged for strings.
The Arensky number is perhaps
not so well known, but is one of
the very Russian things this writer
Of wonderfully tuneful music has
given to the public. The four move
ments of the ArensIy trio-the al
legro, moderate, the scherZo-so
full of breeziness and beautiful
music-the elegia and the allegro
sion troppo leave little to be de-
sired. either individually or collec-
lively. in the way of exquisite mel
odies.
The trio of artists. Ludwig Beck
or, violin; Carl Brueckner, cello,
who is the special soloist of the day,
and Rudolph Reuter-, piano, will be
assisted by Mrs. T. D. Starbuck,
piano, of Davenport, accompanist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
GiDespie-Murray Engagement.

The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Nellie Murray of
Moline to John Gillespie of Rock Is
land was announced at a party Civ
en- by Miss Gertrude Under, 1855
Thirtieth avenue, Moline. Thursday
evening. Guests were members of
the True Girls circle of Kings
Daughters and as they assembled
Mrs. Mabel Hays played the we'd
ding march from LOhengrin while
little Miss Helen Ward and CIar-
ence Truesdale, dressed as bride
and groom, descended the stairs.
Hiss Ward carried a bouquet of
pink and white flowers with
shower effect of pink hearts. Each
heart contained a sentence, which,
when read, disclosed the secre.
The evening was spent with games
and contests. In an auto romance
contest Miss Edna Carlson was the
rize winner and in another con-
test Mrs. Arthur Little of East Mo-
line was fortunate. After the games
the guests were summoned to the
dining room where a delicious
three-course lunch was served. The
table was beautifully decorated in
pink and white, candles and stream
ers being effectively used and a
centerpiece of pink and white mar
cissus completing the picture.
Miss Murray is a Moline girl, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Murray of 2944 Eleventh avenue b
and a graduate of the high school
with the class of 1915. She is en-
ployed at the Oliver Chilled Pillow
works as bookkeeper. Mr.. Giles
pie has made his home in Rock Is |
land for some time and is employed /
at the same place. No date is an /
for the wedding. but sew |
eral prenuptial events are being /
planned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Sale Clears 81.

The proceeds from the parcel post
sale of popcorn and candy at the
Horace Mann school, sponsored last
evening at the school building by
the Parent-Teacher association, net
ted $14 which will be used for the
benefit of the French orphans
which the school and association
have adopted. E. L. Philbrook con-
Quoted a community sing and an
mpromptu program was given by
Miss LaVerne Wood, who read,
Mrs. Marshall and Miss Rosabelle
Stewart, who sang a duet and Miss
Stewart who gave a solo number.
To Mrs. Willetts was given the
hand painted set awarded by the
association in a contest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
BY HENRY TURNER BAILEY
Children'S children are the
crown of old men; and the
glory of children are their
fathers. Prov. 11:6.

glory of children are their
fathers. Prov. 1875
Shake hands. Dad How many
children call you that? There are
five who have called me Dad or Pa
or Poppy. Excuse me for men
tioning it, but | want you to know
that l am no mere theorist in this
matter of being the father of fam
lily.
Now here is some straight stuff:
1t is fathers duty to give some time
every week to his boys and girls.
The only time 1 have been able to
give to mine is Sunday. My Sun
days have belonged to the children.
have been to church and Sunday
school with them always. because
in the light OF some hundreds Of
years of history, there is nothing
that yields better returns. in the
long run, than habitual reverence
for God. only those who believe
in God do good in private" say the
French.
Sunday afternoons We have al
ways taken a walk, when the
weather permitted, or if too stormy.
we have read story books together.
or have made various kinds OF
scrap-books.
In our walks we usually had d
definite objective. We went to see
somebody, or to get a particular
view, or to visit our favorite trees.
or to look for some one thing in
particular We counted birds
nests one trip; on another we
searched for cocoons; on a third,
searched for cocoOns; on a third we
could discover; or looked under
pieces of wood and bark; found the
smallest growing things; collected
leaves or see packs OF as many
kinds as possible; learned the wild
flowers. the birds, the butterflies
and moths. the ferns, the trees, the
made collections of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Honoree Post NuptiaI Party.

Mrs. c. A. Landers who before
her marriage was Miss Hilda Ham
mer, was the honoree at a linen
shower given last evening by Miss
Ella Samuelson in her home. 1925
Eighth avenue, Moline. Fifteen
young women were the guests and
occupied themselves with their
needlework, later enjoying games
and dancing. Refreshments were
carried out in pretty blue and
pink color scheme, the wedding
cOlOrs of the honoree. The house
was frightened with pink and blue
sweet peas and daffodils aud mar
cissus. Mrs. Landers was left with
many nice gifts of linen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Can't Eirnre IL Ont.

Dorothy Gish doesn't know
whether she's flattered or not. She
received a letter from an admirer
in Japan the other day in which he
evidently intended to convey the in
formation that the japanese fans
are Just crazy" about Dorothy But
the wording of his letter was, You
make everybody in Japan insane
with your acting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Barbara Frietehie Tent Session.

Barbara Frietchie tent No. 81,
Daughters of Veterans, met in reg
Ular session at Memorial hall last
evening with a large number in at
tendance. The newly installed Of
ficers filled their chairs for the
first time. A large amount of bus
mess was transacted and commit
tees were appointed by the presi-
dent for the ensuing year.
Plans were made for a series of
coffees to be given for the flag
fund. This flag fund is for the pur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Mrs. Brandelle Aid Hostess.

Sixty members and friends of the
Ladies' Aid society of Grace Luth-
eran church were guests yesterday
of Mrs. G.. A Brandelle in the
church parsonage. The usual de-
votionaI services and a reading by
Miss Mabel Arnell composed the
program Report of the parcel post
sale and coffee held recently show
cd that S51 was cleared. A de-
hghtful lunch was served in the
course Of the afternoon, and the
affair was much enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Silver Cross Circle.

The Silver Cross circle of Kings
Daughters was entertained yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. Leo Larkin
IN her home, TIA Twenty-frst
street, the time being occupied with
sewing for the visiting nurse and
the Red Cross. Plans were dis
cussed for a card party to be held
in the near future, the time and
place to be announced later. Re-
freshments were served during the
social hour. The March meeting
will be with Mrs. a. T. Huesing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Another HONEYMOON.

Marguerite Clark seems always to
be having honeymoons. She has
just completed her last picture,
Three in Crowd" and has taken
of her vacation by hav-
ing another honeymoon with her
Lieut.. Harry p. Williams.
we might call it a runaway
vacation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Gloria Del Mission Class,

Twenty members of the Gloria
Del United Presbyterian church
gathered last evening at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Charles G. Mann,
1920 Twelfth street, for a mission
study. The text book, Missions in
India" by Mary ]. Campbell, was
taken for study, with Mrs Mann as
the leader. a delightful social
time followed the study.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Sunshine Girls Entertained.

Miss Vera Smith in her home,
1911 Forty-fourth street, was host
css last evening to the Sunshine
Girls of Edgewood Baptist church.
The time passed all too quickly
with games, music and in the serv-
ing of refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Broadway Ladies' Meet.

A largely attended and very de-
lightful meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
society of Broadway Presbyterian
church was held yesterday after
noon at the church parIors.
Luncheon was served at 1890
o'clock and following d business
session the ladies made and re-
paired Red Cross garments. The
next, the annual meeting, will be
held at the home of Mrs. Frank
Mixter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Miss Claire Lois Butter Lee.

Miss Claire Lois Butler Lee, a
public school teacher of Wichita,
Ran, will leave shortly for France.
She will work in the devastated
parts of the French republic, assist
ing in the reestablishment of the
schools which are being made ready
again for the children robbed of
their education by the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

Ninety thousand Ontario. Canada.
women signed the franchise petit
ton in 1917, and are now eligible
and fully qualified to vote for
those who are to represent them in
thelegiSIature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Program Twilight Recital

Sundays twilight musicale at the
Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, iN to
have an unusually pleasing pro-
gram. The Mendelssohn trio fo-
violin. piano and cello is one of the
most graceful compositions by this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Broadwa Teachers Conference.

Officers and teachers in goOdly
numbers of Broadway Presbyter-
ian church gathered for luncheon
and conference last evening at the
church. Plans for the future OF
the Sunday school were discussed
and it was decided to decrease the
size of the classes and enlarge the
teaching force
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
Social Announcements.

The annual fathers and sons
banquet at the Gloria Del United
Presbyterian church will be held
Thursday evening at 1880 at the
church. Supper will be served by
the ladies of the church and the
affair is for all fathers and sons OF
the community.
A card party will be given Mon
day evening at the Jewish Social
center The game of 500 will be
played and the affair is for mem
bers and their friends.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-04-10
GIRL ROBBED Of HER
. LIBERTY BOND BY A
COMMON SWINDLEA
GIVES Up Her Securities and Gets $40
and Worthless Stock in
Exchange.

The government has determined or
gained or selfish propaganda that
tends to spread doubt as to value of
Liberty Bonds or results in getting
The bonds out Of the possession of the
people must stop, or the offenders will
feel the heavy hand Of justice.
1t is time such action was taken. The
pirates Of promotion" have even
stopped to preying upon girls who
work in offices.
A banker tells Of a case in his office
where a girl employee was about to buy
stock in copper mining company
which copper men say they never
heard about.
Another girl, friend of the bank
officials clerk, had been induced by
broker to part with her $50 Liberty
Bond in exchange for stock in the min
ing company. few days later tho
broker Informed her she was entitled
to dividend, and thereupon the brok-
er paid $40 to her.
This influenced her imagination so
much that she went about telling the
remarkable story TO her girl friend
and advising them to sell their Liberty
Bonds and buy the wonderful stock
that paid 500 in dividends three days
after she bought it, and which, the
man said, was going to pay so much
more.
What are you going to do?' the
bank official asked Of his girl clerk.
Give my Liberty Bond to the broker
for the mining STOCK was the answer
you will do no such thing if
can prevent you," said the official. az
is bold-faced robbery"
Then he went on to explain that con.
per mines are making little or no
money now, and not one in all tho
world is earning enough to pay such
dividends to stockholders, He told
her the broker who sold that stock
to the girl swindled her out of hey
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-04-10
"PRO DEO EFT .PATRIA" SLOGAN
Priest Has Plan to Help His Church
While Helping the Government.

Rev. Charles l.. van Tourenhout
rector of the Catholic Church at Ste
Genevieve, Mo-, is putting into effect
a plan he devised for supporting his
government and at the same time pro
vfding extra support for his parish.
I'VE are now making house-to
house visit" he says, leaving Thrift
Card in every homeland having il
filed by Easter for the benefit of the
church. l know from past efforts that
this is a sure means Of helping the
Government and the church"
He will do all in his power, he de.
clares, to boost the Victory Liberty
Loan. in doing so he combines pa
triotism to country and zeal for thu
welfare of the church.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-04-10
METHODIST LEADERS
RETURN FROM FRANCE.

Three prominent leaders OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
have Just landed in America, after
spending two months in Europe, where
they went for tie purpose Of investi.
gatirg actual conditions and deciding
upon program for the expenditure Of
S5,OOO,O0O, which sum will be allotted
to European ppbuilding by the Cento,
nary Commission Of the denomination
The three returning church leaders
are Bishop James Atkins, Chairman Of
the Centenary COMMISSION; Bishop
Walter Lambuth, who has been in Eu'
rome for nearly q year in tho interest
Of his church; end DR.. w. W. Pinsol
General Secretary of the Mission
Board.
Dr. Pinson and Bishop Atkins re-
turned to the headquarters Of the de
nomination at Nashville the latteg part
of the week. and Bishop LambuS went
directly to It's home at Cakd2le, Cali
fornia.
While the plans for the European
work have not been announced IS yet
the returning nembers Of the commits.
sion say that they have mapped out +"
'vcey satisfactory program and thu
five million dollars OF the CeAto2alS
fuad will re expended in upDuiId.aR
schools and churches in the deqastat"
.nds Of Belgium. Italy and FraaeN-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-04-10

The American Expeditionary Force
ard the U. s. National Army together
constituted the largest body Of clean
young men ever assembled. The army
and navy carried on the biggest cam
paign against sex immortality and its
serious consequences that the world
has ever known.
The program adopted involved the
wholesale disregard of our age-old
prudery and that conspiracy OF silence
which has been so well maintained. 1t
included the public discussion of dis,
eases heretofore considered only by
physicians and small groups OF REFORM
ers. But the American army was pre-
pared to smash any precedents which
tended to obstruct its effectiveness,
and prudery was not to be considered
beside the health and fighting quail
ties of our forces. American mothers
and fathers were willing to sacrifice
their sons to the honorable wounds or
battle, but they wanted the returning
veterans to reach them as whole and.
healthy in their morals as they were
when they left. American women rea!-
ized the fact that this problem would
have vital effect on them and their
children And the American army and
navy were fully alive to the fact that
a more efficient force could be OBJ
tanned by the eradication of venereal
diseases than by the elimination OF
wounds. This statement may sound
Incredible, but the experience OF the
armies of European nations proves 1t.
"The number of syphilitics in the
army must certainly be several hun
dreds of thousands. Since the war be
gan a total equivalent to sixty divi
sions has been temporarily withdrawn
from the fighting because of venereal
diseases" vienna Report) - Jour
nal of the American Medical Associa'
ton, March 10, 1917.
Thousands upon thousands are
withdrawn from the fighting line for
weeks. But they are not only missed
as fighters; they also cause expense
and great obstruction through their
transportation back home, and through
the necessity of establishing hospitals
for thousands who were not wounded
by the enemy. They burden the doc
tors so necessary for the care of the
wounded. PROF. Albert Neisser
Frankfurter Zeitung, January, 1915.
Read what Surgeon General Gorgas
has to say on the subject:
"To the commanding general, th
loss Is greater for man who con
tracts gonorrhea than for a man whQ
is shot through the thigh, and, even II
the commanding general could lay
aside all question of morality he would
probably choose the eradication of We
nereal diseases. rather than the pre-
vention Of wounds"
Before the draft, we knew little or
nothing Of the extent of our own dan
ger. But with the draft came physi
cal examinations, and we could nc
longer evade the appalling facts. Our
country, like the countries Of Europe,
was suffering from scourge costing
nearly as much in life, happiness,
and money as all other diseases com
bined. 1t was shown, moreover, that
these diseases were not confined to
any one class of men, but that they
existed in families of every class: that
they were not diseases of large cities
alone; the small town and country dis