Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Peter Pontikes Wed
To East Moline Girl
81 At Greek Ceremony

AT Greek Ceremony
Eat an elaborate ceremony per- !
brmed' yesterday afternoon at $3.50 |
4 the Greek church in East Moline,
one Of Rock Islands prosperous |
business men, Peter Pontikes, Of !
the Deluxe Sweet shop, this city, !
became a benedict when he mar
He'd Miss Theosane Kolonolos of
East Moline. Immediately after
the ceremony the celebration
started at the Moose hall. where
IT'S relatives and friends gathered
70 start the bride and groom on
their Journey.
Dinner was served and late in
the evening the company repaired
tp the home Of the bride. where
they remained until 4:30 this
morning. when Mr.. and Mrs. Pom
tikes left on a wedding trip to Chi
cago, from where they will go to
New York. Their honeymoon trip
will last over next week. The
groom is associated with his broth
ers In the Deluxe Sweet shop at
Eighteenth street and Second
avenue.
Armstice Party Heads Y. W.
Activities.
The armistice day party tomor-
row evening at the Y. w. C. A. will
be the event Of this week at the as
sociation. Every girl in the city.
Whether or not she is a member.
y invited to attend, and special
invitation is made to the business
girls and women Of the city. Cards
announcing the party have been is
sued and distributed to the business
girls. 1t is being called a rip
rparing rally" as Billy Sunday
would say.
There will be special music and
q general good time for all. and
the affair will be free. Games will
occupy a part Of the evening,
which will start at 1870
Miss Alice McNulty, physical d.
rector of the association, has re-
turned from the New York Health
conference and is to start gymnas-
iiim classes this week. The Tues
day noon game hour Is to be start
ed, and the girls are welcome to
come to the association and bring
their lunches and enjoy cup of
coffee, which will be served them
free of charge. This plan has
been adopted instead of the noon
day business girls lunches which
were served each Tuesday and
Wednesday during the Sunday
campaign. Wednesday noon the
! MONDAY bible classes under the d.
recton Of Mrs. c.. w. Halves will
b conducted between 1880 and
1880. The business women's coun-
ell meets Thursday evening at 6
O'Clock.
"wednesday afternoon new fea-
tlre OF the association work is to
BIZ started Afternoon tea is to be
j served at O'Clock on that day,
and every other Wednesday aft
ernoon during the winter for men,
aad- friends eff-th.s assecia-
ton. Women are asked to arrange
their shopping SO that they can
drop in at the building for this in
formal half hour. The plan II sue
cessful on Tuesday will be started
on Wednesday. and during por-
ton, OF the winter Sunday after
noon vesper tea plan is to be
adopted. Thursday evening the
regular council girls supper will
be held.
A new feature of the winter pro-
gram will be birthday parties for
the members of the association
born in each month. The first of
the series will be given Nov. 81 for
those who count this month as
their birth month.
This week the association will
celebrate world fellowship week,
as will associations all over the
country. Locally the activities
will be confined to Tuesday and
Wednesday, and there will be spe-
cial programs each day. Miss
Mary Babcock, representative
from the national headquarters In
New York city will speak to vari.
Gus groups Of girls of the progress
of Y. w. C. A. workers in foreign
countries. She will speak especial.
" on the work in France during
the World war. Wednesday after.
noon at 4 o'clock she speaks to the
Hi-Y girls, and she will also meet
with various girl reserve group.
during the two days Of her visit.
Tuesday the girls Of the grade
school reserves are to have {
treat. Through the kindness of ]
H. Steen the first so girls to Civ,
their names at the Y. w. G. A. viii
be taken to the new Maehr's con
fectionery In Davenport and treat
ed, Tuesday afternoon. Miss Haze
Rust, girls work secretary, viii
chaperon the company.
= Lerch- Fischer.
Miss Mathilda Fischer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Fischer o
Ninth street and Twenty-ninth ave
nue., BECAME the bride of Ferdinand
Lerch Of Albuquerque, N. NJ. at I
morning ceremony at st. Joseph
church Saturday. Dean H. P. Dur
kin read the nuptial mass.
The bride was attended by he
sister, Miss Josephine Fischer, an,
Edward Lerch, brother Of tn
groom, was the best man. TIL
bride wore her travelling suit o
blue cloth, with q white hat ant
blouse. Her flowers were q cor
sage bouquet Of brides roses. TIL
bridesmaid also wore q suit an
she carried. yellow chrysanthe
NUNS. A wedding breakfast wa