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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
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! America has a. distinguished
visitor. DR.. c. Mulon of the French
war department has come to this
country by special invitation to at
tend a series of open conferences
to be held throughout the United
States, under the auspices of the
! children's bureau of the depart
ment of labor. DR.. Mulon has
| gained great distinction during the
war years, not only through her
great work, but because she had
the distinction of being the only
woman consciously appointed in
the capacity of a doctor as a part
of the military organization. The
only other woman in all of France
who held a military appointment
! in the medical division during the
war was appointed by mistake, the
authorities assuming that the ap-
plication. made out with initials in
stead Of given name. was from a
man But they knew that &c.
Mulon" was a woman, and for
gave her for it.
The conferences will include dis
cussions of the minimum standards
of child welfare from the educa-
ton, recreation. health, labor and
handicap angles.
( DIR. Mulon, who has done a splen-
did thing for her country, expects
| TO do still more. She wants 10
study American methods to help
her in her new undertakings. This
! is her aim:
81 expect to see as much as pos
sible of your country, and am
trying to study seven things:
Milk, nurses schools. social ser
vice, settlement, prenatal work,
open air schools and rest rooms
in the stores and factories. When
| return to France / hope to begin
| stations such as l have visited
here in New York.
| But in my country no woman
ever could be the head of a big
department. The men of France
! have not yet reached such a state
of mind. But they let US help and
think the time is not far off when
! France too win have its women as
heads Of departments Just as Amer
! lea has"
Protection of the child of the
working mother in France is a sub
| ject the doctor knows only too
well, for she had personal super
vision of the women in Industry
and their children through the war.
1t is she who was in charge of the
creches established in the NUM-
lions factories by the French gov
eminent, in order to save the ba-
bies whose mothers were serving
in those munitions factories to save
France.
! The creches, which we here bet
/ ter know as day nurseries," were
adjacent to or very near the NUM-
tions factories. The working moth
er left her baby there and through
the day came three different times
| to nurse the baby.
"Of course" said DR.. Mulon, mo
nursing mother ought to be work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

May 1S-In his annual report of
the sanitary status of the city,
Health Commissioner G. l.. Eyster
says the record of vital statistics
during the past year in Rock Is
land discloses the gratifying fact
that the city still maintains its
reputation as a healthy locality.
The table of contagious diseases
indicates a total of 80 for the year.
which is next to the smallest an
nuaI number reported since the
recording of the statistics. OF
these 16 were diphtheria with
three deaths, as compared to the
report of 1890 when 220 cases re-
suited in As deaths.
The work of grading Twenty
third street for paving will begin
Monday morning. The grading
will begin at Ninth avenue and
work north.
The baseball seasons begins to-
morrow. when the Rock Island
club plays here with Des Moines,
May 19-Fire broke out on the
roof of the three-story business
block at the corner of Nineteenth
street and Second avenue at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
building is owned by the Weyer-
haeuser and Denkmann company.
The firemen worked heroically to
save the building. The loss was
very heavy. J. b. Zimmer's tailor
Shon the aDartmentS of d Row
and w. W. Bowlby and the Mes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Illinois Club Women
Hold Annual Session
At Peoria June IS

The gath annual meeting of the
| Illinois Federation of Women's
clubs will be held in Peoria June
3-5, and plans are now nearing
completion for this convention, the
! first to be held under the new
arrangement of meeting in the
spring, at the close of the club
year, rather than in the fall at the
| opening of the year, as has been
the plan heretofore. Mrs. Harri-
son Munro Brown and Mrs. John
Keene of Peoria have charge of
the local arrangements. The meet
| ings will be held in the Mohammed
temple; the conferences at the
close of the afternoon general ses-
sions will be held in the Woman's
club, the Teachers club and the
Jefferson hotel, which is hotel
headquarters.
The last convention was held in
Chicago in November, 1917; since
then the club women have been
very busy carrying out all the
plans they had in hand before
America was in the midst of the
war, and in addition to this they
have been leaders and tireiess
workers in all the war activities.
AS federation, they carried out
big piece of war work" through
the war service committee At the
Chicago convention it was voted to
raise a fund for emergency work
by 25-cent donation from all the
club women of the state, number
ing some $1,000. The amount re-
allied was nearly $4,000, and with
this a Soldiers club" room was
established at Rockford, where 500
or 600 boys from Camp Grant ev-
cry Friday and Saturday evenings,
and smaller numbers during the
week, have found a delightful club
room, beautifully furnished and
equipped with every convenience
for reading, writing, music and
dancing, together with good home
cooked meals served at just the
cost of the food, the club women
of Rockford donating the service
This has been a wonderful bless
ing to the boys of Camp Grant. At
Rantoul, the federation spent over
a thousand dollars fitting up and
furnishing a club house for the
boys at the aviation field; and a
similar plan was being made for
Belleville when the armistice mace
further arrangements unnecessary
At Rockford and Waukegan the
federation established and main
tanned cottages where girls who
were found in the vicinity of Camp
Grant and the naval training sta
ton without friends o: money
were taken care of until they had
work or arrangements were made
for their return to their homes.
The federation is now raising a
special extension fund to carry on
this protective work for girls; also
for the work in AmericaniZation
commenced some time ago, and
other lines of what is now consid-
cred reconstruction work.
Just as the last convention was
strictly war time convention, so
this will be a peace convention,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

but the problems are just as nu-
merous and fully as perplexing,
and it is hoped that every club in
the state will send its full quota
of delegates. One important item
of business will be the proposed
revision to the bylaws that will
increase the funds of the organiza-
ton. it is hoped, and at the same
time put il on the democratic ba-
sis of paying pro rata dues to the
state federation. At this conven-
ton will occur the election of a
president to succeed Miss Jessie
SpafIord of Rockford, who has
served so faithfully and we'll dur
ing the difficult period of the war.
A broad and compreher sive pro-
gram for the convention has been
arranged by Mrs. John Taylor
Cowles, Chicago. chairman of the
program committee, and Mrs. Clay
ton Picket, Chicago, vice chairman,
in conjunction with the chairmen
of departments of work OF the fed
Grafton. Upon the program of the
convention will appear many
speakers and workers of national
reputation as well as many of the
leading musicians of The state.
The conferences arranged by diff
ferent chairmen will be particular
ly interesting and helpful to those
especially interested in the differ
ent lines of work, and opportunity
will be given for general discus
sion of subjects.
The officers of the Illinois fed
Grafton are:
President-Miss Jessie 1. Spaf-
ford OF Rockford.
Vice president-Mrs. Frank H.
Funk of Bloomington.
Recording secretary-MTs. W. r.
Hunter of kankakee.
Corresponding secretary - Mrs.
Charles Carver of Oak Park.
Teasurer-Mrs. Frederick Block
of Chicago.
General federation state secre-
tary-Mrs. Charles Zimmerman of
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Lawn Fete Called OF.

Audubon school pupils were to
have given a lawn fete yesterday
afternoon at the school building and
but the affair had to be called off
at the last minute because of the
weather Instead the children of
the school were given treat by
the parent-teachers' association in
the form of ice cream cones.
Because of the weather the fete
plans have had to be changed sew
eral times, so that it has been de-
cided now to hold the drills and
dances which the children have
prepared for the event on Monday
Afternoon at the school building and
do away with the rest of the pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Call Curci Program
Includes Well Known
Songs in repertoire

Amelita CALI Curci, conceded to
be the greatest soprano on the con-
cert platform today, who appears
at Augustana gymnasium Wednes-
day evening in song recital. win be
assisted by Manuel Berenguer, flut-
list and Homer Samuels, pianist,
both of whom accompanied her on
her previous visit to the city two
years ago. Charles L. Wagner Is
serving as CALI Curci's manager.
The program that she win pre-
sent includes q number of favor1te
songs that are familiar, to the pro-
letariate through the records which
she has produced, the following Sc
lections to be rendered:
(a) Mary of .Allendale" (Old
OBJ aThe Lass with the Deli
cate Air" ......-..-..A rne
"Ah! non Credea." from Son
nambula" ......-...... Bellini
La Capinera" C'The Wren,'D
with flute ..--.-.... Benedict
(a) 'Sylvelin" ..--.-..... Sinding
OBJ 1.-The Brownies" 1890. .Leoni
tc) Lullaby .......... Scott
Id Valse song from Romeo
ct Juliette" ...-.-.- Gounod
Concerto in d. .-.. .Chamlnda
Mr.. Berenguer.
(a) Garden Thoughts" Samuels
OBJ Little BRIDES .Buzzi-Peccia
(c) when Chloris Sleeps.
Samuels
Shadow song, from "Dinorah"
with flute) -...... .Meyerbeer
The house for the recital is en-
tirely sold out and practically all
the standing room has been dis
posed Of, insuring probably the
largest audience ever gathered in
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
TWENTY-FIVEYE AGO
From The Argus Files Of lS94--

-senger and company print shop oc-
cupied the buildings.
James Gillapp of Rock Island
and Miss Linnie Benson of Moline
were married by Rev. F. w. Mer-
rell last evening at $50 at the
Methodist parsonage.
DR.. b. F. Hall. late of Chicago.
has opened an eye and ear inhrm-
airy over Krell & Maths store.
May 22-R. r. Bemis, a city
builder who established Wichita's
reputation few years ago, aud is
just now stirring Fulton, is in the
city. He may take advantage OF
the opportunity Rock Island af-
fords him TO improve his reputa-'
ton.
Rock Island defeats the Des
Moines baseball team Saturday aft
ernoon, the score being 16 to y,
May 22-Louis E. Bowman. son
of Ex-Cifcuit Clerk +. II, Bow
man, Jr., sailed Saturday for Eu-
rope to attend the worlds con-
gress of Y. NJ. c. A. delegates, of
which he is one
May 23-Hudson r. HaWley and
Miss Mary NJ X Shantz were mar
ried last evening at the brides
home, 1921 Fifth-and-a-half ave-
nue..
May 24-Circulation at the pub
lie library during the past month
totaled 2,324.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
NAV Flag Coffee Best.

The May flag coffee given by
Barbara Erietchie tent, Daughters
of Veterans, yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Jennie John
son, 721 Twenty-third street, was
the most successful of the entire
winter series, in spite of the
cleared from the affair, which is
the largest amount made. Red,
white and blue decorations were
used throughout the house, and
bridal wreath and snow balls in
large bouquets were also effect
lively used. The dining room table
was beautifully decorated with rib
bon in the national colors.
Mrs. Faye Hough-McCarthy gave
six readings during the afternoon
and the guests spent a very pleas
ant time. The refreshments were
served in the dining rooms where
the hostess, Mrs. Johnson, was as
sisted by Mesdames Lillian Bed
ford, Mrs. Nellie Milton, Mrs. Sill
via Dunavin, Mrs. Mary Louise
Marshal. Mrs. Eta Plogh, Mrs.
Essie Siemon and Mrs. Ruth Ran
son.
The June coffee will be held at
the home of Miss Jennie McAfee,
1903 Eleventh street, the date being
left tor the hostess. The tent is to
attend the Memorial day services
to be held tomorrow morning at
the Broadway Presbyterian church
in body, and a place will be re-
served for them as well as for the
members of other patriotic organf-
cations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
REV. A. G.. LILLE AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. A c. Lille. assistant teach
er of the ENNIS Brotherhood bible
class of the First Baptist church,
will preach at the service tomor-
row morning in the absence of the
pastor, Rev j. C. Granger, who is
attending the Northern Baptist
convention in Denver, Col.
There will be no evening service
in order that those desiring may
attend the service at Broadway
Presbyterian church. The Men S
Brotherhood vii lhave charge of
the evening service one week later,
June l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Present Teaeber with Bible.

o. j. Stirratt, who for the past
year has been the teacher of the
young mems bible class of the Y.
NJ. c. A was last evening presented
with a beautifully bound oxford
bible, on the cover of which the
recipients name was embossed in
gold letters, the names of the boys
in the class being written on the
fly leaf.
The class held the last meeting
of the year last night and turned it
into a banquet session. After the
meal Walter SeweIl, Charles
-WeatherfoFd, Harry r. Ellis, Mar
ion Heasley and Myron w. Baker.
delegates from the class to the
state Y. NJ. C. A. religious work
convention held in Peoria last
month gave their reports Plans
are being made to have a class of
from rs to 100 next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24

A society to be known as the
Young Peoples Christian auxiliary
was organized last evening at a
meeting of the young people of
Free Methodist church neld at the
church. The society will meet
once each week. the night to be
decided after the official board of
the church grants the organization
of the society. Business meetings
will be held once a month.
Lawrence Larson was chosen
president of the auxiliary, Mrs.
George Etzel vice president, Miss
Myrtle Rose recording secretary,
and Mrs. Dortha Anderson treas
urer. Devotional, program, music.
social, membership and visitation
committees also were named last
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Plan Box Social.

A card party and bcx social was
planned at the meeting of the
WOman's Trade Union league held
yesterday afternoon at the Indus
trial home. This will be held next
Saturday evening. and is to be for
members of the league and their
friends.
The boat excursion which was to
have ben held on the steamer G.
W. Hill on June Is has been can
celled. The regular social meet
ing of the league will be held in
two weeks at the home, when a
program will be given and re-
frehments served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Card Party Well Attended.

A large crowd of members and
friends of the Ladies auxiliary to
the Eagles attended the card par
ty conducted last evening at the
home. Guests surrounded 10 ia
bles of 500 and four Of cinch.
Prizes were awarded to the win
ners in the games as follows: 500,
Mrs. Ollie Muench, Mrs. John Fur
long and Mrs. Robinson Of Moline,
Joe Parker, Howard Wright and
Joseph Grotegut. Sr., and cinch,
Mrs Emily Grotegut and Charles
Morgan.
After the games refreshments
were served by the committee in
charge of the affair, which was
chairmaned by Mrs. Jack Tighe.
Another card party is to be given
in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Gifted Artists Recital

Miss Faye Pdrdy, a gifted young
woman. presented a violin recital
Thursday evening at Rock Island
club under the direction of her
h teacher, Miss Mary Alice Williams.
She was assisted in ensemble num-
bers by Misses Irene Gilbert, Mil
dred Winter and Anna Marie Van
+ Duzer with Miss Besse Baker at
the piano.
II The stage was trimmed with
Mains, ferns, Russell roses, bridal
wreath and other lovely flowers
land made a very beautiful back
HgrUund for the, pretty faces and
gowns of the young women taking
4part in the program. A company OF
about 300 friends heard the recital
.and were warm in their praise of
the .musician1y manner in which
zach number was presented.
4 Kiss Purdy played a big and diff
#icult program and displayed not
bniy remarkable technic but real
#lrfistrY,, keen understanding and
apprecia ton of the work in hand.
kTer thought is mature and her
sblaying neflects careful and pains
.aking study and real art. The en-
Bemble numbers were also splen-
#lIdIy given, the young women play
ing together with the precision and
harmony Of one artist, giving es-
.peciaIly well the Bach Double Con-
eerto d Minor in which the largo
hon tanto and allegro movements
were played. MISS Baker at the
Diano gave an accompaniment that
vas a real delight for its sympathy.
Il The program, every number on
(which was played without notes,
Tas given as follows:
Sonata d Major ........- Nard1nl
q Adagio
Allegro con fuOco
Larghetto
Allegretto Tazioso.
Prelude E Major .......... Bach
flor violin alone.1
Prelude and Allegro Pugnanf-..
........ .......... hfieSLei
concerto G Minor ..-....... Burch
Introduction
Adagio
Allegro energico.
Double Concerto, D Minor Bach
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro.
Four violins and piano.
a. Aria Ton the G strfng) 49,.
Bach whitening
Id Chorus of Dervishes .....
Bethoven-Auer
Vel Valse-B1uette $50. Drigo-Auer
al Duetto ........ .Mendelssohn
Hb) Serenata ... Mozskowski
Four violins and piano.
spanish Dances ..---S araSate
(a) Romanza -Andaluza
Obj Zapateado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Celebrate First Anniyersary.

The Woman's Missionary society
of the Spencer Memorial Methodist
church was organized just one
year ago yesterday and the mem
bers gathered at the home of Mrs.
Joe Wilmer, GAO Forty-third
street, where they were entertained
by Mrs. Wilmer and Mrs. H. T. Nc
Manus.
Games and a general social time
were enjoyed by the company and
late in the afternoon the hostesses
served q delicious luncheon at
tables in the dining room. White
roses had been used in decoration
here, and spring garden flowers
made the other rooms bright. The
regular meeting of the society will
be held June 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Honor Bride of Inne.

Miss Clara Alderman whose
narriage to Joseph Houston of
England is an event of June, was
IGNORED at a lovely party given
Thursday evening by Mrs. F. B.
.iggett in her home, 3205 Four
8eenth avenue Girls friends of
+ he bride to the number of IL
here entertained with cards and
4ther games, winners in the con-
ests being Mrs. Edward Concan-
on and Mrs. A. F. Leppla. A de-
i ghtful course lunch was served
{ the conclusion of play Miss
ekerman was the recipient of
Numerous pretty gifts which she
.Fill take to her new home.
The marriage of Miss Alderman
Il nd Mr.. Houston will be an event
d. June, the wedding to take place
u England to which country the
rfde-to-be will go in the early
BART of June. Mr.. Houston is a
primer Rock Island man but for
R1ree years has been manager of a
Vooiworth five and ten cent store
" England, the wedding of next
81cnth to be the elimination of a
omance begun at the time he re-
fded in this city. A number of
#ther parties are being arranged to
onor Miss Alderman in the short
fme before she leaves for Eng
And.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
GIVE DINNER FOR
CEMETERY FUNDS

The Ladies Cemetery association
Of Andalusia has arranged for its
scmi-ann1al dinner and supper at
the town hall Memorial day. The
provender will be donated and the
proceeds will go toward the main
tenance of the cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Juniors Entertain Seniors.

The seniors of the Rock Island
high school were last evening ten
dered the annual reception by the
members Of the junior class of the
school, at the manual arts build
ing.
The affair was entirely informal
and after an impromptu vaudeville
program given by the juniors,
dancing was enjoyed, McKeever's
orchestra playing the dance pro-
gram Refreshments were served
by the girls of the junior class and
the party broke up with singing of
class songs and farewell songs to
the seniors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Name District Delegate.

Mrs Lucy Morris, noble grand of
Eudora Rebekah lodge, No. 70, was
chosen delegate to the district con-
vention of Rebekahs which will be
held in Silvis June rs, at the meet
ing of the lodge held last evening.
Plans were also made for the ini-
tiation of a class of candidates
which will be held at the Odd Eel
lows temple, June Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
SOCIAL EVENTS

1.-The Rag Dolls" by girls oil
Miss Resser's room.
The Star Drill by girls of Mrs
Brittor's room
America"
Program Moline Chorus Concert
The Melf1le Ladies' choTVs under
| the direction of Miss Mary Lindsay
/ Oliver will present two concerts at
the Illinois theatre Monday and
Tuesday evenings, tie proceeds to
be used for the work of the chorus.
The program which will be pre-
scented each evening is appended !:
Song--Springtime" (Donizetti)
Chorus.
Duet
(a) Twas But a Year Ago"
(bl Swing Song"
(cJ Bird Song"
Helen Keough and Bernice Vaz.
Dance - "The Moth and the
Flame Mildred Nessley.
Solo-Waltz Song from Romeo
and Juliet" (Gounod)-Katherine
Efflandt.
Reading - "An Idle Woman's
Busy Day" (Narie K. Hill Mrs.
Faye Hough Mccarthy.
Piano-"The Aeroplane" (Fan-
ming )-Miss Oliver.
Song
(a) Come Singing" (Tschaikow-
skill.
OBJ "Barcarolle"
Chorus.
Harp
(a) "A Song"
(b) Nocturne.
Mrs. Fred Leavens.
Aesthetic Dance-Pahl twins.
Whistling solo-Nocturne-Kath-
crime EffEandt
Song - "Carmena" (Wilson) -
Chorus.
Solo-"Love's Garden of. Roses"
(Woods)-Mrs May Marshall.
Song
Ia Song of Liberty"
OBJ Peace. of the World" (OliV-
Miss Martha Heesch and chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Parker-HOIcOmb.

Miss Mertie Belle Holcomb and
Clyde ]. Parker of Garden Plain.
Ill, were married at o'clock this
afternoon at the parsonage of the
Broadway Presbyterian church by
Rev. John McGOwn Stevenson, pas
tor of the church. The single ring
ceremony was used. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. C. Holcomb, father and mother
of the bride, attended the couple.
Mr.. Holcomb is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Holcomb. The new
home will be in Garden Plain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
Rev. Mann Association Head.

Rev. Charles Mann of the Gloria
Del United Presbyterian church
was elected president of the Tri-
City United Presbyterian Young
Peoples association at the quar-
terly rally held last evening at the
Oak Grove United Presbyterian
church. B. F. Kerr of the McClel-
land Heights church, was chosen
vice president and Rev. j. L.
Vance, pastor of the Oak Grove
church, secretary and treasurer.
This meeting was held in antici-
patton of the young peoples pres
byterial convention to be held in
Rock Island at the First United
Presbyterian church, the middle of
June. Rev. Charles Mann, the
Presbyterial secretary, took the
opportunity to explain the national
trophy cup contest in which the
various preSbyteries over the coun-
try will take part. The cup Will be
awarded at the national convention
which this year will be held in
Loveland. Col, during the week be-
ginning July IS, to the presbytery
which has the most points to its
credit
Rev. ]. L. Vance gave a most in
teresting talk on his Y. NJ C. A
work in France and told them of
his personal experiences with the
soldiers with whom he dealt
The McClelland Heights society
last evening won the banner which
is awarded each time to the society
having the largest representation
This is the second consecutive
time this society has won the ban
ner. The rule is that the banner
can be kept after it has been taken
three consecutive times by a So
ciety. The next rally will be held
in July at Homestead.