Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-26
ERIE

Mrs. James Mahana and daughter Miss
Gladys. went 10 Aigonu, Iowa, Tuesday to
Sisit Mrs. Mabel Hauberg and Mr.. Hau-
berg. On Friday MIR. Mahana Joined them
there for a few days visit. returning
home Monday.
Wayne Jr. OF Tampa. Florida, arrived
last week and guests at the DR.. Z. Z.
LaRue home. Mrs. Conner is Mrs. La
Rue's sister-in-lsw.
spent the past week with Eric relatives
and attended the home coming. He re
ports that Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Chase have
moved from Washington to Peoria, Mr..
Chase being emp dyed as Salesman fer an
Illinois company. with headquarters at
Peoria
was a guest of Miss Pearl Pfundstein dur
ing home coming week.
Miss Natalie Anderson of Rock Island
visited friends here last week. and at
tended the home coming.
Wednesday, the first day of the hon-e-
coming celebration for the returned SOL
dieTs and sailors of Erie. opened with a
throughout the entiAe day and evening
All out door exercises were abandoned.
atleties called Of and the auditorium ,zIn
Libby band and coiored jubilee singers IN
the afternoon. followed by address by
Hon. Henry Rathbone of Chicago. The
auditorium was flied 10 its capacity, and
the splendid program was enjoyed by the
large audience. In the evening. during a
slight iuu in the rain, short concert was
given by the entertainers in the band
stand and on the floor of the dancing
pavilion which had been erected on the
public sgIiare. The crowd then went to
me auditariunn where Mickey was pre-
scented in movies. A dance in the auditor
ium followed. Never has Eric presented
Grafton committee had worked faithfully
the two days previous and the results
were shown in the fine appearance OF the
rr -r.aez part of the town. Dinner
FN- AEe aI md
the late war, also old soldiers. was serv-
ed from NJ thn NJ f church, about 800
being served. On Thursday. as the weather
was still unfavorable the forenoon pro
gram was called of, and the afternoon
program given at the auditorium. The
speaker was Adam CiHe OF Sycamore Ill,
and the concerts were Eiven by the
Libby band and jubilee singers. On &C
count of the two days rain IL was decld
ed to continue the festivities over Friday,
but for a time it seemed as though the
crowds were doomed to disappointment on
that day as the morning opened rainy, but
r ro i'i sssembied in town Concerts were
Tfven by the same entertainers, and a
game OF ball played between the MORRISON
ILL.,. team and the Erie Heguiars the tat-
Ter winning by a score OF 8 TO u IN lne
evening the main feature OF entertain
ment was dancing at the pavilion. The
airplaEe made aseensions each Gay. ana
carried on a thriving business. giving
passengers short trips over the town me
number of soldiers registering was as 1o!-
lows Soldiers OF the ldtt war 4OT' Wv a
Ear, 10; Spanish American, 8. II Is estI-
mated that about 500 were served at On
ser on Thursday
John dudley from HOLSTER. idaho, and
Roy Arnold from Sterling NJ, called on
Erie relatives Saturday. and were enter
tained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin of Moline
spent a few days here the past week with
their relatives the John Wood and John
Young families, and attended the home
cmoing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Beemer Of Rock
Island were guests of the latters parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Young and attended
the home coming.
Charley Farley OF Prophetstown was
guest OF the Kirk Thompson and r. J.
THOMPSON families the past week.
Miss Lottie Hollinshead has stored her
household goods and accepted a position
as housekeeper for the Hoerler boys in
the East Sandridge neighborhood. She
has rented her cottage to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cross and children, who have occupied
tent on the Cramar farm west of town
during the summer
Richard Burchen has gone to Ann
at the university, after spending the
summer with his parents Mr.. and Mrs B.
C. BurcheIl of Erie.
Byron Shelton of Port Byron who re-
Gently returned from overseas, is supply
ing the place of Frank Smith. the tele-
phone Ineman. while he and his family
are visiting relatives in Aledo, their old
Charles BehIer and family Of Oregon.
III arrived Sunday evening, and are
guests of Mrs. GeOrge Bolger.