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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
GENERAL CLEANUP
WEEK PROGRAM rs
SET FOR MAY lily

Better baby conferences, com
munity pageants swat-the-fiy cam
paigns, "paint-up and cleanup"
movements. and other activities
which tend to promote the health
of the people will be carried on
throughout Illinois during the week
beginning Sunday. May IL.
Organization of state commit
tees in Springfield is under way as
result of a conference held there
which was attended by Duncan Nc
Donald, president of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor; Mrs.
Harry Fleming, president of the
Illinois Congress of Mothers; Mrs.
Ira Couch Wood, representing the
woman's committee of the council
of national defense: S. P. Preston,
president of the Illinois Press as
sociation: DR.. George Thomas Pal
mer, president of the Illinois Tu-
berculosis association; officers of
other state organizations and de-
partments of the state government.
ALI of the activities outlined for
health promotion week are to be
supported by the state department
of public health and conducted I'M
der its auspices.
the legislature and approved by
Governor Lowden. Walter ID.
Thurber, executive secretary of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Music Students Name
Biennial Delegate

Miss Norma Wiese, who was for
merly president of the Iowa Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs, was yester-
day chosen delegate to the biennial
Of the National Federation of Music
Clubs to be held at Peterboro, N. H,
the latter part of May, at meeting
Of the Music Students held in the
hcme of Mrs. Louis LeC1aire, Jr.,
On East Twelfth street, Davenport
The club also decided to continue
to support French orphan during
the coming year. The club was in
vited to meet April 81 with Mrs.
Adolph Priester in Davenport.
The program yesterday was a
study one and was presented as
follows:
+ sano-Nocturne ......... Field
Mrs. E. NJ. Reading.
Voice-Aria, Vision Fugitive"
seq from "Herodiade" 49,. .Massenet
Mrs. A. P. Griggs.
Piano-'To the Sea" Mcdowell
Mrs. S. B. Lafferty.
Would Be to Thy Heart.
Were | Sunshine" Vidal
Mrs. Griggs.
Piano
"Swaying Pine Tree. Barbour
March Wind" ... Mcdowell
Mrs. E. NJ Reading
Voice
Love Hunter
"a Spray Of Roses" and
Springs Awakening" Sanderson
Mrs. A. P Griggs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Horst and Strieter
Employees Banquet

A company of ia enthusiastic
employees of the Horst & Strieter
get-together banquet and social
gathering last evening az the Rock
Island club, meeting in the ball
room at the dinner hour. S. w.
Anderson of Chicago, manager OF
the Chicago branch of the Ford
Motor company, J. L. Vernon and
F. w. Bender were special guests
of the evening.
The tables were decorated in
keeping with the occasion and at
each place was found a new and
attractive Ford folder, shown for
the first time last night.
After the serving of the dinner,
talks were given by Mr.. Anderson,
]. L. Vernon and F. W. Bender,
and by a number of the members
of the company. Songs interspers-
ed the talks and a feature of the
evening was the showing of sew
eral reels of Ford films. run off
by Albert Herman, extension sec
rotary of the Y. M. C. A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Mrs. Tftterington Hostess.

Mrs. John Titterington, IUzb
Fourteenth-a nd-a-half street, last
e-ening entertained the members of
the Optimus Reading circle at the
fcrtnightly session. Supper was
served at Z o'clock to the members,
all of whom were present and one
visitor. Mrs. Maud Camper, who
vas formerly a member of the club.
After supper, the evening was spent
reading '"The Rainbow Trail" by
Zane Grey, while the ladies worked
on their fancy work. An hour of
sociability followed.
The Misses Sue and Venila Tit
lexington will entertain the club in
two weeks at their home, 1880 Four
teenth-and-a-haIf street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

Illinois tuberculosis association.
has been named by DR.. Drake as
director-general for health promo
ton week.
Sunday. May II, is to be devoted
to special services in the churches.
Monday will be cleanup" day,
during which householders, mer-
chants and local street cleaning
departments will cooperate in the
removal of all garbage and other
rubbish from yards, streets and al
legs.
Tuesday is designated as swat
-fiy-before-he-sta day, dur
ing which groups of citizens and
officials will clean out spots rec
ognized as breeding places for
flies and mosquitoes.
Wednesday will be better ba-
bies" day and will be devoted TO
better baby conferences and a spe-
ciaI campaign of education, having
for it's object the reduction in in
FAINT mortality.
Thursday is set aside for "medi-
cal examination day" during which
it is hoped that the people of the
state will be examined for traces of
possible Illness that might be pre-
vented through prompt action.
Friday will be devoted to spe-
cial exercises in the school and is
designated as Americas Future
Citizens Day"
Saturday, May It, is set aside for
community pageants, featuring
health promotion and disease pre-
vention. Commercial, civic and
other organizations are asked to
prepare floats; school children to
march; health notices to be dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
ETaNr(al

Tri-city encampments, Odd Eel
lows took in class of so candidates
Saturday evening, the work beng
put on by the Pillow City team of Mo-
line.
Dinner was served after the cere-
monies to some 500 members of tri-
city encampments, which was fol-
lowed by an informal program.
Louis Silverstein of Davenport had
charge of the program.
This initiation proved great
success. Another is to be put on in
a few weeks, when a large class is
to be initiated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

played, and in general every eff
fort made to arouse each commun-
ity to the need for more attention
to the state of its health.
Among the notices that have
been suggested are: Health First
Low Taxes Afterward;" THE
Only Good Fly Is the Dead Fly ~
"A Rattlesnake Warns You Be
fore 1t Strikes-Disease Germs
DON'T" Coughs and Sneezes
Spread Disease" and Watch Dut
for the House With a Swell Front
and a Swill Back"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Game Party ENJOYABLE Affair.

An old-fashioned rollicking good
time was had by the girls in at
tendance at the demonstration game
party given last evening in the new
Y. W. C. A. recreation hall, con-
docted by Miss Wilma Haynes, a
central field recreational leader.
The party started out with a
grand march and this was followed
by singing. Miss Haynes then in
troduced a number of folk dances
and marches, which she taught the
girls. Many of them were to simple
nursery rhymes, such as Merry go
round" and Jump, Jump, Jim
Crow" Miss Agnes Johnson and
Miss Mile Beck played for the
games and accompanied the sing
ing. Light refreshments were
served.
Last evenings affair was in real
ity only a demonstration party,
teaching the girls how to carry out
sFlch an affair. Several parties will
probably be conducted by the local
girls in the near future. whsn men
will be invited as special guests
When a physical director is secured
for the association these activities
will be undertaken on larger
scale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Mrs. Park Named Delegate.

Mrs. VIII Park was appointed the
delegate from the Westminster
guild of the Central Presbyterian
church to the district convention
which is to be held April Is and 16
at Geneseo, at a meeting of the
guild held last evening at the home
of Mrs. Frank Park, 1924 Sixteenth
avenue. Mrs. T. C. Simmons acted
as the leader. conducting the study
in the book, THE Path of Labor"
After a short business session, an
hour of sociabiIity was enjoyed
when the hostess served dainty re-
freshments. The guild will meet in
two weeks with Miss Ada Hemen
way, at her home, 1907 Seventeenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Sergeant Farnum Is
Enroute to Serbia

MANY Rock Island women will
remember Sergeant Ruth Farnam,
the only American woman holding
commission in the Serbian army
and who addressed a gathering of
women a year ago at the First
Methodist church in this city, when
she gave a most inspiring talk on
war work. She is now enroute to
Serbia, where she will investigate
conditions among Serbian women
for the Young Women's Christian
association, with a view of bringing
before American women on the lee
ture platform during the summer
the reconstruction needs of that
country and the position of it's wo-
men.
Sergeant Farnam has just COM
pleted a course of lectures along
the eastern coast and is taking
back with her the sum of money
which she thus raised for the Serb
ian cause. Experiences during the
Balkan wars and during the ty-
plus epidemic which ravaged
Serbia while she so gallantly stood
by the allies in the world war has
fitted Sergeant Farnam to be an
authority on that country. She was
twice decorated by the Serbian
government in recognition of her
services and was given a commits
sion in the First Cavalry regiment
of the Royal Serbian army.
She will go through England,
France and Italy, entering Serbia
by way of the latter country.
Sergeant FHarnam is the second
woman to wear the uniform of the
American Y. W. C. A. into Serbia
The first woman to enter that
country as a Y W. c. A. secretary
was Miss Marguerite White, who
left this country early in January
with the Armenian and Syrian re-
lief commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Miss Gf1lmere To Marry,

Miss Lillian Gilmore, of 602
Twenty-first avenue, daughter of j.
Gilmore of Cuba, ILL.,, will be mar
ried tomorrow morning to Louis
Gates, son of Mrs. Lena Gates of
No. 10, THE Schricker" apart
ments, Davenport.
The ceremony will be solemn
lied at 8 o'clock in the parsonage
of the St Paul's Lutheran church
of Davenport, by Rev. J. A. Miller.
The groom is employed at the Dav-
EXPORT Manufacturing company,
and the new home will be located
in that city.
The announcement of the engage
ment and approaching marriage
will come as happy surprise to
the many friends of the bride in
Rock Island, who has heretofore
informed no one of her plans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Dancing Class Tonight

Miss Marian Clark will be the
teacher of the dancing class which
starts this evening at s o'clock at
the Community Service league
rooms. The class is for both girls
OF the league and young men of
the city. Tickets have been on
sale for some time and the pros
poets are that there will be a large
class. instruction will be given in
the latest steps between and 9
O'clock and from 8 to 10 social
dancing will be enjoyed.
The junior class, which is to be
for girls and boys under Is years
Of age, will start next week. This
class will meet on Wednesday aft
ernoon from 4 to $50 and Miss
Clark will be the instructress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
ENGAGEMENT Announced.

The engagement and approach
ing marriage of Miss Lolita Marie
Bieberbach, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bieberbach of 723
Taylor street, Davenport, to Claire
Joseph Scott of Davenport, son of
Mrs. Catherine Scott of Delmar,
Iowa, will be of interest to many
Rock Island friends of both young
people.
Miss Bierberbach has chosen
Wednesday, April %, as her we'd
ding day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
All Nervous Women
May Benefit by the Remedy Mrs. Lit
tie Recommends for Nervousness.

May Benefit by the Remedy Mrs. Lit
tie Recommends for Nervousness.
Whitman, Mass suffered from
a nervous, rundown condition and
loss of strength so it was hard for
me TO. get around and do my work.
A'terOther medicines had failed 10
help me Vinol restored my health
and strength and | heartily recon-
mend it to any one suffering from
a nervous, rundown condition. 49,
Mrs. r. NJ. Little.
There is no secret about Vinol.
It owes its success to beef and cod
liver peptones, iron and manganese
peptonates and glycerophosphates,
the oldest and most famous body
building tonics. We strongly rec
ommend it. Red Cross pharmacy,
Charles J. Strate, Bengstons drug
store and druggists everywhere
p. S.-For any skin trouble try
cur Saxol Salve. Money back II It
fails.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Social Announcements.

Busy Bee Sewing circle will hold
an all day quilting Thursday at Odd
Fellows hall. Friends are invited
to attend.
The Loyal Daughters of the Fiji
teenth Avenue Christian church
will meet this evening with Miss
Grace Smith, 1902 Thirty-ninth
street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Cleland Presbyterian church will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
William Lindley, 586h Twenty
first avenue, instead of on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

secretary, to fill the vacancies
caused by the designations and re-
moval from the city of Mrs. Marie
McHendricks and Miss Violet Can't
ri1l, who held the Offices.
Miss Rinck served delicious re-
freshments late in the evening, and
an hour of sociability was en-
joyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
WRC Meeting Tomorrow.

The Woman's Relief corps will
hold its regular work and social
meeting tomorrow afternoon at
Memorial hall in the courthouse,
when all the members are asked to
be present, and to bring their
thimbles prepared to sew.
Refreshments will be served by
the following committee: Mrs
F1ossie Reddig, Mrs. Kate Reddig,
Mrs. Emma Kann, Mrs. Mary
Laughery, Mrs. Agnes Householder
Mrs. Olivia Reid and Mrs. Arabella
Skinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
PARTY at Social Center,

A most successful and enjoyable
card party was conducted last even
ing at the Jewish Social Center
club rooms when six tables of 500
were played. The prizes in the
games went to Miss Fannie Geller-
man and William Morris.
Miss Bessie Sosna and Mrs. B. A.
Stewart served dainty refreshments
after the games. Another party is
20 be given at the club rooms in
two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08

The marriage OF Lieutenant Paul
Fitzsimmons of the destroyer
Evans, to Mrs. Elsie French Van
derbilt, former wife of the late
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who lost his
life on the Lusitania, was a great
surprise to Newport society. The
groom is the son of the late Medi-
cal Director Paul FitZsimmons.
The ceremony was quiet and the
first known of the approaching
marriage was when the couple ap-
peared at the city hall to apply for
license.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Mmgaret Giles Circle.

The April meeting of the Mar
garet Giles circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers will be held tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. c. T. Du-
Gard. 1918 Third avenue. Members
are asked to make special effort
to attend and are asked to bring
their thimbles prepared to sew at
aprons for the spring sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Fntertains for Guests.

Mrs Simon Mosenfelder of 915
Twentieth street, and Mrs. Eli Mo
senfeIder of Grand avenue, Daven-
port, yesterday afternoon entertain
ed at a charmingly appointed tea OF
the Outing club, as q courtesy for
Mrs. Harry S. Well of Cleveland,
and Mrs. Leo Drey of ST. Louis,
house guests of Rock Island re1a-
tives. The guests included some so
tri-eity friends of the honored
guests. The hours were from to
6 o'clock. Mrs. Drey and Mrs. We'll
received with the hoStesses.
Assisting in entertaining the
guests were Miss Trma Kohn, Miss
Selma Bear and Mrs Joseph Gold
smith and Mrs. B. G. Landau, Mrs.
Hugo Simon and Mrs. J. B. Simon
Of Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
CONSECRATED BISHOP.

Sioux City, April 8.-Rev. Ed
mund Heelan of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
was today consecrated as auxiliary
bishop of the see of Sioux City in
tie Catholic Epiphany cathedral
with impressive ceremonies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
SOUTH AMERICAN AY- MEETS,

Buenos Aires. April S.-The sec
end continental convention of the
Young Mems Christian association
opened here yesterday. secretaries
from nearly all South American re-
publics being in attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Plan for Play.

Plans for the presentation OF the
play, 'Betty's Degree" on which
the class has been practicfng for
some time, were discussed at a
meeting of the Senior Worth While
Girls of the First Baptist church
held at the home of Miss Imogene
Rinck, 1928 Twelfth avenue, last
evening. The date for the presen-
tation of the play has not yet been
definitely decided upon, but will be
some time in the near future.
At the business meeting Miss
Gertrude Robb was elected vice
president and Miss Dorothy Mann
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Mrs. Tanner Given Farewell.

Mrs. John +. Tanner OF Daven-
port, who is to leave that city in a
short time to make her home il
Chicago, was yesterday afternoon
honored at a farewell tea given by
MRS. It. E. Harper and Mrs. Ralph
Whitaker, at the Harper home, 113
East Seventh street, Davenport
Twenty intimate friends of the hon
ored guest were entertained, the
afternoon being spent informally.
Tea was served late in the after
noon. Spring cut flowers were used
in decoration of the rooms.
A number of farewell parties
have already been given for Mrs.
Tanner, and others are being ar
ranged. Mrs. Jules Kerker, 2430
Iowa street, Davenport, entertained
O small company at an informal aft
ernoon at her home today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Last Lyceum humber April Is.

The last number on the lyCeum
course sponsored by the B. Y. P. {.
of the First Baptist church, will be
given Monday evening. April 2S.
when the American glee club will
give the evening program.
Quartet selections, readings and
character sketches will constitute
the program. This number was to
have been given on Oct. 20, but was
postponed because of the influenza
epidemic.
Grand Officers to Be o. E. S. CHESTS.
Rock Island chapter No. 269,
Order Of the Eastern Star, has re-
ceiyed assurance from Mrs. Cath
crime Campbell, worthy grand ma
tron, that she will pay her official
visit to the chapter on the occasion
of the 25th or silver anniversary of
the institution of the order in this
city, April Is. Mrs. Emma N. Con-
over of Minneapolis, who was the
worthy grand matron at the time
the Rock Island chapter was or
ganized, will also attend as will
Mrs. Nettie Kenner, the grand sec
Rotary. Invitations to the silver
anniversary celebration to be held
Tuesday, April Is, attractively en-
graved in silver tones. have been
issued to members of the chapter,
past presiding officers and all the
grand officers and it is expected
that large numbers of visitors will
attend, as the committee in charge
has already received many accept-
ances.
The ceremonies will begin on the
afternoon of April Is at o'clock
with initiation of a class of candi-
dates. The banquet will be served
at $50 O'Clock and a social and
special program will follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
tn Gtfvn MarEafa

The girls Of the Hi-Y club, the
Girl Reserves and the Camp Fire
girls, OF the YTWC a, are to=gtye1
q May fea, sometime duringathe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Plan Wiener Roast,

The "Scemene" Camp Fire girls
of the Spencer Memorial Methodist
church at a meeting held last even
ing at the home of their guardian,
Mrs. c. E. Lancaster, 538 Thirty
ninth street, planned a wiener roast
to be held at Stephens park, Moline,
April II and decided to invite the
Boy Scouts of the church to meet
with them.
Next Monday the girls will hold
meeting at the club rooms in the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Smith, SIG
Twenty-fifth street, yesterday OBJ
served their 33rd wedding anniver-
sary. For the past Is years they
have made their home in Rock Is
land and Moline, and have many
friends in both cities who extended
their good wishes to the couple yes
terday.
A family dinner was given at the
home last evening, only the immed-
late relatives being guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-08
EVENTS

first week of May, the exact date
to be announced later. Practice for
the affair has already been started,
and it is planned to make this one
Of the largest of the number of
spring events which the association
is planning
Long View park has been chosen
as the place for holding the festival
drills, folk dances, a Maypole dance,
and the browning of a May queen
will be included in the program.
Miss Hazel Rust has charge of
the affair, and together with the
help of the girls of the three organi-
cations is aiming to hold a very
unique and pretty festival. The
Maypole dance will be given by the
girls of the Hi-Y club.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-08

But Vr. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eioQuence. answered
20 the entire satisfaction Of Califor-
MAS people eveTT objection which
Senator johnson had made TO the
Leosue. And thousands Of the states
citizens deserted the Johnson stand.
ard Immediately and rallied to the sup
port Of the president More than that,
they came forward and said. We
were against you. Mr.. President. but
you have cleared everything up and
now we arc with you heart and soul"
Still moro than that they let Senator
Johnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap-
proved OF the speaking tour which he
himself was making in opposition to
the League and so powerful was the
volume of public opinion which reach
ed him, that the senator almost i'm
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question, because OF the
anti-Japancse feeling which undoubted
" exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had 70 nnrrar. ro explained - 49,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-11-08

neople that he had been powerless to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
riyen to Japan. England and France.
through q secret treaty, had promised
II to Japan for entering the war and
remaining In Il That treaty had 70
be carried out Anyway 1t was NOT
china that was losing Shan Tung. but
Germany, which had seised the terri
tory from China In 1898 and held 1t
ever since. Japan had promised. the
president explained. TO return Snan
Tuns as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and 4 was only through the
ratification Of the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion. tnss
China could ever expect to get her
former property back. And che surely
would get It back. he declared. through
the ratification Of the League. There
fore. through the same fundamentally
no other nation could again prey upon
tho Great, patient. dilisent, but help
iess KINGDOM" A 70 our being drawn
into any European conflict The pres-
dent pointed out that no direct action
such a. the sending Of troops to any
part Of the world to maintain OF 70
store order could be taken By inc
Council Of the League without . unani
mous vote OF the council members.
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive sny such proposition - sending
our soldiers whero we did not want
them sent. Besides. Mr.. Wilson argued
III you have 10 qucnch q Are In Cali
fornia you don't send for tho hre Do
partment of Utah." But, he argued
there probably never will be another
war. II the League IL established. fof
the members promise either to aroi
trsts their difference and accept the
decision Of the arbitrator. lay the dif
ferences for discussion and publica'
tiou before the Council Of the LeS6ue
for a period OF six months. and then
II possiblo, accept the councils advice
That failing, they agree to refrain from
war for q further period OF three
months and nine months OF cooling
off" tbs president coatended. wouit
prevent any armed conflict. These clea'
explanations satisfied every reasonable
nearer and destroyed the "Bugaboos'
which Senator Johnson and others In;
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah. the land o
Mormons, the president swept to fin'
that those fine people were HEARTH
with him for the League and q PEI
manency Of peace.