Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12
Luncheon Closes the
Seasons Activities
of Music Department


Drs OF the music department of
the Rock Island woman's club at
one Of the most delightful lunch
cons Of the season served at 1
o'clock yesterday at the Rock Is
land club, closing the seasons
work Of the department.
Tic six long tables radiating
from q cross table at which were
seated the officers and members
of the committee in charge of ar
rangements were bright with vases
anG big baskets filed with red and
pink lad white peonies, roses and
syringG and ferns. Mrs. Phil
Wells was chairman of the COM
mittee in charge and she acted as
toastn lstress, introducing the var
ious Ehmbers ON the program that
followe@ serving of a three
course Assisting on the
committee were Mesdames C. A.
Hoge, Carl Hallgren, Robert Full
lerton, A. NJ Klove, Ben Koch, I.
I. Schultze, Sam Switzer, Bertha
Hoffman. c. E. Shields, Edward
Manhard. H. L. Dooley and George
Hindere< and Miss Hulda Brand
enburg. and to them is due the
credit for tie great success Of the
affair.
At the conclusion of the lunch
con Mrs. A. Franklin Sala, the re-
Gently elected chairman of the de-
partment, was called on to extend
a welcome to the guests IN attend
ance. Mrs. H. H. Cleaveland, ths
retiring president of the genera!
club, gave a short talk on the in
fuence of music in the lives OF
people, saying that music has come
to occupy a different place in the
world than it did a few years ago.
The war has done much to develop
the interest in community singing
and has started a movement which
seeks to secure for the country
folk songs. Of which it has long
been devoid. Mrs Cleavelani
spoke of the new part that women
are taking in the world affairs and
said that they are nd longer salts
fed to do nothing; they must have
some chance to do service, and
the woman who does things is the
woman that counts in the world
affairs today. She advised CO.
operation in all endeavors and
quoted as a good slogan, Think
harmony, breathe harmony, act
harmony"
Mrs. A. D. Huesing, Jr., with
Miss Charlotte Bladel at the piano,
sang a group of three songs: "a
June Morning" by WilIeby; "One
/ Love, Two I Love-" by French,
and "a Memory" by Parks, and
she sang so beautifully that she
was recalled and gave Just a.
Wearying for YOU" by Bond. Mrs. |
Frank Mixter, recently chosen
president of the general club. was
called upon and gave a short talR,
also with music as her general
topic. She advised parents to en-
courage boys in the study of mu-
sic, and the value of this instruc-
ton in their lives can hardly be |
estimated. The war, she said, has |
taught the necessity for music and |
its far-reaching influence in the |
lives of men. and the statement |
that babies should be sung to |
sleep instead of allowed to cry
themselves to sleep was met with |
applause.
Miss Frances Medill then read |
AT the Theatre" by Mary Fitch, |
which she gave with real genius, |
and delighted so much that she |
was recalled for an extra number. |
The program closed with songs by |
the Routtee trio, composed of |
young negro boys, who gave I'VE |
or six numbers, much to the en-
joyment of the ladies. The boys |
sing negro melodies and songs in |
genuine negro style and they made |
quite a hit.
Versluis- RoehI Engagement.
Mr.. and Mrs William Roehl of |
276S Seventh avenue announce the |
engagement and approaching mar |
riage of their daughter, Miss Alma |
Henrietta Roehl to CASTOR Versluis, |
son of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Vers-
luis of Highland, Moline.
The ceremony will be performed |
at the rectory of the Sacred Heart |
Catholic church Thursday, June 26 |
by Rev. ]. B. Culeman. Miss Sc |
lena Locke of Moline will be the |
brother of the groom, will be the
ed at the John Deere Harvester |
COMPANY in East Moline.
Celebrate Silver wedding.
Mr. anu Mrs. H. c. Spalding of ]
1856 EIeventh-and-a-half avenue,
yesterday observed their silver |
wedding anniversary, and last |
evening a company of 81 relatives /
and friends surprised them when /
they arrived to help them celebrate I
the event, Miss Hazel Spaulding,
their only daughter, having invited
the guests
The hours we're spent informally |
with Victrola music, dancing and /
general sociability. Pink and white !
flowers, which the guests brought
with them were used in decorating /
the rooms.
Late in the evening delicious
lunch was served by the helf-in-
vited guests The bride and groom
of 25 years ago were presented with |
many lovely gifts of silver by their
many friends here.
Erickson ROIlinger.
At 3 O'Clock last evening, at the /
home of Mrs. Eva Bollinger, 624
Thirty-niath street, was celebrated /
the marriage of her daughters, Miss |
Mabel Rose Bollinger, TO Emil P.
Erickson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erick Erickson of Bonnie Terre,
Mo. Rev. Ira O. Nothstein per-
formed the ceremony in the, pres
ence of the immediate family. The
bride wore a gown of white satin
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