Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
COUNCIL GIRLS
GIVE MRS. ASHER
7 GOLD EAGLES

After seven weeks association
with a woman whom they have
/ learned to respect and love and
honor, quad-city council girls last
evening made their farewells to
Mrs. William Asher OF the Sunday
party, who has worked so faithful
Iy and splendidly with them, and
who will leave Monday at the close
OF the Sunday compaign. The
council girls, $40 of them, gathered
at Broadway Presbyterian church
last evening for supper and later
met in the auditorium TO say their
good-byes to their leader
Miss Nettie Dodge who is chair
man of the nominating committee
in a most clever talk presented Mrs.
William Asher with a lovely bunch
OF big yellow chrysanthemums and
then handed her a birds nest in
which were nestled seven gold
eagles, Miss Dodge weaving her
presentation speech into a story Of
the birds whom the girls had con-
suited as to what to give Mrs. Ash
er, the blue birds telling them to
give her flowers but the eagle who
flies higher and farther, told them
to give eaglets and the seEen gold
eagles was the result. The gift is
to apply on the purchase Of a Vic
trola on WHICH Mrs. Asher has her
heart set.
The recipient of the gift ex-
pressed her sincere appreciation of
the gift and then called for the
three chairmen who have served
the council girls suppers during
the seven weeks: Mrs. ]. Paul Duff
fin of Rock Island; Mrs. Don of
Moline, and Mrs. Clayton of Dav-
export, and to each of them she
gave one of her flowers and a word
of appreciation and thanks for their
services.
Miss Florence Kinneq, director Of
boys and girls work, was a guest |
and she told of the necessity of |
follow up work and explained how
it has been accomplished in other !
towns where campaigns have been
held. Mrs. Asher spoke also brief |
ly and then the time of parting I
came, and 1t was hard for the girls |
to bid goodbye to these two women |
who have meant so much to them |
by example and precept in the last |
several weeks.
Chairmen of the nominating COM
of the four cities reported
progress in the permanent organ
ization of the council girls. Some
of the organizations have already |
planned their constitutions and 9TH
ers have considered officers, though
none has been announced or def
initeIy selected. The East Moline
girls, however, 100 of them, under
the direction of their advisor, Mrs.
Cox, have been given the use of the
East Moline Y. NJ. c. A. rest rooms
and will hold meetings there. They
will shortly be ready to announce
their officers and plans.
The Rock Island girls will hold
an echo meeting at the Y. W. c. A.
next Thursday evening
and on Wednesday afternoon at the
Y w, the business women's in
Vitation committee will meet to
'orm a permanent conservation
committee for the purpose of carry
ng on future work.
Programs of the Y. VS. work
we're distributed among the girls
md cards for bible and world fell
owship classes are being signed
md returned. Also gymnasium
lass work was announced.
Mrs. Asher and Miss Kinney have
sndeared themselves to every
-oung woman with whom they have
.ome in contact in the seven weeks
# their stay among them. They
lave radiated enthusiasm and cheer
nd comfort and have given of their
Ieautiful personality and made the
ives of every one whom they have
cached better for 1t. They are
lany sided and broad and fine and
heir spirituality shines from their
aces. They have accomplished
God work and will leave behind
hem with the girls beautiful mem
ries.