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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02
DOnovan-Mueneh Engagement

,.
The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Annette Donovan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. J.
Donovan, 1888 Twenty-seventh
street to Sergeant Wilbert Muench,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Muench,
925 Nineteenth avenue, Moline, was
announced last evening at a party
given at the home of the bride TO
be. A company of 20 young women
friends was entertained and they
were made aware of the real object
of the party when they took their
places for the dinner. At each place
was a tiny pink parasoI and from
each was a white heart on which
were the pictures of the bride and
groom elect, and the date of the
marriage which will be July 10. TIE
wedding will be celebrated at s
O'Clock in the evening at the I'M
manuers Lutheran church, Rev. Phi
Wilhelm officiating.
The serving table was trimmed il
pink and white, the chosen wedding
colors, the center piece being d
large bowl filed with pink ant
white carnations. The living room
was also adorned with pink ana
white hearts suspended from the
electric dome Games of hearts
were played and the favors fell to
Miss Edith Muench and Miss AL
bertha Voigt- A mock wedding was
also a feature, Mrs. L. Wendt i'm
personating the bride, Miss Marea
Lohse the groom. Miss Elsie
Teuscher. the best man. Miss AL
bertha Weight was the maid of
honor and Miss Helen Voight tn
officiating clergyman.
A two course lunch was served
in the late evening.
Mr.. Muench has recently been
discharged from army service
Miss Donovan has been employed
by the Rock Island PloW company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

plans and select the place. Light
refreshments were served at the
conclusion Of the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02
BARGAIN Excursion.

To Muscatine on Steamer Sidney
Saturday, July 9TH, at 10 a. m. zoc
round trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

All the news all the :ime-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

nue. and Fourteenth-and-a-h
street, was honored at a luncheon
given yesterday noon by Mrs. Ell
len Osterman in her home, 1929
Ninth avenue. The table and
rooms were decorated with flowers
from the garden and the after din
ner hours were spent in delightful
informal sociability.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02
Party HonOrs Returned Soldiers.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave DeSmet in
their home, 1910 Forty-fourth
street. entertained for their nephew
Sergeant Harry c. Condor, who has
recently returned from army SER
vice. The guests were 20 friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02
Kate Hill Mission Society.

A large number of the members
of the Kate Hill Mission society OF
the United Presbyterian church
gathered last evening at the home
of the Misses Besse and Elizabeth
Bryan, 1925 Tenth avenue for the
fortnightly session. The company
was entertained on the veranCa
which they found cool and COM
Portable. Miss Mabel Moeller and
Miss Minnie Fredericks were IN
charge of the bible study, and pro
gram hour At the business session
plans were made to hold q picnic in
two weeks. committee being APP
pointed to make thezenecesSarg,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

May 15-Annual meeting Music.
Kinder Symphony-Miss Katherine
Gest, director.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

Bernice Mason. Lecture-Dr. Ar
thur Walwyn Evans, (subject to
be announced.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02

Courtesy for Miss FOrs.
Miss Minnie Fors of Oakland,
Neb, who 10 the house guest of
Ers. Olof1 Osterman OF Ninth ave
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
ORPHEUAI.

The present vaudeville bill at the
Orpheum concludes its engagement
today. Featuring the musical act
That's Going Some" with George
Wagner and Jack Hart, the bill in
cludes the following entertainers:
The Temple Four, a pleasing quart
cite; Allen and Betty Lieber. comedy
sketch artists; Watkins and Will
liams. presenting an original novel
" and Alanson. pantomimic and ac-
robatiC comedian.
Beginning TO morrow -Four Jacks
and a queen" topline the bill with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
IASAIIE.

Tangled Threads" today's pic
ture at the LaSalle, presents the
domestic dilemma of a woman whose
husband deserts her for another
more attractive woman. and who
brings such evidence TO bear against
her that her baby boy is also taken
from her. Bessie Barriscale is fea-
tured and with little Ben Alexander.
prominent in her support. does some
Of the best work ever accre dited
her.
A plot of intense interest. a gor-
geous background Of Chinese fix
lures. and last, but by no means
least, splendid acting. IRE the main
stays Of The Pagan Cod" in which
II. b. Warner. is starred at the La
Sale tomorrow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

finally wins redemption through his
heroic work on the battlehelds and
his protection of his country's in
terests.
Handsome and popular Wallace
Reid is tomorrow featured player
in Less Than Kin" another of those
stories in which the adventuresome
hero takes another's name and loses
his own indentity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
AUDITORIUM.

Mollie King in "One Against
Many a five reel drama: Squared"
a two reel comedy with Mr.. and
Mrs Sidney Drew and the Pathe
News are the attractions at the Au-
ditorium today. on tomorrow's DILL
are The Four Gun Bandit" a SEN
sational two reel western drama;
Charlie. the Hero" "A two reel CO.
medy the Pathe News Of late
events; Mutt and JEFF comedy and
THE Tigers Trail an exciting ser
ial story featuring Ruth Roland
Monday brings the opening OF Frank
Keenan's powerful new photodrama
The World Ahame" timely to the
universal social unrest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
FAMOUS PRIMA DONNA
TO APPEAR HERE OCT. q

a great deal OF interest is mani
fest En- the coming 10 South Bend
Of Amelita Cell Curci. the sena-
tional prima donna, and the other
attractions including the Bolm Rus
sian Ballet, under the auspices Of
the Music VS. club This promises
10 be South Bends most brilliant
series OF events. from "a social stand
point. Call Curci appears here on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

rounds Miss Robson in this new CO.
medy "Tish."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

October 4 as the first number. Rud-
olph CAM the famous pianist, and
Cornelius Van Welt. the great cellist
viii give a joint recital i'm January.
and the Russian dancers come in
April A great many social affairs
have been planned near these dates
and many out OF town people viii
be entertained Line parties and
box parties are being Planned by
others. CALI Curci is the highest
priced artist in the world, and her
concert in South Bend will bring
people from all over southern Mich
igan and northern Indiana
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

For sale. automobiles. You select
the car. A small payment down.
we pay the balance, you pay us back
by the month. Northwestern Finance
Co, G04 Citizens Bank Bldg. Tel
Lincoln 1865. 3223-1S
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
CASTLE.

Earle Williams as the star Of "A
Rogue's Romance" today's picture
at the Castle. depicts the role OF
clever French thief. who succeeds in
eluding the Paris police and who
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

a delightful program OF songs Mabel
Harper, jolly singing coincidence
is assisted by Elsie Weber at the
piano. Dale and Boyle. original en-
tertainers. the Talkless boys offer
ing a pantomime novelty and one
other good act completes the bill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
BUSINESS

Copyright, 1919. by Newspaper Featurs
Service, Inc.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY.

Ribbons. wings, flowers. ostrich
feathers at bargain prices at our
going out-of- business sale Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Fralick, 131 y. Main st.
4777-13-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

y cast OF unusual excellence is
seen In support OF lovely Bessie Bar
riScaIe at the LaSalIe today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
Stocks and Bonds
LOCAL PLAYBILLS

OLIVER - fish with May
Robson.
AUrTTORIUM - conc Against
Many" with Anita King
I-ASALLE.-''Ta Threads"
with Bessie Barriscale.
CASTLT-''A ROgue's Romance"
with Earl Williams
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13
OLIVER.

Nazimova IN The Brat her lat
est and greatest screen production
viii be the attraction at the oliver
theater for four days starting to-
morrow. The screen play is Ma
zimova's own adaptation Of Maudc
Fulton's drama OF the same name.
Nine. Ala has decided 20 be hard
boiled-strictly and solely for the
purposes Of the scenario. of course
The script Of The Brat" requires
that madame be a hard-boilcd but
sinOn-pure chOrister Of the "us girls
can't be too careful" type. And
maybe she isn't all Of that, She is
perennially old as the Sphinx and
wise as the seventh daughter Of a
seventh daughter. Nobody can put
anything over on her or offer her
aiG diamond limousines So she gets
trun out Of the pony ballet and in
10 a night court.
As is a matter OF common knowl-
edge 20 any one whose attendance at
the movies is at all regular there
always an author hanging around
every night court waiting 20 bail out
N
tai beauty has brought them TO dis
tress. The author is on the job i'm
this case. The brat is transported.
under the very eyebrows OF his suob-
Dish family and fancee (the two be
ing lnseparable). TO the authors
study There she is scrubbed. stud
led and put into the Great American
Novel. which the author considerate-
~ transcribes in handwriting so
neat that the audience has no trou-
Bile reading IL. Too bad that hand
writing was so legibIe.
So 10 goes. with the brat finally
making herself solid with the au-
thor's family by saving 'he family
honor and making herself solid with
the author by-oh. well. YOU know
Nazimova when they give her her
head in love scene-even when she
has 10 depend on her own husband
for Inspiration The fancee2 on.
she gives back the ring and posi-
lively embraces the brat It's a
touching sigh
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-13

Il her artistic presentation Of a
really novel character. the distiu-
guished comedienne Nav Robson
viii Doe seen ar the oliver theater
this evening Miss Robson's per-
sonality and artistic genius are en-
bodied this season ir the character
Of ''Tish." IN a play OF the same
name adapted hy Edward =. Rose
from the Mary Robert. Rinehart
stories The title of the play is
taken from the unique character Of
the stories. 'Letitia Carberry" and
the role combines not only Miss
Robson's appealing personality. but
her ability % be pathetic. melo-
dramatic and humorous iu rapid
succession The success which Miss
Robson has attained in her new
comedy "Tish" on its preliminary
tour before being offered TO New
York audiences IS a rare tribute TO
her
A most capable company sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31
PRAISES RAILROAD
''Y" AND SUNDAY

Praise for the service the Railroad
M<LlG1 Y'e~igtkev - r. 2z->'''55 w. W.
Es~ tA1s-CG- t<Ia ,.sst,sssS. ~
Richmond was given at noon Wednes-
day In an address, by Rev. George w.
MCDANIEL At the Chesapeake Il Ohio
shops. The well-known pastor spoke
in glowing terms Of the splendid ser
vice rendered men in uniform by this
institution, and spoke of the small
charge which was necessary at times
as measure OF compensation. lie
urged on all his hearers a hearty sup
port of the organization.
DR.. Mcdaniel unqualifiedly and
with enthusiasm endorsed Billy Sun
day az divinely commissioned
prophet. declaring him to be God $
man who is carrying Gods message
through the land as a flaming evangel.
He asked all OF those in hts audience
to go out to hear Mr. Sunday. telling
them of the great number of people
who are coming hundreds of miles
for the privilege Of hearing the great
evangelist preach.
Tickets for the seating of two thou
sand railroad men at the Sunday ser
vice last night were handled through
assistant superintendent r. V. Wat
kins, of the Railroad ~" co-operat-
ing with the Sunday party. Four
thousand men have already attended
the shop meetings held by the Sun
day workers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31
Southside Items
,oUTuslDH ChURCHMEN
40 nGAn bALIY SUNDAY

Next Sunday, February =. has been
SET aoiue W lA4e buIy SUNDAY commit
zee Iur tue churches "a ooatn Ricn-
aaonu anu tickets ilAte been iasuao e.acn
oi the thirteen cnuEcnes ON the Soutn-
SIDE In View OF tne tact that IL aiI
Gnurch members attended tn. etanSe-
ns.iG meeting In tue Gay Audltorla Al
.ne Dui.aAns wound De more ,nan n4ea
aud tor tnat reason three chuicues
VIII hold services
acknowledgement Baptist, Meade
AeiuoriAA Episcopal. anu eathvl tora
Aienorlai Hap.lSa Vail mold SPECIAL ser
wees for tAUoe ~nu viii nOt DC apIe
10 attend tAe SUNDAY meeting.
Iiemuers OF tue congregation OF Co.
wu.uln Avenue Christ.an cnufcn are
eQuestau ~ Gail ~ Lac cudrGn sun
uay morning between anu ocIoch
, III order 1aat they may receive tncir
acke.s of ADMISSION to the auditorium.
~ s401aIssl4n ticket Is necessary 10
near Bay preacn. put special seats
nave been reserved Tor tue Soutnside
churches and holders of the tickets
wl44 ou aute to avoid the rush ior
seats.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

a Slavonic east coast of the Adriatic
sea and greater Serbia Even though
Serbia was terribly crushed by the
Austrian and German armies in 1915
le. and seemed to have disappeared
as nation. its ideaiists still were talk
ing OF restored and amplified Serbia,
which should extend Ia the Adriatic
coast-~-and, naturally embrace Monte
negro.
King Victor Emmanuel discovered
/ that@having the furitive king OF Mon
tenegro sticking around Rome as
visiting fathe~ IN law was not at all
comfortable his politics whatever
may have had on his domestic affairs.
And. besides, Papa Nicholas would
persist in playing poker and always
winning-from Victor EsmmanueIs
friends. So delicate Italian hint was
passed to papa that tho spare room in
the place was needed
/ The grandfather Of he young prin-
cess OF Savoy, moved to Bordeaux, in
France, here more trouble followed.
papers tried to get by the censor a
story about one OF the high officers
In Nicholas exfled government at
Bordeaux. getting into careless habits
in the matter OF signing checks and
then there was 4 little incident affect
ing International relations between
two great powers and leading to ar
rests, which were calculated to dis
! turh the calm OF the exfled car
The remnant OF bis army, merged
with the rehabiIitated Serbian forces.
partook in the triumphal reconquest
of the Zerho Moutenegrin territories
in 1918 and some OF the politicians
went home after the armistice and
assem- hled the parliament. which de-
clared the throne of Montenegro
permanently moved TO the storeroom.
All OF which left the embarrassing
father law more enbarra ssed than
ever.
Less than ever before does italy
with the old gentleman as a .perma-
nent guest. for now the issue ba-
tween the Jugo-Slavs and the Italians
is permanently acute and bids fair to
become one of the cruxs of the peace
conference. His hometown won't have
him. Besides Victor Emmanuel his
other son-in-law is the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaivitch, who lives i'm
Russia and, dear knows. Russia is now
no place for an elderly gentlemen
declining years.
So the French government has
adopted Nicholas lodged him al the
Hotel Mourice. given him comfor-
table pension and motor Almost
any day when II Is sunny IL you hap
pen 20 he passing down the Rue De
Rivoli at 2 O'clock you may see very
old man with a hawk like nose curved
over a white nlustache and wearing
round fur cap on his snowy head.
totter across the sidewalk on the arm
of A valet and enter his car
This Is Nicholas king IF the Black
mountain and the Balkans embar-
raising father-in-iaw going to take the
air.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

Otherwise.
What we arc quite clear about is
this; Tina, our representatives. and
senators IN congress are much better
informed on the whole subject of
national needs and national l;mi,a-
lions after more than seven months
Of consideration given to the pending
tiu. han any private individual in
y,rri,,ls.; that they are inspired ny
motives OF patriotism just a. high as
those which animate the rest of rs
u,tb the added incentive of knowing
thai they will nave TO account To
the. r constituents for any mistake OF
Underwent into which they may fall
For this. ~e are ready to accept the
a,tjon of congress. If it passes the
pending bill. as probably the best
thing which can he done under all
the circumstances. And we have ar
rived at this decision after hearing
every argument against the measure
which has been offered in Richmond.
II seems to US that this eleventh
hour rush. deliberately organized 10
disregard the experience OF two years
OF war taxation and to set at naught
the earnest aud conscientious labors
of congress at 4 critical period is not
only unwise-it is foolish kicking
In the dark, with every chance that
harm may result and no possible
chance TOR substantially beneficial
results,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31
THE EMBARRASSING FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE
BALKANS.
BALKANS

| Paris. Jan. 2a.-This is the story
? bout the trials and trihulations Of
the embarrassing father-in law of the
! Balkans,
The aforesaid Il. r =. is one of the
little figures in the great orchestra at
the world concert of peace here In
Paris In this orchestra he plays the
i little piccolo~-shrilly--t be sure. and
with no uncertain touch: hut in the
great ensemble this plccolo note is
! likely TO he drowned by the heavy
brasses or the big powers. His name
and title are as follows:
Nicholas one. car and king or
Montenegro. and his present residence
! is the Hotel Meuricc, Paris.
i II truth be told, there are many
/ people who insist that "ey-czar' more
+ nearly fits Nicholas present status.
and that he Is no longer car or king
/ OF anything, But that is mooted
point rpor which old Nicholas is the
chief rootcr, IL one may coin verb.
! 1t signifies nothing to him that some
sort OF rump parliament was held
in Cettinje, his former capital. shortly
! a fter the armistice and that this body
declared his throne forfeited and his
state united to greater Serbia 4
Nobody had any authority to dump
him OF throne. Nicholas recently
declared for publication and when he
In ready to take a steamer hack to
Montenegro. he's going to be the same
old kind OF "A car he has always been
since away back In the sos. But he
hasn't made any stateroon, reserva-
tiors Up to the present writing
Nicholas became the embarrassing
father-in-Iaw. not so much by mar
riage---as is the usual course Of such
events--hut through causes over
which he has no control. The great
war. in fact. thrust this undignified
position upon him. Several years
ago his daughter Helena--one of a
number Of sisters, all remarkably
pretty~-married the present King Vic
tor Emmanuel. or italy, while he was
prince. So Nicholas became the
father-in- law OF Tfaly's future king
He was already the father-in-law OF
a certain Saxon princess whom his
eldest son, Prince Donilo, had taken
in pedlock.
Nicholas did not begin to become
an embarrassing relative-in-law until
after his little kingdom---3.5os square
miles in area llopped into the war on
August {, 1914 When the Austrians
get around TO it they walked through
Montenegro in the winter of i915-i6.
OCCUPYING the whole OF the tiny king
dom in January Nicholas moved to
Scutari and afterwards went to RoCse
to visit his daughter. Queen Helena.
Right then the old gentleman be-
gaa 10 be an en- barrassment For
nre thing. there were dark stories
adrut that his son. nonilo instead
Of bein~ captured by the Austrians. as
reported. had turned traitor and toin-
ed the AuS'r iar forces: this because
Of his German wife and her influence
over him.
Agair italy has certain aspirations
which do not agree with the idea OF
through years of sacrifcial toll. and.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

l' -. "":-.t II s'c,,..;:1>,,A' - 'r2f, r
> fts68v,, r1aYs-Al an >.s lis VI, y Sss
daily bread" Matt eli.
Senior and Adult Topic~--"Poverty
and Providence in Our Day"
Lre,s1n Outline.
I. Murmuring for Food la.
IL Mamma and Quails Given. $50.
III. Memorial Established. 3i-36.
Introduction.
After the song OF Moses and Miriam
on the shores of the Red Sea, Israel
pursued their Journey into The Wilder
ness of Shur, where they found no wa
ter When they came to Marah they
found the waters bitter. The people
murmured. and Jehovah showed
Moses q tree which he cast into the
waters 10 sweeten them. Then they
come to Elm, whore there were twelve
springs and seventy palm trees, and
There they encamped.
1hc Lesson Briefly Told.
The children of Israel continued
their march into the Wilderness OF
Sin. between Elm and Sinai The
savage peoples OF the desert Fmote
hoo who Jagged behind. tDeut.
25;1E)
The whole congregation ruFTured
because there was no food. expressing
the vi sh that they had been left to
die In Egypt Moses was commits
stoned by Jehovah to assure the peo-
Pile speedy relief But the fsraelites
must he publicly vehuked for their
murmurlnEs which were really
against Jehovah. not Moses and Aaron.
Tney were called before Jehovah. and
rs trey looked TO he west. behold
the glory of Jehovah appeared in the
cloud Between the two evenings
fHebre~l quails came and covered the
camp, and when the dew was gone
up the.a was upon the face of the
vildneruefs small round thing"
1t WIS the mama or bread from
heaven.
A permanent memorial Of the mi
raculouS care OF Jehovah for Israel
was ordered. an omer full Of mamma
being placed in pot and kept for a
testimony for their generations
And the children OF Israel did eat
mana forty years--until they came
into the borders Of the land OF Ca
naan."
Modern applications.
The student win 10 more patient
with the children OF Israel II ne will
keep in mind the fact that the race
had been in Egyptian bondage a long
{ =
ing from that slavery 80 begin their
national existence. Long generations
are necessary to the moulding or ma
uonal character. just as time is nee
essary o produce spiritual character
/ Some poverty is directly attributable
j to sloth. 4 disease" which has afflict-
= cd mankind through the ares Love
not sleep, lost thou come to poverty
+ open thine eyes and thou shall bs
satisfied with bread" fProv 19.1S)
Thero have been times when eucr.
@e'k- men could not secure employ.
mont hut there is now a dearth OF
workers in every department Of life
and even tho man who has but rea
ere preparation. or who knows no par
trcular trade or profession, may Secur,
well paying employment.
Tho liquor traffic IL largely rcspon
sihlc for poverty IN the United States
It has put before mon the temptatior
tn drink and has thereby robbed tn.
wife and children of the necessitie
~ NE. Happily that business ha
now been outlawed Next July
our country will go into the nation
wide practice OF prohibition for tn