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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Big Eight Outing.

Five members Of the Big Eight
club left early Sunday morning in
a two-man power motor boat. on an
all day outing in quiet spot in
the banks Of the Mississippi. Soon
after their arrival, o. Woest, who
was chosen cook, prepared a delic-
ious camp breakfast, consisting Of
the first large fish caught, for which
e. Neissilie was awarded a prize.
The day was passed in camping,
fishing and swimming, and toward
the middle Of the afternoon the
party started home. Those pres
ent were Oscar Woest, H. C. Van
Duyne. E. Neissilie, A. W. Martin
and c. Mineban. This is the sec
ond Of a series Of fishing parties
which the club has planned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
mot many, but good books"
Bayard Taylor.

One of the most interesting OF
the new books which may be OBJ
tanned at the public library is
From Place to Place." by Irwin
S. Cobb, and published by George
H. Doran company. The volume
is q collection of nine short stor-
les, all Of a wide variety in subject
matter and in style. There is a
SPY story with thrills from begin
ming to end. keenly sympathetic
character sketch of the village So
cial outcast, the gallowsmith, a de-
tective story, a tale with q real o.
Henry ending, and several others,
all fused with Mr. Cobb's illimit-
able humor. Included in the group
is Thunders Of Silence, story
originally printed separately, which
relates in a very entertaining fash
ion how the foremost anti-war.
anti-draft, anti-bigger army and
navy, anti-Liberty loan drives. anti
everything decent and patriotic,
agitators during the great war,
was defeated by a powerful and
absolutely new weapon in news
paper warfare.
+ George Creel introduces his new
book, THE War, the World and
wilson," with this frank statement
Of opinion Of our present form OF
government: 1T is the misfortune
OF democratic governments that
they tend inevitably to operate
through the emotions rather than
the intellectual processes-to feel
is instructive; to think is labori-
GUS. To attack or to defend a can
didate is infinitely simpler and
more effective than to attack or to
defend an issue. inasmuch as the
one course lends itself to emotions
and assertions, while the. other
calls for intelligence and facts
The League Of Nations, the peace
treaty, questions domestic and in.
ternational, are not discussed fair.
~ and informatively. for the very
simple reason that partizan pur.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

Oh Grove United PrssAgtsrian-
wednesday evening the regular
prayer services will b. held and
there will BE- the regular services
On Sunday.
Grace LufheraA-The ladies' aid
society will give IN leo cream 90
cial Thursday afternoon and eve
ming on the church lawn.
Trinity Episcopal Tuesday eve
ming ut 7:30 the Boy Scouts will
meet 1T the parish house. Thurs
day evening at 1880, choir re-
hearsal. and Friday at 10 O'Clock
morning prayer and litany in the
chapel.
Memorial ChristiaA-The Chris
tian Endeavor society will hold its
annual picnic Tuesday evening. The
members will meet at the church at
s o'clock and start from there.
Prayer meeting will be held 1t 1880
Wednesday evening.
Zion Luther1n-Wednesday aft
ernoon the two committees Of the
ladies' aid society will meet 1T the
home Of Mrs. Jules Mauritzon, $40
Thirty-eighth street, and Wednes-
day evening the Luther league will
hold a picnic in the woods near the
Watch Tower The members will
take the Watch Tower car at Seven
teenth street. and Third avenue at
6 o'clock.
Spencer Memorial Methodist
The Y. L. A. will meet Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Miss Jessie
Eckert, 1101 Thirty-ninth street.
Wednesday afternoon the first divi-
sion Of the ladies' aid society will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Ftze, 726 Forty-third street.
First United Presbyterian-Pray-
er services will be held Wednesday
evening at the usual hour and Fri
day the members of the Ladies Aid
society of the church will hold an
all day work meeting at the church
First Methodist - The regular
prayer services will be held in the
annex Wednesday evening at 7::3(
and, Thursday evening at 1880 the
Boy Scouts meet at the church
Rev. Rollo Killing Of Davenport,
will present his Hour of Sacred
Song" at the regular church ser.
vices Sunday morning. There will
be no preaching service.
First Baptst-The B. Y. P. U. anG
the Baraca and Philathea classe!
will hold a joint outing Monda,
evening at the Y. w. C. A CAM
near the Watch Tower.
South Park Presbyterian - Tn,
primary teachers will meet at tn,
church Monday evening at 1880
Wednesday afternoon. the juniors
meet at 3 o'clock. At 1870 Wednes
day evening the regular prayer ser
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Present Play in Milan.

There was a large attendance of
relatives and friends present at a
very interesting play given Satur-
day evening at the Pleasant Ridge
church in Milan. The parts were
all we'll taken and I very entertain
ing evening was enjoyed. Several
musical selections were given by
the Hi Y girls Of Rock Island. At
the conclusion Of the program light
refreshments were served. A neat
sum was realized from the affair,
which will be used toward INSTALL
Ing electric lights in the church,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Dancing Party for Guests.

A company of nine couples gath
cred last evening at the home of
the Misses Goldye and Blanche
Sosna. 1921 Twenty-ninth street,
from where they repaired to the
Watch Tower where they enjoyed
dancing party. The affair was a
courtesy for Miss Selma Groner of
Shreveport. La, a sorority sister
OF the hostesses at the University
OF Illinois. and Miss Moline Sosna
OF st. Louis, their cousin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Enferfaina At Bridge.

Mrs. A. H. Kalman entertained at
a charming bridge Saturday after
noon at her home. 2511 Eighteenth
avenue, in honor of Mrs. RubensOn
Of Des Moines. the house guest Of
Mrs. John Hill. The afternoon
hours were passed informally at
bridge. Prizes we're won by Mrs.
Max Sklovsky of Moline, and Mrs.
Livingston of Chicago. At S o'clock
a delicious luncheon was served at
the small tables. Garden flowers Of
many varieties we're used pro-
fusely to form the attractive deco
rations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
To Hold Joint Picnic.

Past Matrons' and Patrons clubs
OF Rock Island, Moline and Daven-
port will hold joint picnic We'd
nesday afternoon at Long View
park. Supper will be served at 8
o'clock and members and their
friends are invited to be present.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Pre-Nuptial for Miss Summers.

A company Of IS members of the
choir Of the First Baptist church
and their families, gave an excur-
sion party Saturday on the steamer
Capitol, as a pre-nuptial courtesy
for Miss Myrtle Summers who is
to wed William Davies in the fall.
The picnic supper which was served
on the boat was taken by the mem
bers and the hours passed enjoying
the ride on the river.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
K. Of C. Dance Wednesday.

The first of the summer series
OF dancing parties to be given by
the Knights Of Columbus, will be
held Wednesday evening at the
Watch Tower. Browns orchestra
is to furnish the music.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

Miss Margaret May Entsler was
hostess at very pretty party at
her home in Milan Saturday after
noon In honor Of her ninth birth
day. The afternoon was spent mer-
rily with games and late in the aft
ernoon a dainty luncheon was
served at one table where the CEN
terpiece was a large prettily deco
rated birthday cake graced with
nine candles. Miss Margaret was
the recipient Of many beautiful
gifts from her friends. Those pres
emit were Lucy Ramberger, Ida
Strayer, Betty Nichols. Mabel
Erickson, Frances Campbell, Eliza
beth Danielson and Marion and
Lois Lyons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Daughters of Israel.

Mrs. Jake Boronstein entertained
the Daughters Of Israel at their
regular meeting yesterday at her
home, 535 Fourteenth street. There
was a large attendance, and very
pleasant social time was enjoyed.
A delicious luncheon was served by
Mrs. Boronstein, the table being
attractively decorated with garden
flowers. The next meeting iwl! be
held Aug. 1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

y
The members Of tho J. r. club Of
thu r. ". G. a have completed the
plans Tor the elaborate japanese
party. which they are 70 give to-
morrow evening on the J. H. Han
berg lawn for all business girls and
club members OF the 7. W. c. A.
Each member Is Invited to bring .
friend. The time set for the #.
fair u 5 O'Clock. but the girls are
inxted to como earlier and enjoy
the twilight hours on the beautiful
lawn. They are urged to use the
entrance at Twenty-fourth street
and Thirteenth avenue. a regis
trations not In ~ yet must be tele-
phoned In to the Y. W. C. A. at once
In order that arrangements may be
made for the refreshments which
will be served. There will be q
small fee for the lunch and the
girls are asked to pay this at the
gate Is they come in. Members Of
the ]. P. club and the secretaries
OF the Y. W. C. A. in Japanese cos
tune. and Mrs. Hauberg will re-
ceive the guests. After short in
formal reception. japanese gong
and bugle will be sounded, at which
signal the guests are to seat them
selves, japanese style. on a cleared
space on the upper lawn near the
conservatory. The hostesses will
entertain in Japanese style. Re-
freshments will be served and the
hours passed in a number Of Jap
anese games.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
GFinnell Club to Picnic.

Ae Grinn0ll tri-city alumnae an
Z ncee . picnic for Wednesday.
u -. ut the camp of H. E. Dow
Z and Mrs, Downer on Rock riv-
The outing IL being arranged
DR.. Harry Fry, president Of the
al alumni association. All Grim
q college alumni in the three
les are invited to attend the pic
n - well 40 the young people
- anticipate attending the school
TT are invited rs special guests
he affair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
To Hear Convention Reports.

The members of the central
branch of the w. c. T. U. will hear
reports from the recent worlds con-
vention held in London, at the reg
ular meeting tomorrow afternoon.
The meeting will be held in the par
lors Of the Y. w. C. A. at 3 O'Clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

w. spent vegy infDfDally on6 No
tro1e music Wn6 enjoyed. Late n
thu evenfng I deIicioeS lunchecn
was sseve1 n ~ dining room
whore the centerpieee wna : large
vase q sweeEpeas. The hostess re-
csivsd . number ~ pretty gifts In
rsnsnbraaes q the occasion.
Wha1ea.Wnsen.
Rock Island friends Of Miss Clara
Wilson. daughter Of Mrs. Mary
Wilson Of 0helbyville, will b In
terested IN the details Of her we'd
ding which was celebrated Wednes-
day, July II, in Davenport. Miss
Wilson was married to John p.
Whalen, son Of Mrs. Sarah Whalen
OF 1896 West Seventh street. Dav-
export, At . 8 o'clock service per-
formed At the rectory Of st. Mary's
church. Rev. r. ]. RAnhAm ofnciat-
ed in the presence Of . few rela-
tives Of the young couple. Mrs.
James J. Byrne Of Chicago. sister
OF the bridegroom was matron OF
honor and Arthur B. Whalen. bis
brother was best man. The bride
was in . white tricoletts gown, her
hat being . large picture model
and her flowers. roses. were In
corsage arrangement The matron
Of honor was in q gown Of orchid
organdie with hat to match. her
flowers being sweetpeas and baby
breath.
The wedding breakfast was
served at 10 O'Clock at the home of
the bridegroom, covers being laid
for rs at the flower decorated
tables. MIR. and Mrs. Whalen left
at noon for Chicago. They will visit
at the brides home in Shelbyviile
for two weeks before returning to
Davenport. The bride has been
employed in the Office Of the Great
er Iowa association. Mr.. Whalen
is employed at the Rock Island ar
senal. Out Of town guests included
Mrs. ]. ]. Otto and Ed r. Whalen
of Chicago and Daniel Mulligan OF
Dewitt, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

Tho marriage Of Miss Arlene L.
Robbins and Theodore Ray Atkins
took place Friday afternoon ct
o'clock 1t the manse Of the First
PreebyteriAn church IN Muscatina.
The ceremony vas performed BY
Rev. J. B. Rsodail. Attending Ii;
bridal couple were Miss Elsle
Reuter and John D. Jones. Mr..
and Mn, Akins vii mako their
hngDe Il Rack IalaAA wAeso NJ,
kkipe = enplaysd - - snAiI
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

Social Announcements.
Amoo caldron will hold its reeu-
lar meeting at the Masonic tenn Die
Wednesday evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

A company Of "a tri-city young
girls were entertained at a charfn-
ingly appointed luncheon-bridge
given by Miss Bernice Hansen Of
1917 Brady street. Davenport, Sat-
urday afternoon at the Outing club
in honor OF her house guest, Miss
Mildred Mansfield Of New Haven,
Conn. and for Miss Catherine Will
son Of Muskegon. Mich, the guest
Of Miss RATHER Inc Zeuch. and Miss
nellie Cochran Of Austin, Texas, the
guest Of Miss Elinor Mueller.
Luncheon was served on the north
veranda Of the clubhouse at one
long table. where crystal baskets
Of pink snapdragons, lavender scab-
lose and Shasta daisies attractively
carried out the floral decorations in
the prevailing colors. The after
noon Was spent Informally at
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
Celebrates Ssth Birthday.

Saturday was the S5th birthday
anniversary OF ex-senator William
F. Crawford Of 800 Ridgewood ave-
nue.. Camp Mcclellan, Davenport
The birthday dinner was served
yesterday at the Crawford hme, COW
ers being laid for II. Roses and
nasturtiums were the table deco
rations, and there was a candled
birthday cake. Mr.. Crawford's son,
Charles A. Crawford Of Taylor
Ridge, and his family and cousin,
William P. Bottorff Of Charlestown,
Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tay-
lor of this city and Arson S. Bisbee
and family OF Davenport were the
relatives present. Mr.. Crawford
has four sons, Charles A., who runs
the homestead farm near Taylor
Ridge, Attorney John Crawford of
Chicago, Newton Crawford of
Prairie Point, Miss, and DR.. Law
renee Crawford of Boston and Mrs.
Frank Inlay Of Olympia, Miss, is
the only daughter. There are IL
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Mr.. Crawford is a veteran of the
Civil war, having served as commits
sary and quartermaster sergeant in
Company A OF the Ninth Illinois
cavalry. For four years from 1887
to 1891 he was representative in
the Illinois legislature and for
four years from 1892 to 1896 he
was member of the Illinois senate.
He removed from his farm in 1914
to his present home in Camp Nc
Clellan, Davenport. Mr.. Crawford
is in robust health, remarkably &C
tive for his years and enjoyed the
birthday anniversary greatly. His
host of friends in the tri-cities and
vicinity wished him many happy
returns OF the day.
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Tyo Minutes of Optimism
by HERMAN j. STITCH
Take En-, All Along
BY HERMAN j. STf,

WHILE peep
fee Of
In eyu" the gentleman with
sudde a barker the outside
a Of
anma
you why" replied pay
don't anywhere takesevery
with just have ten daughters
mother wife, and can't afford to take them ALL"
back for a
"It reasonable" he said finally.
Then:
" tell what Wen do he suggested
"If will collect member of family Of
this minutes IN let all
the bul!'
accepted
No had the farmer gathered
Of
Mason and Dons line who has children his wife
living with him them with
multitude collected.
Thus demonstrating a
children
than n prize bull!
a for treason
he did a
fellow For he
take his famiand he family
family adopted this in
the American home would
be good deal of old fashioned happiness
rolling Reno
ATTENDANTS lawyers and other attaches would have
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SOME TEACHERS AND GIRLS
ARE GLAD TO START SCHOOL,
They Haven't Been Away This Summer, and Home Gets er
Tiresome and Dull When Everybody Else Is Aoay #

and tell me everything that's going .,
at home Don't forget ~ y"
Everything that's.going on at home,
After while. II began to be tiresop.
Nothing ever happened.
The letters didn't come in very O..
from the girls who were away.
There would be occasional posta,s
"Going sailing this afternoon. dsna,
tonight and another sailing party N,
morrow. I've met the incest girls and
some boy!" " ''
A UGUST seemed to drag itself ont 4,
"A an unnecessarily slow way. wou,d
autumn never come, with it's vaoua
winds, it's smell Of burning leaves IL.
chorus of welcome from returned sum
mer vacationists?
o.. for school. and condolences at "a.
cess, secret alteration of young teach
nrs. and-what was that whistle? 7,
took you straight back to the football
feld-oh, football again!
Vacation isn't all joy and happiness
to some people; they're glad enough Ia
get back to the routine again.
It's fun to get away from every.
day life II you have something to do.
But when you 60 along day after day.
seeing the same tired, drab people,
doing the same slow, uninterestins
things, feeling the same. wistful, weary
hopeless way-you don't care how hard
YOU have to work, IL only the time will,
come when you can get to II and see the
same old crowd again.
You'd much rather work yourself Ia
death than be bored to death.
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They Criticize Fair Sex Too HarshIy

Dear Cynthia-I heartily agree with
those who condemn the habit that many
girls have of oVerreaching modesty and
displaying themselves in truly vulgar
clothes 7 notice that most of the writer's
on this topic say that they meet such
girls in dance halls. I hardly think
they are justified In criticizing the fair
sex so harshly that they meet there. for
Ihe better class of people are not found
in public dance halls.
Our young people OF today used to
learn the lesson that the vefy best kind
~ amusement comes from enjoying ones
wo"'I and from higher diversions than
dancing. I freely confess that | am
greatly opposed to the modern forms OF
darce Certainly those who invent such
dances are not men of pure and noble
minds. Rather are they Of on entirely
diff, rent type 7 think there are many
forms of the dance that are perfectly
harmless and afford wonderful recrea.
ton but the latest inventions of that
art are demoraliZing and disgracefui.
Regarding the use of paint. 1t seems
TO me there IL psychological limit to
the extent to which a woman may fix
up herself Personally ] think littlo
fixing adds mach to the appearance Of
n woman, but when It comes to the
lavish use OF paint and the enameling
Of the nose, gentlemen Know At once
that such woman has lost respect for
herself, so why should we have any for
her.
Il Young people would only think
many times before they act there
wolld not be so much criticism made.
nor so many unpleasant experiences
taking place. ROBIN HOOD.
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Wants to Be Friends Again

Dear Cynthia--I am young man
about twenty-five years old and have
been keeping company for seven months.
About two months ago we had Il
quarrel in dance hall.
On entering the dance hall we dis
posed OF our wraps, and instead of
waiting for me to escort her into the
ballroom she went in alone and danced
with some one else. When l had dis
posed Of my wraps and did not find
her waiting for me !, too, went into the
ballroom and saw her dancing. When
she had finished dancing l went over
to her and asked her why she went in
alone. She started to give me a real
call-down instead of civil answer.
This started our quarrel and caused
the break in our friendship. although
escorted her to her home after the dance.
Now. dear Cynthia, I haven't seen
her since that time, and as I really
love her. please tell me what I can do
to gain her favor again. JOEL.
Telephone to her IL possible; II not.
write. Tell her you want to come see
her Il she'll let you, that you want
to 81 friends again. Apologize for
quarreling and perhaps speaking rudely.
But II she does the same thing again
you would be wiser to drop 1t all. II
you took her to the dance she should
have waited for you to take her into
the room; 1t was not polite.
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0CCHOOL starts pretty soon, doesn Z
- it?" we asked the school teacher,
condolingly, not long ago.
Eyes, thank goodness, she replied
fervently. r.
THANK goodness ~ we asked. WHY,
thought you didn't like til!
IT did get very tired of It before
school stopped last season. she snid
"but I'm SO sick Of this summer that
can hardly wait for schoo! to begin:
~ didn't 20 away, you know. and
there's nothing to do here. All my
friends are away, and I'm 30 tired and
lonely that I'm just wild to get back to
school again.
It isn't often. you probably think,
that you meet somebody like that.
People have to be pretty crazy about
their work or their school to feel that
way. +
DUT there are lots of girls, for in
ID stance. who have been just counting
the days until school starts.
Last June they were so tired that
they didn't see how they could last an :
other day.
wild with happiness. :,
Two, almost three. whole months I'm
which to do nothing but rest and play
and read.
July came along and their friends be :
gan to go away.
They said good by with many com =
mands. "Now you write to me! Maybe
7 won't write very much because there S
n lot to do down there, but you write
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You Can't Analy5e Loue

Diana and JuIidu Long. after three
years Of married Htc dccide TO sep
drufe. HdUing knoiCn each other from
childhood then haze missed the thrUl
ont Of hIe, the big adventure, and as
soon as The dirorce is orcr and they
are free, they begin TO look about for
romance. Dtund accepts a position
toith Madame Ndldi, a fashionable
dressrdker, as chief designer, and
soon other men begin to appear IN nor
but thus far neither Diana nor JuIidn
has been able to look on any ore
tcih seriousness.
TN THE meantime Julian had seen Q
l great ceal of Hortense LEVEL. He
often wondered after he had been with
her just how much he really did care
for her. When he could separate all
the elements that went TO make up his
feeling for her It certainly did not seem
like love. not the love he had wanted
and dreamed of having. not that which
would sweep him of his feet. And yet
he did admire her more than any wom-
an he had met for a very long time, he
admired her even while he disapproved
OF her ideas Of life. He did not know
w. but he hoped to change those ideas
Of hers. to bring them into accordance
with his own.
Sonnet mes he wondered how her face
would look lighted up with feeling, the
violet eyes warm with something she
could not control with her ideas OF
logic and analysis. Much Of Julian's
feeling toward Hortense was curiosity,
although he would not have put 1t that
way himself.
Are all economically independent
women as cold as you are?" he asked
her once
Cold" ITortense had repeated after
him why I'm not cold"
Yes you are: you're cold and analyt-
cal; you couldn't do anything on your
,wn mind first. You rnow that's true"
II didn't know, but perhaps you're
right" Hortense had said rather
II was the nearest she
lad ever come to agreeing with him
One n ght they had gone to the theatre
md Julian had never remembered hav-
ng a better time. They had walked
,ome afterward but when they were