The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
gst Guest
Davenport Club
At Pretty Dinner

- EmmeIine Pankhurst and
GocSetary. Miss Pine, were the
~ at ! dinner party last eve
~ the Davenport Commercial
given by the members Of the
20 Table club, An organization
- " business women Of the
Mrs. g. H. Huntoon OF Mo-
Who introduced the speaker at
evenings lecture. and Mrs.
Dorick Dow of Chicago. Mrs.
~ Ogden OF the Moline Dispatch
Miss Elizabeth Bryan Of The
rss, were also special guests.
pgera were laid for 40 at the
1tfily appointed table spread in
Of the private dining rooms OF
club. Tulips and jonquils were
decorations.
After the meal Miss Clara Crainc,
vice president Of the club. act
N the absence Of the president.
kad Mrs. Pankhurst to speak. and
y graciously responded with a
n remarks. She complimented
q women Of the club in which
IN, business girls who were prov
II that they were in the world
rive something TO others, and
~ they had realized their oppor-
|nity and were in the business
hrld. She expressed her interest
the members OF the club and OF
Z opportunity she had OF meeting
! girls. She spoke OF how much
pmen could do now that the war
= broken down many barriers
hich had held them back in pre-
n days, and Of the place women
lust necessarily occupy in the
prld II the present situation is
he relieved.
Pictures OF the four little English
phan girls, Joan, Kathaleen, Mary
"a Betty, were passed around and
. girls learned much of Mrs
Snkhurst's life. These little chill
een--and 1t is for their education
ut the English suffraget is MAX
Z this lecture in America-are
IN FIVE years old. They were all
6e month old when she adopted
lem and she and Miss Pine took
ire OF them through the strenuous
kys OF the war, when they spent
ogt OF their time in London, at
bme in Kensington, in the direct
kth of the air raids which were
med at the palace. During these
Kids the children did not share the
|ar OF their foster mother for the,
ere delighted with the beautiful
kshes of light. The fathers of thu
bile girls were all killed during thu
kst few months Of the war. Ont
~ Mrs. Pankhurst announced tt
/ jss Pine that they were coming
America for a six months tour
Id II was not long before the.
arted. The six months are up
hd the time has been extended
rom here she goes to Canada
J here she will remain until mex
IN possibly, and in the meantim
he children will be brought owe
this country.
Mrs. Pankhurst has three daugh
hrs OF her own, about whom tn
iris learned last evening. He
10 sons have died, and it wa
Trough the death of the eldest so
hat she became acquainted wit
er able assistant, Miss Pine Sh
las at that time in charge of wha
known in England as "Nursin
ONE" sort of private hospita
which the young man was take
then he became i'll. After his deaf
! tiss Pine and Mrs. Pankhurst be
ame intimate and the friendshi
as ripened until today they are tn
lest OF friends.
II was through the untiring e.
brts of Mrs. Pankhurst that tn
English women were gotten en-
loyment in the munition factorie
Ind in positions such as tram
Rivers. Many interesting, intima'
|stai1s of the great workers OF III
tere learned. After the dinner tn
Hub went in a body to the Augu:
ma college gymnasium.