The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-10
Playground Work
To Be Helped BY
Large Donation

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Large Donation
Finances for the city playground
DcFk this summer have been great-
y augmented BY tho turning over
a $3.50 Nhich remained ~ the
treasury Of local department Of
the war camp community service
for tho unrpese Of purchasing per-
manent equipment to be used q
the various parks where play
grounds are kept during the va
cation months. Announcement
that this money was available was
made yesterday afternoon at the
annual meeting of the city welfare
department of the Rock Island
Woman's club held at the Masonic
temple by Mrs. C. e. Sharpe, who
had charge Of the social commit
tee work.
The meeting yesterday was also
the annual election Of officers and
reports were given by the various
committees and the retiring Off
GERS.
The entire membership ticket
was elected yesterday. Mrs. H. s..
Bollman, who was nominated on
both tickets Is to be department
chairman and her staff includes
the following:
Vice chairman-Mrs. G. W. Foss.
Secretary-Mrs. George Hind
erer.
Treasurer-Miss Harriette John
son. T.
Registrar-Mrs. c. f. Shields.
Doorkeeper--Mrs. T. B. Totten.
| Directors-Mrs. A. NJ Klove,
Mrs. G.. W. Buckner and Mrs. c.
e. Sharpe.
Mrs. G. J. Searle, chairman of
the committee appointed to look
into the matter of having a home
advisor for Rock island county,
reported that after very thor
ough investigation of the work of
the bureau in ether counties and
of the municipal housekeeper in
some of the nearby cities, the COM
mittee was decidedly in favor of
instituting such a bureau for this
county, and that plans had been
made for luncheon to be held
next Thursday noon at the Y. W.
C.. A. when the matter would be
laid before women from all parts
of the county and the plans would
be completed. Mrs. Sharpe is
chairman of the committee and
anyone who intends to go to the
meeting or has friends in the rural
districts whom they think would
be interested in the work are ask
ed to turn in their names to the
committee. chairman
Mrs. c. l.. Thompson, reporting
for the hospital committee which
has just completed the furnishing
of the room al St. Anthony's hos
rital read an agreement from the
franciscan Sisters, stating thai
any member OF the club who wish
cd to use the room, which is No
III, will &c given rate of SIG. OF
room equally as good A room
nc size OF this one rents for some
tting over $22 ordinarily. Sh;
also announced that for any won
IN or girl who was not able Il
pay for hospital room rental there
was fund provided to help then
out. Bills for theqroom were al
lowed. Mrs. Margaret Archer, thu
travellers aid made her report fol-
the past two months, stating tina
1856 persons had received help from
her and the treasurer. Mrs. c. A
Sclloessel, in her report told tha
there is $906,l3 in the treasury
$685. in the hospital fund, 500 sc
in, the travellers aid fund and Sal. q
in the playground treasury. Mrs
e. A. Curry, the registrar, reported
that there were 80 members in the
department, and Mrs. H. A. Weld
Of the fair price commission after
urging all the women to vote next
Tuesday in the presidential pref
erencial election, made her report
ON the ice price question. Mrs
Sam Smitzer announced the NOV.
ing picture show for next Tues.
day and Wednesday.
The proposed amendment to the
article concerning the nomination
OF officers proposed at the last
meeting was voted down and the
officers will be nominated as they
have been previously.
Mrs. r. J. Rote, the retirine
Chairman, reviewed the work done
by the department during the win.
ter,sstating that the things accom-.
plished had been all smaller mat.
tersi but still of importance. She
thanked the workers for thei1
help and paid a high tribute tc
her. staf Of officers. Announcement
waskmade that Miss Mary Shank.
irswho is theraphy instructor a,
thF Watertown hospital and who
spoke at the department during tn.
winter. still has need for old sill
pieces for the making of rugs, ant
asked that any one having silk,
notify either Miss ShankIin o.
Mrs. Sharpe. The new chairma,
made a few remarks asking tn,