The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-19
Mrs. w. J. Sweeney
Leads Both Tickets
For Club President

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{. For Club President
Mrs. W. J. Sweeney who was
nominated On both the nomination
cnm1zittee end tie membership
tichsts VIII in all probability be
the next president Of the Rock Is
land Woman's club ut the May
meeting. Tho two tickets were pre-
scented to the club 1t the meeting
held Saturday afternoon ut the Ma
sonic temple. It which IN unusually
large number Of members were
present. Mrs. John McGown Steven
son, as recording secretary, was
the only other ofiicer nominated by
both the committee and the men,
bership. Following are the two
tickets:
Nomination committee:
President-Mrs. w. J. Sweeney.
First vice president--Mrs. Frank
Mixter.
Second vice president-Mrs. ]. l.
Vance.
Recording secretary-Mrs. John
McGown Stevenson.
Corresponding secretary Mrs
William Paulsen.
Treasurer-Mrs. Sam Switzer.
Registrar--Mrs. A. W. Champion
Directors--Mrs. B. ID. Connolly
Mrs. DeVore N. Sfmonson, Mrs. W
II. McConochie and Mrs. A. r. Wal
lin.
Membership ticket:
President-Mrs. W. j. Sweeney.
First vice president-Mrs. c. w
Soss.
Second vice president-Miss Iva
Pearce.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Johr
McGown Stevenson.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. c
z. Robb.
Treasurer-Mrs. Edward Man
hard.
Registrar-Mrs. Ed Dunavin.
Directors - Mrs. Hugh Curtis
Mrs. F. o. Van Calder, Mrs. G. G
Craig and Mrs. W. l.. Yellman.
Saturdays meeting was one a.
which much business was transact
ed. and q very interesting one be
sides. Mrs. H. H. Cleaveland, chair
man of the furlough fund. report
ed that there was $72773 in thu
treasury which was given to thu
local post of American Legion fol
the purpose of purchasing a piano
and if there is enough a phonograpl
will also be purchased. 1t was re
ported that $50 was made from thu
candy booth at the movie, and /;
, collection of $3.50 was taken fol
the silver jubilee fund.
The committee in charge of tn,
America day parade reported tina
the club members were to marcel
in the parade, those who could tt
walk with foreigner and thos,
who did not march to ride with /;
foreigner by her side at the rea
of the marChers. All who hav,
flags Of their own are asked to carr,
them as there will be so many NOR,
marchers than flags have been pro
vided for. This report was mad
by Mrs. c. l.. Thompson, tn
committee chairman, and othe
members of the committee were an
nounced to be Mrs. H. S. Bollman
Mrs. DeVore N. Simonson, Mrs. J
B. Bassett and Mrs. Hugh Craw
ford. A detailed report of the clu
expenses was given by Mrs C. l.
Silvis and it was shown that thi
years will amount to over 1890
. which is more than the years in
come. The revision committee sug
gested that the constitution
amended SO that the dues would
81 a year instead of $l10, and tina
two new standing committees
added, membership and a plan
committee. The duties of the men
bership committee will be to e
new members and assist in the Co
lection of dues and the piano con
mittee to have charge of passing O
applications for the use of the new
ly purchased instrument. Thes
will be voted on at the May NEE,
ing. Mrs. H. S. Bollman, the newl
elected chairman of the City We
fare department.. gave a short re
port, and Mrs. S. c. Taylor of tn
Study department, announced tha
the annual meeting would be hel
May 10, while Mrs. A. F. Sala of tn
Music department announced thu
there were now 376 members in tn
department and that the next meet
ing, the annual one, would be Apr
~. when Mrs A. D. Huesing woul
be the leader.
More delegates were elected
represent the club at the biennis
to be held in Des Moines in Jun,
and Mrs. W. j. Sweeney, Mrs. c. |
thompson, Mrs. S. S. Davis an
Mrs. H. H. Cleaveland will be tn
regular delegates, and Mrs. Ada
Peasants, Mrs. c. L. .Silvis, Mr.
s. c. Taylor and Mrs. c. E. Sharp
the alternates. Miss Ruth West an
Mrs. W. ]. Sweeney, with Mrs. j. l
Clarkson and Mrs. G. A. Hoge a
aternates were chosen to go
the district federation meeting {
Bushnell April 20 and 80.
A letter was read presenting til
matter Of the pageant which is I
be put on by the Y. W. c. A. lat
this spring, and the club endorse
the plan. Another letter was rea
from Amoo Grotto thanking tt
club for the use of the new plan
for the Myrna Sharlow concert la.
Tuesday evening, and expressin
the appreciation OF the kindne.
of the club in allowing the artists
use the instrument when they WEI
unable to secure on for the ev,
ming.
Harry Ramsdell of Moline san
three splendid selections, "Smili
Through" Roses of Picardy" an