Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Women Urged To
Keep Posted On
Vital Questions


A which women all over the coun-
tfysare interested. read and talked
70 the members Of the Rock Island
Woman's club at the meeting held
Saturday afternoon at the Masonic
temple She made marked i'm
preston on the large number OF
members in attendance in her ap-
peal to them to keep from getting
i into the rut In which they were
running before the war. and for
The broadening Of their views and
activities in regard to the foreign
er and the things which will be OF
vital importance to the continue
ton OF the nation and the people
Of the nation.
She spoke OF the wonderful good
which a woman's organization such
rs the local club can accomplish
In the community, and she urged
each member to keep well versed
on the topics Of the day. to read
about and study national things
pertaining to national and interna-
tional problems, so that when they
are again needed to help decide a
question as to the worlds future,
they will be prepared. She spoke
OF the duty each person owes to
the boys who fought in the recent
war and especially those who went
out and sacrificed a part OF their
being for the cause for which they
were fighting. She told of hospi-
tails full of these MANNED youths
who had had plans just the same
as everybody and who will now
never be able to carry them out,
but who are looking to the people
OF the country and especially the
women to see just how much they
appreciate what they did. She urg
ed the organization OF clubs and
classes Of children to write to these
boys. Another point brought ou'
by the speaker was that the WON
en- must take vital interest in the
schools and the teachers who are
being paid so little in recompense
for what they are giving the chill
dren entrusted to their care.
Mrs. Ridgeway, whose dramatic
ability and reputation as reader
is known everywhere. opened hel
program after a short introductor,
talk with an unusual, very modern
cne-act play. THE Finger of God,
by Percival Wilde. in which SHE
made a wonderful distinction be
tween the three characters. Hell
next was a group of nature poses
and the reader surely portrayed
that she was a lover of nature il
the splendid way she brought out
the feeling in the numbers. ISM
II Wonderful" THE Butterfly
and why the Rose is Red" were
Included, and Trees" two poems
by the same name. were greatly
/. enjoyed Probably the most un
N usual number given during the aft
ernoon was a difficult exercise call
"A ed How the Waters Come Down,
in which the tonation and rythn
were wonderful. Other number!
were Where Is the Grandma O
Long Ago." a translation of WON
an" from the Hindu mythology
MRS. Hogenheimer in the Dress
ing Room Of q Pullman THE
Comrades in White" and ''The Bat
tie Hymn of Democracy" The pro.
gram Saturday which was one o:
the several very splendid enter
tainments offered the club by this
years program committee, also in
cluded two numbers and an encore
by the ladies quartet of the Rocl
Island Musical club, which is com
posed of Mrs. Fred Soper. Mrs. J
r. Witter, Mrs. Fred Mann ant
Miss Rosabelle Stewart
The new grand piano recent!
purchased by the clut at the ex
pense of $3.50 was used for thu
first time Saturday. 1t was chris
tened when THE Star Spanglet
Banner" was played while audi
ence sang the song to open thu
meeting. and then Mrs. A. r. Wal
lin played two numbers to show
the wonderful tonal qualities of thu
instrument.
Mrs. c. L. Thompson gave a re
port of the meeting called recently
by Mayor Schriver to plan for The
Americanization day celebration
May L. Mrs. Thompson was ap
pointed chairman of committee o
five from the club to participate il
making arrangements for The
parade. The other four womer
will be announced later. The club
voted to send SIS to the Park Ridge
school for its endowment fund.
E. c. Fisher announced the bet.
ter community conference to be
held March 80 at the Memorial
Christian church and Mrs. H. A
Weld told Of the work of the fail
price commission.
Mrs. F. W. Bahnsen, chairman oil
the revision committee, presented
change in the bylaws to be vot-
ed on at the next meeting. She
urged the change of article FIVE
section one, to read. An initiation
fee. of 81 shall be paid by each
member and by every member re.
elected after a lapse of member.
ship" She also asked that section
six be added as follows: Failure
to pay dues for one club year shall
constitute a lapse Of membership
Mrs. c, c. Sloan. president of the
Moline Woman's club, invited the
members to the regional conference
to be conducted next Friday at the
First Congregational church, Mo-
line, by the Illinois Federation OF
Women's clubs.
Delegates to the biennial conven-
ton in June in Des Moines. Iowa
and the state convention, were ap-
pointed.
The president, by virtue Of her
Office. will be the first delegate to
both conventions. Mrs. Frank Mix
ter was elected the other delegate
to the biennial convention and Mrs.
Adair Peasants and Mrs. T. B.
Davis as alternates. Miss Rosabel
Stewart was. elected delegate to the