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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31
CRANTWOOD NOTES
C. p. n. S. Seconds Win Two Games,
Girls Win One.


ON last Friday afternoon both of the
local high school seconds won their
games with the West New York High
School seconds. The girls won the first
game by comfortable margin ana
the boys won an exciting game by
three points. Return games VIII be
PLAYED at West New York on February
S. Miss Wiskeslensky, the crack for
ward of the second team, had things
her own way in the first half. IL
seemed whenever she received the ball
it was two more points added to the
Cliffside score But in the second half
she had a job GLIDING Miss Hunt, a
spry, energetic w. n. Y. guard. Miss
Anderson and Miss lie Long also played
well at forward. Miss Habistade and
Miss Weigle played well at center and
side center and Miss Turner played
good game at guard.
The boys game was very exciting.
At the end of the first half the score
was 8 to 8. They played fine Often
sive game.
On Thursday afternoon the seconds
duutu dnOtHCI w 1hVi' 81 iiS VI
victories, decisively whipping the fast
De La Sale Institute seconds of New
York city. This was the second game
these teams played. In the early part
of the month the De La Sale quintet
won at their court by the score of 10
to II.
On Thursday at half time the score
was ~ to II, but in the second half the
G. =. II. S. team made a runaway of it
and won easily by the score of 20 to II.
In the West New York game Corris-
ton made II points, Houk points,
Martens points and Eberle 2 points.
Up to date the local seconds have
won four games, having defeated Fort
Lee, EnglewOed, West New York and
De La Sale, while they have lost only
two games, one to st. Peters and one
to De La Sale.
The WOmen's Guild of Trinity Epis-
cOpal Church will hold regular bust
ness meeting at Guild Hall on Wednes-
day afternoon next at 3 o'clock. The
supper planned for February has
been postponed.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31
Eighty Widows Drawing
Pensions for War of 1872

Eighty widows of soldiers Of
the War of 1912 are still on the
government pension rolls. &C
cording to the annual report of
Secretary of the Interior Lane.
Pensioners included 215 surviv-
ors of the war with Mexico, and
2,739 widows of soldiers.
Names of 271,391 Civil war
veterans are listed. Deaths Of
Civil war veterans last year
numbered 27,703, compared with
30,446 the year before.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31
has long since departed from the place

mas long since departed from the place
of its origin. The southwest and the
Pacific coast, almost unknown lands in
the infancy of the business, now pro-
duce thousands of barrels to the orig
inal oil regions one. Oil is still used
as an illuminant on millions of farms
and in isolated places all over the
world. but that is no longer the chief
product of crude. Gasoline, at first
troublesome by-product. is now the
main result sought. The millions of
motor-driven vehicles that have come
into existence In the past score of
years would not have been possible
had we not had this desirable product
to provide an explosive to drive them.
Vast quantities of the crude product
are used to drive locomotives and
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31
Pearls in Oysters.

Spokane. Wash.-Ten pearls from a
quart of oysters that cost him 40 cents
were taken by one customers of To-
cal fish market, and two pearls were
found by another, the dealer reported.
He, himself, found one, he said. The
pearls are said to range in value from
50 to $40 each.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31
Alan Mutt Post,
American Legion
Is Growing Fast

A special meeting of the Alan Mutt
Post No. 124 of the American Legion
of Cliffside Park was held at the Cliff
side Park High School and much bust
ness transacted.
The recently elected commandment,
Joseph Mitchell, presided, and has APP
pointed the following committees for
the year.
Membership Committee-Otto Stein,
]. Marsden, B. W. Schlatteer and Rob-
ert Cadien.
Basketball Committee Thomas Fox,
r. McKeown and William Boyan.
Entertainment Com m t e-Otto
Stein, Harry George, Milleer Sears, w.
E. Stockwell and G. A. Walz.
Employment Commttee-James Croft
and Joseph Marini.
Auditing COpmittee-Prof. William
Sporting and r. B. Ansell
Mayors Committee (fOr interviewing
the mayor as to matters pertaining to
the soldiers memoraD -Thomas Fox,
Joseph Marini and John Mahoney.
House Committee-R b. Ansell and
Professor Quill.
Executive Committee-Dr. Brundage,
Il. Dunen McClave ana Professor Sper-
ling
For interpoSt communication in the
American Legion and for communica-
ton with other organizations, such as
the G. A. r., the veterans of the for
eign wars and of the Spanish-American
war, it is necessary to have a special
committee to spare the secretary and
this committee, called the Liason Com
mittee, consists of Nicholas Mahoney,
James Bruley and James Newman.
The Executive Committee takes care
of the national legion matters.
AT this special meeting the Enter
tainment Committee reported that they
had secured and distributed the tickets
for the dance to be given at Epiphany
Hall on February IA.
The resignation of Otto Stein as
chaplain was accepted, and no other
as yet appointed.
Roger Mutt moved. and the motion
was seconded by Professor Preston,
that after all the expenses of the bas-
ketball games had been paid. at the
end of the season, the remainder, if
any, should he turned over to the ath-
letic association fund of the high
school.
The Legion holds regular basketball
games every Tuesday evening at the
school, for which an admission of %
cents is charged, ana this, it is hoped,
may be used also for music for dane
ing after the games, if permission from
the Board of Education is obtained for
this, and as the Legion does not wish
this to be n matter of financial gain to
the post, the action was taken as
above and later by motion of Mr.. Pres
ton the Basketball Committee was
given full power to act in all matters
pertaining to its affairs.
As the post is obliged TO pay 81 per
member year to the national organ
ization to aid it in maintaining the ma
tional headquarters. it is important
that all the members he prompt in
payment of dues and the motion was
made and passed that the membership
list be examined and reported on as to
the payment and standing of said men,
berS.
The initiation fee is 81 and the year
ly fee is 81, and every dollar is needed,
for the post is obliged to pay for the
use of the school each night of meet
ing and in addition to the above men,
toned regular yearly expenses
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31

Herbert Putnam, librarian Of Con-
gIess, who has declined the Distin-
guished Service Medal awarded him
by the war department. Putnam was
chairman Of the American Library As
ISOLATION which undertook the distribu-
ton of books and other reading mat
ter among soldiers in domestic and
overseas service.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-01-31

Temporary Store Hours $50 A. M to
James McCreery & Co
5th Avenue ON SATURDAY s4th Street
The Annual February Sale
Oriental Rugs
"McCree,y Mauer.Weaves From the Orient"
1915 100000 Worth of Exquisite Rugs
In Rare Weaves of Rich and Gorgeous Coorng
At to Less Than
Present Import Prices
purchase this sale far than considerable saving
full part will play.
Beautiful each work of art in itself they could
not help but artistic atmosphere where they
might placed Furthermore proper
these backed by the broad Mccree will not only main
tain their looks through long but will increase intrinsic value
the years go by
certainly investment presents
The following items illustrate the wonderful values
Size Regularly Sale Price
...........
13ox90 $4,000
$4,000
Krmanshah 133 x1O2. 125O.OO
Mahal Persian r. 1x810 $4,000 275OO
$500
Chinese 14Ox11.7 10000
10000
Persian Ieihan
Persian Savalan 3x7
10000
Persian Arak
2x1O9. 175000 1275O0
Chinese ............ 12x9 ..............
.375OOO
Kmanshah II Ox11.O. 100000 1495OO
8 10000 1575OO
Smalan ediumS Size Persian and Chinese Rugs
at $780, $780, $3.50 to $500
ADDITION -
A Remarkable Group of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
VIC A. Cottage ct
Port Byron l. 70
..3 Be Opened June II

h The Y. W. c. A b planning to
Open it, camp at Port Byron this
summer; ON June II and continue II
until July 81 for the Girl Reserves.
Miss Rust, with IN older girl AZ
counselor. and cook, will be at
the camp to chaperon the girls.
There are to be picnics, hikes.
parties and busy days from morn
ing until night. A small enclosure
has been roped on for swimming,
20 that the girls can battle and
swim without the slightest dan
ger. The price II $3.50 q week, ex-
elusive Of railway fare, and there
will be q 50-cent registration fee,
which is to be taken out Of the club
treasury. II the club attends as a
body. Several clubs, and q num-
Der OF individuals have already
signed up. Following is the daily
schedule:
Morning: 6:45. reveille; TOO,
setting up exercises: 7:15, morning
dip; 7:45, breakfast; Sis, morning
sting; S:45 cleanup time; 800,
morning inspection; 9:15: hand
craft; 1880, games. 1880 dinner.
Afternoon: /, rest hour; 2, quiet
hour: 3, swimming; 4:30, camper
craft; s. supper; 7, evening stunts;
Sis, camp fire; 8, taps.
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Miss Hoffman, H0nored.

The Misses. Marguerite and Mel
lie Bogaert of 1851 Second avenue,
Moline, entertained a company of
intimate girl friends of Miss Anna
Hoffman at pre-nuptial shower
Thursday evening at their home.
Miss Hoffman IS to wed the host
ess' brother, Bert Bogaert, in June.
Four tables Of hearts were play
ed, Miss Irene Nordman and Miss
Lillian Van kerkhobe taking the
prizes. Music and dancing were
also diversions. Blue and white,
the selected wedding colors, were
suggested in the decorations in all
the rooms by flowers. Tall vases
OF snowballs and carnations formed
a very pretty background.
A dainty luncheon was served at
IL o'clock at the dining table,
where the colors were further sug-
gested. A large flower covered
parasol occupied the center, from
which were streamers reaching to
each place, where there was a
parasOl favor. Miss Hoff-
mann received many pretty miscel-
laneous gifts. Miss PSarl Loycks
will be the next hostess for Miss
HOFFMAN,, giving an affair next
week.
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Pre.Nuptial Evening Party.

The meeting Of the F. S. X. girls
held Friday evening at the home of
Miss Beulah Sewell, 1900 Thirty
fifth street, turned out to be a pre-
nuptial shower for Miss Marie
JOhansen of this city who will
marry Joseph FLICK Of Davenport,
the ceremony to be one Of the June
weddings. The game of hearts was
played until IL o'clock when the
members adjourned to the dining
room where they enjoyed a delic-
1ous luncheon. Miss JOhansen's
colors are to be yellow and white,
and these shades were very pref
tily used on the table. where bou-
quet of bridal wreath and carna-
tons formed the centerpiece and
the favors were dainty yellow tulip
baskets. After the lunch the guest
of honor was told to follow tn,
threads of a cobweb which had beel
woven in the rooms and at the end
Of each she found a small joke-gift,
with an appropriate gift attached.
Later she was presented with a ST.
Wr bread tray Is a party gilt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Tea At Studio.

A delightful informal tea was
given by the Tri-City Art league,
assisted hy wives of members of
the Tri-City Architects association,
in the Art league studios, Thurs
day afternoon. About fifty friends
OF the league were present, and
much interest was shown in the
collection of architect drawings on
view. and in the home furnishings
which were sent in by several large
stores and firms to suggest the ar
tistcaiiy arranged home. The
studios were filled with masses of
towering shrubs and baskets of
snow balls, bridal wreath and iris.
Those assisting were Mrs. S. j..
Temple of Davenport, representing
the wives of the architects, and
Miss 1rma kohn of Rock Island.
Miss Bessie Putnam, Mrs. C. R. Nc
Candless, Mrs. George Peck, Mrs.
G. Johnson. and Miss Marjorie Velie
OF Moline. and Miss Roberta Hostel
Ter, and Miss Edna Robson OF Day.
export, for the Art league.
The exhibit Of architect drawings
Will be open daily from 9 a. m. to
3 p. m. and the public is cordially
invited to visit the studios to see
them. There is splendid collec-
ton of plans of some of the large
buildings of Davenport, several
hundred small bungalows and cot
tages. while the Curtis Brothers of
Clinton have sent an exhibit of in
terror furnishings. Interior fur
nlshings and fittings have also
been loaned by local stores.
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Party For BrideS.Elect.

Mrs. Charles N. Stone entertain
ed at pretty informal party at her
home, 1714 Sixth avenue, Moline,
yesterday, in honor of Miss Esther
Dunno and Miss Marguerite Merri-
man, both to be June brides.
Twelve friends of Miss Merriman
and Miss Dunno were the guests.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with iris and red tulips, and a
delicious luncheon was served.
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Household Hints

Neutrality-suspicious. dozen eggs, IL
tablespoons cold water. one tea
spoon cornstarch, one cup olive oil.
two large teaspoons salt, one tea
spoon dry mustard. one-focfth tea
spoon cayenne pepper. Beat eggs
very light, add vinegar and water
with cornstarch. Mix well and
cook In double boiler until thick
ened, stirring constantly.
When removed from heat, beat
until cooled and when entirely
cooled add oil and salt, pepper and
mustard. This makes quart and
q half and kept in q cool place will
last for weeks, as it can be used
with cream or without, when ready
to use, as you like. A very excel
lent dressing for all salads.
Split Pea Soup One cup dried
split peas, two and one-half quarts
water, one pint milk, one-half
onion, tablespoon butter, two table,
spoons flour, one and one-half tea
spoons salt. one-eighth teaspoon
pepper, two-inch cube salt pork
Pick over peas and soak several
| hours, drain, add cold water, pork
and onion. Simmer three hours;
rub through a sieve. Add butter
and -four cooked together: salt and
pepper. Dilute with milk. adding
more If necessary. The water in
which a ham has been cooked may
be used; in which case. omit sauce.
Japanese Eggs Salad - Hard
cook four eggs, shell and cut in
halves. Remove and cream yolks
with three small sardines. salt,
pepper and onion juice to taste
Refill egg whites and serve on let
tuce leaves with boiled dressing OF
! mayonnaise.
Calves Tongue Cook foul
tongues until tender, in boiling wa
ter. to cover, with six slices of car
I rots, two stalks Of celery, one
onion stuck with eight cloves, one
! teaspoon peppercorns and one-hal
tablespoon salt. Take tongues from
water and remove skin and roots
,, Cut in halves and reheat in sauce
| Olympus Pudding corn
starch blanc mango; separate into
four parts, placing white on bot
tom Of mold; stir into second par
tablespoon of chocolate and poul
on top of white; color and flavor
third part with fruit, using diced
pineapple, and lastly pour fourth
over after adding yolk of egg.
When cold cut into slices ant
serve with whipped cream and
walnuts, chopped fine.
| Spanish Salad-Select ripe bu
not soft bananas and cut into thir
slices with a silver knife. Shell
/ English walnuts to one-third thu
quantity of bananas. Press nuts
through grinder or chop fine
Mix fruit and nuts lightly and heal
them on a platter covered will
crisp lettuce leaves. Pour mayor
nalse dressing over the whole. TAX
ing care that it is seasoned sharpl.
with cayenne pepper.
Nodded Apples-Six tart apples
one-half cup cold water, two tea
spoons gelatine, two cups sugar
Juice of one lemon, two cups boil
ing water.
Soak the gelatine in cold watel
for five minutes. Make a syrup O
the sugar and boiling water. Pare
and core the apples and cook in tn,
syrup; turn them often.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Dinner at sVilla yelie.,

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Velie of
Moline. entertained at charmingly
appointed dinner party at the villa
Velie" last evening. in honor of
Miss Susanna McShane and Frank
Silloway. The guests were Is in
innate friends of Miss McShane and
Mr.. Silloway. The house was beau
tifully decorated in pink and white,
claskia and bridal wreath being
the flowers used. Last evenings
party will bring to close the
series of pre-nuptial affairs given
for Miss McShane and Mr.. Silloway.
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Serve Treat to Patients.

Mrs. II. P. Brown and Mrs. Fred
Tom represented the Harriet Hen
derson class of the First Methodist
church and served the weekly
treat to the patients at the munich
pal tuberculosis sanitorium Friday
afternoon. Ice cream and cake
comprised the treat. Next week
Court No. 81, Court of Honor, will
serve.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Party for Cousin.

Miss Helen Martin, 7O7 Gaines
street. Davenport, entertained at a
prettily appointed party last even
iny in honor Of her cousin, Miss
Viola Martin, whose marriage to
William H. Beenck will be an event
OF June Is. There were 10 in the
party. The colors pink, blue and
white were carried out in the deco
rations. The evening was spent in
playing games, in which the prizes
went to Miss Verna Chede and Miss
Elsie Hartman Of Davenport. At a
late hour delicious lunch was
served. spring flowers being used
as a centerpiece on the table. Miss
Elsie Hartman, sister of the bride
elect, will entertain for her We'd
nesday evening at her home. 11e5
Oneida avenue, Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Consider Matter Of Parsonage.

The Second Christian church de-
cided at a meeting of the congre-
CATION held Friday evening to make
an effort to lease parsonage for
the new pastor. Rev. W. B. Oliver
of Cameron. and If it is impossible
to rent suitable home one will be
purchased. Rev. Oliver, who was
here over the ween-end, promised
to take charge of the work here not
later than Aug. Is, and sooner if his
present congregation can secure a
pastor before that time.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. M. Van Bell. Of Covington.
Ky, is said to be the only woman
United States court commissioner
in America. She is serving her
third consecutive term and is now
in her ninth year of service. She
has presided over every sort Of
case which comes to the attention
of the Federal court, excepting
murder. She has heard cases Of
bank robberies. embezxlements.
moonshiners and bootleggers. the
latter gentry being, more promi-
nent now that prohibition Is sup
posed to be in effect.
Many violators OF the espionage
law came under her care during
the war years when that law was
SO strict. Her home. Covington. is
the headquarters Of the American
Protective League, which did more
than any other agency to stamp
out unpatriotic movements.
Mrs. Bell is a widow and has
two sons. David, who served two
years overseas with the famous
Cyclone" division. and Thomas.
who graduates from high school
next month. Besides being United
States commissioner. Mrs. Bell is
also deputy clerk Of the district
federal court.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Will Give Breakfast.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Velie will en-
terrain at breakfast Sunday
morning at their residence, the
villa Velie," near Moline, in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Ford of
Great Falls, Mont, who arrived last
night to be house guests at the
Velie home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
To March in Parade.

Y. W. C. A. girls are going to
take part in the Memorial day pa
rade. Members Of girl reserve
groups and older girls are to meet
at the association in the morning
to participate.
Because Monday is being OBJ
served as Memorial day the swim
ming classes will not be conduct
ed. Instead an extra lesson will be
given at the end OF the summer
term.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Relief Corps to March.

Members of the Woman's Relief
CORPS will meet at 8 o'clock Mon
day morning at the court house
ready to march in the Memorial
day parade. Sunday afternoon at
l O'Clock the ladies are to gather
in Memorial hall to make WI Iths
and bouquets to decorate the mon
ument
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Farewell for Hostess.

The Zion Lutheran Junior Mis-
sionary society met last evening at
the home of Dr. Carl A. Blomgren,
S25 Thirty-fifth street. There was
full attendance and the regular
business was transacted.
Two of the members, Miss Una
and Miss Miriam Sodergren are
leaving to make their home in
Minneapolis, and members of the
society brought gifts for them as a
farewell courtesy. Refreshments
were served and a general good
time followed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
AdAms.Swale,

Miss Flora Pearl Swale of West
Union, Iowa, and Glen W. Adams
Of Iowa City, Iowa, were married
at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
at the parsonage of the First Bap-
fist church by Rev. J. Clark
Granger. The single ring ceremony
was used and the couple was unat-
tended. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams left
after the ceremony for Iowa City,
where the bridegroom is a student
In the state university medical COL
lege.
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Mosdames N0ack and De Long
Entertain.

Mrs. E. 0. NOack and Mrs. Fred
De Long entertained at a pretty
afternoon party yesterday at the
home OF Mrs. Noack, 2014 Fourth
avenue. About thirty guests were
present. The house was charm
ingly decorated throughout with
garden flowers. The afternoon was
passed informally with sewing. A
short program was given, in which
Miss Sears gave several readings
and Miss Murl De Long played a
piano number. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Entertains Merry Makers Club.

Mrs. Glen Baker was hostess to
the members of the Merry Makers
club Friday afternoon The after
noon was very pleasantly spent
with chatting and some Of the
members piled their needles. At
4 o'clock the hostess served a
dainty luncheon and the guests re-
manned for another hour OF socia-
bility. Mrs. John Entler has in
vited the club to meet at her home,
ITO Seventh street, on June II.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Last Etude Club Program.

The Etude club held its closing
meeting of the season Thursday al
the home of Mrs. W. P. BettendOrf
on Bettendorf bluffs. The program
as given follows:
(a) Ny Heart Ever Faithful Bach
% Lungi Bal Caro- Bene ..Secchi
Miss Hammond.
............ barnnOiu
Miss Viola Koch.
(a) Aux Italiens from II Trova-
tore) Poem by Owen Meredith:
music by Verdi; arranged by
Charles Roberts,.
Phyllis Fergus.
90 1t Takes
Mrs. Rose Lee.
(a) My Love Is Muleteer. 49,.
......... Francisco DiNogero
(b) The Gray Wolf -. Burleigh
(c) The Awakening ...... Spross
Miss Hammond.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. II List
Miss Koch.
(a) Mistress Mary ...... Salter
o. Charm of Spring $50. Salter
Mrs. Hetzel, Miss Hammond.
The music room and parlors
were decorated with masses Of
flowers from the Bettendorf gar
dens and these were distributed
among the guests at the close Of
the meeting Luncheon was serv-
ed and a very delightful hour en-
joyed. The members of the club
arranged for a June picnic, which
is to be a basket supper affair at
Long View park, June II. The
year books for the club have been
distributed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
VIII Sponsor Dance.

The girls guild of the Sacred
Heart church are giving a dancing
party next week. Wednesday even
ing, June 2. Is the night for the az
fair which will be given at the Rock
Island club. The six piece prom
orchestra is to play for the dancing.