The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-21
MARSTON HAS
100 PER CENT
BUREAU UNIT
VIII Extend Membership Drive
Through Month of january
To Take Months Vacation.
Especial to The Argus.)


Aledo. Dec. 2I.-An all-day ses-
sion was held in Aledo yesterday
by the advisory council and ex-
eclItiye committee of the Mercer
county home bureau at the home
bureau Office.
OF the 16 home bureau units in
Mercer county there were repre-
sentatives from eight present. The
advisory council discussed the
progress of the big membership
drive and found that there are
three localities wanting to organ
lie home bureau units after the
holidays. The units will be at
Eliza, Pomeroy and Alexis.
s No definite returns of the drive
can be obtained at the present time.
Ii is estimated that approximately
one-third of the people in the coun-
fy who have been mailed literature
pertaining to the home bureau have
been seen. Thu small percentage
seen was due to the poor condition
of the roads during the past few
weeks and the many cases of sick
ness among both prospective MEM
bers and membership solicitors. 1t
was decided that the drive should
be extended and carried on
throughout the month of January.
1t was found that the Marston
unit in Duncan township has a 100
per cent paid up membership. The
Aledo unit voted to turn in money
TO the home bureau treasury to off
set the deficit incurred by default
members.
The council voted to recommend
that all units take over a certain
per cent of Indebtedness caused by
default members. This amount
represents money that has accrued
for the past four years. Hereto
fore there has never been an at
n tempt made by the home bureau to
|lcollect the amount pledged by
members. There is about $3.50 of
this account outstanding for the
past year alone and a concentrated
effort will be made to secure it all
so that the whole membership will
be on a paid up business.
AT the meeting of the executive
committee the regular business of
the home bureau was transacted.
Miss Helen Schouten, head of the
organization in Mercer county,
gave report showing that approxi-
mately $1,000 had been saved by
Mercer home bureau members dur
ing the past nine months by the
poultry culling system and dress |
form making alone.
The council voted to give Miss ]
Schouten a months vacation start /
ing tonight. On Jan. II, is and 10
there will be a three day confer
ence of the home bureau at the
state university which the advisor
will attend and then return to
Aledo. Miss Schouten will leave
this evening for Dennison, Iowa, il
fora visit with her parents. Be
fore returning she will visit at
Sioux City, Iowa, and Chicago. To-
day Miss Schouten sent the neces- i
sary information to county chair
men so that the meeting scheduled
during her vacation period could be
carried out
Monday afternoon the Aledo unit u
met at the home of Mrs. Emma Gil I
more in a very interesting session.
Practically all members were pres
- N'A SAAoO SCNCl al SuGSlb. Ut. '.
A. McClanahan of Viola gave an in
talk Mrs. p. A. Richev
delighted the guests with an excel
lent Christmas story by Henry Van
Dyke
Last Wednesday an all-day meet
ing was held by the Marston unit
1t the home of Mrs. Edward May
hew. Twenty-Five ladies including
three guests were present. The
session started at 9 o'clock in the
morning. The advisor showed how
70 make several appropriate and in
expensive Christmas presents. At
noon bountiful dinner was served
by the hostess. In the afternoon
Inc advisor explained the family
budget and family account systems ,
and 10 women signifed their inten-
ion OF Keeping an account during
the 1922 year.