The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-02
TEACHERS IN
FAVOR OF HOT
SCHOOL LUNCH
Plans for Extensive Membership
Campaign Being Made-Red
Cross Seals Arrive.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, Nov. 2.-Questi0naires
which were sent to all teachers in
Mercer county regarding their opin-
ion of the crusade work and hot
school lunches, by the Mercer Coun-
ty Home Bureau office of Aledo,
were returned yesterday. Forty
five teachers over the county an
swered the questions and with the
exception of one all were in favor
of the crusade contest and hot
school lunches.
In the crusade contest the teach
ers of various schools stated that
the pupils were racing with each
other. A few of the requirements
are three weekly baths, teeth brush
ed three times daily and a neat ap-
pearance in the school room at all
times
From information depicted from
the questionaires it is estimated
that there will be so hot school
lunch stands in the Mercer county
schools this year. Last year there
were only IT.
On Friday, Miss Mabel Wilkerson,
assistant state leader Of home bu-
reau work at the University of II
linois, will meet with the member
ohAP VI Nll0 Dd-
reau at the Aledo office and make
plans for an extensive membership |
campaign to be carried on through (
out the county. The meeting will (
start in the morning at 10 O'Clock. /
, The membership campaign will be |
launched either the last week in |
November or the first week in De-
ceInber. The membership commit
toe of MaTRnF fnlInrrr-. ATr.~-
J. f. Gilmore, newspaper chair
man; Mrs. r. d. Speer. county mem
bership chairman; Mrs. Glen Gil
more, poster chairman; Mrs. George
Schroll, exhibit chairman; Mrs.
Dana Goddard, special county mem
bership chairman; Mrs. L. B. Can
UNI, party chairman
AT the Friday meeting the chair
man, vice chairman, secretary and
treasurer of each of the 16 home
bureau units in Mercer county will (,
be asked to be present. This meet
ing is considered as one of the most |
important of the year and it is of !
utmost mportanceathat the various
units be represented by their Off /
GERS.
Red Cross Seals Arrive.
-hCIiboy INC AACu NyiOSS NIlIlSlIildS
seals and bonds arrived at the home !
bureau office. Mrs f. J. Wycoff of /
kelthsburg, chairman of the COM |
mittee in charge of the seal sale in |
Mercer county, has called a meeting
for Friday at the home bureau of |
fee to plan for the distribution of |
the seals and bonds. Mrs. w. G. |
Grant and Mrs. Fred Moffit are
also members of the committee in I
charge of the sales
Party in December.
Arrangements are not vet COM |
pleted but a party to welcome the /
new members added in the mem /
bership drive is expected to he held
either the 18th or 18th of Deem
| Der. AS there will be so MANY TO
be entertained at one party Miss
Ilelen Schouten, home advisor. stat
cd that it may be necessary for
me various units over the county
10 hold parties of their own.
Meeting at Norwood. l.
On last Wednesday the home ;
bureau met at the Norwood church {
and the main feature of the event
was a style show staged by local
members over leo people were {
present. Miss Molly McEniry, !
president of the Moline Woman;s I
Ciao' was present and gave an in {
tefesting talk on the home bureau i
as an organization for home MAX
ers. Mrs. w. Fl. Clark, county pres-
ident of the home bureau. told many
things or interest about the organ
lzation. The Burgess women spon-
sored the style show, illustrating
the kind of clothes various tvpes
OF women should wear and what noz
to wear.
Miss Schouten gave a splendid
talk on the future OF the home bu- !
reau organization and Miss Fan
chon Camel rendered some excel
lent vocal selections.
Ohio Grove Meet.
tuesday of last week the Ohio
Grove unit of the home bureau
met at the home OF Mrs A. l.. Ham l
llton. About 20 guests were pres +
ent and enjoyed the program which r
mad been prepared for their enter t
tainment s
Aledo Meet Monday. Il
= On Monday of this week the third
series of school held for the lead e
srs of the county units took place v
AZ the office in Aledo. The lead =
srs were shown how to make bas- I
letS out of Deunison's creme paper. (
Zach leader will now give the in
ormation learned to their local e
lnits. The object of the lessons is I,
hat members may learn how to u
make inexpensive Christmas gifts.
Yesterday Miss Schouten went to Y,
lew Boston where that unit held c
uests' day at the home Of Mrs. r. NJ
I. Tieman. Mrs. George Fisher al
nd Mrs. Ives assisted Mrs. Tie NJ