The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
Civic Department
Members Hear Talk
on Timely Subject

afternoon before the members OF the
civic department of the Rock Island
Woman's club at the first program
meeting of the season held In the
/ parIor of the Masonic temple. he
(, brought out five points which were
the challenge OF the day, namely
the revolt against authority, the
| general tendency toward hatred,
UNPRECEDENTED thirst for pleasure,
| the aversion to work and the denial
Of the supernatural.
Tracing his points he mentioned
the objection to authority as shown
In the home, school and community,
| the hatred developed in Europe for
centuries. and expressed the fear
that America First" was going to
| do the same for this country which
/ the slogans of that nation did for
| them. I'VE can never have peace
in Europe" said Mr. Fisher, unless
we have Europe a Federation"
Dwelling on the thirst for pleasure,
he stated that it was not alone q
thirst which the young people have
acquired. but which the grownups
are struggling under and trying in
VAIN 10 SdIldle
The fourth point, the aversion TO
| work and the fifth, the denial OF
the supernatural were ably explain
| ed. In conclusion the speaker said,
We've got to get back and stand
back of the ideal of the great
teacher. Why can't the spirit of
cooperation continue as it was de-
| veloped during the war? When
service, not self, is the main issue,
then We will have the spirit of CO.
operation" A vote of thanks was
extended to the speaker and Mrs. A.
D. Huesing, Jr., who sang, accom-
panied by Mrs. George Baker, and
furnished the program which fol-
lowed the business session.
Various committee reports were
given, including the travellers aid,
hospital, street vigilance, girl scout,
home bureau program and member
ship. Miss Dina Ramser, reporting
for the street vigilance committee,
told that the city has been divided
into four districts, with special sup
erviSors in each district. The first
district stretches from First to
Twelfth streets with Mrs. Rudolph
Nuessli and Mrs. c. H. Lamphere as
guardians. The second group, from
Twelfth to Twentieth streets, has
Miss Alwilda Young, Mrs. Emil
Johnson and Mrs. S. c. Taylor in
charge. Mrs. F. W. Rinck, Mrs.
George Hetter and Mrs. Harry Frey
are the committee for the third sec
ton, from Twentieth to Thirtieth
street and Mrs. G. W. Buckner and
Mrs. Guy Williamson of the last,
from Thirtieth street to the Moline
boundary.
Mrs. e. c. Berry and the girl
scout committee reported that there
are now 10 troops, the first one to
be formed outside the school hav-
ing been organized last week in one
OF the churches. Within the next
few weeks mass meeting in the
interest of the movement is to be
called, when it is hoped Miss Har-
riett Vittum, one of the movement
founders, will be the speaker.
An effort will be made to organ
fze home bureau unit in Rock Is
land on Saturday, Oct %, accord
ing to the report of Mrs. c. J.
Searle of that committee. She re-
ported having just returned from a
conference of the state workers held
in Champaign, which she attended
for her own satisfaction of learning
about the work. The sum of 81 900
has been promised by the board of
supervisors for the movement here.
1t was announced that the next
meeting of the department on Nov.
II will be a social meeting when
members of the executive board will
entertain at an informal tea at the
home of the department chairman,
Mrs. c. w, Foss, 3SoS Eighth ave
nue.. Every member of the depart
ment is invited to attend and en-
joy the afternoons program. The
hours will be from to 5 o'clock.
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