The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-25
ID. A. RS VIII Hold
Annual Attic Shop
at Y.W.C-A. Nov. 2-3

Fort Armstrong chapter, ladies
of the d. A R., announce their an
: nual attic shop for Nov 2 and 3 II
1 be held at the Z. w. c. A gymna-
SUM and are asking the coopera-
8 ton of friends in the city who have
helped make previous sales sue
2 cessful. Each year the chapter
takes this means of raising funds
which are used for the charitable
educational and patriotic work
which constitutes the activity oil
the chapter
Miss Clara Whitman is regent
of the local organization, Mrs. +.
w. Bahnsen, general chairman OF
the attic shop; Mrs. Frank M1xter,
8 chairman of the solicitation COM
mittee, and Mrs W J. Sweeney and
Mrs. Il. ID. Connolly have charge OF
the collections
All kinds of wearing apparel and
household goods will be sold and
contributors are ashed to send do
nations to the gymnasium by Nov.
/ or to notify Mrs. Sweeney or Mrs.
Connolly and a truck will call for
the gifts.
During the past year the chapter
has contributed to the following
funds in carrying out its work
along charitable, educational and
AUGMENTATION lines: Bethany
Home endowment, $50; Rock Is
land Welfare association, $50; Res
cue mission, $50; Community Toy
shop, IS; Argus Santa Claus fund,
$40; Augustana scholarship, $85;
Americanization meeting expenses,
$40; Philippine scholarship, SIS; IL
hnois scholarship, $50; Sarah L.
Guernsey scholarship and manual
for emigrants. $3.50, and New
America shop. $40. Funds made
from this years shop Will go to
practically the same worthy causes.
Mrs. Merrill Gives Third Lecture.
Until we have a public we shall
never have the artists and poetry
we desire. The human spirit sings
and speaks in poetry, ana emotions
and thought are today expressed in
great literature through poetry and
pageaEtry," was the statement of
Chicago, speaking at the Outing
club yesterday morning before a
group of tri-city women.
Mrs. Merrill's topic was Poetry
and Pageantry." She went on TO
say I'VE are practical country,
but We are far from being a prosaic
people, and we know how to APP
preciate good poetry.
Great things have been done
here in your three cities in the
poetry line and there was high tri-
butte paid TO Arthur Dawson Ficke,
the speaker stating he took place
among the best poets, and his Man
on the Hilltop is most human, and
he feels the spiritual tragedy"
There was also mention OF The
Fathers and Sons"
Mrs. Merrill's comment on Mrs.
Otto Seiffert's poems was to the
elect they are fresh and compre-
hensiVe of beauty, and their first
quality is sincerity"
She called attention to one of
the most beautiful poems of the day.
A Tale of a Walled Town." and
said it was written by convict
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In speaking of how the qualities
or good poetry should hold the
reader, it was explained that poet
ry to appeal must have a vital
thought, there must be some sur
prise about it l love Browning be-
cause one thought oyerIaps an
other and leaves something to the
imagination besides. l want some
unexpected beauty, and | want TO I
nave suggestions and visions re-
Fealed," ana in illustration the
speaker read The Blue Bird. A
short poem in the New York Times /
OF recent date.
Pageantry was described as "a
dehghtful department of art and
1ahorlLe with the middle ages IN
presenting national and religious
Ideals, and Mrs. Merrill called al
ientlon To the tendency of the pres-
emf age toward Topographic teach.
4 s ana the success to which il has
peen carried in this country.
one told at some length in clos
ing OF the Pilgrim pageant and plav
OF George Pierce Bacon which at
q ac'ed thousands this summer IN
the celebration at Plymouth, and of !
the electrical appointments and am
p44her whereby sound was con-
seyeu 10 every person of the vast
auulenceS that gathered.
Mrs MerrilPs fourth and last Iec-
lure will be Monday, Oct 81. at
1880 at the Outing cub on what !
Is Art To Us?'' :