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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
PENNSY'S FIR.UiNESS
LOCAL FEATURE
Calm Reception OF " eek's 4d-
perSe ErentS Proved Market
Shock-Proof

The week closed with duh but strong
local market. pCnnSyIvrnIn RDiIrooI
and Electric Storage Battery We're tLe
firm fenturos. Continued good buyiug
Of PENNSYLVANIA sent that stock to 37Ts
the high pric" Of the week. Electric
storage l'nttCry, AZ the same time. made
new figure at l07. There Wcro anoII
dealings in keystone Telephone phiI..
dcIphia Electric. Union Traction unJ
West Jersey and Senshoro without mich
change in price position
While nothing much in particular
was accomplished. there was still a
great deal Of satisfaction 10 be- dcrivoI
from the conduct Of the weeks Ioco,
market. II proved. in all events. to bn
entirely shock proof and besides, whot
Is more Important Thoroughly li0Ii.
dated Ihc rcgrottAhI" Suspension of
the welI-knOwn banking and hrokor.
age firm of Chandler Prothcrs 4 Co
and Mayor Moore'S veto Of tho enc
ordinance in Other times wouIL Lovc
been signal for n wholesale sIaurItor
cf security values Both events ,rora
more or less anriciuatpd and cou.o.
quently exerted little influence I'm
setting these adverse Influences wos rho
declaration Of the PcnnsyIyRnia Rail
coad quarterly dividend. giving rho
practical assurance of thc maintnlning
OF the ! per CCn dividend rate.
Much NOR" significance was to bo
attached 10 the action of tho ponusv
directors than thc mor" fact Of the
dividend declaration. It could bo nc.
ceptCd nS a straw in the wind bearing
upon the general situation. partiru.
larly aS applying to the trunsnortatjor
problem. 1t was concrete evidence Of
satisfactory results had been ID
tanned in gaining the upper hand of
the heretofore ever mounting opcratinp
eost. 1t was likewise an acceptable in,
dlcation of brighter things ahead. Be-
cause of it's many Outstretrhng arteries
the PENNSYLVANIA system virtually
touches every basic industry from rho
New England coast to the Mississippi
River, The future possibilities Of this
widely diversified traffic must surely
have been convin"Ingly promising. or
else the board by their known consrrv.
atism would not have decided to dip
further into the convenient surplus.
There was surely some improvement,
though IL may not yet be perceptible to
the inexperienced eye.
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BANK ClEARINGS SHRINK
July Exchanges Show a Contraction
of 31.s6 Per Cent and GAS Per
Cent for Months

With the exception Of February, the
volume Of Philadelphia Bank Clearings
for July was smallest for any single
month since April, 1919. Compared
with last year. the exchanges showed
shrinkagp of 81 So per cent.
The total turnover Of checks through
the Philadelphia Clearing House for
the business month ended today was
81 .6Gj 900 600. compared with ST.
100 .343 .976 in June. and with 81. 195.
5S3 ,7O7 in July last year. Some diff
ference is accounted for in the omiSSiOh
of units in the present months clear
ings in effort to break up the lottery in
the daily figures.
For the first seven months of the
current year the bank clcarings totaled
81 500 22o ,+73, against Sl4,77337O.-
3l5 for the corresponding period of
last year. a decrease of - 10 per cent,
The following tables show the clear
ings by months during th" present cnl.
rndar year, compared with those Of
1920.
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TRADERS ON CURB
WITHOUT ORDERS
Business Of Holiday Character
and Attendance Small-Few
Changes in Oils

New York. July 30.--Trading on the
New York curb market was of holiday
character, the attendance on the floor
being small and the brokers generally
without orders. There was continued
activity. however, in mining stocks. The
few industrinls that were traded in
we're without especial change in their
market position.
Acme Packing sold at " and there
was substantial trading in Sweets Co
at 2Ss. Southern Coal yielded v, to
IA. Glen Alden Coal was steady with
a small amount Of business at 34A
There was n moderate amount of trading
in North American Pulp Mt 3ss and 36s.
There was little doing in the petrol
cum stocks and changes we're few. Cities
Service Esnkers' shares sold at 1875 and
13& and Arkansas Natural Gas sold
at 9b to q. International Petroleum
had a fair amount of business at 1OTk
and 1Oa. Fix Basin sold at 55s.
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Earns S6.ss on Gamma,

New York. July 3O--For tho ousr,0r
ports consoIldated net income after chsrses
TESSsH TESeETSS f9T SMdlusment Of inventores Of
A.21o' 5iI equivalent after prcfsrred ,di,i Tr
snSr s"mHT 20 GS4 GS 3oG r share earned on the out
compares with $2IIO.57i' or 81 80 a. This
o6S 6S SSS SSm%n Y q" preceding daaTtfr ana
spending period of lp2o For ,hn ~ me CORE,
S"nIHI WIN Jun" net income amount"d "I''ttS 10
Nn,@sl ~, equivalent - $1,000 a sha re
i"rr"d dividcnds. This compares with SSi" SST
SD w, or ST 50 share, In the CORE.
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Philadelphia Markets

WHEAT--ReccLp's lo2. AZ bush. Msrke;
ISF5T" e'no& red winter " Gi 2 sTfGF' go
2 red winter sarI,cky, i??4i2I Other
sTsdTS quoted a. Gso the f3ow5s 81 sGhTdaae %
: E! u9dsr "'S 80. 2 '"2t &c. whoa; NC H"S'r
Receipts 1850 bushels. Steadily
e g? %o 10" g. 7s@oT 7s% Car os for local
oATs-,RecS'Prs. 2.4'7 bushels. Dq,i and
!hy, owsr' Ger lots as TO- .oc"H91UN". n :
FrOUR--Recelpts 200 barrels and I,s52,-
425 pounds IN sacks. Dull and unclaimed.
9potat!ons: soft winter. straight Western,
winter straight s7.6Oas do. short patent.
81 75Q %, spring. frs, clear, :75oa7.75;
do. patent SS.75ae, short patent. $".256
family brands. $40, 25qlO75. Rye Hour.
rRovIsIoNss-s,eadlly hy'd, The quo
dried 5lc; beef knucIIes and ienders, smoked
and aIr-drIel 52c, pork, family. 43c; hams,
$: P cured, loose, 500 3?c; Skinned, loos".
boiled homeless SOC: picnic shoulders. $. p.
cured. loose. ldc, do. smoked. lie; he!lics.
IN pctlr. .pr"r. ne. nr"nhf"SI hhr"" -3''
BiI'TTER-ouiet and unchanged. QUO
tons: SoI,d-uacked creamery, h.sh'scoring
i22%G543c. arsis &s& 4uc; seconds, g S%25c;
sweet creamery, "hotCe 20 fancy, 4'E iSc;
a, IS Srb7c: fair TO choice. l7164C.
EGGs--Flne Aggs Arm, Quotations are az
follows Nearby extra hrs,z, SOC. do. frsts,
aHc. Western extra hrsts 80. llrsrs, $40
as. aeconds @0N31c, Inferior lots. l,wer;
fa~cv seloc'od gus 'oLb!ng at '04 3lc; fair
GHEESE -IG,r,av stead, Quotar"us FOL-
low New York, whole milk, hrsts, fancy.
frcsn 20 e @3c; d. common 10 tar. tI"su.
30G 2lc; Ionghorgsa mesh., 2tr95c s!ns%%
IIVT? PGf'f}rS The auotatLon. Fowls.
fancy. fa'. 3Og 32c; inferior. 200 2sc; spring
fame. f,t; 31p &c. lnf9rior. 2sa ?H.. SriHf
iiv weIghiGg ~ G$ l,rs aIdsSSo, s'4t
we Ching ! n" lhs. apiece. 500 34c: srrlnE
chicEens, l.oghorns. 25G SoC,;. sroI9.s'ers; 100
psT psT paYf aYYS" "a 45a "a Hoqns a5a 4oc
DREssED POCLTRY-Q Quotations. Fowls.
fresh-kIiisd dry-pcked, In boxes--WeIghing
4q5 los, apiece, Soc; Weighing Sre ~. AZ
tresh killed in hgrre.s. dry, picked licked welEhin;%
8Sr we,ghinr 3r4 lbs 3om82c, Weighing
3 he MI under '@5a2Sc, hrolinso chckeGs.
Wes,,rr 81 n 3Gc DO nearby. 36Ti0c do,
ROSTERS dryplk"d, Weatcrn, sc. d. Do,
southern. y u 23C. duCklings, LoEE Island,
gSG 10. nearby, &c,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30

SEALED i'kUkUS.

A.
OF Public Grounds and Buildinss ~, ',,hp,enaeai ~.
nronwealth of Pennsylvania at HaS,it.SS,osMa Hi SoM'
Faedas a Hs August ~ StIG!" iSaM 81 ,Ss F Ta
ton Of new south Umiro Huiding IN sOTsIoe; rss ;
Park. Harrisburg. Pa. c0nsis,lnE Sifpia
tollowins work: 'es
% Granite work.
(2( Cut cast stone.
l8 Indiana limestone as an alternate n.
=, grsan,to neo'e tirst hO"r level "
tO) Tile ard copper roofing and Ny,,,s,.
81 Metal windcw frames and saih.
l9) Carpenter and lumber.
uO) Plumbing and drainage,
prepared by Arnold ". BRUNEI rcssIHon arrsI,ssn.
iol Park aye New York City, and Know Know;
Plans. specifications md bidders, ,,o,...,
forms can be seen al the Office OF the spns,
intendent at HaITisburg, Pa. or az IA. otss.
Of tue architect. lOl Park ave. New Yofi
plans ana specifications ami bidding Ssnss
py depositins the sum Of Twenty.ays Ns;Wj
Dollars with the Superintendent Or Afc6',,rt
Additional copies, may be obtained by deposit.
extra set required.
The deposits made by each contractor xa
DO refunded upon the return Of all sets d
good order. No propose shall he ccnsldsrl
drawn to the order of the Commonwealth II
pennsylVania. as follows: Bids totaling Id
than One Hundred Thousand Dollars Ul00,
The board reserves the righ. TO r,,ss
any or az proposals.. OF parts thereof,
BY order of the Board of COMMISSIONS
Of Public Groundg and Buildings Of "
7. W. TEMPIEToN.
SAMUEL p. RAMRo. Secretary
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COTTON MARKET

New York, July 3O.--The cotton
Xxprhlng was quiet today. but support
IRON Ncw Orleans gave the market n
.,'"IE zone and first prices showed 3
10 I points advance. A I,ttio w. ~
street selling was the only otLer fcutmre
ana most Of the local trade was for
evening up account ahcad Of the hrrco,i
report. Al the end Of the frst fiftooW
minutes the market was firm at abort
) points net advance. "o0"'
Ihe market continued dull bur stoadv
IN the later trading, with prices Show.
ing net gains Of 10 to ~ poinrs op
covering, based on further buIish cron
adyl"es. principally from Texas ''
Receipts at the ports for the day mr..
estimated at 2i,O0O bales. against IT,.
ol2 bales week ago and 5OSG bales a
year ago.
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SAMUEL y. RAMRo. Secretary
PROPOSALS. FOR EHEcrIoN OF aDvI

~ 3
Sealed proposals for :he building OF a ,vs
s'ory brick addition to the present HIra
School VIII be received by the 1foard Of Efgl
cation u Haumcntnn. y. j., until 4 i'clek
j.. NJ. daylight-say'ng ,lme. on Monday, Ar
gust =. 1921. at the High School Bulldlns
when th"y will % publicly opened and red
at the offce. If the, board OF Education
Plans and specifications may be ob,alnT
from the architect Harry a. Hin, 0l2 Broii
~. Bank nIdg. Trenton. y. J., upon m
quest. accompanied hv deposit OF Ne
sAid drphSit 70 bc returned - the Llddsr w'a
the return TO n" architect II plans tn
sT-clac1t ms :" good condition. llan. Az
hpecifca tiOns viii RlEo be KEEP: IN office Of uS
District Clerk 0f Board OF Education.
A certified check f"r two (2l rHr cent ~ U,
Rmount of the prOpnHal Is 70 accompsw a.a
bid. Said check % be forfeited 20 the oyE
crs M liTuidqted damages should tucccai.
bidder refuse to complete contract iof "'
work II, a,
IN. owners desire HcparNtc PROPOSALS
the genn nj contract. hea''Hy ana Wn'lla'n'
plumbing and electrical work ,. a.,
The ownor, rrscrrc the rigat to re!eH :"
or all bids sui mitted. .,,,.A
The succesRful bidder Will t" 'eqVNer
give IL satisfactory bond IN an hm"un' eS'
to 25 per cent OF his contact, .,r,y
Diytric. Clerk
DATED July 90 1921, Hnmmont'n' NJ"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
For the quarter ended Tune 40 6
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

New York. July 80. BI"TTER Strong
Receipts. I00l tubs, Creamery, higher than
cxtris, 413AiHc, creamery extras tS2 CORE
sac; creamery hTstS iSS TO 81 SCOre) IS n n
42c, packing stock current make No 9
EGGS-Frm Rccsipts, 4i4O chses
FRESH gathered extra hrsta. asa 4Oc; do.
hrsts, 8tm3Tc; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby western henrerv whites. hrstg TO
extras, 4frhlr. do brOwns extras. l4Ri6c.
do. "a adhered browns and mIXrl C0'nrs nrsts
3Tc
CHEESE s,esdv Receipts, 5000 boxes.
state, whole milk, MATS. fresh specials, 81
h2ihe DO, average run. cO1 20& c; state,
whole milk, twins, specials, 2l92ihe' DO,
average. 2082oko.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
NEW SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLAN
CITY or WOODBURY.. NEW JbiNLi

Sealed proposals marked "PIop9GnI. op9GI...J Y.
New sewage DIsposnl Plant, ana GI,rt ao'yJ 'W.sJ
10 ''Nr Clinton : Davis, city CIeII =, va M
bury New Jersey" will hH received a.,
meeting OF i6s Gl!y cos1S he Of come. 5Ss p e,s
Nv Sit,S IiiaUI Woodbury Ntw jersey y
TnesdaN' Fee August D. i0?i, at 0 clock pi,s. NJ
for the specified installa ion OF scrSSS" US Sprur
her, ImhOrf tank. connections '"'
br"|ings and sDSe@%S'SpSs it"r SS;.insS y a
amin"d nGa 'nI9rImoin 'nwIoioT mo" II ''hSjan 'Boarjman, =;
Tinesr. %r1,"S o42G Walnut ST, Philadelphia " "
The offce OF the underssnnePddo m drawn pl
~. oTder T Of The Clty Treasurer OF M,LsIl
OF Woodbury.. New Jersry, Jeryn,nSr Sr Zach pr
N,iiier's bond. must accoN'pa"'
The city Council reserves the rlSes dsnsDt 10
t,ct any or all proposals or :" ,"ortion Q! IN |
propusal for the whole or any POI wv"
work c,t>,To< { DAVIS
|4'i''A'' Ci,y Clerk
woodbury., ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
CAUTION NOTICES
= THE N3RwlEt.'ii;ASm SmasIsr'

NoTIGHti oETHIGGtiLA THE TaHtEtnERH ERn" hSt 5n5sS %%:I': :
order at ier 7S South rn,,,s rH or ybosISa
Saccivs ss %ms' dSyGTy 81 S orGcr coed. {. ssISf
ieft on dock at risk and eipIltbgy "Icby tau.'sS|
against against hsrborIng o. ,rqs'lnsSn sSnti1ats,s
crew, as no debts Of hSlr Cg1dAs, KIp'
he paid by the captain OF n,1dn Phli
co. INC. Agents. pTeSo' D''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
RAILROAD EARNINGS
DENVER AND RIO GRAxnr
ST. louis sOUTHWEsTERN
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

L"" Rubber and Tire Corporation. nuar.
terry OF NIFTY cents. payable September = tn
stock Of record August is l"
Buffalo. Rochester and Pit, shur.h D.,,.
Co.. sem! annual OF 81 on common ami .o,Ti.
hnhhh! ot w on preferred, both nnvnbIe A.
gust ~ to stock Of record August 4 '' Nu-
Studehaket Corporation, quarterly ~ r.,
cent on both preferred and common naro pei
september to stock Of record August IN
"n rr Common, payable August - to stock or
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NoTICE-FREDERICK c. Dora, -
FIRST MTGE. G0I n nnnnnnN 09

Sealed proposals will be rec.iv.s
office q the Trustee until P'Iyed ~ et the
y Value ies' Of tT . 'ss ssor. sale go @ 6S's ".
price not eAteedlnE 1927 and ,nns ns lowsw
1ers TO se applied ,p under the terms ea p
accepted hereunder sha1, bHnu; be The bondi
ne me, Trustee for payment on ssp,ssemn,Hed y
lS.i; lb; after which date Interest ,SrL J.
Az offers. should be endor,ed Do,
,2r mic. sais .. Sf Fredk. 6. Doran 81 sq0ppTss T
THE E'I Pen MI iaIIdhrSSSsed i'Ih SI 70 ~"
Tor assurances on Lives and c;ran,iIr.
MI Chestnut St. 9phSThH'ties phTn Tru;tM
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SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE EhRlyS,, Y ),

ment OF l6O men more or nv eWssorShSs
shops OF the New Caste SouRRygS NJ
will be received al saia
August !. 1891. - ,oompanId
Each proposal must be aeorh aeeUIh,psIv Al vha|
speciaca tons Of the kind OF worH
the men will DO epployed; - b,rln D,us
ber i. 1921. and 10 run for ono "
years, ~ ,h. right 10 W"I
any EoT or fSrthsT Information address e';w,rd,s.
NJ. 8. PLUMMEHhp1 vRoun
NEW CASTLE COUNTY MUNN"
Greenbank DelaRwfs ii
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Dividends
TRADEsMENs NATIONII- nv.

,r philadelphia. july % 10,
Ths Bohrd of Directors has this dH disH
two and one-half dollnrs tS2. .5OI Io'r,nend nar ot
lbeing at the rate OF 10 per cent ,ds per shate
and an extra DIVIDEND OF one doiIar SIn,n,lml I,,nm
per annuml on tho capital siocL pe, SEN
bank. payable August /. 1921. 70 VI thi
nnoiders OF record at the close OF buSUs... S%.
EDMvND WILLIAMS,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
LEE RUBBER AND TIRE coRpoR,T,ov

The Directors Of the Ice Rubber orS iSgsI IL
Corporation have this day declared ""l " Ins
the capital stock Of this CoTInanr snare %
September l. 1921. 10 stoclho,dcrs PSgaos ryot.;
at the close OF business August tx ,oJJ,yo'a
HENRY HOPKINS Ia
SpCretarv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
chIcaao Discount Rate Reduced

ChlraGo, July 3o--Ths Chicago Federal
Reserve Bank has announced reduction
" u per cent In dIsCJunt rates. effective Jul,
~, making q per cent rat, all around.
Tho grain Interest 10 using a lot Of money,
and rates on the open market are 81 10
rer cent Chicago bankers have mostly
opposed the reduction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clea rings today compared with cor
n TPspOndirg day last two years.
Phia t82 900 900 SIS, 507. .b64 Holiday
Boston. ~ SH0, ?3!
Chicago, 73, 500, 900 ,,,,,, ..,,..
paIfimNIe 1 .92I 6S2 S,O7H.hOl ...... .
X York. RlS 900, 0nO ... ... ...... -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30

r, The k'"Sby & MattiSon Asbestos
20; plant vt Amber found il necessary
,rS 10dhS TO close several departments
my WI remain closed during August
hnd september II Is hoped trade con.
u!''9mH WI enable the works to resume
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
Reserve Banks Discount Rat.s
On,ClaI r"dtsCount rates at the tweIy, Ired.
crai Reserve Banks are a 3 follows, Y"
U. S. Certificates and Treasury No..,

''S''NnN rave Corresponds - y
rh'" horne by certificates pIcdred ~ nI"re:' i:
eraI' with minimum OF per cent. "' 'o''"t'
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.


Chicago, July 80 o.. CATTLE-Roc,in,s
IOuo head Compared With week ago,
he,tcr grado beef steers and yearllngq 65c
she stock steady 10 25c higher, bulls furiy
zoe higher, veal calves, SOC TO T5c lnwer
generally steady '' ''''''e
n, HoGs--Receipts, 5000 head Fairly sc.
esterday,s average; clearance fairly xood
Top, = 90; bulk light and lisht butchers
~ 2OV H. so; bulk packing s0ws So 1GT
O.HO, pigs slow, csc 70 4OC lower
SHEEP-Rectiprs 2000 head PracttcaIIy
all paCkc- direct Compared with n weck
natives about 2bc lower, yOarlinrl s'raiv
10 26C lover: sho"p mostly stoady, feeder
lambs, SOC higher.
Pittsburgh, Pa July 3O-HOGs-Rs
ccipts 1900 head, Steady. Hcavies SIi So
4N,6n heavy workers., hEht yorkers and
pigs, tl25O9lo.e0,
=, CALvEs-Recsipts. % head. Steady. Top.
5l2.
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Yesterdays FINAL QUOTATIONS.
BAR SILVER

Domestr bar silver vas UNCHANGED At
oeL in New York lay. foreign elhc c, an
adyspce Of .5c. In London ths price was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30
Asbestos Workers Laid n.

,e"'t' from normal Federal incOme IN ,
due On date OF maturity. '"''''" Ia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30

Arthur +. PiCOle' has become asEocIst.d
with the Arm Of Medium & Co
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-30

Total. S6.237. 900. compared with sl5.-
sos, 500. 900. ' "'e"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Decide 70 Present Play.

At Q luncheon meeting of the
welfare committee Of the Davenport
Woman's Catholic league yester-
day ct the Terrace Gardens, it was
decided to present the play, 1.-The
Little Clodhopper" during the latter
part OF April. The play will be pre-
scented one night at the st. Joseph's
school. Mrs. Ernst Jacobsen will
direct the play and Mrs. Joseph
Carmichael is the general chair
man. Other chairmen are:
Eckets--Miss Helene Ahrens.
ruSlicity9Miss Marguerite Halli-
Music--Mrs. William Turner.
Properties-Mrs. A. j. DeCock.
y Rrinting-Mrs. r. ]. Stiles.
The cast Of characters is as fol-
lows;
Septimus Green-Joseph Car
michael.
Ocey Gump-Lou Gerwa
George Chiggerson Boggs-
Darrell Doyle.
Mrs. Chisgerson Boggs-Mrs
Nenst Jacobsen.
Miss Julietta Bean-Miss Clara
xuhl.
CHAIRMAN Carter Miss Nell
walker.
Judy-Miss Viola Houston.
Miss Irma Dorgan will be In
charge of the farm group.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Crusaders Oresnize.

A group of children between the
ages Of ten and twelve years Or
ganized a Crusaders society yes
terday afternoon when they met at
the First Baptist church. The first
officers of the society were chosen
as follows:
President--Cal Wulff.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Met-
win.
Corresponding secretary - Mil
dred Turnbaugh.
Recording secretary - Florence
Kramer.
Treasurer-Walter johnson.
Membership chairman - Mabel
Carter.
Work Eileen Ward.
Room chairman-Harry Stebel.
A splendid program was given
during the early part Of the after
noon. The meetings will be held
on the fourth Wednesday Of each
month. Mrs. Edward Brien is the
leader of the Crusaders.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Van HoOrebecke- Brady Engage
ment.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Brady of
I'LL Nineteenth-and-a-half avenue
announce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Josephine, to
Charles ]. Van Hoorebecke, son Of
Mrs. Julia Van Hoorebecke of 25O9
Eighth-and-a-half avenue. The
wedding is to take place in June,
but no date is set for the nuptfals.
The first OF a series of pre-nup-
tial parties was given last evening
by Mrs. Gladys Selander of Moline.
Mrs. Selander entertained a group
Of "a friends of the bride and BRIDE
groom. Bridal suggestions and
declarations in the rainbow hues
which have been chosen as the
bridal colors, were used about the
rooms. A set of silver knives and
forks was presented to the couple.
Miss Brady has been employed
at Montgomery & Campbell's and
so has Mr.. Van Hoorebecke. They
have Z large circle Of friends who
will be interested in the announce
ment of their engagement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Society to Meet in America.

Mrs. r. G.. Summers will be hos
tess to the members of the wom-
ans missionary society of the First
Baptist church at the monthly
meeting to be held tomorrow after
noon at the church annex, at 2
O'Clock. Mrs. l.. H. Eye will be
the leader, the topic for the after
noon to be, Every Man in His Own
Tongue"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Moline Chapter Puts ON Work.

There was a special meeting OF
the Rock Island chapter, No. 1853,
o. e. s. last evening at the Ma
sonic Temple. The initiatory work
and program were put on by the
Moline chapter and the following
numbers were given: Mrs. Bertha
Conelly gave reading and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Ehlers favored with a
piano duet. Vocal numbers were
given by Fred Ward, accompanied
by Mrs. Ward. At the conclusion
refreshments were served by the
social committee. The regular
meeting Of the chapter will be
April Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31

Engagement Announced.

Tri-city friends Of the bridegroom
will be interested in the announce
ment and approaching marriage OF
Matthew r. Mcdonnell Of DAven-
port, to Miss Mae Anzo Evans OF
Charlton, Iowa. The wedding, will
take pace Wednesday, April ~, in
st. Johns church, Des Moines.
After a short trip the couple will
come to Davenport, where is to be
the new home. Mr.. Mcdonnell is
display manager of the J. H. c. Pc
tersen's Sons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Mrs. Davenport is Hostess.

\ Mrs. B. J. Davenport, 1903 Sixth
street, proved to be a very charm
Ing hostess to the Merrymakers'
club yesterday afternoon. Three
tables Of 500 were played, with
nrst prize going to Mrs. F. G.
Haalk and the all-cut to Mrs. Ar
thur Black. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion Of the
games and sociability was enjoyed
the remainder of the afternoon. On
April Is the club will meet with
Nh. Oscar Apple. 40S Eighteenth
avenue.
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