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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
DISCOVERS PAL
EDGERTON THROUGH
NEWSPAPER STORY

P. r. Edgerton, farm advisor, was
discovered by an old college friend
through an article published in
yesterdays Chicago Tribune N
which Mr.. Edgerton was mentioned.
A K. Redding, manager of the
Bettendorf Foundry company, read
the article and at once got into
communication with Mr. Edgerton.
Are you the Pal Edgerton who
was in Purdue university? was his
telephone query.
Yes, class of 1906"
We'll, this is Redding of 'O6. Do
You remember me?"
Mr.. Edgerton did and the two
friends are planning a re .nion in
the near future.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Club with the Misses Sospa.

The Misses Ida and Bess Sosna,
1921 Twenty-ninth street, were hos
tesses yesterday afternoon to the
members of the B'nois club. Three
tables of bridge was played. First
prize was awarded to Miss Leona
Zimmerman of Rock Island and
consolation prize to Miss Ann
Deutsch of Davenport Favors and
decorations were suggestive of
WashingtOn's birthday. Refresh
ments were served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Chicago Artists
Give Concert at
Club Social Meet

A most pleasing program was
that given Saturday afternoon foT
the members OF the Rock Island
Woman's club by Mrs. Ora Padget-
LANCER, contralto, and her assist
Ing violinist, Charles Mitchell
Mixer. Both are of Chicago. mem
bers OF the faculty of the Lyceum
Arts conservatory. They were IN
usually gracious, and generous
with their splendid numbers, and
for nearly two hours the 900 club
women thoroughly enjoyed the
cleverly chosen and arranged num-
bers and encores. The meeting
Saturday was the annual compli-
mentary recital furnished for the
club by its first president, Mrs. T.
B. Davis. A telegram thanking her
for her generosity was sent her in
California by the club.
Mrs. LANCER is a contralto who
has a decidedly pleasing voice.
deep and resonant in the lower reg
lister, colorful and full of express
sion in the middle tones and clear
and sweet in the high range. She
sang her songs to the audience, IN
derstandingly and appealingly, her
personality speaking through her
voice Seldom has an artist been
so thoughtful and quick in choos-
ing and giving encores as was Mrs.
LANCER and Mr.. Mitchell also. Be-
cause there had been a request that
Mr.. Mitchell appear with the singer
in more numbers, two more were
added to the group, and they proved
a most appealing part of the pro-
gram. For these extras Mrs. Lam
ger chose MY Love is Like a Red,
Red Rose" (MacDermid) and by
the Waters of Minnetonka" Uieur-
ance), both beautifully sung against
the violin accompaniment.
Mr. Mixer was splendid in the
concerto in f minor (NardinD Lit
tie Song" (D'Ambrosio), "Orien-
tale" (Queed) and the Burleigh
group. He repeated the last num-
Der of this group, Village Dance"
and '1Narcissus" (Nevin) song by
Mrs. LANCER to violin accompaui-
ment was also repeated.
Mrs. Langer's big number was
Ponchielli's vice de donna from La
Gioconda, Sacrament Song MAC
Donald) and Springs Singing
(MacFadyen). Her encores in
Guided Sweet Genevieve" and an
Irish song called Sweet Mary"
Mrs. Charles Orchard, also of Chi
cago, played the accomplishments
Preceding the business meeting
there were few minutes given
over to community singing, lead by
Miss Mile Beck, when old time
songs were sung. This part of The
club program, new this year, has
become a pleasing part of the aft
ernoon meetings.
Nominating committees were an
nounced Saturday, to report at the
April session. The general com
mittee includes Mrs. Paul Gordon
Silas, chairman; Mrs. w. H. Be-
dell, Mrs Cora L. Eastman, Mrs.
E. G. Frazer, Mrs. W. l.. Franks,
Mrs. W. P. Gross. Mrs. w. B. Me
lntyre and Mrs. Simon Mosenfeldcr.
The membership committee in
cludes Mrs. E. C. Fisher, Mrs.
Mayer Levi and Mrs Emil War
necke from the civic department;
Mrs. E. o. Noack, Mrs. E. o. Vale,
Jr., and Mrs. Fred belong from
the study department, and Mrs.
w Fl. Schillinger, Mrs. H. p.
Brown and Mrs. Arthur Burial
from the music department.
Announcement was made that l..
w. Ramsey would address the civic
department at the next meeting.
March 10, on Planting the Home
Garden" The address will be il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Art LInagua Tea

A small collection of portrait and
figure etchings, including several
Whistler's and Ryerson's, and one
steel cut print were the attraction
at the Art League studio Saturday
afternoon for the weekly tea. There
was a goodly crowd of league
members and friends who called
during the hours, and were served
tea. Mrs. Charles Deere Wiman
and.Mrs. Dwight Deere Wiman were
the hostesses, assisted by several
girls and matrons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Amt We Got Fun Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Collier enter
tanned the "Ain't We Got Fun" club
at their home Saturday night, when
three tables OF 500 were played.
High score prizes went to Mrs Will
VOss and Louis Jones, and low
score favors to Mrs. A. J. Riess and
Will Voss. Refreshments were
served at the small tables, and
there was dancing during the late
evening hours. The club meets
next Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Riess.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

The annual meeting of the Fifth
District Nurses association will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Moline visiting
nurses rooms. Officers for the year
will be elected at thi slime. A
program and social has been ar
ranged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Miss Mason to Give Concert

Miss Bernice Mason, soprano, of
East Moline, and other tri-city tai
ent will appear in a recital tomor-
row night at Grace Lutheran
church. The Forward society is
sponsoring the concert. The. pro
gram will appear in tomorrow eve
nipg's paper.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Butters.Mutchlar.

Announcement of the engagement
of Miss. AiIeen Blose Mutch!ar and
S. Donald Buffers, has been made
by Mr.. and Mrs. l. e. Mutchlar,
633 Columbia avenue, Davenport.
Mr. Buffers is the son of ROLAND
Buffers of Des Moines, Iowa. The
wedding will take place in June.
Miss Mutchlar is well known in
the musical circles of the tri-cities.
She is a member of the Music Low
ers' and Chaminade clubs, and of
the Davenport Woman's club. Mr.
Buffers is secretary of the P. ].
Clancy Insurance & Bond Co, of
Des Moines, where the young people
will make their home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

was decorated in pink and white.
Various games were played and a
number of fancy dances were given
by Margaret Rainey. Luncheon
was served. Miss Boetje received
many gifts. The guests included
Laura and Edna Paul, Margaret
Rainey, Margaret Bliesener, Dor
othy Hensley, Marie Seidel, Hazel
and Bernice Crothers, Vada Wendell,
Gertrude Madden, Vivian Kinsley
and Arnold Kester.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

The first of a series of card
parties to be sponsored by the
Women's Legion will be given to-
morrow evening at legion hall.
Games will begin at O'Clock. Five
hundred will be played Refresh
mentS will be served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
K. of C. Dance Thursday.

The last dance before lent of the
series being given by the knights
of Columbus will be held Thursday
evening Thelke's hall. Music will
be furnished by the Kensington or
chestra of Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Junior G.. E.. Nets

Miss Katherine Bollman, $50
Twenty-second avenue. entertained
the members of the Junior Chris
tan Endeavor society of the Gle
land Presbyterian church Saturday
afternoon. Games and music was
enjoyed, and after the study Miss
Bollman served refreshments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Evening Party on Wedding Ami
VeFSarV

Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Samuelson at
their home, 903 Twenty-third street,
entertained company of 20 friends
Saturday evening at delightful
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Hold Sewing Mentinc.

Members Of the Colonel Bracket
circle, ladies of the G. A. R., will
meet at memorial hall tomorrow.
The morning will be spent in SOW
ing. Each member is asked to
bring her own lunch. In the after
noon a business meeting will be
held.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

One OF the important character
tiers in Stanley Houghton's play.
The Dear Departed, to be pre-
scented Friday night by the Tri-Cfty
Art league at the Little theatre, in
Davenport, is Abel Merryweather.
Charles Deere Wiman of Moline
will take the role, and on the char
acter part depends a great deal of
the success of the play. Mr.. Wiman
will be remembered as having ap-
peared in the first theatrical ven
ture of the league last spring. He
was in THE Ideal Husband.
The two other plays to be given
Friday night are Houghton's
'Trif1es" and Susan ,Glaspell's
Fancy Free.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
PIT. A. Board to Meet.

A meeting Of the executive board
of the parent-teachers' association
has been called for $3.50 Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. H.
E. Sudlow, 1850 Twenty-f first ave
nue.. This meeting will precede
the coffee which is to be sponsored
by the council at the SudIow home
from 3 to 5 o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
De ErinZn-Ianr

The marriage of Frank De Vrieze,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter De
Vrieze Of S12 First avenue, to Miss
Helen Lang, took place at o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
the bride, in Chicago. Rev. Mr..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Pre-NuptiaI for Miss Moffitt.

The last OF series OF pre-nup-
tial events honoring Miss Mildred
Moffitt of Bowling who is to wed
John Blaser, Wednesday evening,
was given Saturday afternoon by
Miss Marjorie Walker at her home
at 1902 Seventeenth street. The
guests included about Is OF Miss
Motifs former schoolmates at the
Rock Island high school. The aft
ernoon was spent informally, Miss
Margaret Chapman winning the
prize in the guessing contest Miss
Mary Clarke won the prize for the
most neatly hemmed and initiated
towel. The gifts were brought into
the room in a small decorated wag-
on, drawn by little Miss Jane Will
Jams, who was dressed in gold and
blue, the chosen colors of the bride.
The hostess served a two-course
luncheon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Celebrates Birthday.

Miss Lila Boetje, 1909 Twelfth
street, celebrated her 9th birthday
Saturday with a party given to. IL
of her school friends. The house
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Social Announcements.

The Tri-City Lutheran hospital
circle will meet Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. C. A
Carlson, 915 Forty-third street,
Rock Island.
The Kate Hill missionary society
of the First United Presbyterian
church will meet tomorrow night
with the Misses Edna and Emma
$40 Twenty-Second street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

party given in celebration of their
sixth wedding anniversary. The
hours were spent informally, and a
delicious coursed supper was serv-
ed. Sweetpeas and carnations were
the flowers used in the rooms.
Entertain at Dinner and Luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Jones, 1915
Twenty-fifth street, entertained 10
couples at their home Saturday
night. Following dinner various
games were enjoyed.
This noon Mrs. Jones was hos
tess to 20 guests at Washington
luncheon at the Terrace Gardens.
Following the luncheon a box party
at the Columbia is to be enjoyed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
CALENDAR
TODAY.

TODAY.
TnCity Symphony orchestra Rock Is
land concert.
Business and Professional Women'B
club organization dinner at Y. W. C. A
Phi Delta Psi's meet with Mira P. j.
Meersman.
St. Cecilia guild meets at Engtneess
hall.
TUESDAY.
Fortnightly Reading circle meets.
G.. G. G. Embroidery club entertained
By Mrs. Jessie Cowley In Moline.
Sonata Students meet with Mrs. Earl
Bowers. Schricker apartments, Davenport
Women's legion card party.
Be-ye-Kind circle. Kings Daughters,
meets with Miss Ada Young. HOO Fourth
avenue.
Daughters of Israel afternoon charity
card party Harms hotel.
Women's legion card party legion hall
Fifth District Nurse association annual
meeting In Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
VIII Present Missjon PLAY

Wait a Minute" a mission play.
Will be presented by the junior
mission society of the First Baptist
church at the church Sunday eve
ming at 1880. The play shows the
immediate need for furthering of
mission work in the foreign mis-
sion fields.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

Illustrated with slides. Mrs. Fred
belong announced the federation
benefit performance at the Fort
Armstrong theatre for Feb. 27, and
the Girl Scout tea to be held Thurs
day, Feb. % at the home of Mrs. I.
S. White, the "Lindens." A health
education film will be shown at the
Y. W. c. A Thursday and Friday,
under the auspices of the parent
teachers council and the associa-
ton, announcement of which was
made by Mrs. George Perrin.
Eight new members were ad-
mitted Saturday, including Mes
danes Edward l.. Siemon, George
Roth, J. F. McGrath, C. W. HesseIl.
William Hoffman and A. E. Adams
and the Misses Helen Sybrant and
Fannie Divers. Refreshments
were served after the program.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Luncheon for Mrs. Cannon.

Mrs. J. M. jackson, 30S South
Lincoln avenue, Davenport, was
hostess at luncheon Saturday
noon in honor of Mrs. George Can
non of Portland, Oregon. Mrs.
Cannon is visiting hire parents, Mr..
and Mrs William Lay of 2121
Grand avenue, Davenport
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
SATURDAY.
SUNDAY

Tri-City Art league tea.
Fort Armstrong chapter, D. A. B.
Washington entertainment
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

Second twilight musicale by Chicago
Artists trio. Ludwig Becker, violinist. Blu
dolph Renter, pianist, and Hans Hess,
cellist, at Outing club. Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

Mu chapter. ri Sigma Phi sorority
sponsors charity card party at Terraces
Gardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson of 537
Twanty-third street observe golden we'd
ding anniversary.
p. It. A council coffee at home of Mrs.
Fl. E. Sudlow, 1880 Twenty-hrst avenue.
Palestine Orphans Sewing group meets
street.
Tri-City Lutheran hospital circle meets
with Mrs. C. a. Carlson. 915 Forty-third
street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

Yard, pastor of the German Luther
an church. OBLIGATED. The house
was decorated in pink and white,
the chosen colors Of the bride. The
bridegroom sister, Mrs. Clara Van
Poecke, Of Rock Island. The bride
wore frock Of blue messaiine,
trimmed with silk shadow lace. and
she carried a bouquet of brides
roses and lilies. The young couple
will reside at 22S Garden street.
DeKalb. Mrs. Van Poecke returned
to Rock Island this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20

with Mrs. C. A. Carlson. 915 Forty-th
street.
THURSDAY.
Girl Scout benefit musicaIe-tea at home
of Mrs. l. s. White, The Lindens."
Etude club meets at Rock Island club
with Mrs. Fred Soper and Mrs. Rose
oberholtzer OF Davenport. hostess.
PIT. A. council health film at Y. W.
C. A.
Fourteenth District Illinois Federation
of Womens clubs board meets in Gales
burg
Lady Eagle card party at Harms hotel
Knights of Columbus dance.
friday
TriCity Art League presents three plays
at Little theatre. Davenport.
St. Cecilia guild dancing party at Hotel
Blackhawk
Helen Gould auxiliary coffee and sewing
in Memorial hall.
Audubon PIT. A.
Harmony Aid society meets with Mrs-
A. Il. Ellis. 14o9 Forty-third street
Turner Ladies' benefit card party At
Harms hotel.
Barbara Frietchie tent No. 81, Daugh-
tiers OF Veterans, card party at home of
Mrs. Eta Plogh, $500 a Seventh ave-
nue..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Society Meeting POSTPONED.

The meeting of the Herald So
ciety of the First Baptist church
which was to have been held Satur-
day has been postponed one month.
The meeting will be held March 25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Field Worker visits w. C. T. q.

Miss Amy Spaulding of Upland,
Ind, field secretary for the cen
trail group of w. c. T. q. organiza-
lions, will be in the city tomorrow
and address the members Of the
local union at 3 o'clock at the Y. W.
C. A. The meeting is open to the
public.
A Frances Willard Memorial
service had been planned for to-
morrow, but this has been post
poned since the news of Miss
Spaulding's coming was received.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Hostess on Tenth Birthday.

Miss Charlotte Norton entertained
IL of her schoolmates at her home
at 2428 Eighth-and-a-half avenue
Saturday afternoon The event was
in honor of her tenth birthday.
Games were played and music and
dancing was enjoyed. A delicious
luncheon was served, the center
piece of the table being a huge
birthday cake. Miss Charlotte re-
csived many gifts from her little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18

stocked with booze is watching the ice melt in his hghball."
 In the foregoing remarks MT. Gompers shows that he agrees with all the drys and most of te vets that the eighteenth amendment has come to stay. The American Federation of Labor's support of light wine and beer pro- gram has given fresh impetus to phase of the prohibition problem that will continue to en- gage the attention of reformers and politicians until it is settled, once and for all.
 Whether or not there will be any modifica- tion of the prohibition law, any amelioraton of the conditions which apparently afflict the working man, is matter still to be decided but the eighteenth amendment is just about as much a fixture any other part of the con sttution of the United States The sooner the "irreconcilables" recognize that fact, the more patience they will be able to summon for en- during the national drouth.
 Despite the attitude of the American Feder- ation of Labor and the likelihood that prohibi- ton will figure in the approaching congress sional elections, the prospects for the legalized bright. The picture MT. Gompers draws of the working man getting a sniff of beer while the rich man watches the ice melt in his hghball is expressed in a felicitous style and must have moved his hearers greatly, but it was mere flight of oratory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON IN BRONZE

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Tuskegee has unveiled in the Charles Neck heroic bronze statue of Booker T. Washington a worthy memorial of a great life. The figure is lifting a shroud of ignorance from crouch ing, half-concealed black man. The career of Dr. Washington was devoted to that and to nothing else.
 It was fine thing to have the address deliv- cred by Josephus Daniels, the former Secretary of the Navy, most prominent citizen of for mer slave state, and MT. Daniels rose to the occasion. He insisted that white men and black men might we'll join in honoring such character, especially as all of Washington's work meant more of harmony between the two races in the south. President Hardings letter called the negro educator "one of the most useful Americans of his time"
 Ten thousand colored people contributed to the fund that made this statue possible. One cannot help thinking that, if the whole race had their feeling, many irrtations might dis appear. But there is strong element among the negroes which condemns the Washington methods as merely calculated to make the blacks "betters hewers of wood and drawers of water for the whites," and insists on a sort of mlitancy which he condemned. Nor is this view based by unworthy sentiments in all cases. Often it is honest and always it is un- shrinkable "Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow" is its motto. It merely forgets that the blow struck by industrial in competence is weak as the arrow of the sav- age against the chain-armored Spaniard, or the flintlock musket against the machine gun. Without the race equipment which Washington strove peacefully and patiently to give, the ne- groes would have only very dark future in America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18
GOODBY, MARGOT!

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 With a sigh of relief is received the news that Margot Asquith, before boarding the ship to return to England announced her approval of America.
 Her visit was awaited with apprehension. Her presence was constant source of uneasi- ness With the meticulous rigidity of com pany of soldiers at inspection America suf- fered the whitening regard of the Grandmother of the Flapper.
 Her general verdict of America is good. Thank whatever gods may be for that For time it looked rather dubious, as the trenchant Margot scorched this and that manifestation of American life.
 The greatest disappointment WIS her waiver of any grandparently interest in the young American flapper. Margot claimed to see nothing attractive about her and, ruthlessly, she restorted to such nvdous comparison as that English shop girls were better garbed than our flapper.
 This came after the Courier-Jour,al had advised the flapper to take Margot for model, to note how she used her lorgnette, how she puffed her cigarette, how she intoned and de- tonated, how she draped herself to receive adoration.
 When Margot arrived she expressed great Interest in prohibition and expressed her acad- emc opinion that it was a good thing Some of her last words as she ta-tated goodby were scorn about flaws that do not prohibit"
 Don't think that Margot, because she ex- pressed general approval of America, over looked our grave defects More of her last words, bitingly incsive, dealt with American culture chasers, dollar chasers, messy factories and that important piece of American scenery -biuboards.
 On the whole, however, we have escaped with minimum of castigation.f Suppose, for example, Margot had decided to dislike Amer ica and had given full reign to her dispeasure. Wouldn't it have been terrible, girls?
 Goodby, Margot, may you roll your socks and overturn ministers to the end of your days!