The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-23
Lecturer Reviews
Life Of Successful
Failure for Club

Earl Barnes, lecturer, author,
traveller. gave an entirely different
lecture Saturday afternoon before
members Of the Rock Island Wom-
ans club on "A Successful Fail
ure'. In his straightforward man
ner he told simply the story OF the
late Robert Owen, who is now cred
tied with the founding Of the science
OF sociology. The speaker left .
lasting impression on his audience.
who were greatly interested In the
statistics brought out in the story
Of the man who had too big vision
to be worked out In one life time.
and az the speaker wished drew
their own conclusion OF the great
ness OF Owens success.
The lecture was the story OF the
man who was born poor. left his
home in Wales Sat the age OF 8,
amassed several million dollars In
London and Scotland manufactur-
ing cloth. dreamed a dream OF bet
ter days, OF helping each other in
stead Of crushing. education for the
masses, the Importance of women
and their equality with men and
different criminal proceedings than
were in vogue in the early part OF
the nineteenth century. Owen came
TO American. purchased rich sec
ton OF 10000 acres in the valley
OF the Wabash. founded the colony
Of New Harmony. Ind, with per-
sons who came over on his boat Of
knowledge. and although the plan
was too fastastic and impractical,
went to pieces and ruined the foun-
der, it brought out the bigness of
the man and his effort to be Of
service to his fellowmen. He put
something new into the hearts Of
men.
The Is hardly a movement for
betterment in the United States to-
day which does not date back to
Robert Owen. One son. Robert
Dale Owen, was known as the
champion Of every gbod lost cause.
and forced through the law allow
ing women the control of their own
property. Another son, David Dale
Owen. laid the foundation for the
Smithsonian institute and another
is a noted chemist and has made in
Vulnerable valuable discoveries.
start good impulse going"
said Mr.. Owen. put love, faith,
kindness and charity into it. and 1t
can't be a failure. United effort al
ways succeeds. Ovens ideas were
too big to be realized in one life
time. but he started them and they
grew"
Miss Mae Chambers Of Davenport
gave a beautiful vocal selection
preceding the address Of the after
noon and Miss Mile Beck led the
community singing. Mrs. Harvey
Sangren was at the piano.
Saturday was the opening meet
ing of the club. The president, Mrs
Charles l.. Thompson, gave a short
message Of greeting to the club, and
at the business meeting number
of important matters were brought
up. Mrs. W. H. Bedell was named
Edict chairman upon recommenda.
ton of the hoard and the appoint.
ment Of Miss Nettie Dodge on the
board taking the place of Mrs. Joe
McCrory was approved. Birth reg
istratiOn committee, of which Miss
Alice Thompson is chairman, was
added to the list of standing com.
mittees. t..
Seventy-six new members were
taken into the club. They were:
Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Mrs MARY
b. Adams, Mrs. Warren Anderson
Mrs. c. X. zimmerman. Mrs. l.. s
Andich. Mrs. Victor Beck, Mrs. c. A
Beers, Mrs. Marilla Beckwith, Mrs
H. L. Best. Mrs. W. E. Biggs, Mrs
H. ID. Blakemore. Mrs. H. H. Black
Mrs. W. H. Brough, Mrs. Otts
Bruhn. Mrs. Charles Cords. Mrs
Dorothea II. Crowley. Mrs. John F
Davis. Mrs. Emma Denman. Mrs
Frank l.. Eby. Mrs. A. F. Eichels
dorfer, Mrs. Orvil Gibble. Mrs. ]
J. Gruske, Mrs. E. H. Guyer. Mrs
John F. Harris, Mrs. L. L. Hance
Mrs. Mary Hause, Mrs. John Haw
ley, Mrs. l.. c. Hoffman. Mrs. Morri
Hoffman, Mrs. Ida W. Howard
Mrs. Owen G. Jarboc, Mrs. G. {
jerks. Mrs. Corwin Kettering. Mrs
d, M. King. Mrs. John Kramer, Mis-
s. Grace McGraw, Mrs. Mamie Nc
keag, Mrs. ]. H. Meehan, Mrs. B
F. Mitchem, Mrs. ]. A. Mikesel
Mrs. r. c. Mitchell, Miss Mary Muir
ply. Miss Leona Nelson. Mrs, ]
Vincent Nordgren, Mrs. F. j. Pefk
ms. Miss Charlotte Peterson. Mrs
l.. c. Pfoh. Mrs. NJ. o. Postelwail
Mrs. Paul r. Preston. Mrs. IrwiI
Rauch, Mrs. Bert Record. Mrs. l.
Roberts, Miss Lille Roth, Mrs.
U. Rylande, Mrs. Adaline Schroeder
Miss Marguerite Stephany, Mrs. AL
mon Linn. Mrs. Fred c. Thomas
Mrs. Joseph Turnbaugh. Mrs. Har
riett WEIGH. Mrs. ]. L. Walsh, Mrs
d. G. Wright, Mrs. NJ. T. Ray, MRS
I L. w. Loftiss. Mrs. H. P. Simpson
Mrs. John Stengel, Mrs. lies Gan
sert, Mrs. George w. Wood. Mrs
r. M. Swtsher. Mrs. F. r. Hoskin
son, Mrs. N. c. Hilbert, Mrs. Har
old W. Evans. Mrs. H. ]. OlmsteC
Mrs. j. L. Littfg and Mrs. C. s
Thompson.
Mss DlhAern Hostess