The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-21
Society Frolics at
Realistic Carnival
Given at Overlook

More than 200 tri-city society peo-
pie gathered at Overlook. the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Deere
Wiman in Moline last evening for
the carnival-supper sponsored by
the Tri-City Art league. Ecipsing
in gayety any other society event
of the season, the affair was an
enormous success and very neat
sum, about $500, was cleared TO
be used for running expenses OF
the league.
Festivities began at $50 when
guests began thronging the gar
dens OF the home. The grounds
boast of a large flag pole and It
was around this that the circular
supper table was placed. The pole
had been beautifully decorated fo-
the occasion with vari-colored
streamers and to the end of each
OF these was attached a balloon
The table was covered with paint
ed cloth which had been prepared
by Art league students for the oc-
casion. From trees and shrubbery
which surround the home balloons
and vivid streamers waved in the
breeze. giving the whole very BIZ
Zarre effect.
During the serving of supper
a group of entertainers pleased
with selections. the Kitchen Klub'
quartet scoring quite a hit as did
the Dutch Band, directed and led
by Reed Lane of Davenport. There
was a small orchestra which fur
nished a delightful program of
music during the evening. 1t had
been planned to have festivities
over before dark but twilight over
took the merrimakers and 1t was
necessary to turn the lights of au-
tomobiles on the scene of revelTy
while immense red flames were
also employed to illuminate the
grounds, making fine row of foot
lights for the improvised stage.
The program was a delightful
one, featuring a Gypsy dance by
Miss Tommy Hartman of Daven-
port, a group of Spanish songs by
Miss Mae Chambers of Davenport,
who appeared in the dress of a
Spanish senorita; dances by the
Shelton Sisters of this city and
dances by Mrs. Thomas Mcclellan
of Davenport. There were three
fortune tellers, a palmist, a me
dunn" and one who foretOld the flu
ture by use OF cards.
Two energetic policemen patrol
ed the grounds, arresting 'suspi-
cious looking" characters, filming
them outright and donating the
same TO the league treasury. James
Kelly and Bob Bedford and Mr..
Freis, all of Davenport, were par
ticular hit in their specially num-
her, a burlesque on classic dancing.
They kept the audience in gales of
laughter and were recalled again
and again for encores. Mayor
Charles p Skinner of Moline an
nOunced the program numbers and
later he assisted Walter Rosenfield
of Rock Island in auctioning off a
live goose, a roasted ham and d
cake
The Misses Marjorie Velie, Alice
and Jane Skinner of Moline, Ger
trude and Gretchen Biederbecke Of
Davenport and Grace Murphy of
Rock Island, in attractive gypsy
costumes, wendell their way
through the crowd selling cigarets,
candies, flowers, souvenirs. The
entire refreshment committee and
not a few of the guests were in
costume, smocks, gypsy or carnival
garbs being the only varieties ad-
mitted. Mrs. Wiman was in
Dutch costume and Mr.. Wiman was
very correct chef
All in all the affair was a mag
nificent success and the Art league
members are grateful 10 all friends
who helped to make it such