The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-21
GROUP LEADERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Fourteenth District Federation OF
WOman's Clubs Organized for
New Years Work.

Mrs. W. ]. Sweeney, president OF
the Fourteenth DISTRICT Federation
of Women's clubs, has appointed
department chairmen and named
her board for the second year of
her term of office. The work has
been reorganized along the depart
mental lines, as adopted by the
national and state decorations. Mrs.
Sweeney will I, call the new board
together for an early fall meeting
as soon as the date for the state
board meeting is set. The district
meet will be held following that
meeting, and the president will
bring a report Of the state work to
her board.
The new plan which is being
used this year provides for six de-
partments of work, with various
and numerous divisions in each
group. The board is greatly en-
larged by this arrangement, and
more clubs are getting the personal
touch through having representa-
tives in the official body. The de-
partments are American Citizen
ship, Applied Education, Fine Arts,
Legislation, Press and Publicity and
Public Welfare. Following are the
Fourteenth district officers and
board members named by the pres
ident, Mrs. Sweeney; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. B. D. Widney, Strong
hurst; recording secretary, Mrs. A.
H. Irvine, Monmouth; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. c. E. Hester,
Bushnell; treasurer, Mrs. A. NJ.
Crapnell, Aledo; auditor, Mrs. C. S.
Townley, Macomb.
Mrs. W. D. Chapman of Silvis is
chairman of the American Citizen
ship department. Mrs. R. A. Newell
of Keithsburg, chairman division of
Americanization; Mrs. NJ. ]. Bah
cock, Biggsville, community serv-
ice; Mrs Leslie Hainline, Macomb,
motion pictures; and Mrs. Chap
man training in citizenship.
The chairman of department OF
Applied Education is Mrs. G. E.
Platt of Aledo. Mrs. Alva Martin
of Biggsville is chairman of divis-
ion OF conservation and natural re-
sources. Mrs. Plat of education
and Miss Pearl Waite of Reynolds
OF home economics.
Mrs. D. A. Babcock of Moline is
chairman of the Fine Arts depart
ment; Miss Mable Conway of Aledo
is chairman of art; Mrs. Babcock oil
Literature; Mrs. Clarence Patter-
son, Monmouth, of Music. The de-
partment of legislation chairman Is
Mrs. w. H. Bissell, Viola, and civil
service chairman, Mrs. Sheib5
Spielman, Blandinsville. Press and
Publicity department chairman is
Miss Elizabeth Bryan of this city
and the division chairmen in this
group are: Edict chairman, Mis-:
Molly McEniry, Moline: speakers
bureau, Miss Ruth Chain, Bushnell
and state president, Miss Agne:
Abrahamson, Rock Island.
Mrs. A. S. Edwards of Moline i.
chairman of the department of Pub.
lie Welfare; Mrs. w. r. Bell, Sill
Wis, is child welfare division chair.
man; Mrs. ]. F. Harter, Strong
hurst, health chairman; Miss Alta
Walker, Macomb, chairman Of In
dian Welfare; Mrs. F. o. VanGal
der of this city, chairman of indus
trial and social conditions; Mrs
Edwards, chairman of birth regis
tration. Special committees in
cluded the friendly cooperation
with ex-service men, with Mrs. ]
L. Van Gundy of Monmouth a.
chairman and service league com
mittee> with Mrs. G. W. Clark o
Rosevilfe as chairman. Mrs. Ro,
Parks OF Media is chairman of tn,
Near East Relief, an extra commit
ktee.
| Mrs. George H. Davis of Rocl
Island is Rock Island county chair
man, this year. Mercer count.
chairman is Mrs. Charles A. Clarl
of Sherrard; Warren county, Mrs
George E.. Ockert of Roseville
Henderson. Mrs. Flo Erwin o
Biggsvilie; McDonough, Miss Flor
ence Williams, Bushnell; and Han
cock, Mrs. Robert Irwin, LaHarpe
4 CLOSE COURT HOUSE.
! All Offices in the Rock Islam
county court house will be close,