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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-12
Dinner at Terrace Gardens

A group Of tri-city young people
enjoyed a dinner party last eve
ming at the Terrace Gardens. Din
ner was served at 1880 in one of
the private dining rooms. There
were eight couples in the party who
spent the evening dancing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-12
Observation-Disclosures.

The marriage of Mrs. Lillian
Hoffman, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and George William Wearmouth, of
Los Angeles, Calf, took place ut
IL O'Clock yesterday at the resi-
dence of Rev. r. G. Pearce, 727
Nineteenth street There were NO
attendants. The bridegroom is a
barber.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-12
Benefit Association Meats

Island city council, No. 1855, Sc
curlty Benefit association, held a
meeting last evening at Odd Fell
lows hall. T. G. Ridgeway was in
stalled as president and Mrs. sylvia
Dunavin as financier. Miss Ellen
Welch has been appointed pianist
There was social hour and re-
freshments We're served. The newt
meeting will be a social session
Jan. 20. Each member is asked m
bring another member to the meet
ing. Some entertainment featuras
are being planned for the meeting
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Hrs. Ward p. T. A. Speaker.

Mrs. H. w. Ward will be the
speaker at the regular meeting Of
Center Station parent-teachers as
sociation tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock at the school. Her topic
will be, 1.-THE Homemaker's Duty to
Herself" Miss Gladys Steele will
give readings and Miss Lucille Git
piano numbers. During the social
hour refreshments will be served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-12
DISCRETION BASIS
OF DIVORCE SUIT

Vera Roos of Rock Island today
filed suit in circuit court for di-
vorce from Herbert Roos. The bill
charges desertion. They were mar
ried Feb. IA, 1912, and lived togeth-
er until April Is, 1918.
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Chapman, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, conducted the SER
vices The pallbearers were: Os-
car Ramser, Dr. c. e. Robb, Lawr-
ence Brown, Louis Emig and Marc
F. Koenig, all of Rock Island. and
Edmond Robb, of Chicago. Burial
was In Chippiannock cemetery.
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Ruth's Band with Mrs Clart..,

Mrs. j. E. Clarkson of 1915 Sew
enteenth street, was hostess 10 the
members of Ruth's Band of Broad
way Presbyterian church yester-
day afternoon at her home. Mrs
I. A. Hallgren had charge of the
program and Mrs. B. l.. Burke gave
paper on Child Lite in Southern
Mountains" Mrs 2. o. Vale gave
sketches OF the work being done
by the girl scout movement in thu
mountains, and Miss Dorothy Mann
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Embroidery Club Meets Jan. 10.

The Jolly Girls embroidery club
will meet on Jan. 10 instead of
Jan. 20 at the home of Mrs. Anna
Fluegel, TIA Eleventh avenue.
Members are asked to note the
change in the meeting day.
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League Gard Party.

Another card party is to be held
tomorrow afternoon by the Wo-
mans Trade Union league at the
Harms hotel. The games of 500 will
start at $3.50. Prizes will be award
ed to the winners.
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District President to Address Club.

Mrs. Wei. Sweeney, president of
the Fourteenth District Federation
of Woman's clubs, who attended
the forum held in Chicago on Jan.
3, will be speaker at the meeting
of the Moline Woman's club to be
held Saturday afternoon in the Con-
gregational church. She will tell
what was done at the forum and
bring out some OF the difficulties
being met by the constitutional
convention as presented at the for
UNI.
Year books have been issued by
the district, which contain the
names and addresses of the state
officers, the district officers and
committee chairmen, the names
with the president and secretary
of each club in the district and
the district federation constitution.
The order for the books was given
at the meeting of the board held in
Monmouth in October, and they
have just been issued. The 18th
annual district meeting will be
held April 1851, in Stronghurst.
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Mr.. Fisher to Address P. T. A.

The Longfellow Parent-Teachers
association will meet tomorrow aft
ernoon. E. C. Fisher, superintend-
ent of schools, will speak. AS
business of Importance is to coma
up, all members are urged to at
tend.
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NEW QUARTERS FOR BROWNS
Temporary quarters for Brown =
Business college have been secnroS
in the Odd Fellows temple l73oI
Fourth avenue. School Will has
next Monday morning. (Advertiso
ment.)
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Corps Has Social Meeting.

A group of the new officers were
hostesses at the meeting of the
Woman's Relief corps held yester-
day afternoon in Memorial hall
Sewing and sociability occupied the
hours, and refreshments were
served. There was a splendid at
tendance of members. Hostesses
We're Mesdames Frances Siemon.
Florence Maslin, Florence Stevens,
Mary Schin, Mary E. Laughery,
Sarah Renfro, Alice Rogers, Mary
LAUDER and Elizabeth Reckwith.
Next Wednesday afternoon the
regular business session will he
held
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Surprised on Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jensen,
2514 Sixth avenue, were surprised
Tuesday evening by the members
Of the Helen Gould auxiliary. The
event was in honor OF the 10th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jensen. There were about
forty-five present Cards and dane
ing were enjoyed during the eve
ming. Luncheon was served. Out
of town guests were Mrs. Effie King
of Chicago. department president
of Illinois; Mrs. Habersank of Chi
cago and Mr.. and Mrs. Starr of
Davenport
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Be-Ye-Kind Circle Has Meeting.

Miss Irma Rochow, 2106 Fourth
avenue. was hostess to the mem
bers of the Be-Ye-kind circle,
Kings Daughters, last night Fol-
lowing the business meeting sewing
for the visiting nurse was taken
up. A social time was enjoyed
later in the evening and luncheon
served. The next meeting will be
in two weeks, on Jan. "a, at the
home of Miss Gertrude Turner, 722
Eighteenth street
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August Peterson.

Rev. Walter Tillberg officiated a,
funeral services for August Peter.
son held at o'clock yesterday in
the home of his daughter, Mrs
Lawrence Lonson, 254 Thirty-eighth
street, Moline.
vocal selections were given BY
Miss Olga Eden and pallbearers
were: Louis Sandberg, Otto Swan
son. c. s. Colsgrove. Joe Anderson
Charles Seiffert and Grin Maxfield
The body was laid to rest in River
side cemetery.
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Aid Elects Officers.

The ladies' aid Society of the
Fifteenth avenue Christian church
met yesterday afternoon =. the
Sunday school rooms. Committees
for the year were appointed with
chairmen as follows:
Publicity-Mrs. John Druehl.
Sick-Mrs. Hall.
Social-Mrs. Fred Liedtke-
Rug-Mrs. Carruthers-
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accompanied by Miss Ruth Coy on
the piano, read Rfley's AN Old
Sweetheart of Nine" A letter from
Miss Anne Frantz Of Ashvilie. n. C..
who is doing work among the
mountain whites, was read by Mrs
Ralph Hayerstick. A group OF
songs by Miss Mason OF East Moline
completed the program
Tea was served by the hostess
and the members remained for an
hour of sociability.
County Convention Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Rock
Island county Kings Daughters
will be held Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Y. w. c. A Mrs.
]. D. McKelvey of Moline, the
county president, will preside. Re-
ports Of the work in the county
will be given and each circle will
be called on for a report Officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
Following the business session, the
Rock Island Kings Daughters
Union will entertain at tea.
There are ten circles OF Kings
Daughters in Rock Island, twenty
in Moline, one in East Moline and
one in Coal Valley.
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County Convention Sunday.
Miss Wheelan for Mrs. johnson.

A delightful dinner party was
given Tuesday evening at the Ter
race Gardens when Miss Margaret
Wheelan of SIS Twenty-fifth street
entertained for Mrs. c. B. Johnson,
nee Miss DOROTHY !Deisenroth, a
bride of October. The affair was
also a courtesy for Miss Guydanna
Higgins who is home from the art
academy Of Cincinnati for visit.
Covers were laid for IL and bunco
was played following the dinner
hour, at the hostess home. Mrs.
Johnson received the prize.
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Funeral NJ Mr. p.us..

Private funeral services for VIII
nam Ramser were held at a:3n
o clock this afternoon in the fam
uy residence. 1922 Nineteenth
street. Rock Island. Rev. A.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-12-16
MEETING OF THE PARENT
TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was held in the
study hall of the high school building
Thursday afternoon at four o'clock.
Mrs. E. T. Helvenston and Mrs. Bate
man were present and performing
their official duties as president and
secretary.
The first two numbers of the pro-
gram were musical selections render
ed by the o. H. S. orchestra, under
the leadership of the efficient director
of music, Mrs. Cole. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The president calling for reports of
the various committees, the following
chairmen responded: Miss Nellie
Stevens reported on the progress
made to cancel the Indebtedness on
the primary school piano. Miss Ava
Lee Edwards rendered a report of
membership fees.
Mrs. Warner, treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, reported on the financial
condition of the association. 1t was
agreed to give portion of the
amount in the treasury to the primary
school piano fund.
The question of the Federated Ma
tional Association, which had been
oarriod o1yox fra,,, tho Nox-a,,o ba,. ,,,oo+
ing was discussed with the result fav-
oring membership in the said associa-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter, recent ar
rivals from Honolulu, entertained the
association with several instrumental
selections.
The meeting adjourned to meet the
second Thursday in January.
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By
BOOTH HARRINGTON


Mrs. opportunities was a commo-
dious old house. the greater part of 1t
Of about the same age, I judged, as its
neighbor; but the late Mr.. Apper-
thwaite had caught the Mansard fever
Of the late Seventies, and the building
disease, once fastened upon him, had
never known a convalescence, but,
rather, a series Of relapses, the tokens
OF which, In the nature Of cupola and
q couple of frame turrets, were terri
fyingly apparent. These romantic mis-
placements seemed to me not inhar-
monious with the library, cheerful
and pleasantly shabby apartment
downstairs, where i found lover a
substratum of history, encyclopedia.
and family Bible) some worn old vol
umes of "Godey's Lady's Book" an
early edition Of Cooper's works; Scott,
Bulwer, Macaulay, Byron, and Tenny-
son, complete; some old volumes OF
Victor Hugo, of the elder Dumas, Of
Ffaubert, Of Gautier, and of Balzac;
"Clarissa," "Laila Rookh," ''The AL
hanbra," "Beulah," "Uarda," Lucille"
"Uncle Toms Cabin" "Ben-Hur,"
'.Trilby," "She," little Lord Faunt-
leroy" and Of a later decade, there
were novels about those delicately tan
gled emotions experienced by the su-
preme few; and stories of adventurous
royalty; tales Of "clean-limbed young
American manhood and some thin
volumes Of rather precious verse.
Twas amid these romantic scenes
that I awaited the sound of the lunch
bell (Which for me was the announce
ment Of breakfast), when arose from
my first nights slumbers under Mrs.
Apperthwaite's roof; and wondered
IL the books were fair mirror Of Miss
opportunities mind Il had been told
that Mrs. Apperthwaite had daugh-
teri. Mrs. Apperthwaite herself, in
her youth, might have sat to an illus
traitor of Scott or Bulwer. Even now
you could see she had come as near
being Economically beautiful as was
consistently proper for such timid,
gentle little gentlewoman as she was.
Reduced, by her husbands insolvency
(coincident with his demise) to keep
ing boarders," she did 1t gracefully, as
IL the urgency thereto were only
spirit Of quiet hospitality. It should
be added In haste that she set an ex-
cellent table.
Moreover, the guests who gathered
at her board were of very attractive
description, as I decided the instant
my eye fell upon the lady who sat OPP
posite me at lunch. I knew at once
that she was Miss Apperthwaite, she
"went So" as they say, with her
mother; nothing could have been more
suitable. Mrs. Apperthwaite was the
kind of woman whom you would ex-
pect to have a beautiful daughter, and
Miss Apperthwaite more than fulfilled
her mothers promise.
Iguessed her to be more than juliet
Capulet's age, indeed. yet still be
tween that and the perfect age OF
woman. She was Of a larger. fuller.
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10 nave 6eduIlTu daughter, ana
Miss Apperthwaite More Than Full
filled Her Mothers Promise.
| me. She made the presentation gen.
| eral; and I had the experience of re-
ceiving a nod and slow glance, in
which there was sort of dusky, esti-
mating brilliance, from the beautiful
lady opposite me.
1t might have been better hammered
den, or one of the very nice elderly
| women, who were my fellow-guests,
| than to open a conversation with Miss
Apperthwaite; but I did not stop to
think of that.
"You have a splendid old house next
| door to you here, Miss Apperthwaite."
I said. 'It's a privilege to find it in
view from my window"
There was a faint stir as Of some
CONSERVATION in the little company.
The elderly ladies stopped talking alb
ruptly and exchanged glances, though
this was not of my observation at the
| moment, I think, but required to my
consciousness later, when I had per-
ceived my blunder.
MAY I ask who lives thereT" pur-
sued.
Miss Apperthwaite allowed her no
ticeable lashes to cover her eyes for
an instant, then looked up again.
"a Mr.. Beasley," she said.
"Not the Honorable David Beasleyl"
I exclaimed.
YES" she returned with a certain
gravity which I afterward wished had
| checked me. do you know him?'
"Not in person." explained. you
see, I've written a good deal about
him. I was with the Spencerville
Journal until a few days ago, and
even in the country we know who's
who In politics over the state. Beas-
ley's the man that went to Congress
| and never made a speech-never made
even a motion to adjourn-but got ev-
erything his district wanted. There's
talk Of him for governor"
"Indeed?"
"And so it's the Honorable David
Beasley who lives in that splendid
place. How curious that Isl"
"Why?" asked Miss Apperthwaite.
'Tt seems too big for one man." I
answered; "and I've always had the
impression Mr.. Beasley was a bach
elor."
yes" she said, rather slowly, ''he
is"
"But Of course he doesn't live there
| all alone" / supposed, aloud, prob
| ably he has"
mo. There's no one else-except o
couple of colored servants"
'What a crime.'' I exclaimed. "If
| there ever was a house meant for q
large family, that one is. Can't you
almost hear it crying out for heaps
and heaps of romping children? I
! should think"
/ was interrupted by loud cough
from Mr.. Dowden, so abrupt and artt-
| fetal that his intention to check the
| flow of my innocent prattle was en-
barrassingly obvious-even to me!
Can you tell me-" he said, leaning
forward and following up the inter-
| ruptfon as hastily as possible, what
the farmers were getting for their
wheat when you left SpencervilleT
Zone twenty-five" l answered, and
felt my ears growing red with NORTH
| cation. Too late, remembered that
the newcomer in a community should
| guard his tongue among the natives
| until he has unraveled the skein of
their relationships. alliances, feuds
and private wars-a precept not I'M
like the classic injunction:
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Yes, my darling daughter;
Hang your clothes on the hickory limb,
But don't go near the water.
However, in my confusion warmly
regretted my failure to follow 1t, and
resolved not to blunder again.
Mr.. Dowden thanked me for the in
formation for which he had no real
desire, and, the elderly ladies again
taking up with all too evident relief
their various mild debates, he inquired
If l played bridge. But forget" he
added. "Of course you'll be at the
Despatch Office In the evenings, and
can't be here" After which he inn
mediately began to question me about
my work, making his determination to
give me 10 opportunity again to men
ton the Honorable David Beasley I'M
necessarily conspicuous, as I thought.
1 could only conclude that some IN
pleasantness had arisen between him.
self and Beasley. probably of political
origin. since they were both in poll
tics, and of personal (and consequent
ly bitter) development; and that Mr..
Dowden found the mention of Beas-
ley not only unpleasant to himself but
a I o,s!hie embarrassment to the ladies
(WhO, | supposed, were aware of the
quarreD on his account.
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GRAND JURY iPRESENTMENT

In another column we PRINT the pre-
sentiment of the grand jury for this
term of court. Part. of it. is good,
part medinary and part ridiculous.
The ridiculous part is where it butts
into the affairs of the city govern
ment of ,Ocala. Now, the city of
ocala is.igoverned according to a
charter, which, was legally confirmed
by the state; legislature and signed by
the governor, and unless the grand
jury has reason to believe some of1-
eial or officials are dishonest or break
ing the law the government of the
city is none of its, business. In the
last thirty years there has been more
or less bungling in city affairs, but
the grand jury has never interfered
before. There is, therefore reason to
believe the, grand jury acted on mis-
information presented by not entire
ly disinterested parties, and it's re-
port, while, most ridiculous to well in
formed people, is likely to cast a
stigma on honest and hardworking
officials. The, presentment speaks of
the administration" of, the city. The
only administrative officer of the city
Is the mayor. who was not called be-
fore the grand jury. Two executive
officers. City, Manager Brumby and
Clerk Sistrunk, were before the grand
jury. All bills are paid according to
rules passed by the council, and all
bills, are finally passed on by the
council, tho it is not considered
business-like to, keep every bill wait
ing for two weeks, and four times a
year three weeks. That is one of the
reasons for which city manager was
installed, It is the system in every
town that has city manager, the
system in every business that has a
manager, and is all right as long as
the manager is honest. Now, if the
grand jury thought Mr.. Brumby was
dishonest it should have indicted him.
That part of it's presentment about
consulting engineer being always on
the job is foolishness. A consulting
engineer doesn't stand over a job and
watch men lay brick and cement
Ocala's consulting engineer, Mr.. Tur-
ner of Lakeland, does pay attention
10 the job, but If in addition to him
another engineer, had to be kept con
the job" it would cost the city at
least $4,000 per annum, and that en-
tirely unnecessary. In this report
the grand jury has made itself ridic-
ulous, and we strongly suspect it ha,
allowed itself to be made a catspaw
by the people who are trying to drive
the city manager OFF his job.
In recommending that white pris.
oners be put to work on the roads, the
grand Jury is entirely correct; a
member of the board of commission.
err, however, informed the Star some
weeks ago that this was to be done as
soon as the new engineer got to work
Other recommendations are good anc
timely, and il the. jury had let the
civic affairs of, Ocala alone it's report
would have been up to the standard OF
49, rw~o MI ;nrv raror%r
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EIGHT YEARS AGO

Dec. no. 1914.-Early this morning
German cruisers shelled Hartlepool
and Scarboro, undefended towns on
the northeast coast of England. A
great deal of property was destroyed
and a number of civilians were killed
or wounded. After firing at the de-
fenseless towns for half an hour, the
Germans put on full steam and ran
for home. The only results of the
raid was a great jubilation in Ger
nany over the naval victory" and
greatly increased resentment in Eng
land and other parts of the civilized
world Mt such barbarous act.
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mere striking type than Mrs. Apper-
thwaite, a holder type one might put
it-though she might have been a
great deal holder than Mrs. Apper-
thwaite without being bold. Certainly
she was handsome enough to make it
difficult for a young fellow to keep
from staring at her. She had an
abundance of very soft, dark hair,
worn almost austerely, as IL its pro-
fusion necessitated repression; and I
am compelled to admit that her fine
eyes expressed a distant contempla-
tion-obviously of habit not Of mood
so pronounced that one of her enemies
Gf she had any might have described
them as dreamy"
Only one other of my own sex was
present at the lunch table, a Mr.. Dow
den. an elderly lawyer and politician
of whom I had heard, and to whom
Mrs. Apperthwaite, coming In after
the rest of US were seated, introduced
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PEACE SUNDAY

Peace Sunday will be observed at
Grace Episcopal church tomorrow.
December 18th, at IL o'clock when a
special program will be rendered at
the suggestion of the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in America and
similar organizations. Mr.. Lester
Lucas will sing Kipling's "Reces-
sional." You are cordially invited to
attend. J. J. Neighbour, Rector.
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state attorney, clerk and sheriff for
their assistance to US in the discharge
of our duties, and now ask to be dis
charged. Respectfully,
George I. Taylor, Foreman.
Attest: Fl. J. MeCully, Clerk.
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| Let US supply your groceries. Reas-
orable prices and prompt delivery our
slogan. Main Street Market. Phone
108. LIT
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w. K. Lane. d. D. physician and
surgeon, specialist eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office over s and 10 cent
store, Ocala, Fla. If
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High grade genuine Leather Bill
Folds. Nice line to select from. The
Anti Monopoly Drug Store. 14-6t
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About 200 strands 1s-inch red oak
stove wood, now put up on Silver
Springs road two miles from Ocala.
For sale as a whole. Address P. Fl.
Nugent, Ocala, Fla. 12-11-6t*