The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
DISTRICT CUTS
| CROUPS;FADS
| ARE DEFENDED
Homen's Gibbs Approve Frequent
County Gatherings; Mrs. Bailey
Asks Generous Judgment.
Especial TO The Argus.)

Especial 10 Inc AfBuS.J
sStronghurst, April 27.-Four-
teenth district of the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs will be
reorganized with six departments
and subcommittee instead of the
lz-department plan under which II
is now functionIng, according TO de-
cfsion made at the conference
which concludes its sessions today.
REPORT recommending this con-
centration of activities was made
BY Mrs r. o. Van Calder. Rock Is
land, chairman of the reOrganiza-
ton committee The new depart
nients will be classified: American
citizenship. applied education, fine
arts, legtslations, press and public
ity and public welfare.
Suggestion for a county organ
tzation was disapproved, although
frequent county conferences and
meetings will be encouraged by
the district organization.
Three officers were elected as
follows:
Vice president-Mrs. B. G. VIA
ney, Stronghurst, reelected
Recording secretary-Mrs. A. II.
Irving, Monmouth.
9Treasurer-Mrs. A E. Crapnell,
A1edo.
sAledo's invitation to hold the
1928 conference there will be pre-
scented this afternoon and il is like
ly il will be privileged to enter
tain the next session. The district
has contributed 1885 to Near East
relief and according to report Of
Mss Rita Knowles, Moline, auditor
pro tenn, has a balance OF 1856.
Rock Island Woman's club be-
came banner organization in mum
Der of Representative present
when Mrs. Sadie Mayall and Miss
Henrietta Sherrard, both of Reyn-
ODDS, but members OF the Rock Is
land club. registered. Rock Island
has eight delegates present.
Endorsement of Mrs. George
Plummer. Chicago, for second vice
president of the National Fedora
ton was voted. Mrs. Plummer has
received individual endorsements
from all clubs in the district
Committee appointments affecting
local club members are: resolu-
tons, Mrs. c. l.. Thompson, Rock
Island; revision. Miss MoIlie Nc
Entry, Mrs. A. S. Edwards, Moline,
and Mrs. F. o. Van Calder. Rock
Island: election. Miss Rita Knowles,
Moline, and Miss Pearl Waite,
Reynolds
Elders Forget FoibIes.
BE more generous in your atti-
tude toward the younger genera
tion of girls with their rolled hose,
bobbed hair and rouged cheeks"
Mrs. Edward s. Bailey, Chicago,
state president, urged the dele
gates at an opening meeting last
night in the United Presbyterian
church. We are too apt to forget
to relate how foolish we were in
our bustles, tied-back skirts. erin
olined sleeves. The holiness OF to-
day is merely initiative; when our
girls get the maturity and expert
erce of years they will be just as
wonderful as We" Predicting a
return TO long skirts, Mrs Bailey
said that they would be 80 long
mothers would complain that they
make their daughters too oldish'
and would rebel against their I'M
sanitary tendency"
In the afternoon she led a legis-
latiye forum, urging need OF or
SANITATION and pointing out that
the club has passed beyond n
purely cultural organization. She
;antioned the women against poll
Ylcs in the club but warned thew
must acquire knowledge of princi-
pies; no religion should be singled
out for discussion but the club
should be we'll prepared in under
lying principles of divine teachings
she said
Jazz music" she commented. lis
only passing fancy 1t was
brought on by the passion and emo
ton of the war but is soon to be
forgotten"
Ray Wyland. director of service
or the United Americans associa.
ton, urged observance of great ma
honal holidays not as DAYS Of
merry-making and celebration hui
as periods for serious thought upon
lessons of patriotism. America, >
he said. will be a nation of great
strength but never feared by the
peoples of the world Our aim
should be TO unity our people; de-
wise adequate solution of the immi-
grafton problem and prepare our
selves for new race to be evolved
from the amalgamation of the for
eign races"
Unique Circle Host.
Two hundred delegates and Wis
itors were entertained yesterday
afternoon at the country home OF
Mrs. Marion L. Evans by the Do
What-You-Can circle, Kings Daugh-
tiers. The circle is said to be the
only rural branch OF the King