The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20

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Play Presentation
Attracts Crowd to
March Club Meeting

Love and Tea" was the name of
the play presented Saturday after
noon before the Rock Island Wom-
/ ans club at the March meeting in
the Masonic temple, by members
of the study and music depart
ments. The play, which was
| coached by Miss Iva Pearce, head
of the public speaking department
of Augustana college, proved a de-
cided attraction, over eight hun
dred club women attending the
session. 1t was the first time in
the history of the club that play
has been given.
The story of the two-act comedy
drama was Colonial days, when
tory and rebel feeling was keen.
! The plot dealt with a strong-mind-
ed spinster who had made up her
mind to never marry and never
changed her mind-but of course
she did. The plot involved another
romance, that of her young niece
and a member of a family whose
name was not in good standing in
the household of the women. The
war and wounds solved both prob
lens and all ended happily. The
part Miss LAvina Boltwood, the
prime spinster of the days of polo
naise and powdered wigs, was well
taken by Mrs. w. Z. Anderson, and
her niece was Miss Mabel Arnell.
Mandy, Mrs. Faye Hough Mccarthy.
the slave in the BoltWood house
hold, was clever in her comedy
role, and the roles of Judge In
gram, the middle-aged bachelor,
taken by Mrs. G. Arthur Nelson,
and William Dickinson. Mrs. F. f.
Sudlow, were splendidly done. 9th
eer members of the cast who helped
in unraYeling the story were Mrs.
Fred Soper as Mrs. Cowles, Miss
Mary Dopp and Mrs. Strong, Mrs.
Irving o. Schultze as Mrs. Adams
and Ruehl Lee, the drummer, and
Marvin Billiard, the bugler.
Between the acts musical num-
bers were given by Mrs. Soper,
voice, accompanied by Mrs. A. R.
! WaIlin; Miss Marjorie Sala. voice,
accompanied by Mrs. Clifford John
! son, and Miss Muriel zimmerman,
violin, accompanied by Miss Edna
Nickel
At the business session the board
announced an approximate mem
berShip this year of 1,275 women,
and two new members were taken
into the club. Mrs. Ewing Mino and
Mrs. Z. Erickson of Moline. Mrs.
Elizabeth Barton, secretary, read a
suggestion from the board that re-
freshments be dispensed with at
the regular club meeting and in
stead recommended a social meet
ing at the beginning of the year,
the February social meeting and
the closing of the club season with
a club breakfast. The matter will
/ be brought up at the next meeting
for discussion and decision.
A communication was read from
/ NJ. L. Williamson, chairman of the
committee on industrial relations,
asking that the club help fostering
public opinion for no stopping of
work on public utilities. Mrs. A.
/ w. James, the new program COM
mlttee chairman, was recommend
I ed and late- voted the second dele
| gate to the state convention to be
held at Springfield May %, "a and
20. Mrs. c. l.. Thompson, the club
| president, by virtue of her office
Is first delegate. Alternates nam
ed were Mrs. c. W. F'oss and Mrs.
G. A. Virgins of Milan. Delegates
to the 14th district meeting set for
April rs and 81 at Stronghurst
named with the president and Mrs.
S. c. Taylor, and alternates Mrs.
George Davis and Mrs. C. E. Sharpe.
1t was announced that the state
president. Mrs. Edward S. Bailey
of Chicago, is to be the principal
speaker at the opening session.
Mrs. w. ]. Sweeney, the district
president, will preside at the meet
ings
Delegates named to the bien-
NAL of the national federation TO
be held in June in Chautauqua. y.
T., were Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. w.
j. Sweeney, Miss Natalie Mirfeld
Mrs. Edward Strate, Mrs. F. w
thompson, Mrs. c. J. Searle and
Mrs. H H Cleaveland. Alternates
named were Mrs. T. B. Davis, Mrs.
H. A. Weld, Mrs. Frank Mfxter.
MRS. j. w. Maucker, Miss Iva
Pearce, Mrs. c. E. Robb and Mrs,
w. q. OgleVee. Announcement was
made of the ruling which allows
Issuing of membership tickets ON
or after the April meeting dav for
the payment of 81 fee.
Preceding the business there was
a snort community sing led by Miss
Mile Beck. '
A resolution was adopted thank
ing those who had a part in MAX
ing the play presentation so suc-
cessful. and especially the dramat-
lc committee of the study depart
ment' which includes Mrs. Fav
Crlst Wolf, Mrs. C. A. Hoge. Mrs
ID. r. Paul and Mrs. Faye Hougb
Mccarthy.