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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30
Mission Society to Elect.

The wOman's missionary society
of the First Baptist church will
hold its annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers tomorrow afternoon
at 2::3O in the church annex. Miss
Alwilda Young is to be leader and
a good program has been arranged
Mrs. Fred Mann will give vocal
numbers and there will be social
hour and refreshments. Members
are reminded to bring their envel-
opes in order that the treasurer
can make full report.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30
RatrDthal Party.

A betrOthal party Is being gwen
today at the home of Emil Si!ber-
stein 1905 Main street, Davenport,
in announcement of the engage
ment of his daughter Esther Viz
ginia, to Alfred Loeb Fleishman,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fleisll-
nan OF ia East Cent-a,. Park ave
nuc. Davenl ort.
Open house will be held from
2:30 to 5 this afternoon. when rel
atives and friends are invited 10
call, and there will be family din
ner given by Mr.. Silberstein and
his son. Samuel Silberstein, at $50
at Terrace Gardens, when immedi-
ate relatives of the young people
will be guests. The evening will
be enjoyed as q theatre party.
Miss Silberstein and Mr.. Flesh
man are both graduates of the Dav-
export schools and high school, and
the bridegroom-to-be is associated
with his father in the clothing bus
mess. &
Among guests who have come for
the betrothal party are Mrs. David
May and Mrs. Belle Greenbaum OF
Chicago, aunts of Miss Silberstein,
and Charles Cobacker and son Wal
ter Of DeS Moines.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30
TOday's Recipes.

Dutch Apple Pie = Line a pie
plate with rich crust, slice full of
apples, sprinkle with cinnamon, add
one cup brown sugar. cover with
cream or rich milk. Bake in mod
crate oven 80 minutes.
Carrot Salad = On salad plates
place a bed of shredded lettuce, on
this put one-quarter cup grated
carrot, which has been mixed with
mayonnaise, garnish with red pep
pers cut in fancy shapes.
Ginger Cookies II Two cups mo-
lasses, one cup butter, one tea
spoon ginger, two tablespoons soda
dissolved in four tablespoons of
boiling coffee. Add enough flour
to make quite stiff. These cookies
are very good and will keep a long
time, SO are very handy to have
when an unexpected guest arrives.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30
hanlI giving Eve
Dinner Dance ct
Golf Club Success

There were 100 members and
lriends Of Rock Island Arsenal
Golf club IT the Thanksgiving eve
dinner danfe Last night, the affair
being the most successful party OF
the season at the club. A holiday
msnu was served. and the holiday
shirt was radiated by the guests.
who heartily entered into the even
ing's festivities. There were two
long Dutch treat tables, each seat
ing 80 guests, and the others were
smaller tables, all Dutch treat,
however. Chrysanthemums In Law
endar and yellow shades decorated
tho boards and were used about
the rooms.
During the evening dancing was
the diversion for most of the
younger people. and some Of the
older guests played bridge. Col
Onel d. M. King made the final golf
tournament awards last evening.
i've trophies being given to winners
a. follows: Women's choice score.
Mrs. A. r. Ebi, Moline; mems
choice score. class A, E. F. John
son, Davenport; fall tournament
winner, M. r. Steffen. Davenport;
runner up. E. s. Johnson. Dayen-
port, and low score net medal, F.
c. Steinke. Davenport.
So successful was last nights az
fair, that already arrangements
are being made for another din
ner-dance to be held in the very
near future. There. will be. the
usual dance orchestra attraction
and a holiday menu.
Kings Daughters Board to Meet.
meeting of the board Of City
Union, Kings Daughters, has been
called by the president, Mrs. l.. l.
Harris, for Friday morning. Dec. s
The meeting will be held at the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30

Hostess for Brides-elect.
Mrs. Charles H. Wilson, 414
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30
SugKeStionS.

oOB&cStAOuSs
To Protect Vases - When using
valuable vases for table decora-
ton, fill one-fourth full of sand to
prevent being knocked over.
For teaching children to write
an inventor has designed metal
strips with embossed letters and
figures, a child following the in
donations with pencil until he
learns to copy them.
New Helps Interest.
Every mother knows the magic
of q new toy-knows how the toy
that possesses new and untried
possibilities keeps the child's at.
tention and makes play time pass
without complaint.
Isn't it often true that a new
device for doing homework, q new
cooking utensil. will sometimes
prove worth many times its orig
inal cost because Of the stimulus il
gives the worker?
Take the fireless cooker. for in.
stance. True, it is an expensive
toy, but 1t has been known to dc
much more than save fuel and pro.
vide a good way OF cooking mex
pensive meats and tough vegeta.
bles. Before now housewives
have started in with new en-
thusiasm for cooking. They" had
got weary of the rut of the old
time cooking. But with the fire.
less cooker recipe book in hand
they have been able to devise new
and interesting dishes in a new
way.
All the nav devices Of cookery
have this advantage, even though
they do not prove to have the last.
ing value Of q fireless cooker. YOU
may not have continued using pa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-30

Mrs.. les Gansert and Mrs. c. Dudley Mar
shah entertain 1t tss At Rock Island Ar.
aenal Golf club.
barbara rrietchie tent election.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
UNKNOWN WRITER
RAPS WAR HEROES

"The POmp of Power,- ANONYMOUS.
George ~. Doran Company. New
York;
am sure this book contains such
startling revelations about the war
and about the outstanding English
figures Of today that the writer is
afraid to publish his name.
Or perhaps. and this is nearly the
truth. he attempted to attract some
Of that prestige and popularity at
tached to the anonymous authors of
Mirrors of Downing street" and
some Of the other volumes that have
caught the rowing public eye.
Undoubtedly this volume has an
authoritative tone. 1t is the sort
Of thing that is used as a reference
book in colleges and placed on the
prescribed lists of outside history
reaGing. 1t presupposes such a
familiarity with the minute details
of the happenings of this moment
Gus period as to be extremely dull
for any but the student
1t Is undoubtedly the study and
accomplishment of learned and
thoughtful mind, close TO the powers
that be. However. the book should
not have been left to the amuse-
ment of the casual reader by it's hint
of the ever-popular scandal in the
anonymous signature.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
Scott Fitzgerald
Scores One More
Laureate Of Jazz Age Again
Paints Picture Of Giddy
y Present.

Tales OF The yJaxs Age, by v. Scott
Fitxgtrsld. Charles Scribner's SONS.
j.. scott Fitzgerald undoubtedly
thinks the brightest thing about his
new collection OF not-so-new short
stories is the table of contents, in
which he comments in = contempt
uous fashion on his literary off,
spring. And truly. IL an author has
no love for his wort. what can hs
expect of a reviewer.
Clever youth. counting on the re-
viewers being feminine gender. he
expects her to be perverse and like
the collection Of verbal nut sundaes.
As a, matter of fact tas we fall
into the trap. there are some quail
Ities of permanence in the tales and
surely Fitzgerald writes a corking
short story! "Tarquin of Cheap
side" is a delightful episode that
leads one to look at the Eliza
bethans as the Greenwich villagers
Of an older time. The Camers
Back" is getting to be an old re-
l1dDle III any
and is funny enough to need no
comment.
3" Lees of Happiness" Is a senti-
mental excursion unexpected In the
author, but is written with remark
able restraint and delicacy. More
over. 1t Is exactly the sort Of thing
every sophomore sighs to achieve.
But the Diamond as Big as the
Ritz" is delicious. 1t is yarn that
conjures up all the possible lux
uries a very young. luxury-loving
mind can imagine In its most salts
factory dreamings.
The temptation is always to talk
too much about Scott Fitzgerald.
Because he Is piQuant. and ostenta-
tiously modern. and decidedly the
sort of writer that yilely abused
word Intriguing" was meant to de-
scribe. However. he does have that
about his work that gives promise
of living.
II only he will confine himself TO
the short story!
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
AFRICAN JUNGLE
LIFE is PICTURED
witch Doctors. by Charles Beadle
CHoughton Mifflin. $4,000.


Then heard the boom
OF the blood-lust song
And the thigh-bone beating ....-
On the tin-pan gohE.'
That is the kind OF story Witch
Doctors is. 1t teens with the dark
terrors Of Africa. savage gods. afro
cious deaths, brown concubtnes and
ghoulish magic. BY way OF contrast
there is woven in a strong thread OF
white mans romance. adventure and
dreams OF empire. Mostly. Il makes
good reading Occasionally the mar
rative becomes over-involved and
slightly draggy.
Into the ordered efficiency Of the
German colonial station OF Ingonya
comes Prof. Birnier. American anthro-
pologist. seelSiyiS a permit to penetrate
the mysteries OF Central Africa. Over
Lieutenant zu Pfeiffer entertains him
well until over their liqueur and coffee
II develops that they are both in love
with tho same exotic Parisiennc. The
Prussian sends Birnier into the jungle
under escort of negro soldiers pledSed
TO "sce that he docs not return" Here
is where the story proper develops its
real swing. Force will not avail Bir-
nicr SO he turns to craft to outwit his
savage guard He makes his escape
just before the hour when he is due
to be given over to the tortures of
the damned. By smearing his body
with phosphorus. he frightens his cap
tors into abject flight and later cstab-
fishes himself as the god OF the City
Of the Snake. None Of the witch doc
tors can equal his magic. His power
becomes absolute. In the meantime.
zu Pfeiffer, driven by the lust of ter
fitory has pressed his soldiers near
Bernier's native dominion. There Is
battle, murder and sudden death
a-plenty. Finally. VIC are treated to
the magnanmous spectacle OF Bernier
saving the life of his betrayer who
turns out not to be so bad as addIe-
Drained.
The strength OF the book lies in it's
description OF African tribal ccre-
monies and the hocus-pocus OF the
witch doctors which exerts such COM
pelling power over an obriginai peop'e.
Its weakness is in the unreal Parish
enne represented as guiding the mo-
tives of both Bernier and zu Pfeiffer
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
YOUNG MINISTER'S
FIGHT PICTURED

captaia Potts Minister. by Francis
L. Cooper. fBoston: Lothrops
Lee q Shepard Co, si.75.)
novel. with real men and women In
it-plenty OF sin. TO be sure. but set
on. as in our real world. by goodness
and active striving against the forces
OF evil. ] have always said all young
ministers should read His Mothers
Sermon" and while this book lasts. ]
shall add II to my list For though It
lacks entirely the deep spirit Of rev.
erence OF the earlier work. Il carries o
strong lesson 10 ministers. veiled un-
der the guise Of novel.
The new minister sets out with the
determination to win, at any cost to
himself. the young folks who have
been going downward fast under the
leadership of Sim Hicks. a notorious
man, who sinks out silently when he
realizes that the forces Of righteous
ness have conquered him. He has the
misfortune to fall rather violently and
fatally In love with the daughter Of q
man who. for personal reasons, op-
poses him, very bitterly. There is a
very tense scene. when the father
finds his daughter and the minister
alone together. under circumstances
which certainly justify the passionate
accusations of the father.
But. there! This Is far from being
"preachy' book. and one might read
1t through and hardly realize that the
hero was a minister. and the fight
grim one. almost unto death, be-
tween good and evil.
The story Is a very fascinating one,
and IL II is improbable one Is not
aware of that fact. IL is one long
fight. with n very exciting fist fight
near the beginning.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
NEW JOKEBOOK HAS
CLEVER ANECDOTES


Listen TO These, by Thomas /. Mas
son. doubleday. Page & Coz.
After editing Life for IS years.
Mr.. Mason should certainly bc cred
tied with connoisscur's taste in
humor. This collection Of Jokes he
AYERS, marks sort Of survival Of a.
fittest among the m'llion-odd icsts h"
doubtless. bears la mind. He say =.
In preface: My method in coilectiu.
them has been somewhat Icisure'y
I have gathered them as il happened
and have hrooded over them more and
less. During this intcrNal-when. SO
to speak they were on the waiting
list have tried them on n limited
circle
by the test OF laughter, Mr.. Mason
has done well. Tastes about Jokes
vary widely, but IL ~ hard TO imagine
any person dipping into this volume
without periodic csuckles and grins.
Some Of the jests ou may recognize,
but none of them -re hoary. Quite a
few OF the quips IRE now current on
the lips Of revue or vaudeville come
dIans. But a large portion of them
will he brand new from the mint for
any reader.
One sure-iire story is the one about
the man who had just learned to drive
his car He look friend for a lift
and they soon found themselves in
crowded traffic. The friend said.
Jim. your engine is knocking badly"
Don't h" n fool was the reply.
That's my knees"
Golfers will appreciate the Scotch
man who looked at the moon through
telescope, When asked what he
thought of the satellite he replied. ITS
n RIGHT. but it's awfu' fU' o. bunkers. &"
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
WRITES LAW BOOK
IN CHARMING STYLE
legislative Procedure, by Robert
Luce. OHoughton Mifflin Co.
Price. 5000.

legislative Procedure. by Robert
Luce. HouGhton Mifflin Co.
Price. 5000.
At first blush one would bc more
than likely TO say that any book on
this subject would he so thoroughly
technical that II make dry reading in
deed. Yet so cleverly has the author
handled the mass of matter involved.
that all of 1t Is quite the reverse of
dry; In fact. we feel safe in asserting
that every business man should read
VI, and that no man who starts the
book will leave it. unfinished. Ger
tainly II will serve to disabuse us of
a number of preconceived notions on
laws. lawmaking, and lawmakers.
IT is the common custom in this
country to abuse all three. and in some
respects with justice. In the matter
of laws and their making, Mr.. Luce
freel? admits the justice of most
criticisms: hut unlike most at us. he
points TO very admirable reasons often
existing for the continuance of ad-
mitted evils, for the want of some
thing that is truly better. and the diff
culties surrounding the adoption of
that better something. He concerns
himself exclusively with the parlia-
mentary law angles of legislation. and
it is surprising to learn to what an
extent 1t enters into every considera-
lion of the lawmakers. The average
man. not legally trained, is not likely
TO sense the connection between his
liberty and provisions in parliamen-
tary law: yet Mr.. Luce clearly ex-
plains the connection In fact, a
careful perusal Of the book will serve
to give one a greater respect for the
difficulties involved in the matter of
government. which in Itself might
serve the excellent purpose Of making
us more careful in the bestowaI of our
Votes-where you are so fortunate as
TO possess them. As Mr. Luce well
says: Far wiser would IL have been
to build up the character of the Legis-
!ature than to put II in q strait
jacket" Those of us not blessed with
the bellot.. here. in the voteless Dis
trict. will heartily. agree with Mr.
Luce when he says: the initia-
tive in the affairs OF the District of
Columbia should be taken almost
wholly out of Congress-" The work is
admirably executed also from the
mechanical standpoint. and has the
very great advantage OF an admirable
| index.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
PRETTY LOVE STORY
TOLD IN NEW NOVEL
The Man Who Lived In a shoe. by
Hcnry James Forman.

Henry James Forman.
This is charming. whimsical story,
with ciear-cut characterization and
wholesome sentiment. written in a
beguiling manner With its beautiful
love story. delicateiy woven from the
underlying theme of love which chill
dren engender In the hearts OF men.
its clever blending OF humor and
pathos, its strong appeal TO the high
est emotions.
Randolph Byrd. the principal.
scholar ana lover. of good books. with
a choice library OF old and rare vol
umes. living In Lower New York City
on n limited income, Is suddenly
startled from his dreamy and rather
colorless life by the sudden death OF
his only sister, whose husband had de-
serted her several years previously.
The coming to Uncle Ranny's' home
OF her three small children and Alicia.
! the mothers maid from an orphanage,
completely changes the course OF his
\ life. and the plans for his wedding
with Gertrude Bayard. an indepcnd-
eat. selfish. social butterfly. are in-
definitely. postponed. 90. 800 p
Thencefortn Uncle Ranny's life Is
one series of upsets. He is torn from
| the companionship of his beloved vol
umes and forced into business; he is
/ compelled to move into the country
/ he is obliged to alter most OF his pre-
conceived ideas, and at last finds him.
( self .unaccountably affected by his
/ three wards and Alicia, thus remodel
| ing his whole life for the sake of the
children. Altogether he is changed
from a lifeless, erudite onlooker. into
an active participant In life's affairs
torn by fears. rharassed hy .emotion'
and experiencing joys whose existence
he had hitherto never suspected.
The Man Who Lived In 4 Shoe" Is
story over which its readers will
lingcr with delight.
c. d. s.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
LEAGUE OF PEN WOMEN
TO HEAR CHAPLAIN DICKSON.

Mrs. Amos A. Fries, chairman OF
the program committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia branch of the
League OF American Pen Women.
has announced that chaplain Thom-
as J. Dickson. IL. r.. will speak to
the members Of the organization at
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
clubhouse, 1922 Fl street northwest,
taking as his subj .ct his famous ad-
dress, America and the Battle OF
Verdun."
Miss Dorothy bennett, pianist.
will play, taking as her selections:
"Grillen" (Schumann), "Aufschung"
(Schumann). and Rhapsody Elev-
en-" (Lisztl.
Mrs. ]. Harry Cunningham. for
mer national president of the league.
will pour tea. assisted by Miss Ma
bel Louise White. also a former ma
tional president of the organization.
Mrs. Dorothy De Muth Watson and
Miss Marion Usher. Mrs. Gertrude
buckingham Thomas is in charge
of the social committee.
Mrs. Theodore Tilier, president OF
the District OF Columbia branch,
will preside over the first board
meeting to be held next Saturday
evening at the clubhouse.
Miss Lucille Chaplin, an officer OF
the New York City branch. and
president of the BENJAMIN Chaplin
Abraham Lincoln Pictures Corpo-
ration, is the guest of Mrs. ]. j.
L.ocher. a national oficer of the
league and director of the public
service and educational department
for the Crandall playhouses. Miss
Chaplin was Mrs. Locher's guest at
luncheon on wednesday at the Pen
Women clubhouse.
The second Book Review lunch
con to be given by the District
branch will he held at ! O'Clock
Tuesday at the clubhouse. with Mrs.
Neyle Colquitt. chairman Of the
book reviews. in charge. Mrs.
Henry Nelson DinSley will review
out of the Middle West" recently
published by the Burton Publishing
Company, OF Kansas City. Mo-. and
written by Mrs. Bonnie Milton
Busch. president of the Florida
branch Of the league.
Mrs. Muriel Lynch will review
zone Man in His Time" by Ellen
Glasgow. a new membe- Of tho
league at Richmond.
ARCHAEOLOGY LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON TODAY.
The Art and Archaeology League.
of washington, will open it's fall
program this afternoon at 4:30
with an illustrated lecture on
"Praxiteles and the Venus Statues"
by Dr. Mitchell Carroll. at the Cor
corsn Auditorium. The public is
invited.
The lecture will be followed by a
club dinner at Gao p. m. at the Peter
Paul Inn. adjoining the new club
rooms of the league, which will be
open for an informal reception in
the evening from 5 to 10 p. m., with
a talk on the Exposition of Euro
pean Arts and Industries" at the
Art Center. 1106 Connecticut avenue.
This exposition. under the Art and
Archaeology League, OF Washington.
will be continued during the month
and will be open free to the public
daily from 10 a. m. to p. m.
Tomorrow afternoon tea will be
served from to 8. G. Hamilton
Martin. treasurer of the league, and
The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
REVIEWS OF THE LATEST BOOKS
ZANE GREY THINKS
WORLD is WICKED
The Nay Of the Beast. by Zane Grey.
fHarpsra S200)

The Nay Of the Beast. by Zane Grey.
(Harp.rs. $4,000.
Although the war has been over
these several years. Zane Grey has In
excusabIy added to its list of atrocities
his latest contribution to fiction. In
.sThe Day Of the Beast Mr.. Grey
ostensibiy takes up the cudgels for
the returned service men and gives
the unfortunate -flapper sound
trouncing as the cause of practically
all the current evils. His hero. after
trying to reform the terrible girls and
kindly marrying one Of them with
full knowledge Of her past" finally
gives up the ghost. telling his wife
with his last breath that II Is really
best for him to die because he can not
bring himseif to really forgive her one
mistake 1t is too sweet for words.
In the FIRST chapter we are asked
TO behold three "buddies'' coming
home from France. As the Statue OF
Liberty rises In the sky. Daren Lane
whispers to himself. MY own--my
native iand!" wiping the dimness from
his eyes. This part viii doubtless
make btTons dppcdi " oNciscds iiieH
by reason of its keen realism. Lane
and his comrades return to Middle
VILE. his "home town" now, alas!
hopelessly contaminated by roll-tops.
s',ort skirts. rouge and powder. So
bitter are the inveighinss against
these articles that they recall the
philosopher who declared that right
eous Indignation was the most damn
able emotion extant. Mr.. Lane promptly
sats out to reform the village. He
tcgins by telling a chapsron at a
dance Of the exact significance wiich
may be attached to the modern dance
her daughter Is doing, Ard 30 II
goes. But rs en' nest efforcs fail to
bear the fiuit he desire. With the
exception Of ona purple eyed young
lady he salvages ,othinc from the
wreck Of the village which continues
to 70 merrily to perdition via the
automobile spooning route.
Regardless OF its sincerity or good
intention. which seem obvious. Mr..
Giey's book is a glaring example of
the current madness for reforming
practically everything and everybody
What tie country needs. so far as one
can juiyc from 1.-THE Day ot the
Beast" Is the abolishment OF nloiern
dances, slang. the use of automobiles
after dusk. short skirts. rolled stock
ings and cigarettes. He has kindly
left us candy and chewing gum.