The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
Wonan's Club Ends
Ninth Year Giving
Fine Work Reports

Officers for the year were elect
ed at the annual meeting of Rock
Island Woman's club held Saturday
afternoon in the Masonic temple
when Mrs. Charles l.. Thompson
who received the nomination on
both tickets was unanimously re-
elected president for the year 1922
%. The election was the most in
teresting held in years, each can
date, with the exception OF one,
receiving over one hundred of the
263 votes cast. Candidates had
been carefully selected, and most
interest displayed in the results of
the election. Following are the Of
ficers chosen
PresideDt-Mrs. Charles L.
Thompson.
First vice president-Mrs. S. E.
Madison, Jr
Second vice president-Mrs. L S.
White.
Recording secretary Mrs. G.
Arthur Nelson
Corresponding secretary = Miss
Ellen Freed.
Treasurer-Mrs. Robert T. Lee.
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an.
Directors-Mrs. w. H. BedelI.
Mrs. A. NJ Klove, Mrs. Floyd
Thompson and Miss Jane Wilsox.
Reports OF officers and commit
tee chairmen showed the work
which has been done by the club,
which this year had a membership
of 1873 members. This season
closed the ninth year of the or
ganiZation.
Mrs Thompson in her report to
the club reviewed briefly the work
of the departments, and the aims
for future years, and gave SPLEEN
did answer which every club wom-
an can use in telling the accom-
plishments of the Rock Island Wo-
mans club. She said in part,
when we are asked, just what
does your club do, besides provide
entertainment and a measure of in
tellectual stimulus? we hope that
we may answer that we are learn
ing just the following basic things
so necessary in the world if it is
not to rush on to disaster We have
been learning for the nine years of
our existence to work together with
less friction, to respect the rights
and opinions of others. We see an
others viewpoint more easily, are
less likely to be blinded by preju-
dice and are acquiring a broader
sympathy tor the unfortunate, a
greater desire to lessen the evils
that beset the world by giving ser
vices for its betterment, striving
by such simple measures as lie in
our power to make our small world
a better, more comfortable, more
moral place in which to live"
Mrs. Elizabeth Barton. recording
secretary, gave her report, and the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. j. w.
Maucker, reported. The report of
the registrar, Mrs. H. A. Weld,
showed a total of 1850 renewals,
and the total membership 1873.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs.
c. E. Robb, was given, showing
balance of $564.12. Receipts amount
ed to $2,346.16 and disbursements
to $1,7S2.04. A $500 library bond is
also owned by the club. The audit,
ing committee report was given by
the chairman, Mrs. George L.
Schmidt
Department reports included the
one by the civic department chair
man, Mrs. c. w. Foss, showing 12S
members in this department; music
department, by Mrs. William UIle-
meyer. who announced the lunch
con meeting for tomorrow and the
election of officers, and the study
department by Mrs. James Battles.
which is holding a luncheon meet
ing and election today.
Mrs. W. H. McConochie, chair
man of the program committee,
itemized the program expenses,
$537.53, and turning over of $62.47,
which was not used The report
OF Mrs. T. B. Totten, rooms COM
mittee chairman, was given, and
Mrs Edna Tucker, chairman of the |
printing committee, included ex-
penses of $2SS.22. One bill was |
presented during the year for en-
dorsement by the legislative COM |
mittee, of which Mrs. F. o. Van !
Calder is chairman. Mrs. C. E.
Sharpe reported for the friendly |
relations committee, and Mrs. Grace |
Freeman for the revision commit |
tee
Mrs. T. B. Davis, chairman of the
library extension committee; told of
the circulation of 10000 from the
Washington school branch and of |
10000 from the branch at the West
End Settlement. Mrs. Ullemeyer