Woman's Club Deliberates on Art in the Orient
At the February club meeting held at Mrs Mary Hildebrant’s home, Sophia Zeller opened with Glimpses of Art in the Orient, featuring silks, embroidery and hand work from the Philippines to China and Japan. Speakers including Miss Motter and Miss Bickerman discussed art’s democratic reach and how environment shapes taste, closing with Ida L. Jones’s vocal solo My Love in an Arbutus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J.hilde‘brant
Department of Art
Aud
Sophia Zeller
Orient
Philippines
Bombay
Ceylon
Manila
China
Japan
Ae ' Uy
Lara Williams
Predrich V. Bowers
8. V
Josephine Townsend
Paskell
Eneaton
Mia Finny
Misa Motter
Mise Bickerman
Bengee
Phidias
Michael Angelo
Evelyn EB. Jones
Witheir
Corinth
Ida L. Jones
C. Villiers Stanford
Miss Doud
Urbana
Titus
Lawn Ridge
M.S. Doyte
Wniitivs
Philena Hunter M. Laverna Dirosway
Box of Clothing Delights Destitute Children at Jones School
Mrs James Hartley reports a large donation box from Henry ladies for Jones school in Chicago. The bath day transformation amazed staff as new clothes changed a child’s mood from ragged misery to pride, with displays of happiness and gratitude toward donors and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra James Hartley
Jones School of
Chicago
Henry
Mra Hartley
Mra Sullivan
James Hartley
Kinnear
Missionary and church notices fill Lent prayers week
Revivals and services spread across Pontiac and Forest with preaching at M E church and New Jerusalem temple. Rev Landenberger plans a Spiritualism talk while St Johns hosts Lent home services and a large social calendar includes a Valentine bazaar sleigh ride and church gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Landenberger
Pontiac
Forest
M. E. Church
St John’s Church
Christian Church
W. A. Green
Presbyterian Church
Campbell
Mhedith
Fr Gerhardy
Ottawa
St Mary’s Church
Frs Zumbueh
Emery
Milwaukee
M. I
Mc Cowan
8. D. McConnell
New Jerusalem
Misa Maria Davis
Landenberger
R. L. Campbell
The
Daniel
Dantel
Hans
H. M
Mr Snow
Mrs Snow
M. E
Gardner Chronicle Welcomes Mayor Thornton and Bride
The Gardner Chronicle extends a joyous welcome to Mayor Robert I. Thornton and his bride. Thornton, a leading business partner at Thornton elevators, has earned trust and goodwill as a capable mayor. They return to public life after March 15 at the A. W. Strahl Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gardner
Ih) Chronicle
Robert I. Thornton
Iife
Thornton
Bride
A. W. Strahl
Chronicle
Something That Will Do You Good
A Camden Messenger column endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for coughs colds and croup noting its household value based on personal experience. The notice urges readers especially with small children to keep the remedy at home as a safeguard. Desoto Well and Forrest Bros are named sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden 8 C
Henrys new water works compressed air test in Henry
The Henry Republican reports a detailed test of the Bybt tom compressed air water system. On Saturday at 2 80 o clock wires delivered 560 feet of hose to two hydrants and projected two streams about 75 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Bybttom
Henry Republican
J. J. Gresser
Wm Sutton
Hutchine-Lincoln Co
Seoche AL i id ar ia hears Boogis Bute bebe
A fragmented local notice mentions Seoche AL and Boogis Bute in a brief scene. Details are unclear due to OCR gaps but imply a community update or event involving these names.
New Catholic Church in Hennepin Described by Local Paper
The Memorial Catholic church in Hennepin, funded by the Dore family in memory of Patrick Dore, nears occupancy with altars and fixtures in place. Elaborate butterput ornament fills the rear sanctuary, colored glass windows feature the Dore name, and a choir gallery rises above the entrance. The Hennepin Bank, led by cashier W. C. Patterson, is praised for beautifying its interior, transforming the building with oak, green screens, and virgin gold ornaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Dore
Patrick Dore
Web 4
Hennepin Record
Hennepin Bank
W. C. Patterson
Putnam County Bank
Arkansas
Patterson
Ahip
Overdue copy of The Seats of the Mighty at Library
The Board of Directors asks the finder to return Gilbert Parker The Seats of the Mighty No 823 and promises cancellation of all charges upon recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Parker
Canecel
Henry Creamery reports strong January butter fat payments
The Henry Creamery Company declares a successful January with 23 cents per pound paid for butter fat to all patrons. It notes high demand in Peoria and home markets, praises manager Melvin Detar, and lists amounts paid to milk suppliers led by John Barry and others, inviting additional milk suppliers with monthly cash-on-demand payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Creamery
Henry Creamery Company
Caribana Y
Peoria
Jan Ist
Melvin Detar
Texas
John Barry
Jos Bogner
Gasper Holiman
B. Mercian
W. J. Kapraun
Geo Vail
L. Hunt
Paul Letchter
Savanna Women Host Editors on Illinois Day Benefit
Mrs Anna Burt Jenks hosts a Savanna dinner at 6 30 for a Woman's Literary Club program at the new Savanna Township High School assembly hall. Editors Gleeser Atwood and Dycus, with their wives, speak on topics about Galena Stillman Valley Rochelle and Cuba. Proceeds fund artwork for the assembly room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Burt Jenks
Savanna, Ill
New Savanna Township High School
Editors Gleeser
Galena
Atwood
Stillman Valley
Dycus
Rochelle
Gleaser
Gen Grant
Ill
Cuba
Illinois
Woman's Club of
Savanna
Mre Jenks
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Henrys
Woman’s Club
Church Notes
Ed B. Smith
Swan Lake Club
Eclty
Archie Gerrow
C. C. Hosdgland
Gerrow
Mauner
Alis Cut
Piark Krenz
Win Sutton
Gupin
John Swiger
Lower Hkdavard Street
Second Street
New Catholic Church
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