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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1915

Page

8

Old Maids Meet Again In Quincy's Benefit Show

The Women Relief Corps in Quincy staged The Old Maids Convention for a third time this summer at First Christian church parlor. Proceeds add to W A C and Aid Society treasuries. Cast included Mrs Walter Avis and new performer Miss Buckles with music, readings, and violin.

Women Relief Corps of Quincy First Christian Church Ladies’ Aid Society Alaska W.R. Colman Sarah Winger Walter Avis Miss Buckles Henry Young Arthur Thompson The Aid Society

Louisiana Visit And Local Socials In July News

Miss Nell and Miss Gladys Herleman plan a week in Louisiana Mo with sister Mrs Walter Jansen. Miss Junita Sweet visits St Louis relatives while Misses Martha Elsie and Jennia Berger tour from St Louis to Mr and Mrs Fred Johanninsmeyer 1028 Jefferson. Community events include Knapheide party for Miss Helen Black with Macomb guests, a Brown family picnic at Madison Park, St Agnes W C T social at Highland Park, and a Vera mont Street M E church Ladies’ gathering with missionary talks.

William Balcke Pekin Martha M. E. Church Mr. Balcke Frank Miller Julius Hausman Irené Hausman South Fourteenth Street St. Louis Nell Gladys Herleman Kentucky Street Louisiana Walter Jansen Little Junita Sweet Twentieth and Gree Avenue Aubrey Metts Martha, Elsie and Jennia Berger St Louis Fred Johanninsmeyer Jefferson Street Jessamine Knapheide Helen Black Jennie Dorsey Dorothy Donahoe Helen McCrory Macomb Miss Donahoe Josephine Irish Dorothy Loudermilk la ‘Grange Katherine Crewdson Lucile Balzer Tarry Bray Helen Rothgeb Ruth Walcke Crewdson Jessie Martin Helen Levi Lillian Egan Mildred Hirth Bella Bray Helen Gibbs Pauline Laws O. H. Brown Pana Ill J. H. Kelker North Eighth Street Mr. Brown St. Agnes Highland Park Henry Wiskirchen Emma Jacoby Katherine Otten Country Club Robert Halbach Rome ‘Arnold Eleanor Webner Arnold Home Charles Ruddick Columbus Ind Will Sinnock

Picnic for children at Irwin farm in the woods

Miss Winifred Irwin hosted a party of small children at a woodland picnic on the Irwin farm yesterday, aided by Miss Eleanor Alexander. The youngsters were royally entertained and it was a very enjoyable day.

Winifred Irwin Irwn Eleanor Alexander

Musical entertainment at Vermont Street Baptist church

The regular weekly meeting at the Vermont Street Baptist church features a musicale this evening. The Everett Sunday school class leads the program with Miss Gertrude Pease directing the musicale.

Vermont Street Baptist Church Everett Gertrude Pease

Miss Christ to Visit Friend in Kansas This Summer

Miss Helen Christ daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Christ left yesterday for Ackerland Kansas to visit her friend Miss Agnes Courtney a classmate at the Friends university in Wichita. She will stay with Miss Courtney until college opens in September.

Helen Christ H. A. Christ Ackerland Kan Agnes Courtney The Friends’ University Wichita Miss Christ Miss Courtney

Visiting sisters bring Misses Shannon and Dwyer to Chicago

Miss Effie Shannon and Miss Mayme Dwyer of 430 North Ninth street visit Miss Shannon’s sisters in Chicago. They are accompanied by Miss Shannon’s brother Oscar Shannon, who returned to Quincy yesterday. The government will hold examinations here soon with dates September 5 and 9 for marine engine and boiler draftsmen and related posts, and September 14 for a petroleum engineer.

Effie Shannon Mayme Dwyer North Ninth Street Chicago Shannon Oscar’ Shannon Quincy

Local life notes and events from area (Quincy) briefings

Local births, anniversaries, and obituaries mark a busy period. A Schnidman boy born at Blessing hospital joins area families at 405 Broadway. Mrs Behen of Seventeenth and Broadway recovering after surgery at St Marys. Aug 12 marks Liberty picnic and Aug 24 St Anthonius gathering. Includes mentions of the Disciples convention at Bloomington Sept 20 23 and a $50 reward for three Joliet escapees. Also notes Bluff Hall Zion church August 11 picnic with chicken dinner and band, Blue Ribbon Buffet, and deaths of J W Summers and Esther Koch. Card of condolences for Hess funeral at Altenheim and Woodland cemetery burial.

Dave Schnidman 405 Broadway Blessing Hospital Liberty Mary Behen Seventeenth and St. Mary’s Hospital St. Anthonius Convention of ‘the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church Bloomington John-Coens Adams County Joliet Zion Church of Bluff Hall Blue Ribbon Hampshire J. W. Summers Vermont Street Callie Robert Halbach Maine ‘Street Emil Habbach Sixteenth York New York City Wabash Cady Preux Chavillier Lodge No. II The Knights of Pythias Castle Hall Jersey Street Teo Mathews Fern Augusta Quincy James Hamilton South Seventh Street John George Hess Altenheim Woodland Cemetery Esther Koch St. Peter's Evangelical Church

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