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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1916

Page

20

Quincy Society Dinner Dance Guests From Knox

Miss Reena Urban hosted a Thanksgiving weekend dinner dance at the urban home for Knox College students and guests. Attending were Miss Evelyn Swanson of Ishop Hill Ill Miss Carroll Whitmarsh of Arkansas and many local acquaintances. The event featured eight couples at table and dancing on the third floor.

Reena Urban Evelyn Swanson Ishop Hill Ill Carroll Whitmarsh Arkansas Miss Castle Dents Knox Miss Urban Igs Swanson Miss Whitmarsh Astre Lorene Bredeweg Ima Bredeweg Chel Hall Hannibal Elizath Channon Homer Swope Emmett Oller Loomiseedy Bushnell Pete Betker Newton William Becker Harles Eaton

Club Calendar Shows Weekly Meetings and Hosts

A sequence of weekly club gatherings is listed across Monday to Friday. Names, hosts, and locations include the Round Table in the library tower room, Shakespeare and Five Handed 500 clubs, Al lard residence at Fifteenth and Kentucky, Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Rudolph W in Vermont Street, Up to Date Reading at Mrs. Welsh’s Oak Street home, I. Z. club hostess Sue Bringate, Atlantis at the Chamber of Commerce building, Friends in Council at Historical building grounds, and several other groups meeting at Elm Street, South Sixteenth Street, Quincy College of Music, and North Thirteenth Street. Several meetings are noted as postponed recently.

Round Table Tower Shakespeare Club Bastian Lucky Friday Charles H. Allard Fifteenth Kentucky Seb Jones George H. Dashwood Three Arts Club Rudolph W Vermont Street Reading Club K. A. Welsh Oak Street Jessie Anderson Sue Bringate South Eighth Street I. Z. Club Atlantis Chamber of Commerce Friends In Council Book Club Elmer C. Peter Elm Street

Recover Soldier's Body in Rio Grande

Browsville Texas reports the body of Corporal William Henry Oliver, B Company, Third Iowa Infantry, who was drowned in the Rio Grande near here Thursday, has been recovered. The incident follows the officer’s unit movements near the river.

Brownsville Tex William Henry Oliver Third Iowa Infantry Rio Grande Here

Grandma Frohme Celebrates Her Ninety Ninth Birthday

Amelia Frohme a Quincy resident since 1846 born in Germany in 1817 celebrated her ninety ninth birthday. She remains active, keeps house, and recalls early city life while her family plans a dinner with friends. She voted for Hughes in the last election.

Amelia Frohme Quincy Germany Lrs. Hale and Hearty Grandma Napoleon Waterloo United States East Grefe

Christenings for Harold Henry and Hazel Cochrame

Harold Walter Henry baby of Mr. and Mrs. August Haller at 808 State street was christened Thursday afternoon by Rev. W. C. A. Martens of St. John Lutheran. Hazel Katherine Cochrame daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cochrame at 537 North Sixth street was christened Saturday at St. Peter Catholic church by Rev. Father J. J. Driscoll with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hendron as sponsors.

Harold Walter Henry August Haller State Street W. C.A. Martens St. John Lutheran Church Hazel Katherine Tim Cochrame North Sixth Street St. Peter Catholic Church J. J. Driscoll Jack Hendron

Y W C A Calendar Highlights Weekly Activities

The Y W C A schedule lists Sunday through Saturday events including Minnehaha Friendship Club basketball, stenography classes, gymnasium sessions for business women and girls, religious work with Miss Chandler, meetings with women employed in homes, Emerson Friendship club, and a businesswomen's supper.

Minnehaha Friendship M. W. B. Club Little Girls

Lodge Elections White Shrine Officers Elected

Officers of the White Shrine, a Masonry women's group, elected Friday evening High priestess Mrs Myra Wheat Noble grand Mrs Anna Fogel Watchman of the shepherd S A ee Chaplain Dr Ethel Richardson Secretary Miss Edth Winters Treasurer Mrs Ida Thompson Worthy shepherdess Mrs Ora Hansro Worthy guide Mrs Ida Michelman They will be installed December 15. A personal remark about men with many rings follows.

White Shrine Masonry Myra Wheat Noble Anna Fogel

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