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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
8
Quincy community pages showcase reunions and socials among churches clubs and schools with listed hostesses parties showers and Christmas visits. Notables include Miss Edith McCann from Chicago and Franklin McCann returning from Champaign while Anna Weis enhorn serves in the army nurse corps at Ft Sam Houston Texas.
Dr Elizabeth Ball Quin cy physician joins Fourth Health convention in New York under National War Work association. She and Miss Florence Crush represent the local YWCA. Lecturers include Dr Augusta Rucker and Dr Florence Meredith among others addressing health of women and girls with foreign and American physicians invited. Ball to return home next week.
The Old Maids Club has organized to work with the Bachelors Club, one of the city’s youngest societies. Charter members include Thelma McDole Margaret Graham Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Eads. McDole elected president Graham secretary Taylor treasurer Eads given the nickname mysterious member. New members planned soon with Constance Ellis Fredericka Crane and Jeanette Burrows to be admitted.
A Moose Lodge event at Gem City Hall featured a whist and dance night with thirty five tables. Prizes included geese ducks and chicken for top scorers Mrs Arthur Rothreed Mrs Elizabeth Steinmetz Mrs J N Phillimore John Meyer George Harland and George Morris. Schilling's Orchestra provided music and plans for a December 22 Christmas party for city children include Santa toys candy and fruit.
In celebration of national spiritual enlistment week Baptist services will be held at Central Baptist church with morning and night rallies. Rev. W. O. Shank, departing pastor, will give the morning address on Enlistment Week and the New World Movement. Rev. Robert Van Meigs will speak in the evening on The Duty of the Hour. Special music and consecration services are planned.
The Sunday School council met at Chester Poling's home and finalized Christmas plans after canceling a larger program due to a coal famine. A Christmas party for the Sunday School will be held Tuesday evening December 30 with games stunts contests and refreshments. Committees named for refreshments games include Mrs. Marshall Travilla Miss Mary Mulcahy Miss Estella Wachter Geo B Cawthorne W D Brown H R Moore Mrs Chas Gay Mrs O G Mull and Miss Amanda Westhold.
An old fashioned Christmas party is scheduled for December 30 at the Congregational church parlors for Sunday school children. Games and stunts are planned with a committee of church ladies preparing refreshments. Due to a coal shortage the planned cantata was dropped but will be replaced by special musical numbers after Christmas in the church.
Harry M. Hyatt son of Alderman Samuel Hyatt will be ordained to the Episcopal ministry next spring. He has studied at the Episcopal theological seminary in Cambria Ohio and will be ordained by Bishop Edward Fawcett in the city after completing his course. The Kings Daughters of the Unitarian church postponed their Friday morning meeting to next week. Mothers of the South Side Mission met Thursday afternoon led by Rev F S Eitelgeorg of the Kentucky Street Methodist church.
Walter A Heidbreder and Miss Rose Rhode wed Thursday at Luther Memorial parsonage with Rev I W Bingaman officiating. Heidbreder, a State Street Bank assistant cashier, and Rhode, daughter of Mrs Catherine Rhode, will honeymoon in Chicago and Michigan before settling in Quincy temporarily at a hotel.
Local personals note patrons and visitors including Charles Lakey ill at home and off duty, Harry Albertson visiting from St. Louis, Virgie Roath visiting Alta Wiley, and Mrs. Charles Reynolds staying with Parthenia Cook. Shoppers see Meccano sets, Coaster Wagons, Velocipedes, Skates, Sleds, Diamond watches, and touring games at Gunther Hardware and Weilers.
A reader questions whether generosity loses ethical value when motive is to feel superior. Stories of a churchwoman bragging about giving money and sisters debating care for their mother reveal pride lurking in virtue. The author warns to guard the heart against a worm of superiority that taints unselfish acts.
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