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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1919
Page
8
A Friday dinner party at the Newcomb hotel honored John Slusher with 12 guests. Mrs Maida Lee Fosgate hosted and pink roses and candles decorated the table. Several social events and club meetings follow in local households and churches through the week.
The passage examines how people narrate their own honesty and competence while revealing egotism. It contrasts square dealing with self interest and shows how claims of optimism or pragmatism mask personal aims. It questions why individuals praise themselves and provoke resentment.
The Cheerful Home settlement women appeal to Quincy car owners to donate transportation for local children to attend the kindergarten. They request cars twice a month for about 45 minutes each session, from 8:15 to 9 a.m. and 11:30 to noon, with reminders the night before and contingency plans if a loan is unavailable.
The conservation and thrift committee of the women's C N D unit adjourned meetings until needed for special tasks or full organization changes. They reported donating 200 to the C N D treasury and gifting oil cloth to the Y W C A hostess house.
The Quincy district Women’s Foreign Missionary Society marked its 35th anniversary with an all day meeting at the W C A building. Four district group meetings will be held in March with four vice presidents. They voted to donate 194 to the national Book Memorial, 410 to support Miss Webbe in Bareilly and 150 for an ox cart in Belgium, supporting French orphans and church missions in France Italy and North Africa.
Miss Mabel Warren, famed for nurses hut work in France, becomes the first YWCA secretary sent to Italy. Ten secretaries and Mary A. Dingman will sail for France this month. Elizabeth Wilson, a Quincy visitor, sailed Jan 11 for England to attend a world YWCA committee meeting in London and will train YWCA workers for India.
Luncheon honors Clarence Obrock of Royal Printing after returning from service. Dr Stannus and others are listed with addresses. Elmo Dunne travels to Louisville and Mississippi. Various residents recover from influenza and plan events. Sheriff delivers deserter James Saunder to Jefferson Barracks.
The Bulletin praises Miss Wilson and outlines the national YWCA effort to raise funds for international secretaries and aid for women and girls in the U S and abroad. The local campaign runs February 17 to 22 with many workers to help reach an undetermined quota.
The Whig requests Sunday service notices be delivered to The Whig office by 6 o clock Friday evening for publication. Local churches should submit event details including service times and locations.
Grace Methodist Lind and Fifth streets Rev G L Losh 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 service Beware League 6:30 Vermont Street location. Hon F A McCarty pastor Sunday school 9:15 services 10:30 South Side 2:30 Epworth League 6:30 Robert Bunting leader evening 7:30 subject The Stewardship of Prayer and Souls Bethel Jefferson and Twelfth Rev Carl Bush Sunday school 9:16 German service 10:30 Epworth League 7:39 evening 8:00 Kentucky Street Methodist Kentucky and Mighth Rev D S Wahl 9:15 Sunday school 10:30 morning service League 7:30 Bethel A M E Church 9th and Oak Pastor W H Bazie 10:45 sermon 2:30 Sunday school 7:40 A C G EB League 6:30
Central Baptist on Montgomery and Ver mont streets lists Sunday school at 9 15 am preaching at 10 45 am and 7 30 pm with a 6 30 pm Young People meeting Reverend Robert Van Melga will preach in the morning and the evening sermon is "The Second Coming of Jesus" Immanuel Chapel Cedar and Twenty second holds Sunday school at 3 pm Eighth and Elm streets corner Eighth and Elm Reverend H M Duke leads morning service at 11 30 am Sunday school at 2 30 pm Women’s Mission at 7 pm and evening service at 7 30 pm
First Christian Church at Ninth and Broadway with Pastor W D Endres holds Sunday school at 9 15 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Prof C A Vanoy of Culver Stockton College will speak at both services East End Christian Church with Rev L C Mauck as pastor hosts Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 11 00 a m Junior Christian Endeavor during the hour Senior Endeavor at 7 00 p m Preaching at 7 p m.
Cathedral of St. John at Seventh and Hampshire streets with Dean W. C. Cone as priest. Good Shepherd on Twelfth street between Maine and Hampshire with Dr. A. V. Francis of Edina Missouri conducting services. St. Alban Chapel at Spruce and Twenty-second streets with W. M. Gamble as priest-in-charge. Church school and evening prayer at 3 30.
First Union corner Twelfth and Maine Streets offers church school and adult Bible class at 9 45 morning worship at 11 o clock vesper services at 430 Rev Walter Spooner of Ottawa NL will deliver the sermons
The First Church of Christ Scientist lists Sunday services at 11 oclock with Sunday school at 945 am. A Wednesday evening meeting at 8 oclock is noted along with free reading rooms on the first floor of the WellA building open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm and Saturdays until 9 am. Morning subject Love.
Broadway and Eighth church led by Rev. R H Hartley announces Sunday school at 9 15 morning service at 10 30 Christian Endeavor at 6 36 and evening service at 7 39 The morning sermon is A Lesson in Stewardship Anniversary services conclude the day in the evening.
Luther Memorial Bishop J W Bingaman pastor offers Sunday school 9 15 morning worship 10 30 Christian Endeavor 6 45 evening 7 30. St John Lutheran with Rev E F Schueler at Seventh and Kentucky holds Sunday school Bible study 9 and divine service 10 30. Morning sermon Life Like a Storm Tossed Sea and evening Hindrances in the Work of the Church. St James Lutheran O H Horn pastor has 9 am Sunday school Junior Bible class English service 10 am adult class 6 30 pm evening 7 30 with German service in the evening.
St Peter Evangelicals York and Ninth and Salem Evangelical Ninth and State Trev H J Leemhuis pastors. Sunday school 9 oclock English worship 10 oclock German services 11 oclock. Ladies Aid meeting at 730 pm. St Paul 929 Monroe Street offers Sunday school 9 to 9 55 and English and German services. German subject Our Only Salvation. English Heart.
Rev. H. W. Trueblood leads the United Brethren church at Sixth and Cedar streets with Bible school at 9 15 and preaching service at 10 30.
A Friday evening party in the Y M C A boys department drew about 45 employed boys who enjoyed swimming and games after a pool plunge. Hot dogs and sandwiches were served as four Y secretaries led the event. County Recorder James Buffington, after six weeks ill with influenza, spends a few hours daily at his office but remains too weak to work much.
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