Quincy Social Notes Highlight Local Card Clubs and Visits
Residents and visitors are featured in a string of society items. Bridge and card clubs met at multiple homes on East Maine Street North Sixth and South Eighth streets with refreshments and prizes awarded. Guests included Mrs. Hen Dayton Mrs. Charles Cottrell and Grace Leese of Los Angeles.
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Card Club Meeters
H. Dashwood
Bridge Club
East Maine Street
Hen Dayton
Charles Cottrell
A. Grace Leese
Los Angeles
Cal
Guy Andrews
Card Club
North Sixth Street
John Gomes
Harry O'Neil
W.W. A. Millen
Almon Hazen
Locust Street
California
Itelen Gifford
Grace Leese
Harry Bray
East Vermont Street
J. L. Tapp
Homer Swope
Oards
George Kohl
Anton Ohnemus
A J. Jansen
A. J. Jansen
Shorb
Tola
Kan
Dorothy Bockenfeld
South Eighth Street
Buneo
Grace Westerhoff
Genevieve Kircher
Elsie Meyer
Haley Home
C. M. Haley
North Fourth Street
David Wilson
Springfield
Illinois
City
Wilson
Quincy
Russell Brenner
F. T. Brenner
Lawndale
University of Illinois At
Ella Wolfmeyer
Emma Wolfmeyer
Viola Schmidt
Justina Heer
Lorena Twedel
Mabel Burnett
Mildred Witdler
Crystal Wright
Ernest Niehaus
Alvin Ages
Fred Smith
Ralph Willingham
Marty Bryant
John Engler
Everett Wittler
Raymond Wittler
Harry Hadsenl
Women's Forum Opens Open Meeting This Friday
The Women's Forum plans an open meeting Friday afternoon at 3 in the Chamber of Commerce building. Mrs. Robert Alexander presents a paper on Americanization, Dorothy Quincy and Polly Summer chapters host a musical program, and directors’ election from the last meeting will be completed.
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Women's Forum
Robert Alexander
Valentine party planned by St John church groups
The Young Men's society and Young Ladies' Sodality of St John’s Roman Catholic church met in the school hall to organize a large Valentine party. Committees include Floor Arthur Sibbling Louis Baker Edgar Meis Cornelius Klene. Refreshments Fred Bocke Elmo Dambhorst. Decorations Anna Zengel Leona Sibbling Helen Engels Clara Engels. Milton Hess of Leiser store is in New York on business.
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Young Men's Society
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. John’s Roman Catholic Church
Arthur Sibbling
Louis Bakers
Edgar Meis
Cornelius Klene
Fred Bocke
Elmo Dambhorst
Anna Zengel
Leona Sibbling
Helen
Clara Engels
Wise Buying Focus Highlighted at Home Bureau Meeting
Miss Grace Taylor urged wise purchasing at the Quincy Home Bureau unit meeting in Cheerful Home. Extravagant spending blamed for high prices. budgeting urged. Card pledges from the fair price commission distributed. Officers elected to fill vacancies and reappointments noted, to be ratified in March. Dr Elizabeth Ball chaired the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Taylor
Home Bureau
Quincy
J. M. Dunlan
Herman Davidson
George Sinnork
Leslie G. Hall
Dunlap
Inghram
Elizabeth Ball
Hostesses Named For Big K C Whist Session
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus selects Mrs. Walter Ernst Mrs. Joseph Fisher Mrs. Ed Helmer Mrs. Joseph Freunst Mrs. Herbert Bushman Mrs. Herman Heintz Mrs. Raymond Padberg and Mrs. William Weavers as hostesses for a Thursday whist and 500 party at the K K C hall on Maine Street. Nellie Larkins leads the refreshment committee assisted by Genevieve Micheal Margaret Morris Bertha Gehring Marjory Morris Hor tense Kohl Agnes Reed and others. Leo Kadeski heads the entertainment committee. This will be among the last large pre Lent gatherings with efforts to assure success.
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The
Knights of Columbus
KK. C. Hall
Maine Street
Walter Ernst
Joseph Fisher
Ed Helmer
Joseph Freunst
Herbert Bushman
Herman Heintz
Raymond Padberg
William Weavers
Nellie Larkins
Margaret Freiburg
Genevieve Micheal
Margaret Morris
Bertha Gehring
Marjory, Morris
Genevieve
Hortense Kohl
Agnes Reed
George Toben
Joseph Kiefer
Mabel VanSteel
Ellen Cunnane
Nellie Reinert
Leo Kadeski
Daniel Wood Celebrates 91st Birthday in Quincy
Daniel Wood, the first white child born in Quincy, marked his 91st birthday while wintering with his daughter Mrs. William Sapp in Galena. He lists excellent health and a delightful visit, with four children living out of town: Mrs. Sapp of Galena Kansas, Mrs. Thomas Dunne of Carthage Illinois, Mrs. H F Porter and James T Wood of Helena Montana.
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Daniel Wood
Quincy
Wood
William Sapp
Galena
Anna Brown
North Fifth Street
City
Sapp
Kas
Thomas Dunne
Carthage
H. F. Porter
James T. Wood
Helena
Montana
Illnesses Hit Local Residents and Visitors
Gus VandenBoom a teller at Ricker's bank is ill with influenza. Grant and Chester Heibreder of Kansas City are in Quincey for a brief visit. Miss Leona VanderBoom has recovered from a severe influenza illness.
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Gus VandenBoom
Ricker’s Bank
Grant and
Chester
Heibreder
Kansas City
Quincey
Leona VanderBoom
Twenty four Confessons at Monday’s Revival Services
The Vermont Street M. E. church held a revival with 24 confessions of faith Monday evening and rising attendance across all services. Mr. Loose spoke on man versus beast and the power of choosing, urging early Christian life. Heaven was described as a prepared place for a prepared people.
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Vermont Street
M. E
Loose
F. G. Fische
J. R. Pearce
Chestnut Street
Nora Dickhut
Lind Street
L. Kobel
Oak Street
E. G. Boyd
Maine Street
George Anderson
Broadway
Murray
South Third Street
Vermont Street M E W F M S Meeting Planned
Mrs H W Knapheide will host the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Vermont Street M E church on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs C A Wells leads devotions and Mrs E W Burk directs the program with readings from The Crusade of Compassion in Korea and Philippines. Dr McCarty and others attend as guests. Prof Fischer to sing. Mrs Loose to speak.
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H. W. Knapheide
Vermont Street
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. E
C A. Wells
E. W. Burk
Rusk
Crusade of Compassion
Korea
Phillipines
D. L. Musselman
Liklihood
Pittsburg
E. P. Loose
F. G. Fischer
Mendon Congregational seeks successor to Norton
Rev E A Thompson led services at the Mendon Congregational church which is currently without a pastor. The church committee asked him to help find a suitable successor after Rev J M Norton recently accepted a pastorate in Toulon. A local Lincoln birthday program and St Boniface Young Men's social were also noted.
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Mendon
E. A. Thompson
Thompson
J. M. Norton
Toulon
How to Prevent Flu and Colds With Vicks VapoRub
Public health guidance notes flu this year milder than last epidemic and stresses air passage health. It endorses Vicks VapoRub for inhalation and topical use, detailing application methods for head colds sore throat bronchitis and child croup, and cites its widespread adoption and three price options.
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Vick
Luther Memorial Church Board Meets at Duncan Home
The official board of Luther Memorial church met at Paul Duncan's home on 1500 Broadway Monday evening with no new business. Rev E A Thompson of First Union Congregational church left for Chicago to attend the inter church world movement program of Illinois and plans to return to Quincy Thursday.
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Luther Memorial Church
Paul Duncan
Broadway
E. A. Thompson
First Union Congregational Church
Chicago
Inter-Church World Movement Program of
Illinois
Thompson
Quincy
Minimum Pay For Preachers At $1500
The Lutheran synods presidents conference in Harrisburg Pa discussed ministers salaries and urged conferences to set a $1500 minimum with free parsonage. Rev I W Bingaman of Central Illinois attended and plans to go to Chicago for a state superintendents meeting.
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Lutheran Synods
United States
Canada
Larrisburgh
I. W. Bingaman
Central Illinois
Bingaman
Chicago
Young People Of Baptist Visit Keokuk Day Trip
About twenty Central Baptist youths chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brooks traveled by early morning train to Keokuk to visit the First Baptist church and attend Rev. Moore revival services. They toured with Quincy friends, shared class talks, dinner, Mission services, a Dam excursion, and a joint Sunday School meeting before returning.
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Central Baptist Church
C. H. Brooks
Keokuk
First Baptist Church
City
Moore
Quincy
Keokuk Dam
Linquith
Misses
Lillian Obert
Marian McNutt
Genevieve McNutt
Dixie McCann
Nina Spencer
Ruth West
Miss Hudson
Truman Dalton
Harry O. Channon
Clyde Hill
Warry Woods Emmett Finlay
Tom Graham
E. Maybray
John Baxley
If. Wemsley
Boy Scout Service Honors Centenary at Congregational Church
A special Boy Scout Sunday service was held at First Union Congregational Church with Troop 8 saluting the flag under Scout Master Edwin Miller. Scout Executive Chester S T Childs spoke on the movement’s ideals, urging Quincy residents to support youth uplift in the city. Principal Maxwell C Park led the program in the pastor’s absence.
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First Union Congregational Church
Edwin Miller
Boy Scout Movement
America
Chester ST. Childs
Quincy
Childs
E. A. Thompson
Maxwell C. Park
Webster School
Central Baptist Youth Attend Keokuk Revival
Sunday twenty young men and women from Central Baptist church traveled to Keokuk to attend revival services led by Rev. H. J. Mooi.
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Keokuk
The
Central Baptist Church
H. J. Mooi
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