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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
8
A society page details receptions and greetings for Dr. George Davis Bivin and local women’s groups, school and church circles, and club gatherings. It notes social events, births, returns, and weekly visits, with names such as Mrs. Moorman, Tibbets, and Miss Helen Schild.
Sunday afternoon the first in a series of concerts at Lutheran Memorial church, under Miss Lulu Felt, features Margery Maxwell, Harold Hlenry on piano, Isador Berger on violin, and Margaret Carlisle as accompanist. The varied program includes Paganini, Saint-Saens, Grieg, Debussy, Chopin, Moskowsky, and multiple instrumental and vocal numbers, with Berger solo and collaborations throughout.
Theresa Coventry of Newark credits eight years of illness with organic trouble to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She reports relief enabling housework and washing, and she recommends the remedies to friends. Free advice is offered by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
George Stahl of 300 South Elizabeth street will observe his fourteenth birthday on Sunday February 29. Born February 29, 1864, he has celebrated only once before due to leap years. His parents expect to host son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. George Stahl of St. Louis to share the day, though no large celebration is planned.
Pupils from the St. Mary Conservatory of Music Elementary Grades opened the annual recital series in the academy auditorium. The program delighted parents and teachers as young musicians performed. Remaining recitals will be March 5 12 and 19 at 3 45 pm for intermediate and advanced classes with invited guests.
Alex Carr of Buffalo Ky and Miss Ins Grubb of 617 North Eighth street were wed by Rev L C Mauck at the bride’s home Friday at eight. The groom served in Company A 123rd machine gun battalion and spent eleven months in France. They will reside at 617 North Eighth and plan a California trip later. Joseph Hanie of Galeburg and Alice Flinn of Camp Point were married by County Judge Fred Wolfe in the courthouse Friday afternoon.
Mrs Edith Hokamp Wilkey died after two weeks of illness from influenza followed by pneumonia. The Camp Point resident, born here to John and ? Hokamp, leaves her husband two daughters May and Mildred, her mother, one brother and four sisters. Funeral was at home and burial in Camp Point. The community mourns her loss.
Evangelist E P Loose Mrs Loose and Fred G Fisher bid farewell after a February evangelistic campaign at Vermont Street M E Church Quincy. Seventy seven confess faith, forty one renew vows and join other churches. They depart for Springfield to begin another meeting. Closing sermon on heaven described as place and condition with faith guiding belief of heaven on earth too.
Personal notices list Miss Sue Huser accepting a position as saleswoman in the ready to wear department at W. T. Duker store. The item notes various local residents illness moves and family updates including Dr. E. P. Stannus in Eye Ear Nose and Throat and several moves within the community.
The First Union Congregational church hosts a juvenile picture program Saturday at 2 30 pm with Fatty Arbuckle two reel comedy A Country Hero one reel Burton Holmes travel film Caves of Australia and Bray Pictograph shorts Banking for Our Sea Fighters Elixir of Life Microscopic Revelations and an animated cartoon Miss Knollenberg will accompany the leader on piano The free program is in its third showing and has previously drawn full chapel crowds highlighting youth activities in the city.
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