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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1918

Page

8

Daughters of Rebekah Install Officers in Lodge Event

The Social Affairs column notes the Daughters of Rebekah will install officers on Friday night January 17 in the I O O F hall with a long list of named officers. The deputy grand installing officers and a masquerade on January 31 are also announced along with other local women’s club activities and gatherings.

Edith Woodward Underbrink Vice Grand Jarvis Guardian George Spencer Nina Spencer Lydia Schulcraft Gertrude Melvin Fern Burrows Jennie Cooper W. F. Carlin Amos Conger Anna ,Wenchtenheim Cora Balser O. Grote Melrose Dramatic Club Christ Congregational Church

The Power and Pitfalls of Impression Making

Daily chat warns that trying to impress others ruins conversations and reveals vanity. It cites a woman boasting about a famous actor and charity to show how people mask traits, urging genuine interest in others and quieter self-talk to avoid self-centered display.

Ufe Bill

WEDDINGS Gerdes and Redenius unite in Lutheran church

Gerdes Miss Harakelena Redenius of La Prairie and Henry W Gerdes of Golden were married at noon Monday in St John Lutheran church parsonage by Rev W C A Martens. Attendants were Henry J Gerdes and Miss Haika Redenius. They left on the afternoon train for Golden. Stollberg Holford Miss Alma Holford and Harold Stollberg married Dec 24 in Hannibal by Rev F J Maple. They will make their home with her parents. Paul Reinig of Keokuk married Miss Ella Hough of Quincy in Keokuk Friday afternoon. Reinig has lived at 405 Jersey street.

Stollberg-Holford Alma Holford Maine Street Harold Stollberg South Eighth Street Hannibal F. J. Maple Methodist Church Stollberg Electric Wheel Company Paul Reinig Keokuk Quincy Ella Hough Reiniy Jersey Street Quincey Woman's Alliance of the Central Baptist Church H.M. Dirks York Street Hassner Payson Avenue H. Brant Hampshire Street J. L. Adams Chestnut Street James McNutt Maple Street A. A. Richardson Paul Langhorst St. Peter

Berry and Rosie Daugherty wed in La Grange church

Ben S. Berry and Miss Rosie B. Daugherty were married at 633 Oak Street at 4 PM Saturday by Rev L C Mauck pastor of East End Christian church. The groom is a carpenter and the couple will live in La Grange after the ceremony.

Berry-Daugherty Ben S. Berry Rosie B. Daugherty la Grange Oak Street L. C. Mauck East End East End Christian Church Anna Brown

Christenings for Virginia Rosetts Stoermer at St Jacobis

Virginia Rosetts Stoermer daughter of Mr and Mrs William Stoermer 835 12 Washington Street was christened Sunday afternoon at St Jacobis Church by Rev G D Hamm. Sponsors were Miss Rosetts Stoermer and Mrs William Stoermer aunt and grandmother.

Virginia Rosetts William Stoermer Washington Street G. D. Hamm St. Tacobi Miss Rosetts Stoermer

Y W C A Notes And Club Meeting Announced

A cabinet in front of the Y W C A displays sale items including books pins and the association calendar all sold by the association. The Business Woman's club schedules a meeting for Thursday evening. Crude oil production in the mid continent rose by about 100000 barrels daily over the past year due to price pressures.

Y. W Association

Congregation Activities Fill Local Churches

Local churches report a busy slate of meetings and events. St John Lutheran held its annual congregational meeting rescheduled from January 6 due to weather, while Salem Evangelical youth met tonight in the school hall. Grace Methodist hosts a Wednesday noon gathering at Electric Wheel Works with music by local workers, and Bethel Methodist and First Christian clubs schedule socials, business meetings, and services through the week.

L. C. Manck Grace Methodist Church Electric Wheel Works Harry Reynolds Aid Society of the First Christian Church

High School Notes on Exams and Activities

The new final examination system at the High school begins Monday and lasts eight days. Examinations will total between three and five per student, counting as one third of the passing grade. Regular weekly assemblies are canceled. The senior class plans a football banquet. An alligator in the biology lab died. The YMC A student council raised funds selling popcorn balls at a basketball game. The A F K club and Miss Anna Whitney hosted gatherings. The next High School P T A meeting will discuss helping students choose courses.

WY. M. C Anna Whitney Card Club Constance Ellis Adelaide Richardson Jeanette Burrows Betty Castle Edith Baker Fredericka Crane Virginia Reticker Suzanne Fawcett Parent-Teacher Association

Fashions for Americans Afternoon Gown for a Mature Figure

The gown features sheer chiffon Georgette or net over satin, with a straight back, shirred waist, and a draped front forming an apron overskirt. A draped bodice, girdle, and beaded embroidery trim the look, suitable in white or ecru net for summer.

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