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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1918

Page

8

Social Affairs notes and gatherings in round table club

LESLIE G. HALL presented selections from Galsworthy's Justice at a Round Table meeting as prison reform topics close. Several hostesses hosted bridge and dinner parties. outings include Mr. and Mrs. McGuire departing for Rock Island and Dubuque to visit relatives. Red Cross supply committee set for 10 AM in Chamber of Commerce. Community women plan political work. multiple birthdays celebrated. Miss Jacobson spoke on her Lusitania trip. The 76th birthday of Joseph Cook was noted with a family dinner.

Leslie G. Hall Galsworthy The Round Table Anna Jacobson Vermont Street Methodist Sunday School J. H. Crafton Miss Jacobson Norway Lusitania Agnes Elliott

Charitable boast and a tailor’s price in contrast

A reader recalls a philanthropic woman who boasted about a tailor charging two dollars for a suit, and reflects on whether it is fair to judge those who pay low prices or settle for cheaper goods. The piece praises a quiet woman who buys only Consumers' League labeled garments as a higher moral stance, noting the challenge of maintaining conscience amid rising costs.

Prom Gian Consumers’ League Verite Fifth Avenue Quincy

Seiz FredericksWed in Salem Church Ceremony

Miss Freda Seiz and Carl Henry Fredericks were married Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the parsonage of the Salem Evangelical church by Rev. H. J. Leemhuis. They plan to live at Twenty fourth and Lirrison streets with both families listed as the couple’s parents.

Freda Seiz Carl Henry Fredericks Salem Evangelical Church H. J. Leemhuis Twenty-fourth Llerrison John Seiz Seventeenth Adams Streets Lambert Fredericks Harrison

Y W C A NOTES Evening changes and class plans

The Bible class met Monday night in the association instead of this evening. The business women's gymnasium class held its first meeting Monday night and will have two classes weekly. The hygiene and home care of the sick class starts next Thursday. Miss Lyla Biddinger leads the class. Patristic league girls met Monday afternoon and prepared seran books for convalescent soldiers. Mrs. W F Wirtley has a few more tickets for the chicken pie supper at 6:20 tonight in the Masonite temple in connection with the annual meeting.

Association Business Women’s Gymnasium Lyla Biddinger Patristic League W. F. Wirtley Masonite Temple First Christian Church Bereans and the Loyal Daughters J. H. Masterson Warren Gupton’s Wm. Youell Monroe T. L Banks Dan Moss Chicago Burlington R. A. Moss Chicago George W. Moore C. Ed Leggett Quincy Nill T. E. Pratt T. C. Laslev

Washington school PTA to hear McCarl speak on aid

Tadge Lyman McCarl will address the Washington school PTA meeting this Pridus afternoon. Miss Eugenia Dudley of Associated Charities may also speak on helping the city’s poor. Women of the association will meet to sew for needy district children today.

Tadge Lyman McCarl Washington Eugenia Dudley Associated Charities

Czernin speech not at White House

Washington January 29 official word says President Wilson has not received a copy of Count Czernin's Austro Hungarian peace terms speech and has only seen abstracts. Colonel E M House visited the White House fueling speculation about a copy sent in advance. House denied plans to travel abroad again.

Washington Wilson Count Czernin E. M. Ehlouse White House Europe Czernin House

Church News From McKinley to Dorcas Guild

A roundup of church activities including bake sales and pie suppers at Luther Memorial Vermont Street Methodist and First Christian churches. Meetings, lectures, and choral events at Central Baptist, Union services at Luther Memorial, and graduation notices for Salem parochial school students.

McKinley Ladies’ Social Union The Luther Memorial Church Christian Endeavor E. P. Gates Illinois Union Christ Congregational Church Congregational First German Methodist Luther Memorial J. W. Bingaman Rew. Wartley First Christian Presbyterian Vermont Street Methodist Buildtine Central Baptist Church Presbyterian Church Ina Hurope

Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Church Meet at Kriegshauser Home

The Auxiliary of the Good Shepherd Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 in the home of Mrs Charles Kriegshauser at Twelfth and Payson Avenue.

Good Shepherd Dorcas Guild Tauber Memorial Church AL P. Niemeyer State Street the Good Shepherd Church Charles Kriegshauser Twelfth Payson Avenue

Longtime Palmyra resident Annie Shrout dies

Annie M. Shrout, lifelong Palmyra resident and former private school teacher born February 24, 1839, died Saturday at 7:30 pm at her daughter Mrs. George Mader’s home. Survived by daughter, son George L. Stewart of Panuco Mexico, step-son C. F. P. Stewart of Stuttgart Ark., J. W. Lemmons of Palmyra, and nieces Mrs. Lear of Woodland, Mrs. Carson of Kansas City, and Mrs. Young of Stuttgart plus relatives in California. Funeral at Christian church at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev. J. T. Bloom. burial Greenwood Cemetery.

Palmyra Annie M. Shrout George Mader Shrout Mader George L. Stewart Panuco Mexico C. FP Greenwood Cemetery Farm Bureau Marion County Farm Bureau Court House Phillip Kohl Fabius Township Bross and Hobbs Edelstein Chicago Main Street Diemer Harvey Youell

McCauley sues for damages over false arrest in mis ID case

Alexander P. McCauley, Toronto mine owner, seeks 750000 in damages from Theodore B. Starr Inc and Brooks Brothers in New York state supreme court. He was arrested in St Louis as Christmas Keough for forgery, later proved not to be him. He claims false identification caused the arrest and seeks 500000 in the suit.

New York State Supreme Court Alexander P. McCauley Toronto St. Louis Keough Missilen McCauley Theodore B. Starr, Inc. Jewelers Brooks Bros Talers McCauley

Fragmentary Phrase From Old Newspaper Text

The readable fragment hints at a comparison of portions between two items. It mentions one half of the first concern and one half of the other item, but lacks clear subjects or context to identify persons places or events. Additional surrounding text is needed for a complete, factual summary.

New Triple Combination Promises Relief from Ailments

An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior blood purifier and appetite booster, Peptiran as a key digestive tonic, and Hood's Pills as a gentle laxative. It claims the trio cleanses blood, nerves, and liver, strengthening overall health and urging immediate use.

Hood

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