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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
8
Mrs. G inspires a large clan to organize a major 27-person gathering near their homes. The event, planned with help from two sisters and a cousin, features cooking and serving help, proving blood ties can bridge gaps. The group plans more reunions, echoing the idea why wait for a funeral.
Fall fashion hints emphasize cape popularity with a long envelope cape in black and white velvet, belted waist, and white satin lining options. Satin reversible capes attract day and evening wear, while fall coats feature cape-like back panels and a slight elongated oval silhouette. High color trims and contrasting piping emerge as key styling notes for suits and frocks.
Miss Laura Charle Miss Mamie Otte and Mrs E S Potter will represent the M A B club of the association at Dewey Lake at the field conference there. They left Tuesday night and
Miss Lois Hewes will supervise the Berrian Do Shi Kai club for the summer. The group spent Monday in garden work and plans a picnic to Homan Falls. The motto remains that doing something well is doing much.
Activities include an audience at the Wayside Inn for Red Cross benefit with violin by John Stillwell and singing by Irma Bastert. Miss Edith Short may accept a New York Russell Sage Foundation seven month master’s scholarship. Socials and visits across Davenport, Monocqua camp plans, and various engagements, births, engagements, and Scout activities are listed with multiple local families and institutions noted.
A Red Cross benefit held at the Henry F Dayton home drew over 250 attendees for a card party and entertainment. Decorations featured national colors, flags, and Red Cross emblems with prizes, cake auction, and dances across multiple floors, raising funds for the Quincy chapter.
Teachers leave for summer most remain Mrs Eva Frields and Miss Williamson. Presbyterian Sunday school luncheon hosted by Mrs T J Wright at Mrs T D Woodruff. Commencement exercises next week with J H Connelly attending. Mrs Connelly just returned from Ann Arbor. Hazel and Maurine Allard head to Clear Lake Iowa for a house party with ten former classmates from Cornell College. Saukee Camp Fire girls camp on Ben Locke farm. Lea ton Irwin home guests. Mrs John Stillwell visits camp. Queen of the West camp initiates 20 N A members with social at Eagles hall. Mrs Roy Sewrey and Mrs H M Jellison visiting Peoria. Neighborhood Bible classes districts 32 and 88 hold last summer meeting. Mr R O Gibbons receives fountain pen. Gibbons taught class through winter. Mr and Mrs Del Cook and children of Denver visit A Y Cook and J H Steers. Steers sister of Mrs Cook. Jack Connelly grads from University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Tri Mu Bible class strawberry social at Ida Mer lawn 322 Jersey street. strawberries ice cream cake. proceeds partly to Red Cross.
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