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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1918

Page

8

Local social notes and war era events in Quincy

A busy Friday afternoon at 1s Club hosted prizes and demonstrations by Helen Comstock and Gene Usk. Socials, visits, and travel plans populate the scene from Quincy to Cleveland and Boston, with war work at Lombard College and school concerts.

Sorbbing North Éenth Street C. L,fton Fischer Boston Mast St. Louis James Re

Church News 8 8 Teachers Make Caps for Parade

Sunday school teachers from Salem St Peters and St Paul gathered Thursday to craft over 500 caps for a Fourth of July parade in South Park. Odd Fellows plan a large picnic drawing about 2 000 guests, with both events sharing lighting systems. Services July at the Redeemer Church in Chicago and Good Shepherd are listed, along with a note of July chapel service suspension and upcoming entertainments. Pauline Harris hosted Snippers. Dorothy Mick and Sarah Luhrs won prizes. Miss Luhrs to host club gathering Tuesday. Miss Grace Perry to relocate with her grandmother.

Salem St. Peter's St. Paul South Park Odd Fellows Good Shepherd Church Gamble Church of the Redeemer Chicago Blackstone Ave the Good Shepherd Binson America William C. Bimson Charles City A. V. Francis Edina St. Alban Misa Pauline Harris Dorothy Mick Sarah Luhrs Miss Luhrs

Genius for Fatherhood in daily life and effort

A reflection on true fathers as caring partners in childrearing. The piece praises a man who, despite daily absence, engages with his children through stories, outings, and picnics, earning trust and admiration. It contrasts ideal fatherhood with common faults and notes fathers bear less daily strain yet face other pressures.

YWCA War Council Plans Fall Drive in Chicago Hotel

YWCA notes report the war council met to discuss the fall drive. The Chicago event at Blackstone Hotel closes today with Miss Helen Osborne of Quin cy expected to return tonight or tomorrow. YWCA rookies trained with Company E in South Park Thursday, impressing officers who say they kept pace with the men in formations. Drill led by Lieutenant Campbell and Captain Kelker.

Miss Warfield Katherine Warfield Chicago J. A Ehart Edith Hewitt Baker Wyaconda River Y. W. C. A. War Council Blackstone Hotel Helen Osborne Quincy South Park Campbell Kelker

Preparing To Open The Playgrounds At Three Schools

A playground committee met Friday to outline summer plans for Franklin Jeffgreen and Webster schools. Pee supervisors to be chosen. volunteers needed to supervise and settle disputes. Funds sought through Miss Winifred Irwin at the Cheerful Home. An athletic track meet is planned and other activities may accompany the program.

Lyman Greenman Franklin Jeffgreen and Webster Winifred Irwin

Women Run Inn as Husbands Go to War in Columbus

Three enterprising Columbus women, Mrs. Granville Lummis, Mrs. Frank Thomas, and Miss Nina McNeall, manage a country inn and restaurant once run by men as their husbands serve in the war. Their efforts provide a tidy stop for weary travelers and demonstrate wartime self sufficiency.

Columbus Granville Lummis Frank Thomas Nina McNeall Quincy

Local crime round up with arrests on Friday night

Mysterious-Jim Johnson, arrested Friday night, could not explain his actions, pacing between Fifth and Sixth streets as a prowling charge rose. George Miller asked to be arrested and was taken in by Policeman Parker amid liquor intoxication and controversial remarks. Doc Goodgame, listed as a deserter from Camp Dodge, faces release from the workhouse after his vagrancy sentence unless military disposition is clarified. government notification had reached Friday with no reply yet.

Lombard College Laura Mirth Quincy Jim Johnson Fifth Sixth Johnson Parker North End George Miller Miller Doc Goodgame Camp Dodge Des Moines Louis Melton Goodgame

Local Social Notes Highlight Quincy Visitations and Jobs

Mrs. C R Shaw and her son Harold visit in Quincy from Pittsfield over weekend. Banks in Quincy to close daily at 3 pm starting July 1. Adelaide Kiefer visiting from St Louis training at St John’s hospital. Various locals travel to Chicago Fort Wayne and Washington for work and schooling. Crooks Bros and others advertise hats and gowns. several residents entertain guests and plan trips. Col Lee Francis may settle in Quincy. several family visits and motor trips noted. Athletic club and trap shoot planned. service flag features 35 stars. Community notices include appointments, engagements, and school events.

C. R. Shaw Harold Pittsfield Quincy Adelaide Kiefer R. B. Kiefer Broadway St. John’s Hospital St. Louis Ital Helen Fisher Viol Ketzlg Cornelia Rinert Milan Crooks Bros Helen Kiefer R. A. Kiefer Surgeon General Washington Emma Ellerman Western Union Telegraph Office Chicago Great Lakes E. S. Senner J. Leech Columbus H. Anderson North Seventh Street Ainetta Eilers Payson Avenue Fort Wayne Indiana Crooks John Fitzgerald Pennsylvania Will Tapp Maine Street Miss Mazelett Clayton Frank Bird Colorado Springs Denver Hope Taylor Vermont Street E. F. Price Alcester S. D United States Herman Nelson Joseph Schmitt Jerseyville Gilbert Blocher Gardner Governor Stannus Hampshire St South Side Boat Club C. N. Clinkenbeard North Tenth Street R. A. Ash Kesler Beloit College Beloit Wis Milans Bros Jack Mast Henry Meiners

Tompkins Nedrick wedding in Detroit today

Clarence Tompkins formerly of Quincy now in Detroit and Edith Nedrick of Salina Kans will marry today in Detroit. Tompkins works at Studebaker and they plan to live in Detroit then visit Niagara Falls and Buffalo before setting up housekeeping. Pontius Watkins and Vera L Watkins Miles E Pontius of Memphis Mo were married Friday at 8 by Judge Bonney. Pontius will join the navy in Peoria.

Tompkins-Nedrick Clarence Tompkins Quincy Detroit W. B. Tompkins South Fourteenth Street Edith Nedrick Salina Kans Tompkins Studebaker Company Niagara Falls Buffalo Pontius Watkins Vera L. Watkins Miles E. Pontius Memphis E. J. Bonney Mr. Pontius Peoria Navy

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