Candidates Named for Quincy High Class Day 1919
The 1919 Quincy High School senior class selected participants for class day exercises. Robert Bunting will write the class history, Betty Wilson the class ode, Marie Reidy the class poem, and Manuel Schwartz with Malcolm Eddy the class prophecy. The gift committee includes Duane Martin, Marion Best, Herbert Fick, Earl Farrar, Althea Hoffman, and Ruth Calkins. The Junior class presents Farces Tommy’s Wife and The Mouse Trap, with cast lists and rehearsal notes. The senior play Pride and Prejudice will be May 24 at the Empire theater. A canoe race, tennis tournament, and class picnic are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy High
Robert Bunting
Betty Wilson
Marie Reidy
Manuel Schwartz
Malcolm Eddy
Duane Martin
Marion Best
Herbert Fick
Earl Farrar
Althea Hoffman
Ruth Calkins
Focal High School
Alice Hilpert
Tommy
New York City
Thomas Pittman Carothers
William Gerdes Rose Carother
Inma Kelker
Dick Grannis
Kenneth Stewart
Patty Campbell
Marvy Handrickson
de Yorburgh-Smith
Pierre de Bouton
William Marshall
Edith Bronson
Constance Ellis
Empire Theater
Hilpert
Deaths and Funerals in Quincy Obituaries
Mary M Westens longtime Quincy resident dies at 88 in daughter Anna Liesen’s home after paralysis. Survived by son H H Westens daughter and four and five great grandchildren. Also Lews Hageman 94 dies in daughter’s home. burial in Woodland. Captain A L C Hulse dies in Carlinville IL. to be buried Illinois Soldiers Home cemetery. William J Huber dies at 83 in Soldiers Home hospital. Civil War service noted. wife died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Westens
Quincy
St. Mary Cathol‘c’ Church
Anna Liesen
Jackson Street
H. H. Westens
Mrs. Liesen
Liesen
Louis Hageman
Lews
Quincex
Klugman
Pielen
Fiora Klnsman
Dlageman
A. C. Hulse
John White
Lambert Lodge
Alc. Hulse
Carlinville
Captain Hulse
Ilinois Soldiers’ and
William J. Huber
Soldiers Home Hospital
Soth Thneis Volunteer Infantry
Luber
Mee
Huber
Penting
Simple Funeral Rite In Westminster Abbey For Martyred Nurse
London May 15 England paid tribute to Edith Cavell the English nurse executed by the Germans at Brussels Oct 12 1915 here today as her body en route from Brussels to Norwitch was taken to Westminster Abbey for a memorial service Crowds filled the streets and standing room was scarce asLondon residents showed homage to that brave woman described by the bishop of London as deserving much from the British empire The Abbey service drew a large congregation and public participation marked by solemnity and respect
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Norwitch
Westminster Abbey
Metropolis
Edith Cavell funeral rites conducted in London and Norwich
The obituary recounts Edith Cavell’s funeral events in London and Norwich. King George’s representatives attended the London service led by Westminster’s head, with hymns, psalms, and a moving procession. The coffin traveled to Norwich Cathedral for a second service and graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Earl of Athlone
Mary
Westminster
St. John
Sullivan
Abide With Me Recited by Miss Cavell in Prayerful Moment
In a reflective scene the bishop led a hymn titled Abide With Me as Miss Cavell joined in, repeating the sacred tune in a quiet devotional moment. The brief moment underscored a solemn religious cadence within the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cavell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marie T. Warren
Wm. D. Howells
Wellemeyer
LaGrange
Quincey
Earl Farar
Mamiras( Co
Centennial Debating Club
Parent-Teacher’s Association
James Davidson
Evangeline Dickhoener
Govert Earhart
Daisy Figgins
Margaret Pennington
Frank Schulte
Lenore Weiler
Richard Whitney
Mildred Bergstrasser
Telen Disseler
Dorothy Dunn
Letha Edwards
Elizabeth Endres
Suzanne Faucette
George Govert
Marian Holm
Florence Wolzgraefe
Edith Kiem
Pauline Loos
Virginia Markus
Frederick Meigs
Gladius Shaw
Esther Wichman
Susie Waad
Alma Withers
H. Arning
Louis Gilmer
Annalydia Hall
Dorothy Dunlap
Marguerite Gabriel
William Gerdes
Florence Toole
Florence Hughes
John Lawless
Charlotte McCarl
Cecil Templeman
Clark & Barton
Grocers
Hampshire St
N. Sth
Chopin
Norwich
Edith Cavel
Peter
Canon Dechair
Weilers
N. St. St
East Side Square
Wayne Wit
Gordon
Black Cat
Kayser
Wallace
Betty Wales
Phillin
Rites
Wooltex
W. Eur Company
Quincy’s One Price Store
Princess
Chid
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