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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
5
A dialogue on risk and courage features the Authorman and critic debating whether taking chances enhances life. The Authorman acknowledges fear yet argues for bold living, recalling a man who avoided experiments and missed vitality. He then reads a patent scrap about pursuing the chase over the quarry.
Miss Carrie Doellman and Carl Schnier wed this morning at St Francis church at 9. Attendants include Miss Mayme Doellman and Lawrence Schuette. The couple, of 2000 North Eighteenth and 1215 Lind streets, plan a 30 guest breakfast and a 150 guest reception and dance at 4. The Carnation club helps with the reception. They will reside at 1335 Spruce street.
Miss Katherine Reinert daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Reinert and John Daniels son of Mrs Thomas Daniels were married Tuesday morning at St Boniface church by Father Degenhardt. Attendants included Miss Cornelia Reinert Miss Polly Fisch and Patrick Daniels. The couple plans a wedding trip and will reside at 911 Jersey street. Daniels is secretary of Plymouth Clothing company.
A Friday 3:00 PM parent teacher meeting at Dewey school features E.8. Dowell speaking on Character versus Intellect. First and second graders give exercises. School Masters meet Thursday 8:00 PM at the High school to discuss Supervised Study from a high school and grade standpoint. Washington school hosts 3:16 PM Friday parents teachers meeting on Registration. St Marys introduces Snow system drafting with new instructor. roll calls at fifteen.
The Friendship clubs met Tuesday afternoon after school for their monthly ceremonial meeting. The First Aid class met Tuesday night with Dr. W. H. Baker to register a class.
The first meeting of the Kindergarten Mothers club of the Cheerful Home was held Tuesday evening in the parlors of the home. The feature of the meeting was a book supper.
High School notes Mr Frank’s two botany classes plan a watermelon day in the botany laboratory today with melons studied sketched and eaten after a grape day success. A shorthand and typewriting course for Women Teachers’ association members will restart under Miss Veneta Shumate, meeting Tuesdays each week.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St John’s Cathedral held its first meeting at 1661 Jersey Street Friday afternoon. The First German M E church W F M S met Tuesday in church parlors with Dr E C Margaret speaking on mission work. The Unitarian Woman's Alliance hosts tea this afternoon with Miss Grace Westerman reading on The Origin of the Red Cross. The Fidila class of Vermont Street M E church spent Thursday canning tomatoes and apples, producing 146 quarts of tomatoes and 50 quarts of apples. attendees included Mrs Frank Baldon, Miss Alice Brown, and others. Frances Eldred will teach piano at Lombard College this year. Miss Alice Brown has returned from ...
A matron currently on a month long vacation in Massachusetts has been assigned to lead the Luther Memorial school. The L. M. E. missionary society of First Christian church met at Mrs. Grady Sneed’s home on Lind street, with Rev. W. D. Endres speaking on C. W. E. M. work. Luther Memorial Sunday school teachers will not meet Thursday but gather Tuesday at Mrs. C. W. Breitweiser’s home.
In Griggsville on Oct 3 the Baptist church women hosted an informal reception at the Simmons home for Rev. and Mrs. G P Burdon pastor of the local Baptist church. Burdon recently married Miss Norah Cobb of Brimfield Illinois. The event featured formal music by Rev Burdon and Mrs William Davis of Cleveland and by the Griggsville orchestra. Flowers and decorations included white carnations and dahlias with asters. The couple received $25 from Baptist church members and refreshments were served later.
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