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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
8
A cautionary tale on generosity and the limits of money. A once generous woman rises in fortune and remains kind in money but grows distant in service and empathy, trying to pay debts with wealth alone. Her failures to give time and consider others harms friendships and trust.
Fashion notes describe a revival inspired gown blending Renaissance cues with modern tailoring. The sketch highlights a four yard hem, chiffon skirt, gray Georgette, and black velvet bodice with chinchilla trim. A Chicago convention of American dressmakers praised Renaissance lines, sealskin jackets, and varied era influences, stressing individuality in dress.
AOPEN meeting for Marquette court No 1710 Catholic order postponed due to several members unable to attend. Social session and installation of officers postponed to a later date.
Society news highlights a four oclock tea hosted by Mrs. J Pareda for Mrs. Hortense Warfield of Princeton visiting Mrs. C Arthur Pfeiffer, with about 20 guests including Mrs. Rose Cadwallader of California. The upcoming wedding of Miss Mary Locke Scripps to T Edgar Musselman in Rushville draws many from Quincy. attendance includes maid of honor Miss Margaret Scripps and best man Virgil Musselman.
Superintendent C M Gill announces Quincy public schools will close October 18 19 and 20 so teachers may attend the Military Tract Teacher's association meeting in Macomb. County Superintendent John Steiner serves on the association's executive committee as the 19 county group holds its annual session in this region.
The Tuesday night dance will be held at the Cheerful Home gymnasium this evening. Next Saturday morning the Cheerful Home Sewing School will meet at 9 30. Mrs George McAdams hosted the Clover Blossom circle and guests for luncheon in honor of Mrs H P Reeds of Troy Missouri. Cosmos decorates the fourteen place table. Attending were Miss Cora Barkley visiting cousin Mrs J R Brockman and other Clover Blossom members. Chapter F P E O met with Mrs Thomas Timothy to discuss Revolutionary Period furniture. The group plans to send October payment to the state treasurer to educate young girls as Educational Day is observed nationwide.
Miss Margaret Lyford hosted the Monday Bridge Club with guests Miss Anne Fleischmann of New York and Mrs Eugene Yeates of Minneapolis. Other social notices describe a M C T Euchre club kid party with prizes for Miss Olivia Tholen and Miss Minnie Brinkman and a birthday gathering for Miss Helen Simon with games and refreshments.
Walter Clare Gaffney of Fulton and Lucile Lillian Pennington of Industry are issued a marriage license, along with Chris H. Wolf of Quincy and Fannie May Nelson of Quincy. A second entry notes the year 2001 and an unclear line about Goiere hal Gaattehd.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Richart of 1303 Spring Street, a daughter, in Blessing hospital Sunday afternoon.
Jesse Smith, 74, enrolls Monday as the school’s oldest student in its history at Gem City Business College. Mrs. Arthur Glenn and daughter returned to Norwood, Ohio, after visiting. James Shanholter granted letters of administration for Jacob Shanholzer’s estate, bond set at $1,000.
County Clerk W J Smith was warned Monday in a letter from Mrs Barbara Pohlman of Macon Mo to refuse a license to Reginald Llewellyn and Mildred Pohlman alleging Mildred’s age as 16. The warning aimed to prevent issuing the license if they came to the office.
Brinton executrix Cora Brinton filed an inventory for Mrs. Sarah Brinton's estate on Monday. The listing shows one lot and chattels valued at 300 dollars, cash of 245 dollars, and notes totaling 946.14 dollars.
Hart zell Cavanaugh and Green with offices in Quincy and Carthage will open a Warsaw office on October 25, with Edward A. Martin, a Michigan law graduate, joining after that date. Pinochle Club Party at St. John's Catholic church had six games of pinochle and a solo, with twenty four members attending. Frank Hummert won first, Fred Meise second, and Gerhard Hoffman won the solo.
Newspaper boys who carry and sell papers will gather at the YMCA at 7 30 Saturday evening to organize a club and discuss activities.
Herman lodge No. 39 A F and A M holds a stated meeting at 7:30 this evening in the Masonic temple for passing work in the E A degree.
Y M C A notes report a Sunday vesper program led by high school girls with Miss Heid breder presenting From the House of Childhood to the Land of Desire. A high school glee chorus performed and refreshments were provided by the high school students club. Dr Elizabeth Ball gave The Laws of Hygiene at 5 80 o'clock Monday to the gymnasium class. The M W B Dramatic class met to choose a winter play under Clarence Lineberger. The Minnehaha club met Monday afternoon.
Miss Katherine Stern and Robert Kiefer wed quietly Saturday in Newark New Jersey surprising families. Stern, employed at Gardner Governor company, traveled from St Louis with sister Amelia to meet Kiefer, New York agent for Gardner Governor. She is daughter of Mrs Mary Stern. Kiefer once superintendent at the local plant now in New York with three grown children.
Miss Lucile Lillian Pennington of Industry Indiana was married Monday to Walter Clare Goffney a Gem City Business College student. They obtained a license and were united by Judge McCarl in the county court room and will reside in Quincy until he completes his course.
Labor and stoves are being gathered for the Bob Jones revival tabernacle on South Fifth street. About 12 to 14 coal stoves are needed. seven have been received. 30 men, including four ministers, started construction Monday with volunteer labor. Personal workers classes and prayer meetings are planned. Federations churches will close their services for joint meetings on Oct 29 and last Sunday, with else Sundays in tabernacle.
Andrew Mason and W H Weisheit of Camp Point are accused of selling spoiled eggs in a case filed in Judge Bonney's court by State's Attorney Fred G Wolfe. The hearings are set for Friday, following state food inspectors work that led to prosecutions by the state commission.
Mrs Theresa Kaltenbach of 717 State street observed her eighty sixth birthday Sunday Born in Germany she came to America at age four Three children survive Theresa Bockenfeld Charles E Kaltenbach and Caroline Starkel She was a member of St Boniface church Went blind about 33 years ago her husband died 28 years ago and she has lived at her current home for 67 years
Delegates from almost every township attended the Golden Rule Good Roads association meeting in Paloma Saturday afternoon. A committee on organization and finance was appointed as President J. H. Paxton called the meeting to order. Attorneys Frank Penick and W. H. Govern of Quincy spoke against the bond issue.
Edward Stephen aged 38 of 725 Ohio Street was struck by a car driven by Rev. R. H. Hartley pastor of the Presbyterian church at the Highth Street crossing between Broadway and Spring Street at about 10 o'clock Monday night. He suffered a broken shoulder blade and other bruises, was removed to Blessing Hospital by police ambulance, and will be unable to work for several weeks while employed by August Grewe as a street sprinkler. Reverend Hartley helped pull the injured man from the ground. the dark street and alley lighting prevented seeing into the alley until the car was turned. Lawrence Wells, 15, of Seventh and Jersey Streets, slipped from his wheel on Maine Street between Fifth and Sixth. he was uninjured aside from a few bruises and walked home.
A fire at the Colonial moving picture house 117 North Sixth Street halted a film yesterday at about 5:15 PM. The blaze started in the lower magazine of the projecting machine, producing heavy smoke but no danger to patrons who exited calmly. Manager Floyd Lee estimates damage at 500 to 600 dollars. operations should resume in about one week to ten days.
Mrs A E Bergland wife of Judge Bergland of Galva arrives in Quincy to organize a women’s Wilson Marshall club at the Democratic headquarters 405 Hampshire street She will address a mass meeting Wednesday night at 8 and directs the Fifteenth Illinois district women’s work She will stay four days or more at Hotel Newcomb within city limits
Regular meeting business for the last two weeks will be disposed of and reports read at the South Side Boat Club semi monthly meeting Friday evening.
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