Entertaining Sewing Club and Local News Highlights
Mrs Behrens hosted a sewing club gathering with Mrs J S Geiger of Kansas City visiting. Many locals and guests attended, sharing luncheon and chatter.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1919
Page
8
Mrs Behrens hosted a sewing club gathering with Mrs J S Geiger of Kansas City visiting. Many locals and guests attended, sharing luncheon and chatter.
Hoboken New Jersey September 3 Corporal Ralph K Korte son of Mrs Katherine Korte 714 South Fifth Street arrived here Tuesday from service overseas He served through the war as a member of Company E first ammunition train.
R A Rossi of St. Louis arrives as physical director of Quincy public schools. Thomas Parker and wife depart for a two week vacation to the Ozarks with stops in Fort Smith Ark and Meierford. John Spraley and son Ralph return from Kansas City to Quincy after Ross’s three months away. J J L Swartz osteopath notes. Gem City Business College reports students from several states including Mary Beard, Douglas Gibson, George Davis, Robert Clause, Roy Simmons, and Stewart Dutton. Local merchants Irwin Paper Co and others advertise wholesale services. Labor Day gatherings include John White and N B Getty at Getty camp, with fishing. Charlie Gaushell improves from hay fever after illness. Elmer Wright Jr returns from visit with grandparents J B Clark. J Harvey Swango family returns to Quincy after a year.
Mr Swango formed a partnership with John Ostermann to open a shoe repairing establishment. Albert Elligsen and Robert Koring left for Kansas City to attend the Rahe Auto school. Mr and Mrs Walter Guth and family returned from a two weeks motor trip through Illinois and Wisconsin visiting an automobile dealers meeting in Kenosha and the Nash factory. He and two partners brought six new cars home.
Rev David Wahl pastor of Kentucky Street Methodist church is transferred to the Alton German Methodist church at the Warrenton Missouri district conference. He will evangelize and lead the Alton congregation. Rev Frederick S Eitel George of Wash Street church Burlington Iowa will come here. Rev Carl Bush remains at Bethel A M E church. Rev A H F Hertler who formerly led Kentucky street Methodist remains in Nokomis for the coming year. Rev Emil Goetz moves from Bethel Methodist to Muscatine. Dr L E Kettelkamp reappointed superintendent of the Quincy district.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a public meeting Sunday September 7 at 4 o clock in the A M E church at Ninth and Oak streets. The program includes song Star Spangled Banner invocation by Rev W H Bazie paper by Martha R Martin address by Rev W O Shank solo by Miss Helen Brown instrumental duet by Alma Cobb and Maude Nichols another address by Rev Bazie appeal for members by Mr W M Goree and benediction.
Miss Hazel DeCrow daughter of Mr and Mrs Jasper DeCrow and Otto Curtis son of Mrs Julia Curtis wed Tuesday evening at the DeCrow home with Rev W O Shank officiating. Twenty five relatives attended and a luncheon followed. The couple plan auto trips then possibly stay in the west.
Quincy area Moose Lodge held a Tuesday night meeting with one candidate initiated and four new applications received. The entertainment committee announced a whiskey and dance event planned for Thursday evening September 25, with good attendance reported.
Dispatches from Springfield quote S. E. Bradt state superintendent of highways saying no decision on Route 31 location will be made for several days and no decision yet on Route 36. He mentions engineers are surveying to pick routes that pass as few hills as possible and reports are not yet received.
Highland Park will host Wednesday Friday Saturday and Sunday dances with the Rialto Jazz band providing music. Manager Breinig plans a four day September celebration in cooperation with local merchants as part of the change.
St Louis on September 3 1918 committees of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers were appointed to draft a memorial to Director General Hines demanding equal pay for equal work and improved working conditions.
In Rome on Monday September 1 Associated Press reports King Victor Emmanuel will surrender all crown properties to the peasants for national work by former soldiers. Premier Nitti will announce the decision at parliament’s opening session scheduled for Wednesday.
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