Women’s Relief Corps Meeting Details
G W Spencer Post No 279 meets the second Friday at 2 pm and fourth Friday at 8 pm at Village Hall Riverdale. President is Mrs Bertha Sprick and secretary is Mrs Cora Jenness.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
G W Spencer Post No 279 meets the second Friday at 2 pm and fourth Friday at 8 pm at Village Hall Riverdale. President is Mrs Bertha Sprick and secretary is Mrs Cora Jenness.
Decoration Day on May 30 recalls fallen soldiers and guides citizens to honor them. Local schools should host patriotic programs and joint cemetery visits with veterans at Oakland Cemetery. J H R Knoblanch of Chicago seeks Scandanavian sales representation for KvK valve with Knudson VonKothen Mfg Co. Sample Callendars for 1909 are available at The Pointer office.
A treatise explains social authority as the binding force creating order and peace under God. It counters Rousseau’s contract theory, asserts authority originates from God, and urges citizens to obey and promote respect to preserve liberty and social harmony.
Caught between cars at the C. and I. yards in Haney Dalton 26 year old switchman O Brien suffered a broken right arm and bruises. He is hospitalized at Englewood Hospital where doctors say the arm can be saved. He is son in law of Mr and Mrs Fred Wesse of Dalton and hopes for full recovery.
The Garrick Theatre in Chicago opens a limited engagement of The Gay White Way on Sunday May 3 with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. The show stars Jefferson DeAngelis Blanche King and Alexander Carr with eighty in the company including Maude Raymond Melville Ellis and Queenie Vassan. A collection of burlesques imitations of hits, scenes from The Thief The Chorus Lady The Great Divide and other plays are presented with elaborate costumes and dances. The second act recreates the Actors Fund Fair at the Metropolitan Opera House New York with many well known stage figures and local celebrities appearing.
A man boasts of buying a lady's watch for $10 and valuing it at $20, while a woman teases his thrifty judgment as false economy. The exchange highlights differing views on spending, value, and cleverness in shopping.
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