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8 THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1910. YEAR SHOWS 40 PER CENT GROWTH Encouraging Reports Heard at Annual Meeting of Bock ' Island Y. M. C. A. NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED Balance in Treasury Is $74.86 Sec retary Smedley Reviews Work and Sees Hope of New Home. The annual meeting of the Rock Is--land Y. M. C. A. was held last night. isew members of the board of direc tors were elected and other business transacted. The terms of H. J. Olm sted, F. A. Graves, H. M. McCaskrin expiring as members of the director ate of th association. Krn nf thpsa gentlemen stood for reelection and A. J. Burton, principal of the high school, VPflr form c 4ha nth ore Koirxr 1 of f cant for the present, until the vacan cy committee has time to look up some new candidates. An unexpired term iur one .year leit Dy a resignation some time ago was filled by the elec tion of JR. A. Vaughan. The treasurer's report showed that the receipts for the year had been 15,- 339.68; and that disbursements had amounted to $5,265.82, leaving a bal ance on hand of $74.86. Some bills for the year remain unpaid, but there are unpaid subscriptions and other ac counts due in amount sufficient to cov er all but $17.76, which stands as the year's deficit. Compared with former years, this is a splendid showing. One Hundred Members Gained. The report on membership showed a net gain of exactly 100 members dur ing the year. The membership a year ago was 259, there being 54 boys and 205 men. The present standing is 116 boys and 243 men, a total member ship of 359, or Just 100 increase. This WHAT CUKES ECZEMA? We have had so many inquiries lately regarding eczema and other bkiii uiseuses mat we are giau iu make our answer public. After care ful investigation we have found that a simple wash of Oil of Wintergreen, as compounded in D. D. D., can be relied upon. We would not make this statement to our patrons, friends and neighbors unless we were sure of it and although there are many so-called eczema remedies sold, we ourselves unhesitatingly recommend D. D. D. Prescription. Because We know that it gives instant relief to that torturing itch. Because D. D. D. starts the cure at the foundation of the trouble. Because It enables nature to re pair the ravages of disease. Because The records of ten years of complete cures of thousands -of the most serious cases show that D. D. D. is today recognized as the ab solutely reliable eczema cure. Drop into our store today, just to talk, over your case with us. Harper House pharmacy. Children's j I Colds y around yjS ""$V jJ f windows 0 m V fl drafty unevenly heated rooms. fe Hot Water and Steam fi w Systems Jr warm evenly & M ilrirZiiu entire house rl xfriy no cold rooms f i IDEAL Boilers' and ' r W AMERICAN Radiators hallways. CHAMNON & DUFVA A it Wert 17th St., Rock Island. VJ is an increase of nearly 40 per cent in tho year. An equal rate of gain for the next year will, put it near the 500 mark. The report submitted by Gen al Secretary Smedley in part was as follows: "The work of this association is re stricted by various local circum stances, such as lack of equipment, scarcity of workers among the mem bership, and lack of money with which to do, so that the scope of its activi ties is much smaller than that of most associations in cities of the size of Rock Island. During the past year, on account of these circumstances, in stead of a complete, well-balanced work, the best we have been able to do has been to push a few lines, and to let the others wait for a more fa vorable time. In the departments of educational work and social work, our record has amounted to little. In pny sical, religious and boys' work, we have manage! to accomplish some things that were well worth while. Socially, the association has done lit tle more than to keep the building open, as a center for the men and boys, where they might congregate, and 6pend spare time. One needs but a single look at the interior of the building to realize how absolutely un- suited the place is for anything in the line of formal social functions, or even for Its use as a gathering place. And yet, it has served a useful purpose in affording at least one place down town where boys and men can loaf or read, or otherwise find recreation, in clean surroundings. "In the line of social service, oppor tunities are numerous. Men have learned to look to the association, even where the building does not con tain dormitories, for help in locating rooms, and during the past year we have helped more than 50 men to find good rooming places. We have also helped to place about 25 in positions where they might earn a living. The secretaries have many times had oc casion to help stranded wanderers to the extent of meals or lodging, and as this association has no fund for such purposes, and makes no provision for rendering such aid, the money in these cases has had to come from the indi vidual purses of the secretaries. Social Factor to City Life. "The association should be the great socializing factor of the city's life, but under present conditions its sphere of usefulness is limited. In the line of educational work, the reading room has been mainta'ned on a fairly satisfac tory basis, although the nse made of it is far less general than it should be. Educational clubs and practical talks for the boys were good as far as they went, but stopped a long way short of the goal. It was found impos sible to do anything in tho line of defi nite educational work, either In night school classes or in clubs for men. An attempt is being made this season to do these two. very important things. but as yet the progress has been slow. The physical work has been eminently satisfactory In most respects. Large enrollments with high average attend ance, and great interest on the part of the members, have made the work no table for its usefulness and its wide reaching influence. Many men and boys have been helped in the past year to better health and more rational liv ing. The percentage of the total number of members using the gymna sium is quite large, an excellent fea ture, and the number of members us ing the physical privileges is constant ly increasing. The improvements In the bath rooms, made last fall, have resulted in a larger and better use of that privilege during the year. Bet ter provision would of course result in greater usefulness for this import ant privilege. Lack of Christian Workers. "The religious work of the associa tion has been far short of its possi bilities. Hers has been felt especial ly the lack of Christian workers to enter into lines of service in this most important part of the work. Af ter a decided effort last fall to main tain a Sunday afternoon meeting for men, the matter was abandoned for the reason that it seemed to be do ing absolutely no good. There was no corps of workers who considered it their part to help evangelize the men of the city through this agency, and the attendance at the meetings was made up almost entirely of church men who came from a sense of duty to help swell the size of the audience. As the meeting was serving no visible pur pose, it was dropped, and as yet, noth ing has been devised to take Its place. In bible study we have done better, with three classes of young men who have done some excellent work. One of the most useful lines of religious effort has been in shop meetings, whereby, in the factories of the city. the gospel has been preached to hun dreds of men during the noon hour, with very good results. The discour aging fact remains, however, that we FRATERNALS NOW PULL TOGETHER Active Campaign for Adequate State Laws Object of the New Movement. Preparations by the federations of fraternal insurance society members, numbering over 6,000,000 throughout the United States, to make an active effort in all state legislatures that con vene this winter In support of the "in surance commissioners bill" have been announced by the executive council of the National Fraternal congress. Over tures from the Associated Fraternities of America to the congress to hold a joint meeting of their executive com mittees to prepare for the legislative sessions were considered and the exec utic committee of the congress agreed to such a meeting to be held Oct. 22 or 2S. For the first time since frater nal insurance was established in the United States the memberships will present a united front in urging spe cific legislation relating to their busi ness. The measure adopted as a uni form bill by the national convention of insurance commissioners Sept. 27 at Mobile provided for the safe-guarding of fraternal insurance, which now ag gregates about $9,000,000,000. This measure requires that members and in surance departments be given full in formation concerning the financial affairs of every society, and gives the departments supervisory power ade quate to prevent mismanagement, mer gers or insolvent conditions. 3 At 308 TWENTIETH ST. 13 When In need of an electrician call West 1356. jtfftO ' or new phone 5600. fiffir' Don't overlook the fact that we have the swellest taS an newest lino ' fixtures in the tri-cities. W ELECTRIC FANS, MOTORS, 2 BATTERIES, ETC. $L iL " Estimates on all electrical work cheerfully fur- tWM S nished. r&T uinTiii ii hp i ir J.Y MAKIIN MCnCALi, 5 are at present making very little im pression upon the lives of the men of the city who desperately need the spiritual help that the church, through the association, ought to be giving them. This help can only be given through the lives of Christian men who will join forces to work for other men to bring them to the right rela tions in life religiously considered. j Such men have not yet been secured for the work. Efforts to Kvannellr.e. "Certain attempts have been made during the year, with the approval of the pastors, to unite or federate the men of the churches for a forward movement for the purpose of evangel izing the men of Rock Island. These efforts have met with little encourage ment on the rart of the men to be united, and have so far had no result. Only when Christian men recognize that the association affords them the logical and convenient means for do ing a united work for the spiritual up lift of the city will the religious work of the association become truly effec tive. Word to Voudr Men. "Certain conditions may as well be faced in the association. First, the young men of the city have no right to ask the people to provide better housing and equipment for their use until they have made the fullest pos sible use of the present building. Sec ond, unless the young men who would profit most by a new building are willing to get together and help push, they have no right to expect others to do this for them. Thus, the fellows who stay out of the association now, but say that they would come in if there were a new building, are sim ply hindering that which they profess to desire. Third, the present building is absolutely unsuited to the purpose for which it is used. It is not arrang ed nor equipped so as to handle the association work with any degree of satisfaction, and its maintenance is so expensive jvhen compared with its usefulness, that it cannot be consid ered as good business to run the work on the present basis. "Therefore, conditions being as they are, certain things ought to be done. First of all, the men who talk so bravely about the need of a new build ing ought to get together to over crowd the present one, and to prove that a new one is needed. Second, this building should be sold at the ear liest possible date, and an additional fund should be raised sufficient to build and equip a real association building for Rock Island. And in the meaniime, every member of this asso eiatir, and every young man and boy who wants to see the new building ought to throw himself into the pres ent work with all hi3 might, and help to make possible the consummation of the plan. The work as now planned may well be pushed to the limit this season in an effort to prepare the way for the new building project. Can no none Here. "Moline has set a good mark for us. Now that she has raised the money for a fine new building, many are asking why Rock Island does not do the same forthwith. The answer is that such thines are not done in a day. The Moline campaign began in the minds of a few men more than a year ago, and the great victory was made possible only by the months of planning and preparation which preceded it. A year ago, not more than one or two men in Moline believed that the thing could be done. Today, in Rock Island, at least one man believes that it can be and will be done in this city, but your secretary's faith is not enough unless it can be united with the faith of many others. If enough of us can believe, we may be able to see our faith jus tified inside of the next 12 months." 1 l l& Lsr---'TTT- ' " - "vf'hA- ' JK. ' .. . -V. - .....-.x VI ST ata..-. yTffTjiffinrairr ' it i S05 15Tt I iso5 snp JEW EI. ROCK ISLAND OCiETY It is in time of sudden mishap or accident that Chamberlain's Lini ment can be relied uptn to take the place of the family doctor, who can not always be found at the moment. Then it is that Chamberlain's Lini ment is neVer found wantiag. In cases of sprains, cuts, wounds and bruises Chamberlain's Liniment takes out the soreness and drives away the pain. Sold by all druggists. Kngel-Martensen. Of interest to local people will be the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mae Engle of Coal Valley, III., and Oscar C. Martensen of Mo line, the wedding taking place Sat urday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. 13. Killmer at Tulsa. Okla., at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. C. W. Kerr, pastor of the First Presbyter ian church, performing the cere mony. The ring service was used. Miss Engel wore a gown, of sheer white organdy heavily trimmed with lace. The marriage room and dining room had for decorations great quan tities of pink La France roses and enchantress carnations. Following the ceremony an elaborate seven course dinner was served. Covers were placed-for Mr. and Irs. Mar tensen. Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Walters, Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gunsten and the host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Martensen left after the ceremony for Rock Island, 111., where they will make their future home. Miss Engel spent the pasi month in Tulsa, the guest of Mrs. Kilmer and made many friends who join with her other friends in wish ing her happiness. The groom is a business man in Rock Island. Entertains for Bride-to-Be. Miss Charlotte Mattison enter tained charmingly last evening at her home on Nineteenth street for Miss Zella Barrett, one of the fall brides. Moderate decorations in yel low and white, the wedding colors, were used. In the parlors yellow and white crepe paper in festoons formed a network over- the rooms, while the same general scheme was followed out in the dining room. Yellow and white flowers were also in evidence. In the games Miss Blanche Skallberg and Miss Cather ine Thacher secured the prizes. Yel low and white were the prevailing colors in the luncheon, the souven irs being cards bearing the auto graphs of the bride and groom to be and the date of the wedding. Toasts were responded to. The guests pre sented Miss Barrett two beautiful pictures. Tonight Miss Garnett War ren and Miss Nell Aldrich will enter tain for Miss Barrett at the home of Miss Warren. Installation of Officers. Court of Honor No. 31, will have the installation of officers Thursday evening, Oct. 13, at K. P. hall. Friends and their families are most cordially Invited. Violin Recital. The pupils of the violin depart ment of Augustana college will ap ing at 7:45 o'clock at the. college chapel. Busy Ree Sewing Circle. The Busy Bee Sowing circle will be entertained by Mrs. Levy at her home at 2624 Seventh avenue Thursday afternoon. happy event. The news came as a surprise to the parents, although it was known that the wedding was to take place shortly. Rev. Mr. Brink was transferred from Taylor Ridge, where he was pastor at McConnell's chapel for many years, to Hennepin, and it was there, a little more than a year ago, that the young people met, and the happy romance was begun. Rev. Mr. Brink has just been assigned to the pastorate at Orion and took up his residence there yesterday. He had expected that the couple would be married at home, but they were desirous of escaping a large wedding. They will be at home at the Brink residence for a short time, and then will leave for Florida, where they will take up their residence. practice last night. It has been ar ranged for thf orchestra to ncrotn pa:;y the pchool in the regular Mon day Kinging periods. All the news all the time The Argus. YOUNG PEOPLE IN A NEAR ELOPEMENT To Escape Big Wedding Miss Brink and A. G. Zenor Come Hero to Marry. Yesterday morning Miss Dayse L. P. Brink of Orion and" Avon G. Zenor of Hennepin slipped away from their re spective homes and boarded a train for Rock Island. After securing a license they went to the office of Justice George P. Nissen and were united in marriage. They were unattended. Last evening they returned to the home of the bride's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Henry Brink, and announced the HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The editors of the high school pa per met last night and adopted a name for the high school organ. There were several names submitted and after much discussion the name "Watch Tower" was chosen. It was the Idea of the editors to combine a name of local significance that would appeal to out of town readers and a name whose meaning express ed the purpose of the high school paper. The subscription list is grow ing rapidly and it is hoped that the first issue will be ready in about three weeks. The orchestra held Its weekly Guaranteed Liquor Cure. Prunk'-nnpfs Is n pr'nrrr Ive rl i -pa.-r; tti n.ri'ratc drlnk'T la nrt n.-i 1 1 a -fil wlih Is-ii or tiir"'- ilrinks a rt.iy, the oraviiitr fr mir anil moi l'om i lrristill" (i? tin- li-.-i .lilvatic , tin result Is Clir. n;.' .. Tl' tn Mltnf-nt u-l fiirrcssfullv liv tlioiMaml riirlit In their own limi p in rrin It l mI1 uml r a ponltlvi truar unti'i' to (Y'ct :i cure or your Iimney will lie rrfuinlcd. Orrine Nr 1 Is tho ncrrct rfnwly; Orritie ?-'o. '2. is for i!;hm' willing I" tnkn tin- t nat ni nt . IMh.r f'itn -ot 1. Write f.T tri" booklet. 1I"W to furn J irunki I'tii .." The rrlri" Com puny, 71 nrrlne bulldlne. Wa-hlncton. I. C. Sold fy leading drnRslsts, and In thl city by the Harper Jfui- Pharmacy. A to rl i1 Calms your nerves, relieves mental and bodily fatlfue. If the strenuous day's work has left you completely exhausted, squeezed erery dropof Juice out of your brain and your nerves are tied In bard knots, Caparlne will set you rijrhfc. Relieves all headaches, biliousness, consti pation, colds and cTlp. Removes the cause. All Prnetrlsta 10c and 2jc DeKallDruf Chwa.CoLti. DcKals. Illinois II. E. Casteel, Pres. M. S. Ileagy, V. P. II. C bimnion. Cash. "TAKE IT OFF! 'YOU THAT MOPJJEnf SOME EJATK TUCK irj&mv IN THE BANK, ANBnLET IT.GRO ' xvvr mlj izz: n?v ir" a f,i wis ylz. One hundred dollar at 4 per cent compound interest, vlll In 40 year amount to over 97(K; in T year, ft over 8 ((; n o) years, to over $l:t,lO0; and in 2H) years, to over one million, mv en hundred and twenty-nine thousand, three hundred dollars ($1,729,300). We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4 per cent. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. Central Trust & Savings Bank General Manager. pear in a recital Wednesday even