The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-17
ST. PATRlCK'S DAY.
a LARGE TURNOUT NorwITH-
STANDING THR uNTAvOR-
ABLE WEATHER.
What VIII be Done in this City and
Davenport Tonight.

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Notwithstanding the cold northwest
wind and the clouds Of flying snow, shortly
before IL o'clock to- day the ST. Patrick
BENEVOLENT and the st. Mary's Total Alb
stinence Societies, of Davenport. were
seen marching oyer Rock Island bridge. -
Upon arriving on this end of Sylvan Water
bridge the procession halted and waited
for the Rock Island societies which were
forming at st. Joseph's church.
The order Of march over the bridge was
as follows:
Grand Marshal Of the day-James Hail.
igan.
st. Patrick's Benevolent Society's band
(of Davenport Is pieces, with Patrick
Collins, leader.
st. Patrick's Benevolent Society (of
Davenport -narshal. Thomas O'Brien;
assistant, Edward Mulick, standard bear
er, Michael Delehanty.
ST. Mary's Total Abstinence Society tof
Davenport marshal, Patrick Wells;
assistants, John Coney and John Camp
bell; standard bearer, Patrick Kennedy.
After waiting about Is minutes the St.
Patrick's Benevolent Society. Of Rock
Island, came up, headed by the Davenport
Light Guard Band, 10 pieces. R. F.
Swindle. leader, and John Driscoll. mar
shall; John Riley, assistant marshal; and
Thomas Devine and Michael O'Brien as
standard bearers.
After waiting few minutes more the
Hibernian Benevolent Society. of Daven.
port, came over, headed by the Davenport
National Guard Band, 10 pieces. Dedricl
Blesse, leader. marshal, James Miles
assistant Michael Cleary; standard bear
ers, Michael Teney and james Foley.
| This society was followed by the st
Marguerite's Total Abstinence Society. o
Davenport, with Thos. Flynn, as marshal
VIM. Cakes, assistant; aud Thomas Con
ners as standard bearer. Belonging to thi
society are large number of boys and the.
were headed BY Joseph Halligan, - mar
shal, and Martin Cakes as standard bearer
| The different societies then formed intt
procession and marched down IIlinoi
street, in the following order: y vr 81
4 Davenport st. Patrick's Benevolent Society
: band.
Two carriages, containing Davenport priests.
Davenport Light Guard Band
Rock Island ST Patrick's Benevolent Society.
!, Davenport National Guard Band.
Davenport Hibernian Benevolent Society.
Timms band, of Moline.
Davenport St. Marguerite's Total Abstinence 81
ciety.
Davenport st. Mary's Total Abstinence societ.
At the corner of Market Square an
Illinois street the Father Matthew Tota
Abstinence Society, of this city, headed b
the Freja Band, 10 pieces, formed in th
, procession. with Patrick Cabin. as marsh,
and VIM. MeQuinn assistant.
After marching down Illinois street, {
e far as St. Joseph's church, the processic
J, turned and marched back to the bridg
d and thence to Davenport.
y The procession marched to the Sister
e Academy, in Davenport, and then di
IS banded, the Rock Island societies retur
1T ing to this city at $3.50 o'clock, accompar
IS ed by the National Guard Band. II
members marched to St. Joseph's chur'
and there dispersed.
ii Owing to the severe weather it was il
20 possible to carry out the line Of march 9
Is cording to the programme.
"A Taken all together the procession "
:, the largest and handsomest that ever p,
AIDED our streets on st. Patrick's day. +
r. good order and correct Department no p,
= pie exceed these Irish societies on Il
"a their National day. They are compos
Christian people, and nearly all tempe
no ance people. Why shouldn't their depo
. ment command universal praise?
TONIGHT,
30 in this city, the St. Patrick's Benevol
ITO Society will give grand ball in Hillie
.oh Hall. John Bleuer's excellent string bs
will furnish the muslc, and Mr.. As
ha promises one of his best suppers
:. committee intend making this very pie
r. ant affair and will admit no who is hk
49, to mar the occasion by rude conduct
n kets can be procured at the door, for
a. In Davenport, Healey's Hibernian Ge
:. will hold forth at the Burtis Opera Hot
iay Heavy Storm.
en' The heaviest storm of rain, hail, 8
w. and snow of this winter, prevailed Fl