The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-22
THE BRAVE FIRE ladies.
They Gather Together and Hold their
Annual Parade this Afternoon
The Dance Tonight.

1t has been the custom for a number of
years past for our various fire companies
to have firemens day. This day is set
apart by them as holiday, and a day to
mingle together and review the past. and
talk over the future. The boys have been
making grand preparations for today, all
of which we have duly chronicled, be-
cause in the first place we admire them
and their good deeds, and in the second
place our beloved pressman is a member
of the Phoenix Hose company, and it is
with feelings of greatest veneration and
awe that we gaze upon him when he gets
on his striped pants and his red shirt.
The. Moline fire companies, headed by the
Light Guard band, came down to the city
at noon today and took part in the pro-
cession. The Moline boys are nice
looking set, and presented an appearance
that should make Moline feel proud.
BIeuer's full band furnis he'd the music for
the Rock Island firemen.
After the Moline fire companies, five
companies in all, had embarked from the
street cars near the court yard, the COM
panies got ready to march. While the
Moline boys were forming in line, Bleuer's
band rendered a difficult piece of music,
after which the Moline fire companies
took up their march toward the. Holly
Hose house, headed by the Light Guard
band, who executed grand March. Ar
irving at the hose house, the Moline boys
turned around and marched up the
street. After they had passed the Rock
Island boys, who saluted them
as they passed by, Bleuer's band fell into
line, followed by the Rock Island fire
companies, and all marched to Market
square and deployed into line. Bleuer's
band, and a committee, then left for the
city council room, where they met his
honor, Mayor Mott the city council and
the police force, returning with them to
the square, where the mayor and the city
council inspected all the hose carts,
hook and ladder wagon, etc.
Before the companies started on their
parade the judges appointed by Supervi-
sor Aster to decide which company pre-
scented the best appearance, took a look
at the brave fire laddies, as they were dis
played in line and decided that the Holly
Hose company presented the finest ap-
fine large cake. The cake was brought
out and handed to Chief of Police Miller,
who with a few appropriate words
handed them the cake. The Holly boys
were surely fine looking setof men, and
their hose cart was set off by little
cherub ON top, the son of Mr.. Sullivan,
one of the members of the Holly company
The parade then came off, the procession
going down Second avenue to Fifteenth
street, thence up to Third avenue, and
from there up the avenue to Twentieth
street and then down Second avenue
again to Sixteenth, and from there to
Turner hall, where they are now partaking
of an elegant repast. This evening
the annual f1remen's ball will
take place in Turner hall, which
will be largely attended. We congratu-
late the boys on their fine appearance.
Each company acquitted itself
well. The parade was witnessed by
nearly 5000 people, and not thing oc-
CURED to mar the happiness of anybody