The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-03
Perfected Arrangements for the Oh.
seryances of Grant Day, Next Sat
urday..-The Procession aud
Services.


Chsplaius Rev. l. ". Read and Rev }. a. Wright
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal d.. P. Gregg and Aids.
Rodman Rifles
Artillery Company
All members Of the Grand Amy and Ill Old
Soldiers Residing in or Visiting in
the County.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal, Alderman NJ. NJ. Briggs and Aids.
The Mayor. Aldermen and all other city officials.
Representatives of the Press.
Judges ard County officials.
Rock Island County Bar Association
Rock Island County Medical Society
The Library Board.
Board of Education.
Representatives of AUgustana College.
Rock leland Business Mems Association
The Fire Department.
THIRD DIVISION.
Music.
Marshal Capt. H. 9. cleveland and Aids
Masonic Organizations
All odd Fellows,
Knights Of Pythas.
Improved Order OF Red Men
Modern Woodmen.
Ancient Order United Worsmen,
United Ancient Order Druids.
knights OF Labor.
Knights of Honor
Rock Island Turn -Gemeinde.
FOURTH DIVISION
Music.
II Marshal John W. Welch and Aids
Old Settlers Society.
Young Mems Christian Association.
u Independent Order Brai firth
Ancient Order Hibernians
St Patrick's Benevolent Society
Western Catholic Union,
Order Railroad Conductors.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
Bro .herhood of Brakesmen
Al other Organizations. Benevolent aud Chaistian
wishing TO join in the Procession.
Citizens at Large.
THE FORMATION
Of the procession will be:
The first division will form on Second
svenve with the right resting on Nine
tenth street.
The second division will form on
Twentieth street with the right resting on
Second avenue.
The third division will form on Third
avenue with the right resting on TWEEN
lieth street.
The fourth division will form on Nine
teenth street with the right resting on
Second avenue
Eeach division will form in a column of
fours, will be in line ready TO march al ,
o'clock p m, Aug
THE SERVICES
will be those Of the G. 4 r. ritual, Com
mander Bowman of Buford post oficiat-
ing, and there will also be brief address
By one Of the cLaplains. If it's the wish
of the people to prolong the exercises
with further addresses, speakers stands
will be erected at suitable distances
through the square, and short speeches
made By any whom the audience may call
upon. II is the hope and desire that all
citizens will turn out ard do honor to the
illustrious dead
THE MONUMENT FUND.
Saturday evening Manager Murphy, of
the Western Union telegraph Office, re
ceived an order, Of which the appended is
a full text:
To al Western Union Offices and snperintendents:
The executive committee of the West.
ern Union Telegraph company resolved
at its meeting today to subscribe the sum
Of s., O0U towards the fund for monu-
ment TO Gen Grant Ii also resolved that
the managers Of the company should be
instructed to receive subscriptions to the
fund from the public. Please, therefore,
instruct your respective managers by
wire to display in their offices notices to
the effect that hey are prepared TO accept
such contributions and to give informal
receipt therefor, which receipts will sub
sequentiy be replaced by formal receipts
from the committee Of the Grant monu-
ment association, which has been ap>
pointed by the mayor OF the
city OF New York. The sim
plest ws7 10 account for the sub
scriptions will be, think, for each man
ager to provide himself with an ordinary
pass BOOK, Cheap N which, under an
appropriate. heading, he shall request
each subscriber TO write his own name,
his post Office address and tue amount Of
his subscription, and the manager will
give an informal receipt in the following
form, viz:
Received OF - this date the
sum Of do lars az q contribution 10 the
Grsut monument fund, which money is to be sent
to the association having charge OF the fund
through the treasurer Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company This receipt is TO be replaced
later by formal receipt Of the Grant Monun ent
Association.
LSignedl - Msnazer.
Western Union Tel graph Office ST -"
PosTOFFICE ORDERS.
The following order has been issued by
the postoftice department, through First
Assstan POSTMASTER General Stevenson,
to the postmasters OF the union;
In recognition of the nations loss in
Grant. and in participation of Its lament>
alton and expression of reverence for his
honored memory, all postoffices in the
several states and territories Of the union
are ordered to be closed between the hours
of and p m, on Saturday the Sth day
r e.