The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-07

ehS tN-O"AA5 OiuOA INC pOstOLuCC Will NC
closed between the hours specified there
in:
POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Office of the First Asst. P NJ Gen.
Washington, D. C., July 30, 1885.
ORDER: In recognition of the nations
loss in the death Of General Ulysses S.
Grant. and in participation of its lamen-
tatlon 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 one and five p. m. on Saturday,
the Sth day of August, appointed for the
celebration of his funeral obseQuies.
By order Of the Postmaster General.
A. E. STEVENSON,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
The couaty and city offices will be
closed after II o'clock in the moraing
and business in general will suspend
Today considerable additional draping
is being done. The court house has been
hung in black and many business blocks
along the line of march display the in
sigma of mourning, During the hours of
the funeral the bells all over the city will
toll and minute guns will be fired on the
government island.
The order of the commander in chief
of the G A R. relative to the memorial
services concludes; Consciously march>
ing over the road where only his foot
prints linger, and toward the goal he has
now reached, his comrades of the Grand
Army make to his memory their last fra
ternal salutation. 1t is recommended to
department commanders that a day be
announced in orders upon which the
posts in their several jurisdictions may
meet in open session, or otherwise, that
each comrade may have an opportunity
to pay the tribute Of respect his full
heart prompts. Let the colors ct nation
al and department headquarters and of
the posts be draged. and the usual badge
of mourning be worn by all comrades for
sixty days"
THE PROCESSION
will form on Union sbuare at o'clock in
the following order:
City Marshal with Platoon of Policem men.
hlef Marshal H. c. Connolly and Aids.
| Chaplains Rev. l. W. Read and Rev. j. &. Wright
FIRsT DIVISION.
| NJ irshal DR.. P. Gregg and Aids.
Rodman Rifles.
Artilkfy Company
| All members Of the Grand Army and all Old
Soldiers Residing in or Visiting in
| the County.
SECOND DIVISION.
Band
Marshal. Alderman NJ. NJ Briggs and Aids.
The Mayor. Aldermen and ali other city officials.
/ Representatives of the Press.
Judges ard County Officials.
Rock Island County Bar Assocat on.
/ Rock Island County Medical Society.
| The Library Board.
| Board Of Education.
Representatives Of Augustana College.
! Rock land Business Mems A ssOciation.
The Fire Department.
THIRD DIVISION.
Music.
| Marshal Capt. H. c. Cleayelan1 and Aids.
Masonic Organizations.
| All odd Fellows.
Knights of pythias
Improved Order Of Red Men.
Modern Woodmen.
Ancient Order United Workmen,
United Ancient Order Druids
knights Of Labor.
Knights Of Honor
Rock Island Turn
FOURTH DIVISION
Music
Marshal John W. Welch and Aids.
Old Settlers Society.
| Young Men Christian Association
Independent Order B'ra Birth.
| Ancient Order Hibernians
st Patrick's Benevolent Society.
Western Catholic Union,
Order Railroad Conductors.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
| Brotherhood of Brakesmeu.
All other Organizations Benevolent aud Chaistian
wishing to join in the Procession.
Citizens at Large.
The formation of the procession vii
be:
First division, form on Second avenue
right resting on Nineteenth strest.
Second division, form On Twentieth
street, right resting on Second avenue.
third division, form on Third avenue
right resting on Twentieth street.
Fourth division, form on Nineteenth
street. right resting on Second avenue.
Each division will form in column o
fours, and will be in line resdJ to marcel
at 2 p. N. sharp.
The procession will move down Sec
ond avenue to court house square, wher'
THE SERVICES
will be those Of the IA. r. ritual. Com
mander Bowman. of Buford Post, official
ing. Rev. l. W. Read will be chaplain
and deliver the address of the day. Othe
speakers will be heard if it is the desir