The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-26
DECORATION DAY.
Memorial Observances In the City and
on the Government lsland Next
Saturday.
IN THE CITYs

Clucu uPoh no he"oitoif uoy "h WV tno
state this year. will be ! holiday OF unu-
sua! interest in Rock Island. Buford
Post, having in churgf the tri-city cere-
monies at the national cemetery on the
island as well as the hsual decorations in
the city, will make tie event one of great
importance to >thia city. On Satur.
day morning at 0 O'clock. Buford Post,
G. A. R., is to assemble at headquarters.
while the various other military societies
and the civic organizations are requested
TO meet at their respective halls and pro-
ceed to Union square, where the process
sion will be formed The officers OF the
day will be;
Chief marshal--S ID. Cleland.
Aids C. G. Dack. John Ohlweiler,
Walter Dauber
The order of the procession will be:
|. Bleuer's Band.
2. Escort Rodman Rifles
g. Mayor and City Council.
A. Visiting Posts G. A. R.
8. Visiting military companies.
6. Visiting societies.
Z. Knights of Pythias.
s. Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
8. Knights Templar END Masonic
orders.
10. Ancient Order of United Works
men.
II, Rock Island Turner Society.
12. Rock Island Fire Department,
10. Rock Island Police Department.
Ia. Other societies and organizations
under their respective leaders.
Is. Gen. John Buford Post G. A. r.
and all ex>soldiers and visiting comrades
under command of Jas. W. Bracket,
Commander of Post.
IS Beardsley Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans.
. II. Father Matthew Juvenile Temper
ahce Society.
49, Sabbath and Public School children
under command of their respective
superintendeDls and teachers.
80 Citizens on foot and in carriages.
The procession will proceed down
Second avenue TO Court House square,
when the following programme will be
carried out at the
COUNTY SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
/. Music by the band (Dirge).
9 Prayer by Rev. |. w. Read.
3 Decoration ceremonies by Gen
John Buford Post No. 243, G. A. r &C
cording TO the ussges of the order
4, Hymn-"My Country lis of Thee.
3. Benediction.
AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Gen. John Buford post of Rock Is
land August Wentz post of Davenport
and Graham post of Moline, G. A. R.
together with all societies and organiza'
tons who will unite with il
decoration ceremonies at the Nstiona
cemetry on Rock Island are requested t.
meet promptly at 2 o'clock p, n, at Mo
line, where the procession will be formed
BY S. D. Cleland. chief marshall, assisted
by August Reimers, of Davenport, T. D
Wheelock, of Moline, and c. G. Dock
John Ohlweiler and Walter Dauber. O
Rock Island. as aids. The march will bt
taken up to the cemetery, formation t.
be as follows:
1. Marshal and aids.
2. Bleuer's band.
g. Escort Rodman Rifles.
4. Reception committee with Hon
Clark E Carr, of Galesburg. orator o
the day, and Rev j. w. Reed, of Rocl
Island, chaplain.
5. August Wcntz Post, g. A. R.. Of
Davenport.
6. Woman's Relief Corps, of Daven
port.
7. Sons of Veterans. of Davenport
$. Graham Post, G. A r., of Moline
.. Woman's Relief Corps, of Moline
10. Cadet Corps, of Moline.
II. Visiting Posts G. A. r.
12. Visiting military companies.
IS, Uniformed societies.
IA. Gen. John Buford Post G. A. X.
of Rock Island.
Is. Beardsley camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, of Rock Island
ID. Societies OF Moline.
II. Societies of Davenport.
IS. Societies of Rock Island.
10. School children.
20. Citizens.
AT the cemetery there will be the fol
lowing order of exercises:
/. Music-Band.
2. Prayer-Rev. l. w. Read.
8. Address-Hon. Clark Z. Carr, o
Galesburg.
4. Music-BaDd.
3. Decoration Of the graves.
6. BeneGiction.
Trains will leave Rock Island from
the G., B. IL @. depot for Moline a
1890 and $50 p. m.
Other Rock Island papers please copy
l. N. @.
Yesterday morning the adjutant gen