The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-09
OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
The Army Of the Tennessee Meeting.
The Exercises at the Theatre
and at the Banquet.

The Army Of the Tennessee Meeting
The Exercises at the Theatre
and at the Banquet.
Next week promises TO be the most
eventful that has ever occurred in Rock
Islands history. The annual meeting of
the Army of the Tennessee, the most
distinguished OF the societies of the civil
war, is to honor the city by its presence
for two days, and the event being one of
national Importance, will naturally bring
TO the city great concourse of people. as
the great and famous officers of the re-
bellion are members of the society, and
many of those living today are to be
present The society meets on the 18th
and 10th. The first day of the
reunion will be devoted in the
morning to business meeting at the
Harper house, while in the afternoon
the society will be the guests of
the County Veterans association on
Vaudrut1's island, when there will be a
barbecue, etc. In the evening the annual
meeting will be held at Harper's theatre.
Gen Chetlain, of Chicago, will deliver the
annual address, aud there will be other
addresses by distinguished men. On
Thursday the Government island will be
visited, a train having been chartered to
carry the society from this city. In the
evening the annual banquet will be held
| at the Harper house, when toaSts will be
responded to by Col. j. f. Howe, of st.
Louis, Maj. J. NJ. Beardsley, of this
city. Ex-Governor Kirkwood, of Iowa,
Gen. John A. Logan, Gen. John G. Black
| and others. Postmaster General Villas
had been invited to respond To the toast,
The President of the United States, but
it will be impossible for him TO attend
and the respondent TO this toast has not
yet been as signed.
| Gen. W. t. Sherman, who has been
president of the society since 1867, will
arrive the first of the week from the north
accompanied by his daughter and take
rooms at the Harper House, which have
been reserved for him. He is returning
by way of the Northern Pacific railroad
via St Paul from the national encamp-
ment, G. A. R, at San Francisco and will
arrive in time to rest few days before
at all the meetings of the society by viz
tue of his office.
OF the County Veterans association,
which has its reunion on Vandruffs isl,
snd September ID, II and Is, Il. f.
Reede will be officer of the first day, T.
s Murphy of the second and John lie,
Quatte of The third.
| Arrangements are now in progress foI
decorating the city during the encamp
mcut. The Harper House is 10 be mag>
Efficiently adorned, as will be the Rock
Island and many other business blocks
and public buildings. The attention OF
the mayor has been called to the coudi,
ton of Union square, which should bt
fixed up and the band stand painted be.
fore the meeting.
! TIL, off al att
ton to dhe city, and nothing should be
left undone TO make it grand success
aud give our distinguished visitors fav-
orable im preston of the city.
RATES.
| No charge for admission TO the enCamp-
ment grounds, on Vandruffs island, Rock
river, on the 18th, 14th and 18th Meal
tickets are twenty-five cents to such as
wish them, and admits anyone to the three
days encampm9nt, meals and tent room
included
The society OF the Army of The Ten
nessee' comprises more than three hun
dred persons, all officers who distinguished
themselves through the war. General
Sherman and Logan at the hcad-all OF
whom are prominent in the history oil
the late war
Mr., VIM. f. Crawford of EdgiDgtoD.
has donated u beef ready dressed for The
Rock Island county Veterans, association
at the coming encampment.
The Rcdman Rifles have been invited
to act as escort fer Gen. Sherman at Van
druffTs island, and will of course accep
the honor.
The Harper House has two new cleo
trio lamps of the Merchants in the diuin.
room to illuminate the banquet bear(