Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-08
FESTIVAL ATTRACTIONS.
Another Enjoyable Night at the
Rink.
The M. +. Folks Know How to Enter.
tain---The concert and May Pole
Dance. Other Features.

The inclement weather did not inter
fere with the success of the second
night of the May festival at the Rock
Island rink, and an encouragingly large
and an immensely well pleased audience
was present. The first feature was the
May pole drill. and most delightful
entertainment it was. given under
the direction of Mrs. DR.. Geo. E Barth
and the Misses Hattie Jackson and Car.
RE Kemble. The little people participant.
ing were Helen Loosely, and 10 Rosen-
field Laura Brambereer and Eddie Fry
singer; Maud Bear and Bonnie White
May Fergus on and Tollie White; Millie
Schmidt and Fay Harper; Veda Wilcox
and Freddie Loeb; Eva Barber and Oscar
Schmidt; Mile Iglehart and Ollie Bear
Thus coupled and prettily dressed, the
little people wound and interwound the
May pole with gaily colored ribbons and
steps to music by Bleuer's orchestra, pre-
senting an enchanting scene.
Following this came the oncert under
direction Of Prof. G. r. Housed, which
included gloria by the full chorus of
one hundred voices, Holton's Summer
Eve" by the ladies' chorus. "Matona,
Lovely Maiden" and with Sheathed
Swords" BY the full chorus. Mrs. J. F.
Robinson and the orchestra acted as &C.
companists.
FESTIVAL FEATURES.
This afternoon the corn palace was the
centre of attraction.
Everybody admires the corn palace. 1t
is feature that ought to be preserved
Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
musical in which Mrs. Gould, of Moline,
will take part.
Friday afternoon Buford post will at
tend in body. and all old soldiers are
invited to Join the post
The Ladies serve splendid supper
from until each evening Strawber.
ries and ice cream will be served tonight.
The museum, under charge of Capt
Bracket, to the right of the entrance,
contains many interesting novelties and
curiosities.
The COW as well as the handsome
pbeton presented by the SechIer carriage
works, will be auctioned off between 8
and 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This evening Prof. S. T. Bowlby's
grand cor cert will be given, when the
following programme will be presented ::
Bowlby's selected orchestra
piano solo Tarantelle ..................H Heller
VIM. johnson.
Andante de Concert. ......-.....C lareps
Bowlby's selected orchestra
soprano solO) Swiss Echo song .......... Eckert
Miss Minnie Ransom
violin solo D. Otello Fantasia. ......... Ernst
Herr Jacob Reuter-
(Piano quartette) March De Concert. Wollen-
LIST plano Misses Cora Smith and MARY Richards:
I'd piano Mis- ses Belle Folsom and Matte Hem
enway
PART I'd.
overture, Lum Nolksfest. NJ. Carl
B)wlbys selected orchestra
(Piano trio) March from Ruins of Athens
Observation-Disclosures. Beethoven
MAY Larkin Maggie Murphy and Eva Barber
Soprano solo, Best OF ALI. .................N olr
Mrs. Geo. Lambert
(Pfano duet Qui Vive Galop De Concert
'--'.---- jackson
VIM and Hilva johnson
Cello solo) Fantasia .................Lin Under
Prof. II. Fohringer
Piano solo, Cd Rsphsodie Hongroise ....L iszt
Miss Stena Oltmann.
Bowlby's selected orchestra
The new church is sure of erection if it
depends upon the success of the fair.