Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-25
OJR SOLDIER DEAD.
Arrang ements for Memorial Day
Completed.
The Observaaces In Rock Island and
at che National cemetery uford
Post I'm Charge.

| the cities OF h0ck island, davenport anO
Moline decided upon plan of uniting in
the annual Memorial day observances al
the national cemetery on Rock Island
The first year Buford post of Rock Island
} was mas ter of ceremonies, the next year
Graham of Moline. and last year Wentz
of Davenport. acted in that capacity.
This season it lie Buford's turn again. and
the general programme for next Thurs
day has been agreed upon, both for the
local exercises at the county soldiers
monument and the general demonstration
on the island
Capt. W. j. Ransom is to be marshal
OF the day for both observsnces, his aids
being Maj. G. W. Halves aud Messrs. ].
j. Reimers and ]. W. WEIGH for Rock
Island; Col. W. E. Stephens, Levi
Cralle and D. G. Daggett. of Moline, and
E. b. Hazen and A. r. Mccullough, of
Davenport.
| The arrangements are that at 8 o'clock
a. m. the procession will form on Union
Square under the direction of Marshal of
the Day Ransom, and the various so~
cieties which are to participate proceed
down Second avenue headed by platoon
OF police under command of Marshal
Miller to Court House Square, where the
order about the
| COUNTY SOLDIERS MONUMENT
will be as follows:
Reading Of general'orders.
Prayer by Rev. H. c. Leland
Nearer My God to Thee" by Eckhsrt's Great
| Western band
Song by he school children of building No. 1
under the direction of Principal C. L. Perry
| Remark by Patrick Gregg
Declamstion-"Columbia's Soldier Dead " Miss
Clara JOIN ston.
Selection-Eckhart's band.
| Remark by N. NJ. Sturgeon.
Declama tion-"The Private that Carries the
Gun"-by Fred Pollard
| Music BY Bowby's quartette
| RecitatiOn-"The Blue and the Grayn-Rod
| Sturgeon.
school chorus under direction of c. L. Perry.
6emarkt by Princi pal W. II. Hatch.
Grand army ritual ceremonies Commander
| Thos. Campbell
Martial music by Buford post drum corps
| Gnorus-"Come Cover them Over with Beauti-
Iui flower5-S ;hool children, under direction Of
| frlucipal kirkpatrick, of Building No. 8.
Salute by squad from Rodman Rifles.
| VI America by the assembly,
benediciion by Rev. Geo. L. Plat.
In the afternoon the posts of Rock
Island ard Davenport will go to Moline
where procession will be formed and
the line If march taken up to the
NATIONAL CEMETERY
on the is and, where Buford post will
conduct The exercises. There will be two
bands of music in line as well as two
drum corps. The exercises will be pre-.
sided over by Gen W. A. Schmitt, who
after calling the assemblage to order. will
read the orders of the day, and then will
follow the appended programme:
Dirge by Eckart's Great Western band
Selection by Bowlby's Glee Climb.
Prayer BY kev. A. B. Medium.
Selection. Bowlby's Glee Club.
Grafton by Rev VIM. McPheeters
Selection. Moline Light Guard band
Distribution OF flowers over the graves Of the
soldiers.
Ritualst C work
Benedict on by Rev McPheeters.
MEMORIAL THOUGHTS
Mr.. j. H. Beselin has thoughtfully
placed at the disposal of the committee
on arran gements. the old s. V. hall on
Second avenue between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets, where flowers may be
left for memorial day. The annual ball
of tie fire department occurring on the
Goth, it will be impossible to secure Ar
mory hal for this purpose, as is custo>
mary.
Tomorrow morning occurs the memoir
ial services at the Central Presbyterian
church with sermon befittiag the occa-
sion by Rev. A. B. Medium.
Princira. Perry. of Building No. /, is
drilling chorus to sing at the soldiers
monument in the morning.
All persons having flowers to present
are requested to preserve them and send
them to the old s. V. hall Wednesday
evening.
The local observapces will be the most
interesting Rock Island has ever had