Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-01
THE CENTENNIAL.
More About Rock Islands Demon
stratiOn.
The Patriotic Exercises Of the Ger
man English SCHOOL,. l.. Haas
Acknowledgements Celebration.

The ARGUS of last evening reported
the Rock Island celebration of the CEN
tennial Inauguration anniversary up u
the sftern BON exercises on the field ives
Of Edgewood park. and in which The
Rodmsn Rifles, of this city, and Com
pany F, of Moline, participated. There
was
| AN IMMENSE CROWD
present - the Holmes syndicate with
It's reduced car accommodations having
all it could do to carry the masses, thai
thronged hat way from the three cities
The military companies met on the
grounds. The exercises partook Of 6
military character. and were very credit
able to the companies Of Rock Island
and Moline, to VIII ose patriotic and pub
lic-spirlted efforts the success is due
The order of the day included guard
mount, battalion drill of the two com,
panies under command of Colonel VIM
Clendenin and led by the Moline Ligh,
Guard band with Reglmental Drum
Major Stoddard at the head. a dress
parade and review. In the way of sports
there was a two-inning game of base bal
between p cked mines from the Rodman
Rifles and Company F., and hich results
ed In the decided victory of 90 to 7 In
favor of Moline. Other sports, includ-
ing few gloved tests of the manly arr
skill complet the amusements. all leav-
ing the grounds highly pleased with the
entertainment.
THE GERMAN ENGLISH SCHOOL.
The crowd that attended the patriotic
exercises by the German-English school
at Turner hall last night, was measured
only by the capacity of the building
Every particle of available space was
taken and the doors were 80 blocked that
1t was impossible to gain entrance after
the hour fer the exercises to commence.
DR.. G. Bernhard announced the pro.
gramme, which opened with an appro.
pirate overture by Bleuer's orchestra.
Then Mr.. Alfred Beck, the teacher of the
German English school, gave carefully
prepared but concise historical review OF
! the country from as far back as the be-
ginning OF the events which led to the
| revolution, to the present day. The
Druids and the Catholic singing society
sang beautifully. THE Lords Day
Then followed tableau, living repro.
duction of Puck's cartoon idea of Uncle
Sam in 1859 and 1889, showing the won
! derful growth the ideal impersonation
had attained in one century. Then fol-
lowed the rendition Of the national an
them. America" Sleuers band carrying
the air. the singing societies, leading ant
the audience joining.
Following this came the Grafton of the
evening BY Joseph L. Haas. Esq, who
delived magnificent eulogy on Wash
lngton, speaking in German with much
force and eloquence on the character Of
the first president. the man who proved
himself the man of the hour in the revo.
lutionary period, by whose gsllantry
heroisrn. grand ability and great military
achievements this free nation was estab,
lished. by whose courage, fesrlessness
and craftsmanship the nation was started
as a nation. Washington was in every
sense what he had been called, the
"FAiHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
The Grafton was delivered with good
effect, and it did great credit to Mr.
Haas.
A handsome and well acted tableau
representing Washington inaugurated by
Columbia. was then presented. City CLERK
Robert Koehler appearing as Washington
and Miss Lottie Woltman as Columbia,
and thirteen little girls dressed in white,
with sasheI bearing the names of the
thirteen or ginal states. After the pre-.
sentation Of the tableaux. the singing 80,
cieties grou ped themselves about Colum-
bia and sang the inspiring patriotic an
them, 1.-THE Red, White and Blue" the
band and all joining in the chorus in q
manner that made the building fairly
tremble, grand closing for the German
English sch DOLLS patriotic demonstration.
AT REYNOLDS.