Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-05
The Glorious Fourth.
A Few of the More Notable Gel.
ebrations Reported.
WOODSTOCK CARRIES THE HoN0Rs,

Having the President, Several Cabinet
Officers and Other BIZ: Citizens to Listen
to-A Word or Two from Mr.. Harrison
Tammany Celebrates Her Centennial
with Eclat aud Speeches from Prominent
Democrats - Chicago Scatters Itself
Around Over the Prairies.
= PUTNAM, Conn, July 5.-The little village
of Woodstock, just outside this place, has
never been so honored at any time in its his
tory as it was yesterday. Within its narrow
limits were the president of the United States,
the secretary of the navy, the secretary of
the interior, a justice of the United States
supreme court, three United States senator's,
two United States congressman, and no end
of lesser luminaries in the official world at
Washington City There were also 5000 or
1000 people from the adjacent country
The Meeting at the Park.
At about 9:35 O'clock preparations were
made for the departure TO Roseland park
about mid distant-were the excer cises
were held The band and the Grand Army
escort preceded the carriages containing the
guests, and III this order the procession made
'ay to the park, where 1000 or more
people were gathered in The seats before the
stand, or scattered about the grounds. The
Hon. Charles \. Russell of killinglv who
represents the district in congress, opened
the exercises with few words of welcome,
and prayers We're then offered by the f. B.
Bingham, pastor of the Woodstock Con.
gregational church
The Presidents Address.
The first formal address of the morning
was delivered by the presidentaof the day,
H. ~ DBL
ticut He spoke of THE Day We Celebrate.
Before the applause that greeted his remarks
had fairly died away Governor Buckley in
troduced President Harrison, who was re-
ceived in manner which must have been
fattering even to the chief executive of the
nation. The president spoke briefly, and was
the recipient of most vigorous applause as
he concluded.
He said he had not known that he would be
called upon until just before he left Mr..
Bowen's residence, but would not be so I'M
civil as to decline to express his thanks for
the hearty welcome he had received He
complimented his bearers that their patriot
ism was equal to the effort of riskng the
bad weather that was threatened, but you
will not, am sure, hold me responsible for
the fact that the bureau having these cond-
lions in charge has failed to secure to you
such weather we would have desired to-
day" [Laughter.l
Continuing he said that the United States
from its position was singularly free from
all apprehension of foreign hurt, and that for
that reason our greatest danger was from
ourselves, danger that we should all the
more strive TO obviate and avert He be
lieved in these old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebrations, and was glad to be with them
on such an occasion. He paid compliment
to MIR. Bowen for his iberality in perpetual
ing this Woodstock celebration and closed by
Saying: There are behind me several gentle
men with manuscripts in their pockets who
are burning for utterance [laughterl and
will do again to-day that which | have so
much formed the habit of doing at Washing
ton: give way to senator's and members of
congress" Hearty cheers and cries of
~GoOd "