Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
A HEARTY WELCOME.
Gen. Flaglef's Reception at Daven-
port Last Night.
An Elaborate AFFAIR In which Rock
Island and Moline Were Rep.
sented-The Twin-City
Reception Today

Gen. D. w. Flsgler. chief of ordnance,
U. s. army, was flttingly honored at the
rooms of the Davenport Business Mems
association last evening. The Pmte
club did the honors of the occasion, the
rooms Of the Business Mems association
being thrown open to the club for that
purpose.
Last evening at s o'clock the regular
meetir g of the Davenport Business Mems
association was called to order by Presi-
dent Marks. The attendance was unus,
ually large. The chairman stated that the
routine business of the association would
be deferred to this evening, and called
upon the committee previously appointed
to report.
B F. Tillinghast fer the com mittee
presented the following preamble and
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, After an absence of more
than five years from the business and so
cial circles of Davenport, Rock Island
and Moline. Gen Daniel W Flsgler has
returned to the scenes formerly so famil>
lar, therefore be it resolved by the Dav-
| export Business Mems association:
/. That we have great pleasure in the
| opportunity of meeting Gen Flagler and
| in exte ndiug to him in behalf of the bust
ness public hearty welcome to Dsven-
port.
2. That in his Is years as commands
ant at Rock Island arsenal period OF
| greater length than the combined terms
| of all other commsndants at that post
we see enduring evidence of his capacity
| as an officer and skill as a constructive
| engineer.
8. That in his successful efforts to
fsbricate stores and equipments for the
army at the National Arsenal here we
| find practical demonstration of the
manufacturing advantages of this center.
4 That in his promotion OF the high
Office of chief OF ordnance of the United
States army there is q recognition of his
| disting lished services both in war and
peace for 80 years.
That we congratulate the country
in having at the head of the ordnance de-
! psrtment an officer who so thoroughly
| compre bends the necessity for completing
and operating what was designed to be
the gre at arsenal of the Mississippi val-
ley.
6. That this association now adjourn
in honor of Gen. Flagler's visit to these
rooms, and that the members pay him
their respects in body.
The reception to Gen Flagler imme>
diately followed, and for an hour the gen.
eral received the compliments and con-
gratulations of representative citizens Of
the three cities. A banquet followed
which cid justice to the Piute club as an
entertainer. and to which the guests of
the evening did full justice. Of those
present the Democrat says:
On the east wall hung the banner Of
| the Piue club. On the other sides
of the hall were the stars and
stripes. completely covering the walls.
| The tables had been loaded down with
| everything calculated to please the eye
| and tempt the palate. In the center of
| each was q candelabra in which burned
wax car dies. and roses had been used pro-
fuselY IN decoration. The salada had
come from Kinsley's, Chicago. while
| more III IN one local caterer had contrib
| uted toothsome delicacies.
Seated around the tables we're Hon.
| Charles 81 Deere, Capt. W. G. Bennett,
president Of the Business association,
John w. Goode, P. s. McGlynn. editor
| of the Dispatch, and W. R Moore, all
OF Moline; DR.. W. A Paul. Walter
johnson, editor Of the Union. William
jackson president of the Citizens Im-
| provement association, J. W. Potter,
editor OF THE ARGUS, Fred Haas. Capt.
John Peeiz, Will K. johnson, David Don,
J. Fred Kinney and c. Tegeler, all OF
| Rock Island; and the following army
officers from the island and elsewhere:
Capt. nj w. Lyon. Capt M. ]. Grealish,
Lieut.. John T. Thompson. Lieut..
Darlington of Arctic fame. nov
stationed at Fort Riley. Lieut.. Galbraith.
G. ]. Brown and W. o. Groben.
The rest of the company was composed
| of members of the Piute club and Bush
| ness Mems association together with in
vited citizens.
During the banquet the Venetian Man.
dolin orchestra furnished delicious music
| and the hum of conversation WAS as steady
| as the music of bee hive. There was
delicious absence of all formslity and set
speeches, but before leaving the tables
President Petersen, of the Piute club,
proposed the health Of the distinguished
guest of The evening and it was drank in
| silence.
It was after II o'clock when the good
nights were spoken and the guests dis
persed to their homes.
A general committee Of the Piute club
| in charge Of the reception was composed
of A. w. vanderveer. Hon. John c. Bills
and Col. George W. French. As usual
| the Piutes were themselves, ard Mr.. Van,
deryeer demonstrated his ability to give
Ward NcAllister pointers on how to
gracefully entertain.
This afternoon from TO the twin
cities tender Gen. Flagler an informal re-
ception at the Harper to which the public