Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-19

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"Old Glory is Everywhere.
The first thing to attract the attention
of the Grand Army visitors is the waving
stars and stripes. No matter which way
they move the glorious emblem of the
United States and bunting of all colors
meet their eyes. The decorations all over
the city are elaborate and artistic, business
houses and private dwellings being well
ornamented. The government buildings,
however, show the most prominent speci-
mems of the decorators art. The state, war
and navy buildings are elaborately deco
rated with the national flag arranged in
many artistic ways The executive man
sion is handsomely decorated. From the
roof of the porte cochere hang festoons of
bunting, while from the shield in the
centre, red, white and blue streamers are
drawn to the bases of the supporting pillars,
on each of which is a shield bearing the en-
blem of one of the army corps. Over the
main doorway hangs large painting of a
G. \. r. badge surrounded by flags. In the
east room the curtains have been replaced
by United States flags, the presidential
portraits remaining undecorated.
Treasury and Interior Building.
The numerous granite columns of the
treasury look very bright, each being
wrapped with a large United States flag.
Each apex of the cornices bears military
device outlined in electric lights and at
either entrance stands a column draped in
the national colors. The department Of
justice is prettily decorated, numerous flags
being festooned on its front. The marble
exterior of the interior department forms
an imposing background for the decora-
tions. The designs for the interior
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Clerk Tanner, greets the eye as one enters
the door. On the wall opposite the
trance is portrait of Secretary Noble, the
center piece. Just above it is a star. the
insignia of the rank of brigadier general,
while below it is a large vase containing
bright bunches of golden rod.
In John Wananlaker's Domain.
The postoffice department in anticipation
of large number of visitors principally
postmasters throughout the country who
served under the stars and stripes, has
prepared pleasant reception for them in
the form of decorations On the street
side of the building are flags and streamers
and in the centre is likeness of President
Lincoln, with pictures of Generals Grant
and Sherman on either side. The Seventh
street side of the building is similarly
adorned, with the portrait of General
Logan, while over on the + treet entrance
the likeness of General Sheridan is embodied
in the national colors. Nearly all the
rooms on the main floor have undergone a
change and the bright colors present a
striking contrast to the usual work-a-day
appearance about the building.
The Two Reviewing Stands.
The president stand is located on Penn
sylvania avenue directly in front of the
treasury department. 1t is handsomely
decorated and will accommodate 500. The
stand of Commander-in-Chief Palmer is in
front of the war department. Across the
streets traversing Pennsylvania avenue are
long lines of flags in the center of which is
a shield bearing the name and coat of arms
of one of the states. The river front is
robaI in HaccS and ppDnrntS