Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16
AUGUSTANA JUBILEE.
The Various Preparations In Progress at
the College

In the various preparations at Au-
gustana college the great jubilee day
and grand concert are kept more
prominently in view. There being
no auditorium in the twin cities suf-
ficiently large, tent has been pro-
cured. This is about block long
and nearly half block wide. 1t will
be pitched in University park, at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty
eighth street, just below the college
grounds. Seats and chairs will be
provided for 5000, and most of the
space will be floored. The seating
capacity may be increased to 5000,
if necessary as two tents are to be
kept in readiness. The platform will
seat about 600.
The Grand Concert.
The programme for the grand con-
cert cannot yet be announced defin-
itelv. 1t will consist of two English
cantatas, Gade's Zion" and the
Song of THANKSGIVING" by Cowen,
Jubilee cantata in Swedish, COM
posed by DR.. Stolpe, of the Angus
tana conservatory of music; three
Handels Messiah" and finally.
David's Psalm CT, by Wennerberg.
The accompaniment will be pipe
organ and selected orchestra COM
posed of IS members, all of whom are
soloists. A pipe organ of eXtraordi-
nary strength is being built for the
occasion, and will be presided over
by Clarence Eddy, of Chicago. The
chorus Will number about 500,
though it is probable it will be con-
siderably increased should the rail
ways make the reduced rates expect
ed. The orchestra of Bethany col
lege will also accompany certain por-
tions, making thus a double orches-
ira. Prof. Griffith, of the conServa-
| tory, will be in charge of the music.
Friday, June 6, is the date of the
grand concert and jubilee. Fifty cents
will be the admission price for the
concert in the evening. with Il slight
| additional charge for reserved seats.
| Tickets Will be on sale about two
weeks in advance. and announce
ments of time and place will be made
| later. Although the seating capaci-
tv is to be 5000, the demand for
seats promises to be very large. on
| account of the hundreds and thou
sands expected. 1t will be well to
make purchases before the concert
opens For one hour before hand.
an open air concert Will be given by
the Augustana silver cornet band and
the Bethany college band. From the
great dome, newly erected on the
main building. the bands will alter
nate for the pleasure of the thou
sands gathering below. Both of
| these organizations have shown them
selves well drilled, and the unique
| arrangement Will. no doubt, produce
a fine effect.
1t is intended that the great tent
or auditorium should be used for the
jubilee festival Friday and Saturday.
and that the Sunday services should
also be held in it. The lady students
| of the college have been named Il
committee to decorate the various
buildings for the occasion.
1t i unfortunate that the railway
companies should have so much diff
Guilty arranging Worlds Fair bust
ness that other matters are not re-
ceiving the attention they should.
No definite announcement can, as
vet. he made as to reduced rates.
The railways centering in Rock Isl
and are willing to make the most lib
eral concessions in reduced fare; but
as the matter lies with the Western
Passenger association, some outlying
roads are said to be using this oppor-
| tunity to gain certain privileges for
themselves in their own territory.
The matter is in the hands of Prof. a.
W. Williamson, well known as n vet
eran in the matter of railway conces-
sions. and there seems to be no doubt
but that one and one-third will be
the rate for the round trip.
Accommodations Needed
The committee making the canvass
for rooms reports that liberal offers
are being received on all sides. How
ever. more rooms are needed, and
anyone willing to help entertain some
of the visitors should write Prof. p.
NJ. Lindberg. at the college, stating
how many rooms they will let out,
and at what compensation. The min
listers who come are, of course, influ-
entail in their congregations and
neirhborhood, and the lay delegates
and other visitors are generally wide
awake. solid business men. To prop
erly care for 10000 or 10, 600 people
is no ordinary task, and conventions
of this size are now every day occur
rences. Here is an opportunity for
the twin cities to leave n good i'm
preston upon those who come, and
this occasion should not be neglected.
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