Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
THREE LINK MEN.
Odd Fellows Parade at the
Worlds Fair City.
COMPETITIVE DRILLS AT THE PARK

Arrangements for the Great Procession
Patriarchs Militant Compete for Honors
Daughters of Rebekah Hold a Meeting
Arrival of Dublin's Land Mayor to Cele-
brate Irish Day-A Royal Astrian In
cOgnito-Fair Notes.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Today there are moro
Odd Fellows in this city than ever were
known before. and the reason is that it is
Odd Fellows day at the Worlds fair. In
fact, the knights of the three links have
taken possession of both the city and Jack
son park. One OF the features of the cele-
bration takes place this afternoon, the
grand parade, beginning at p. m. Gen
eral John c. Underwood is the comman-
der-in-chief. The headquarters of the
parade will be at the Victoria hotel, corner
Van Buren street and Michigan avenue.
and the civilian and militant staff reported
mounted and equipped for duty on Lake
Front park in front of headquarters and
north of the viaduct. The parade will be
organized to consist of the militant and
several civic divisions All Patriarc hs
Militant commands will report in Lake
Front park, north of Columbus statue and
| south of the viaduct. From the number
of black anu gold uniformed men in town
| this morning it is safe to say that the par
ade will be sumner,
! Make-op of the Parade.
The first or Chicago division of the civic
column, General J. p. Ellacott, marshal
in CHIEF, commanding, will comprise four
, hrlGSdes; the second or Indiana division,
J Colonel w. II. Leedy, marshal-in-ch;ef,
commanding, Indiana lodges; third divis-
ion, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
kentucky and Tennessee; fourth, Kansas
AMI Missouri; fifth, Iowa, Nebraska and
Colorado; sixth, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Ontario; seventh, (graud lodges officers
and grand representatives in carriages,
| The whole will be headed by mounted and
! foot police and the line of march will be
| on Michigan avenue to Sixteenth street.
| 1t will be reviewed at the Columbus statue
| on the lake front
Patriarchs Militant Drills.
! The day began at jackson park in the
J stock pavilion, WI ere the Patriarchs Mill
| tant engaged in competitive drills AT
| the same time the Daughters of Rebecca
| held reception in Recital hall, Later
the other Odd Fellows will land at the
| Casino pier from the steamboats, and
march TO Festival hall, where the exer-
cises are held. At $50 p. IN. the Daugh-
| ters of Rebecca will hold exercises in
Music hall, where welcoming addresses
and responses will be made and an Grafton
! will be delivered on the order by Rev: +.
W. Evans, deputy grand master of Iowa.
! Tomorrow the celebration will be contin-
| ued in seeing the sights at the fair and
other festivities.
Very Large Attendance for Mondsy.
Yesterday the attendance broke the rec
ord for Monday. The weather was decid-
edly arctic, but clear, and 1796S6 paid
\ their way into the grounds. Today it
| looks as though Tuesdays record was 60
| ing TO smash also. There was a distin-
guished arrivl yesterday which will be a
drawing card for the Irish celebration Sat
urday. In the morning a large delega-
tion of "city dads" went out on the train
| and met Lord Mayor Shanks, of Dublin.
| He and the committee arrived at 5:45 D.
IN. and were immediately escorted by a
troop of mounted police and the alder
manic committee on reception to the Pal
mer House, which will be his headquar-
ters while in the city. The lord mayor is
accompanied by his wife and several we'll
i known lrishmpu