Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-13
FUN AT HOPFIELD.
Woodmen Picnic and Log
Rolling.
TIE PARADE THIS MORNING.


snt and Good Time Despite tho
weather's Interference - Program Of
the Dsy-An Eoioysbie Occasion.
The Modern Woodmen of Rock
Island are having their annual pic
mic at the Hop field grove to-
day and they are observing the &C.
CASTOR MS becomes their craft in true
rustic style. The program embraces
the good, Old fashioned sports insur-
ing unbounded fun to all who par.
ticipate. There are nearly l,U0O
Woodmen in Rock Island and the
ms iority of them have gone out.
The observances of the day opened
with street parade this morning
forming at the Armory at Third ave
nue. anu Sixteenth street under the
direction Of G. +. Gazetteer as marshal
OF the day. The column was headed
by the Tri-City band and included
carriages containing the head officers
present, the local officers of the day
and the heads Of the local camps aud
Rock Island camp 20. Island City
500 and Z. w. Halves 1850, in all
about 800 men. who with the neatly
uniformed Forresters presented an
attractive appearance. The line of
march was north on Sixteenth street
to Second, east to Twentieth, south
to Fourth, west to Twelfth and south
TO the grounds. There an informal
reception was rendered the visiting
head oilice Directors j. n. Reece,
OF Springiield; NJ. Quackenbush. of
Dundee; ex-Director C. L. Hey decker,
of Waukegan. Maj. G. W. Halves,
head clerk, and J. +. Munger, one OF
the chiefs of his clerical forces, also
came down this morning. At
noon the distinguished visitors
came back to the city for dinner
at the Harper house. the party with
those invited to meet them, includ-
ing Gen. Reece and Messrs Quacken-
bush and Hevdecker, +. II. Thomas,
president OF the day, Mayor b. T.
Knox, William jackson. Venerable
Consuls W. e. Maucker, of Camp 90,
.. Beck, Of Camp 500, and p. j. Cary,
OF Camp 1850, j. F. Munger and rep
resentatives of the Rock Island daily
press.
At the Grounds.
This afternoons festivities began
at 9 o'clock at the grounds with
speeches by the visiting Woodmen,
L. II. Thomas presiding. Then there
were The sports of various kinds
concluding with bicycle race over
the course outlined 10 last evenings
ARGUS. starting on Twelfth street
opposite the grounds and extending
to Third, thence east to Thirt. en-, h,
north to Second. west to Twelfth and
then back to the grounds.
Dancing is to be q feature both
afternoon and evening.
George Knox won the race, Walter
Hodgson being second, Harry Sic
men third, Gabe Mosenfielder fourth
and Jacob Simon fifth. Mosenfelder
sustained quite a bad fall during the
race, but without serious conse-
quences.
Rollin Sturgeon won the 1OO-yard
foot race. while George Johnson
''Rastus"-caught the creased pig
The weather was exceedingly i'm
rropi'ious in the early morning and
the effect was exceedingly discourage
ing to the local committees. Never
theless the business houses put out
their bright co!ors. flags were blown
ing from the principal buildings, and
the city presented a very pretty and
welcoming appearance. BY the time
the hour arrived for the procession
the weather assumed more con-
genial aspect, but the earlier condi-
tions prevented the starting OF excur-
sions this way, which otherwise
would have come by steamboat and
by train.
Owing to these unfortunate cir.
cumstances the Woodmen will prob
ably not make their log rolling a sue
cess financially, but their plan Of
public enjoyment is being carried
out fully and those who go out vii.
get the worth OF their money.