Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-26
THE VISITING VETS.
Tenth District Old Soldiers
in Reunion.
TWO DAYS MEET COMMENCED.

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A Natural Amphitheatre Provided for At
the Watch Tower Where the Exer-
eiisss Are to He Held Some Prominent
Speakers to He Heard.
The 2-days meeting OF the Grand
Army Veterans association Of the
Tenth congressional district opened
this morning. and until noon the
local reception committee with drum
corps escort was receiving the iu-
coming soldiers of the republic and
their families and escortiDg them to
the rendezvous which had been es-
tabiished in Grand Army hall, on
Second avenue. Aside from those
who came from Graham post. Mo-
line. apd Wentz post. Davenport,
and vari us posts in Rock Island
county, a large number of out of
town survivors of the civil strife ar
rived, many of them accompanied
by their families. and others are ex-
pected this afternoon and eve "ing.
Those from abroad who had r-gis-
tered at BufoId post quarters up to
noon were:
James Warnock. Anawan: Emmett
Underhiil, William Pickham. G. S.
Gage, Prophetstown; II. S. Irving,
Andrew j. Whitney, Geneseo; August
Zshieshe. Arthur Welding. Spring
Hill; ID. Il. Moulton. York Eddy,
Erie; o. Il. Halsted. Hamlet; c. Z.
Walter, Buffalo Prairie; b. F. Love,
Sherrard: Thomas Diller. Sterling
A. Il. F.. Adams. Peter McCarl.
Rapids City; David Clark. Reynolds;
B. Il Davis. j. c. lesser. Foster;
Delos Il Holmes, n. p. Phillips. j. o.
vallahingh-m, Andalusia; David
Virgins, +. ID. Owens. j. Grim. ii
II. Sixburry. c. II. Miller, j. For.
sythe. G.. Dor.t. Cordova; Thomas
HOPPER. W. ID. Yopst. William
Graves. Albany; f. N. Hollister, ID
A. Malarkey. X q llollister, ii C.
Trent. S. j. Allen, j. f. Swisher,
Nicholas Gumber, Z. +. Cox, Por1
Byron; William Reynolds. Eli Rey
nolds. l.. NJ. Sewir, ii. NJ McPher.
son. j. j. Reed. Drury; William Til.
brook. Henry Toner. Pittsburg. Pa.
Isaac Clements, CarbOndale; L. A
Jones. Nelson Grant, La Fayette; ID
p. Taylor. Woodhull; Fred Bach. L.
Sc 1T Brown. CISCO; +. Olson, Bishop
Hill; John Bergstrom, Nekoma; F
Lagerliff. Cambridge; William Fer
man, Hampton.
The meetings are to be held al
Black Hawk Watch Tower. a natural
theatre having been provided fo
directly back of the electric car de
pot, and platform erected facing
south. 1t is an ideal place for pub
lie gathering.
The exercises opened at ? o'clocl
with prayer by Rev. F. W. Merrel'
followed by vocal music by a quar-
tet. Then w. Il. Bruner, in the alb
sence Of Capt. II. Z. cleveland, VIII,
was detained from being present b,
ILLNESS, delivered an address of wei
come. Music followed, when c. j
Searle and Col. Ike Clements spoke
Another vocal selection and musi,
by the Doubt family Tower bant
were next. A telegraphic greetin.
was received from the 112th Illinois
regiment in reunion at Toulon ant
stating that large delegation woul,
come to Rock Island tomorrow
There were 700 people present at tn
Exercises this afternoon.
This evening at the Tower a cam,
fire will be held. at which addresse
will be made by Col. Ike Clements
Ma. II. c. Connolly, f. w. Master
son, ID. o Reid, Maj. }. NJ. Boards
ley and others, interspersed with
vocal selections by Mrs. Minnie Ran
son Barker and the male quartet. ant
instrumental music by the Sym
phony Mandolin club and Prof. Fill
mer.
Tomorrow Observaucee