Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-04
A GREAT FETE DAY.
Tomorrow's hospital Corner
Stone Ceremonies.
PROMISING MILITARY PAGEANT.

The Organic stscDs CompOefnS tho Column
and the Exc rc,ses ut the watert ,wn Site
"A Notable occasion Lac OF March,
Etc.
Tomorrow will be fete day for
Rock Island county.
The occasion will be the laying of
the corner stone for the Western
ho- pital for the insane at Water
town, and the plans Of the cities of
| Rock Island and Moline to make the
event in keeping with the import
ance which attaches to it will be car
ried out. These provide for grand
military processi N in the afternoon.
headed by the governor and staff
forming on Fifteenth street and Sec
ond and Third avenues under the d.
rection Of Gen. william Clendenin,
grand marshal, and aids, Col. Edward
Kittlesen. Col. 2. c. Simmon. Col.
H. Kohler, Capt. Hugh Mcdonald,
Capt William Stewart. The orders
for the day are:
the Sixth regiment. l. n. e., and
Company B, Iowa n. e., will form
on Third avenue west of Fifteenth
street, and right resting on said
street.
The Sec lnd battalion Naval Re-
serves will form on the left of the
Sixth regiment.
The carriages for the trustees,
board OF supervisors. city councils
OF Rock Island, Moline and Daven-
port, and for the mittees, will
report at the Harper house to A. F..
Vinton, aud as soon as occupied will
report to Col. II. kohler, corner of
Second avenue and Fourteenth street.
Members Of the above bodies will re-
port at Harper house to A. F. Vim
ton at lbs p. m. sharp.
| Civic societies will report to Capt.
Hugh Mcdonald at the corner Of >ec-
ond avenue and Sixteenth street and
form on Sixteenth street, south of
Second avenue with right resting on
said avenue.
Citizens in carriages will report to
Capt. William Stewart, at corner OF
Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street,
and form on Fourth avenue, west,
with right resting on Sixteenth
street
Cycling clubs will form on left OF
citizens in carriages.
The Column
The column will be made up as
follows:
Platoon of Rock Island and Moline Police.
Marshal and Aids
Brass Band.
Sixth Regiment l. y. G.
Naval Reserves.
Gov Altgeld and Stan
| Trustees OF the Hospital.
| Ladies Of the Stan.
| Board of Supervisors.
Mayors and Aldermen OF Rock Island ant
| Moline.
| Other Municipal Officers.
| Invited Guests.
| Executive and Reception Committees.
| Brass Band.
| Civic Societies
| Citizens in Carriages.
The line of march will be east on
Second avenue to Twentieth, south
to Fourth, east TO Twenty-third
south to Fifth avenue and east,
through Brooks crossing to Third
avenue, Moline, and thence to Twen.
Ity-second street. that city, where the
column will turn south to the rail.
road tracks and take train tc
Watertown. Returning the guest.
of honor will have the use Of the
steamer George NJ. Walters for a ride
down the river over the rapids and
possibly inspecting the Hennepir
canal before reaching Rock Island.
| At the Grounds.
The exercises at the grounds will
be as follows:
| Music by bands.
Announcements by Hon. c. H Deere. master
OF ceremonies.
| Prayer 10y Rev. X +. Sweet
| Address on the legislative act by T j
| Medlll, Jr.. president OF board of trustees
| Music by the Syea Gee club.
| Laying Of the corner stone. with address b,
Gov. Altgeld.
| Music. America 80
| Bcncdiction by Rev. ] s. Cummings
| Caring Foe the Suiaierp.