Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-06
ORDER OFTHE DAY.
Plan Of Defeating the New
Court House.
MARCH 81 II RECOMMENDED

fhs 0sasr.l Oatilhs Agreed Upsa b
the Joint 0ab-osnmittses and Usdsg
Coassaerssion Before This Afessnoea,u
Gsasfal Committee HsstisE.
The dedication of the new Rock
Island county court house will be
carried out on plan of simplicity
and impressiveness, II the program
outlined by the joint subcommittee
Of the general committee of the bar.
county officers and citizens ID
adopted. The subcommittee met
last evening at the Office Of Sturgeon
& Marshall in Mitchell & Lynde
building All the members were
present, II. N. Sturgeon being
elected chairman aud Il. p. Simpson
secretary. Wednesday. March 81,
was designated ~ court house dedi-
cation day. and . program adopted
to be observed on such occasion. and
which was submitted to the general
committee at the court house this
afternoon. The design is that court
arrange to be in session at the old
court room at 2 p. m. on the after
noon of dedication day with Judge
G. w. Peasants on the bench, Judges
]. J. Glenn and Hiram Bigelow be.
ing also in attendance, together with
members of the county bar and coun-
ty officers. The board of supervis-
ors is to meet in its room in the new
building and proceed in . body to
the old court room and notify the
court that the new structure is in
readiness for dedication and occu-
pancy. Thereupon Hon C. N. Os-
born, of Chicago, the oldest practic-
ing member of the bar, is to move
adjournment to the new court house,
and In the same connection to make
reminiscent remarks. Judge Pleas
ants in passing on the motion is ex-
pected to make q suitable farewell.
Then . procession is to be formed,
headed by the judges, and followed
Immediately by the bar, then the
county officers, and move to the
new building and into the court
room. Assembled there, Chairman
w. B. Carey, of the board of SUPER
visors. will, with suitable remarks,
present the keys of the new build
ing to Sheriff F. c. Hemenway, who
will at once reconvene court.
In the New BUILDING.
This will be by order of Judge
Peasants, who it is planned will
then call upon Judge Glenn to pre-
side, with Judge Bigelow as associ-
ate. Then an attorney to be selected
later by the subcommittee, if the
plans are approved. will move to ad-
journ court. speaking felicitously to
the motion and devoting himself to
the occasion. Other representatives
of the bar, yet to be assigned, will
follow. It is contemp ated that
Judge Glenn in presiding will make
remarks. and that Judge Bigelow
will do likewise in delivering the
courts ruling on the motion to ad-
journ. The ceremonies, it is pro-
posed to have conducted In due form
of court procedure. but embellished
BY appropriate remarks by the court
bar and representative of the
county board
From 4 to 6 . band concert 10 to
he given in the corridor. interspersed
with vocal music From 6 until z
the building will be closed.
In the evening from until 10 the
entire building 10 to be illuminated
and thrown open to the pub lic for
reception BY the county officers
There will be orchestral music, floral
and patriotic decorations, and the
occasion will partake Of an informal
nature.
At 10 the bar 10 to give q banquet
to tts members and invited guests At
the Harper.
This program will be plain, but
the committee felt il would be the
least expensive. yet 1t the Same time
capable Of being made the most gen.
uine and becoming the event.
VIII ReciAi..a . swamp.
Engineer D. W. Mead. OF Rockford
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