Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-26
T0M0RR0W'S EVENT.
Plans For the Woodmen Building
Cornerstone cere.
mony.
TIE GENERAL ORDER OF TIE DAY.

Mr.. Bryan Will to n Certainty he
Here and All Indications Point Now
to the Greatest Celebration In Rock
Islands History---The Banquet at the
Tower Inn.
Tomorrow will he Woodmen's dav
in Rock Island. when will occur the
celebration toward which the people
of Rock Island. the tri-cities and the
Woodmen order have been looking for
so long. Despite all the discourage
ing circumstances that have developed
in the past few days to diminish the
attendance originally contemplated
the condition of the weather. the
belated action of the railroads in
offering reasonably low rates and
later uncertainty for day as to Mr..
Bryan's coming-the event gives
every promise of being the greatest
in the citys history. 1t will without
doubt be the most notable affair the
Woodmen order i'm this section has
ever enjoyed.
Rock Island will he decorated i'm
gala attire. The system of street
decorations adopted is to he on an en-
tensive and magnificent scale. and a
the national colors are the ones
adopted for this occasion. the spirit
of the times should suggest the gen
eral cooperation on the part of business
men generally which is anticipated. all
contributing to the giving of the
streets an appear nee never before
witnessed here he schools will
close in the aft IN. and business
will generally END.
The celebration will open AT in
the afternoon. when the procession
will form on Spencer square under
the direction of Chief Marshal Glen
denim.
The Formation and Column.
The formation and marching col
unn is appended:
FIRST DIVISION.
In charge Of L. p. Nelson. assistant marshal.
1 forms on Twerticth street. right resting ON
l Second avenue. Platoon Of police. Bleucr :
| band. General William Clendenin. chief mar.
| shal; Assistant marshals. In charge of Col
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| GERS. speakers and guests In carriages
SECOND DIVISION
In charge of Assistant Marshal John A. Read.
| ing. forms on south side of Third avenue RICH,
| resting on Third avenue. east OF Twentieth
street Petersons band. Male employees oi
head offce. Supreme officers. X. y. OF A. Of
| fcers K n. Of A. camps, Davenport. Moline
and Rock Island. Lady employees of head Of
fee.
| THIRD DIVISION.
In charge of Capt. ii. c. Cleaveland forms
| on south side of Third avenue west of Twen.
| tieth street. right resting on Twentieth street
| Strasser band. Visiting Camps of Modern
| WOodmen OF America.
FOURTH DIVISION.
In charge OF Col T. l. Cameron. forms or
north side Of Third avenue. east OF Twentieth
street, right resting on Twentieth street. OF
| America
FIFTH DIVISION.
In charge Of Assistant Marshal r. T. Morgan
forms on east side of Twentieth street. south
OF Fourth ,, avenue right resting on Fourth ave
Modern Woodmen of America
| sixth DIVISION
In charge OF Major W. T Channon forms on
Fourth avenue west OF Twentieth street righl
resting on Twentieth street. Tri-City band
Rock Island camps Modern Woodmen OF Am
erica
SEVENTH DIVISION.
Forms on north side of Fourth avenue wesi
OF Twentieth street, right resting ON Twenti
eth street.
The line of march will lie as follows
South on Twentieth to Fourth. cas-
on Fourth to Twenty-third, south 81
Twenty-third tn Seventh. west on
Seventh to Twentieth. south on rwen
tieth. counter march back to Seventh
west on Seventh to Nineteenth. nortl
: on Nineteenth Ia Third east on Thir,
to Twentieth, north on Twentieth I,
Second, west on Second to Ninth
south on Ninth To Third. west OF
Third to the Woodmen building.
The Cornerstone Ceremonies.