Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-11
THE PLANS.
Another Important Meeting Of
Woodmen Cornerstone
Committee.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY SELECTED

All Arrangements Wei, I'm Hand and lndi-
cations Point to One Of the Moet Nots-
bic celebrations In the History Of the
Community-A General Holiday 10 Pro
posed.
The Woodmen building corner.
stone ceremony general committee
met again at the city hall Saturday
night, Mayor T. j. Medill. Jr.. pre-
siding. There Was large attend
ance and great interest was mani
tested, and reports from the sub
committees indicated that each had
been busy with its respective duties
during the week. Out of the recon-
mendatiops acquiesced in by the ex-
ecutive committee came o general
outline Of the plan Of exercises for
Woodmen day, April "a. 1t was
agreed that the procession should
start at O'Clock in the afternoon,
the exercises to begin at the corner
stone at 2. Hon. William Jackson
was selected as president of the day
with Gen. William Clendenin. Of Mo.
line. as chief m arshal Of the parade.
the latter to select IL assistant mar
shals from the three cities, and Milan
aid Stewartville.
Order OF the Day.
Following is the order Of the day.
The procession will form at l D. m.
under the direction OF Col. William
Clendenin, marshal, on Market
square, and move west on Second
to Twelfth, south to Fourth, east to
Fifteenth and north to the Woodmen
building, where the exercises will be
carried out:
| Music by Light Guard Band
Invocation. ...;.......Rev. G, Il Taylor, d. ID
Opening Remarks; -. -. William Jackson
Remarks, Gov. John r. Tanner, of Illinois,
| ...... ........a and Gov. L. NJ. Shaw. OF low a.
Laying Of Cornerstone, Mai. c. w. Hawes,
Music by Bieuer;s Band 0'
Address. go. Hon. William Jennings Bryan
| Song by Svea Maze Quartet
Address, Hon. w. A. Northcott, Head Consu
Music by Band
The finance committee WAS in.
structed to raise $1,000 for general
expenses In the three cities, and the
decoration committee presented
plans Of triumphsl arches at TWEEN.
tieth street and Second avenue and
Market square and Second avenue
with general system of decoration,
or plan similar to that employ ed
during the Pythian encampmsnt lss,
year. The Woodmen colors, red.
white and black, will, it is proposed
be displayed on every hand inter
mipgling and alternating with tht
red, white and blue.
General Holiday.
1t is proposed to make Woodmer
day q general holiday in the three
cities, so far as possible, and looking
TO that end resolutions were adopted
requesting the boards of education
of the three cities to give the
schools half holiday on the 9th.
and asking all manufacturing estab.
lishments to suspend for the after
noon.
II is expected that there will be {
great throng Of people in the thre,
cities, as the transportation com
mittee reported having received
already from some Of the roads q rate
Of one fare for the round trip, snc
the committee adopted a reso !utior
presented by Maj. c. W. Halves, head
clerk Of the Woodmen order, asking
of the Western Passenger association
rate OF a cent per mile for every
mile travelled.
The executive and general com
mittees adjourned to meet again q
the city hall Wednesday evening
and the Wednesday evening follow
ling.