Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-06

day Morning Decorations Will Ne Elab-
crate.
Next week includes the dates Sc,
for the 18th annual national encamp.
ment of the Union Veterans Union in
Rock Island. Aug. 9-l2 inclusive.
Visitors will begin to arrive in Rock
Island Monday morning. and the day
Will lie devoted TO the reception ol
delegates and other guests. and their
assignments to quarters. The recep.
ton committee will be expected to
meet at the bureau of information.
where Secretary Burns will lie pre-.
pared to furnish all the desired infor.
nation, Monday morning. The head.
quarters of the national command
will be ut the Harper house.
Tuesday occurs the opening exer-
cises in the entertainment of the
Union Veterans Union at Harper's
theatre, which has been beautiful,
decorated for the occasion. The pro-
gram will include music by Bleuer 9
orchestra, invocation by Rev. II. +.
Sweet. 5. L. d., vocal music under
the direction of Prof. &. X. Housed.
greeting in behalf of the city of Rock
Island by Mayor L. j. Medill. Jr.. and
the state by Gov. John X. Tanner. re-
spouse by Gen. H. l.. Street. and an ad-
dress probably by Gen. +. j. Henderson.
There will be an orchestral selection by
Bleuer's band in conclusion.
Tuesday afternoon the convention
opens at the theatre 1T =. and at 3
there is TO be trolley excursion of
the three cities and to the Tower.
while in the evening a war concert is
to be given at Harper's theatre under
the direction of Prof. G. X. Housed.
The Parade.
Wednesday morning. occurs the
grand prrade, under charge OF Capt.
II. G. Cleaveland, marshal of the day.
The line will start from Third avenue
and Twentieth street at 10 O'Clock and
move south to Fourth avenue. thence
east to Twenty-third, south 10 Seventh.
west to Twentieth. south 10 Tenth.
countermarch north on Twentieth to
Sixth, west on Sixth 10 Eighteenth.
north TO Third, east to Twentieth.
north to Second. west TO Twelfth. south
to Third, east to Fifteenth, and thence
to Harper's theatre.
In the afternoon there will bs \
business session of the U. v. u. AT
Harper's theatre with campfire in the
evening ut saengerfest hall. Daven-
port. Thursday morning occurs the
excursion TO Rock Island arsenal at
8 O'Clock: at ~ O'Clock business ses-
sion at the theatre, and at = D. m.
excursion on the Mississippi and Hen
nepin canal; and at 8 p. IN. campfire
at Moline. Friday it is expected the
installation of new officers will occur.
and the adjournment of the encamp-
ment.
Composition Of the Committees.
The various committees are COM
posed as follows, and all members
may have the proper designating
badges by calling on Secretary Burns
at the bureau Of information. Harper
house block:
Executive-Hon. T. j. Medill. Jr..
chairman. Capt. H. G. Cleaveland. V.
Dauber, +. j. Burns.
,Finance-Capt j. NJ. Beardsley,
chairman; Capt. A. NJ. Blakesley,
Gustav Stengel, +. c. Hemenway.
Charles McHugh. S. S. Davis. Otto
Huber. W. c. Mauckcr, Louis Salz-
mann, Eugene Burns.
Hotels-George +. Bailey. chair
man; j. &. Junge, +. ii. McNcvin,
6. W. Cash, John Herbert.
Invitation-Judge W. Fl. Gest. chair
manu. c. +. Gaetjer, Hon. William Nc
Entry, Charles j. Searle. Maj. ii. c.
Connolly, ]. H. Reddington. l.. c.
Daugherty, j. F. Robinson. F. G..
Denkmann, DIR. S. &. Plummer.
Program and Printing-Dr. J. p.
Comegys, chairman; II. p. Simpson,
Walter johnson.
Exercises-Charles J. Searle. chair
man; Hon. Z. W. Hurst, Joseph l..
Haas.
Halls and Decoration F. q.
Young, chairman: Richard Cramptop.
Frank Collins. Sam X. Wright.
Meyer e. Rice, Henry c. Krell. Louis
kohn, James b. Eckhart. W. r.
Hartz. Hugh A. Mcdonald.
TranspOrtation-Gen. +. M.Wilcox.
chairman; II. ID. Mack. Hiram S. Cable.
Frank Plummer, L. ii. Greer.
Music-Prof. G.. X. Housed. chair.
man; b. F. Boydston. ST. Bowlby. s.
j. Collins, John s. Stewart. {. j.
Taylor, j. ii. Saunders. Richard Sber-
wood, Henry ID. Folsom, Emil Jacob
son, {. A. Larson. C.. l.. Ackerland.
Mrs. j. Frank Robinson. Mrs. Ella
Won Kockeritz, Mrs. Charles McHugh.
Mrs. 1. Is. Reidy, Miss Annabell New
ton, Miss Anna Bowen. Miss Miriam
Haverstick, Miss Frida Lindgren.
Reception-T. j. Medill. Jr.. Henry
Carse, b. +. Knox. v. NJ. Banding
Thomas Murdoch. j. NJ. Buford. VI.
McConochie, Col. Henry Curtis
Maj. Stanhope Z. Blunt. Can't. G.
McD. Townsend, c. w. Foss. Mai. J.
NJ. Beardsley. l.. 5. McCabe. j. NJ.
Roseniieid. &. B. Marshall. William
Jackson. j. Z. Surman, L. Il. Davis.
r. +. Parmenter. Charles Oswald.
K e. Beck. Horst Won Koeckriiz. J.
A. johnson. II. II. Lohse. John p.
Weyerhauser, Is. Winter. Frank Mix
ter, Charles Bleuer, DIR. W. II. Lude-