Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-17

/ lar services were held at Studebaker
! hall. First Methodist Episcopal church
4 and Fcrty-first Street Presbyterian
I church. But the event Of the day was
i the union services. which were a par
| lament Of religions Eev. II. ". Thorn
as chairman of the thanksgiving COM
( nitttee. presideS.
Following is the programme that was
/ rendered:
/ Organ recital. America -
Hymn How Beauteeus Are Thy
Mountains NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Responsive reading. led by........
.-.---...... Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Anthem. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Charity"
The Lords Prayer. led by....
.-..-Right Rev. Samuel Fallows.
| Anthem March of the Men of Column
! bla-' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Address Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch.
Patriotic hymn. star Spangled Ban
ner.
| Address ............Re Rev. T. p. Hodnett
Anthem. To Thee. O Country"
Address. Rev. John Henry Barrows
Peace Thanksgiving Anthem.
/ Offertory ..................... ORGAN
Patriotic song and chorus. ''Unfurl the
Flag ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Address. Booker t Washington.
National anthem America.
BenedictiOn.. Rev. ]. p. BushiRs CHAM.
Hallelujah chorus. .--.--.-... Messiah"
First Regiment Band and Organ.
Besides the president there We're in
the audience Secretary Bliss and Sec
rotary Wilson. of the cabinet, and
number Of diplomats. The large hall
was crowded from pit to dome, apd
those inside only represented a small
proportion Of those outside All the
standing room in the building was oc-
cupied before the eager people on the
outside were positively refused admit
tance. ana the disappointed ones num-
bered many thousands.
The service was a magnificent one
worthy of the occasion. Especially was
this so Of the music. 1t was directed By
Professor Henry 3. Roney with a
chorus of 200 voices. The choruses were
participated in by members from
nine male and eleven female quartettes.
including the most noted musical Peo-
pie in the city. The grandeur OF the
volume of sound when America was
sung may- be ina gined but not described.
1t was moment in the event which
lifted mems souls out of them.
The applause for the president was
terrific. and at one time he was COM
PEELED to rise in his box and respond to
the frantic cheering of the people. The
presidential party was driven to the
Auditorium at s O'Clock. and all along
the way people lined the streets to watch
the passage of the presidents carriage.
There We're easily 12,COO people within
the Auditorium. The president was
seated in a box on the left side Of the
great hail.
This, morning the president was bHs:ly
engaged until noon receiving Gistin-
guished guests. At noon there was a
reception to the president ct the Uni
versity of Chicago by President Harper
and the students. At $3.50 p. m. today
the programme notes a public reception
held by President Mckinley at the
First regiment armory.
The ChicaCo Press League, an organ
liza ton of the newspaper women of the
city, has established headquarters in
room 4C4 Times-Herald building. The
club viii keep open house during iu-
bilee week and invites all visiting news
paper folk to make the rooms Of the
club their headquarters. General Shat
ter will be entertained by the club some
pvapfuuy during