Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-28
LAYING THE PLANS,
Preparations For the Wood.
men Home Cornerstone
Ceremony.
rR1-O1rY MEETING SATURDAY.

N Executivs Committee App ,in'ed end
fisus For Name rsns sub-commi,tees-
Bryan h Sure to Come TO Mako tie
Principal Address-Or,Iook For IN An.
spicious Occasion.
Responding to invitations seat
out BY Director J. w. White, General
Attorney ]. g. johnson and Head
Clerk c. W. Halves, q committee rep
resentiDg the management OF the
order OF the Modern Woodmen Of
America on arrangements o; the lay
ing OF the cornerstone Of the Wood
mems home in Rock Island, q large
number OF citizens Of the three cities
assembled in tie circuit court cham
bsf ut the court house at 4 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. The meeting
was called BY the committee in or.
der that the plan of the ceremonies
commemorative OF the occasion
might be transferred to the
people OF this immediate vicin-
ity. Maj. c. w. Halves. head
clerk Of the society called the meet
ing to order, and outlined briefly the
object Il the meeting, and in the
same connection referred to the in.
terest in the cornerstone laying that
was being manifested throughout the
jurisdiction Of Woodcrait, informa.
tion having come to him OF the pro.
poted attendance OF delegations from
as far west as Avocs, Iowa. in one
direction. and Kansas City in an
other. But three elements were es.
sential to contribute to the entire
success OF the event-good westher,
reasonable railroad rates and the
presence OF the main speaker. As
the divine providence had always
vouchsafed to smile on the Woodmen
in all that they did. the major felt
there would be no failure in this
respect on this most suspicious oc-
casion in the society's history. As
to the other two requirements ne was
certain there would be no dissppoint-
ment. 1t was desired by the order
that the psople Of this community
have direction Of the ceremony aud
to this end the meeting had been
called. The major tban suggested
Mayor 7. j. Medill. Jr.. as chair ann
Of the meeting. and he was uuani-
mously chosen. 1t was decided to
have one secretary for each of the
three cities. and Z Z. Maloney, Of
Rock Island; Samuel Rosenfeld, Of
Moline, and l.. T. Block, of Daven.
port, were chosen.
Chairman Medill invited an ex-
preston from Chairman j. W. White,
Of the Woodmen committee, as to
what was desired OF the citizens,
and that gentleman spoke at some
length on the purpose Of tho direc-
tors and the plan outlined by the
board. 1t was the desire that the
Modern Woodmen cooperate with
the citizens generally in making the
celebration what il should be. both
to the order and to the city which
had been finally selected by the Du.
buque head camp as the head.
quarters Of the order. The directors
desired to pay certain expenses Incl.
dent to their ceremonies, such as en-
tertaining the head officers Of the
Royal Neighbors, and especially in.
vited guests-members OF the order
like Gov. Hoard, Of Wisconsin, who
are prominent otherwise. and BY
their interest in the order have en-.
deared themselves to the mem bers.
The directors would also bear the
expense OF erecting the stand, and
engage one band, to be known as the
Head Camp band. But there are Ger.
tain details of the work which should
be carried on by the citizens OF this
locality, srd he suggested the ap.
pointment Of committees on program,
Invitation, advertising, trsnsports.
tion, decoration, music, finance and
reception.
Cheesfaliy Coop srste.
States Attorney c. J. Searle moved
that il be the sense OF the meeting
that the citizens OF Rock Island, Mo
lire and Davenport take pleasure IL
cooperating with the Modern Wood
men OF America in the cornerstone
ceremonies. Then followed q run
ming discussion rs to the plan of pro
cedure in which q motion by DR.. G
l.. Eyster. with amendments by Hon
William McEniry and Hon. H. c
Clcaveland for the appointment OF /.
committee OF seven to delegate sucl
sub-committees as may be deemed
desirable. and to serve as . genera
Executive committee, of which tn,
mayor 10 to act IS ex-official chair
man WAS adnnt6d There war,