Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-09
TONIGHT's WAR CONCERT.
Musical Event In Connection with the
Encampment at the Theatre.


Tonight occurs the grand war con-
cert at Harper's theatre. 1t promises
to be fine musical treat. Features
will be the singing of a chorus of 100
voices, under the direction OF Prof.
6. X. Housed, drills, the Rappahannock
band, solo by Spencer Robinson, etc.
The program arranged is as follows:
Assembly Call. ............. Bleuer's Orchestra
Eighteen seventy-six. ......................
c. NJ Carstedt and Chorus
Red, White and Blue Maj .Hendershott andS on
Marching Through Cuba.
5 j. Collins and Double Quartet
Mother of Old Glory ..........-..... Mary futile
Hail Columbia ............. ....... Male Chorus
The Star Spangled Banner ................
Mrs. Won Koeckritz and Chorus
" ''' Mai. r. ii. Hendershott
The wall of a Boy. Virgil Jacobs
Lead On. q Flag. Double Quartet
The Volunteers Answer.
Miss Mary Yeager and Chorus
American hymn ........ ........... Male CnOrus
Phil Sherdan'S Fayorite March. ..........
Mai. Hendershott and Son
Pats Patriotic SolilOquy .............O Oscar Lay
The Red. White and Blue
Mr.. W. +. Bradley and Chorus
lie Reeve d Armour. ........................
Edith Housed and Bleuer's Band
Flag Drill ,i Conducted by MR. Jasoh,
The Battle Cry Of Freedom. ............
Spencer Robinson and Chorus
William Waters. Director
America.
Taps
The Parade Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning the delegates
will visit the Rock Island arsenal and
then follows the parade at 10 O'Clock.
Tomorrow 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 ut 10 O'Clock and
move south to Fourth avenue, thence
east to Twentv-third, south to Seventh
west to Twentieth. south to Tenth
countermarch north on Twentieth tC
Sixth, west on Sixth to 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 he Il
business session of the L. V. U. at
Harper's theatre with campfire in the
evening ut saengerfest hall, Daven.
port.
Rock Island never fails to make
visitors welcome.
The grand parade occurs tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
A big attendance is promised by
Gen. Wilcox tomorrow.
The 10th Illinois volunteer infan.
try opens its reunion tomorrow.
Postmaster Thomas has thrown the
postoilice open to the inspection Of
visitors.
Capt. William Somervillc, of tn,
Soldiers Home at Quincy, is among
the visitors.
Johnny Jones has a tattered flag
hanging over his store building, tC
which he has attached the character
istic inscription, Full of holes, bu
full of glory"
Gen. Albert +. Philippy. depart
ment commander of the New Yorl
and New Jersey departments, is on,
of the most picturesque looking mel
in the encampmemt.
W. W. Jackson, who is here from
Washington. desires the address o
his daughter. Mrs. Emma l.. Person
of Bedford, Iowa, whom he eypectc,
would come here to meet him. TIL
address should he left at general head
quarters ut the Harper house.
Among the letters of regret receives
is one from Col. Alex Mackenzie a
Washington. who says: All OLE
Rock Island friends without wor,
from me, know how much happiness
would give me to be with YOU all, bu
it cannot he; there is no getting on
of Washington at this time. | kno,
what III miss and it makes me sad.
Gen. II. l.. Street, Gen. Louis !
Ellis, past national commander; Adjt
Gen. $. +. Hamilton, Col. X. &
Dyrenforth and Col. John Middleton
were given pleasant excursion OF
the launch Ethel yesterday afternoo
by Hon. William McEniry and Col
NJ. Childs, Jr.. the visitors bein
taken down the Mississippi and Il
through the Hennepin.