Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-07

THE program for Saturday in honor
of the good roads convention and
harvest home festival was practically
completed by the general committee
this morning. The order of exercises
EN- braces a series of attractive and
popular features extending throughout
the day and evening. Bleuer's and Pc
tersen's bands have been engaged in
order that ;here will be no derth of
music. Following the first concert,
which will be given in the Spencer
square band stand, from 9 to 10 a. m,
the practical demonstration OF good
road building will take place, under
the direction and supervision of f. G..
Harrison, United States road eXrert,
at the corner of Twelfth and Aiken
streets. Samples will be shown of
macadam and gravel with the aid of
improved machinery This eXposi-
ton will continue from 10 O'Clock
until noon.
In the afternoon Will occur the
good roads convention at Turner hall.
Addresses by men prominent in the
art of road building will occupy the
time from until +. followed by the
organization of the district good roads
bracing the counties of Rock Island,
Mercer, Whiteside and Henry. There
will be music in Market square from
? until p. m.
Festival IN the Evening.
In the evening will take place the
harvest home festival proper.
This will he of the nature of
q general jubilee and carnival.
1t will open with a procession through
the handsomely decorated streets. in
the following order:
Platoon of Police.
Bleuers Band.
Pageant OF Illuminated and Decorated Bicy-
Giles.
Peterssns Band.
Comic Features inelpding Mr. and Mrs Slim
Departure for the Paris
Worlds Fair Palmer
Cox's Brownies, etc.
Woodme Forester Drill Teams.
Awarding of Prizes.
At the conclusion of the parade, the
Woodmen prize drill for premiums of
$40. $40 and So will take place on
Market square, while on the Spencer
square side of the Harper the prizes
Will be awarded for the bicycle parade.
First and second premiums will be
awarded for the most comical and the
most beautiful turnouts of individual
wheels and wheel floats. The
preparations for this feature have
been delayed, but the committee
desires the announcement made that
all having decorated wheels will be
welcome to participate in the parade
and the competition for prizes.
The prizes so far offered include:
Pair of Morgan & Wright tires, c. f.
Spencer; Solar gas lamp, NJ. II. Will
cher; double adjustable handle bar,
Thomas Van Tuyl: bicycle saddle,
Michael MINT; cyclometer, Fred
Lloyd; oil lamp. David Don. Choice of
bicycle lamps, p. S. Wilcher; Myers
detachable chain, Walter Hynes. The
committee expects to complete its list
of prizes and other arrangements for
the bicycle feature of the parade in |
time for announcement in tomorrow's |
papers
The Judges of the bicycle parade |
will be A. G. Dart, Charles McHugh |
and W. II. Marshall.
Arrangements have been made for |
variety of music during the evening |
from $50 on. Bleuer's and Peter !
bands will play simultaneously |
ocer and Market squares.
The Decorations.
work of decorating the business |
: with the products of the sea-
son. grain, vegetables and fruit, began
in earnest this morning. and when the |
undertaking is completed there will |
scarcely be business house in the !
main distri@ at least, but that will |
be fittingly decorated in honor of the |
occasion. Some very pretty designs |
are being put up. and in some instan-
ces the scheme is extending to the |
second stories, this being especially |
notable of the premises of the Central
District Telephone company, on the /,
second story of the Star block, the |
company. through Assistant Superin- |
tendent Rider. having also agreed to |
decorate all poles in front of vacant
lois.
The active members of the commit |
teess. F. q. Young, George Kings
bury, J. r. Warner, George McCas- |
krin. Carl Helpenstell and W. S. Nc
Combs, have worked undaunted de-