Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-26
WOODMEN GALA DAY.
Second Annual Picnic of Tenth
Congressional District As
ISOLATION.
TEN THOUSAND VISITORS HERE.

Railroads and Steamboats, Bring Great
Members of People to Town-City GaiIy
Decorated-Parade Through Principal
Streets-Festivities at the Watch Tower
Speeches, Sports, Etc.
Rock Island is today entertaining
upward of ten thousand visitors, who
came to attend the second annual log
rolling OF the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict Woodmen's Picnic association.
People thronged Second and Third ave-
nues between Fifteenth and Twentieth
streets from as early as 8 O'Clock
awaiting the procession. Second ave-
que to Fifteenth street and south on
Fifteenth street to Third avenue and
east on the latter thoroughfare from
the Woodmen head Office building to
the city hall, in the business section.
is continuous arch of red, white and
blue, while suspended in the street in
tersections are large designs bearing
words of welcome.
All railroads entering the city
brought in excursions. Two thous-
and came in over the Burlington from
Aledo, Kewanee, Galesburg and in
termediate points. there being three
special trains; 700 over the Rock Isl
and 81 Peoria and 600 on the Cable
branch; 400 on special on the Mil
waukee, which started at Freeport,
and 2, 500 over the Rock Island, the
latter sending in three specials, two
on the Illinois division. from Joliet
and Bureau, and the other on the
Iowa division.
1t is estimated that twelve hundred
came to the city from northern and
southern points on steamboat excur-
sions. These added to the crowds
that attended from Davenport and
Moline. if anything, exceeded the APP
proximated 10000.
The Procession.
The procession started promptly at
1880 O'Clock from the head office
building, marching over the following
route: East on Third avenue to Six
teenth street, south on Sixteenth street
to Fourth avenue, east on Fourth ave-
nue. to Twentieth street, north on
Twentieth street to Second avenue.
west on Second avenue to Twelfth
street, south on Twelfth street to
Third avenue, east on Third avenue
to Seventeenth street, where cars were
taken for the Watch Tower. The
parade was made up as follows:
Marshal C. F. GAZETTEER. and Aides.
Platoon of Police.
Bleuers Band.
Chillicothe Forester Team.
Moline Camp No 81 Foresters and 40 Men.
indeper dence Camp No 20. Rock Island. For
eSters a2d 80 Men.
Camp - Rock Island. Foresters and 30 Men
Island City Camp No 800 Ro,k Island, For
esters and5O Men.
Strausers Baad. Daven port.
c. w. Halves Camp No 1880 Rock Island For
esters and 55 Men.
Carriages Containing NJ. D. Rosenheld G. H. |
G. ii. kingsbury.
Carriages Containing Mai: c. W. Hawes, T. II. |
Thomas. Lieut. Coy w A. Northcott
&c; Johnson F. W: Bahnsen, NJ.
Morgan, J. F. Happier. F. o.
VanGalde-, DirectorB.D.
Smith, General AttOr-
Head Physician
+ L. kerns
Seven Carriages Containing Lady Employees /
of the Head ONCE.
Alberta Camp. Royal Neighbors, Davenport.
thee carriages.
Cedar Camp. Royal Neighbors. Davenport, two |
carriages and n float.
Belle X. Camp, Royal NeighborS, Davenport.
one float.
Dewey Camp, Royal Neighbors. Rock Island,
one float.
Fay Halves Camp. Royal Neighbo,s, Rock ISL
and, one boat.
Mayhower Camp. Royal NeighborS, Rock Isl
and. one hoat.
kewanee Band.
Camp No. 81, kewanee, forester and 50 Men.
At the Tower.
The parade over, the people
thronged to the Watch Tower, where
the picnic is being held. and where
the exercises began at O'Clock with
Ioch, pastor of the First Methodist
church, after which there were intro
iuctory remarks by w. G. Maucker,
who thereupon introduced Mayor
William McConochie. The mayor ex-
tended the visitors cordial welcome
20 Rock Island. the home of Modern
Woodmen. and hoped they would en-
Joy themselves to the fullest extent.
Head Consurs Remarks.
Head Consul W. A. Northcott was
hen introduced and spoke as follows:
Nothing on earth is greater than a
gathering of free people. God new Z
II made anything greater than the !
people. The greatest handiwork of
Tod is man. There are no greater
people under the stars than live right
lere in the northwestern states of the
American republic. Here is found {
he highest type of our American civ {
lization. A civilization that is based
lpon humanity-upon brotherly love 1
older civilizations were based upon
he rights of the few, ours upon the
lights of all. 1t is not that one man
stronUer nhvsicalIv than his fell