Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-31


Mayors Once. Cry Hall, Rock Island,
I'll. Dec. 81. 1890
Response to the above Proclama-
ton issued by Mayor McConochie
this morning will bring Rock Island
into accord with other cities OF the
country in bidding proper welcome to
the incoming century. The mayor
desires that all do their part in con-
tributing TO the celebration any kind
of noise that can be made TO show
that Rock Island is awake at the
dawn of the new century. It is also
suggested that the people light up
their houses and that business men
have their stores and buildings illu-
minated. In a word, it is hoped the
demonstration will be the more hearty
because of its spon1aneity.
Let There Be Light.
Many of the cities, large and small,
throughout the country, propose to
welcome the century tonight with a
blaze OF light. This is not, in all
cases, to take the form of an illumin-
alton, by any means. The general
plan is for business houses and resi-
dences to light up, and whether the
moon is obscured or not, to permit
the street lights to shed their Iustre.
While in Rock Island there has been
no concerted action of this kind, it
NAV, through individual effort,
be in it with other cities.
If every resident in the city, whose
eve upon this suggestion falls, would
do part, or if certain neigh borhoods
would adopt a plan among them
selves, this city might, by the bright
ness of it, give to the incoming
century infant an attractive well
come, while participating in the trail
of light that is TO follow the outgoing
century that has Illuminated the
pages of time as no predecessor in
the annals of mankind has.
The idea does not involve an eX-
pensiUe wav of concentrating an
occasion that comes but once to
humankind and an occasion that it is
the privilege of but a small percent
age of the jewellers upon earth to wit
ness and realize. Let your light shine.
General ObservanceE.
Tonight the boundary line between
two years and two centuries will find
the people of Rock Island variously
engaged. Many will perhaps be in
dreamland. OF those awake, some
will be found gathered in private
watch parties. Many will attend balls
and dancing parties and others will
90 to church, and all will welcome the
glad new year.
The Catholic churches will hold
mass with special music.
At Sacred Heart church there will also
be mass at q. m. tomorrow.
The First Methodist church will
have a watch meeting with music and
services from 9 till u O'Clock.
At the Harper house many of the
society people of the tri-cities will be
At a ball given by Miss
Irene Rosenfield.
At Industrial hall there will be q
ball given by the locomotive tiremen.
Company A will close the century
with one of its regular dances and
there will be special features.
The Woodmeu of South Rock Is
land have arranged to give a mas
quarade ball at their hall at Center
The South Park chapel will have a
Christmas tree tonight with exercises
Of speaking aud singing.
The Broadway Presbyterian church |
will hold watch meeting with SER
vices beginning at o clock.
Business Suspension.
Tomorrow there will be a general |
of business and closing of !
factories. All local freights viii be |
aid of on the railroads and freight |
offices will be closed City and !
county offices will not open. The |
oostofiice will be open from to 10 a.
M. and there Will be one delivery of 1
mail in the morning.
The ARGUS, in keeping with the |
spirit OF the holiday, viii take a day |
2fT, and consequently there will be no
paper published tomorrow.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has arranged for
IN all days program. There will be
IN attempt at record breaking in the
gymnasium in the morning, a game
tournament in the afternoon, lunch |