Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-29
MEMORY OF HEROES,
Gen eraI ObserVances for Tomor-
row in Rock ISL
and.
TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIER DEAD
Procession and Exercises at Court
House and Gem
etery.

The general patriotic observance in
honor of the nations soldier dead oc-
ours tomorrow. Rock Island. as
usual, will do its share towards keep
ing green the'memory and the graves
of the sleeping heroes. This afternoon
the youth of the city had exercises in
the public schools, the programs in
Guiding the rendition of patriot c
songs and the recital of the stories of
the battles and human sacrifices that
preserved the union and the flag. To-
morrow, with other cities of reverent
and grateful country. Rock Island will
low its head at the tombs of the dead
soldier. while tender hands will
strew over them sweet scented flowers
and the emblem of liberty.
AS usual, the banks and city and
county offices will close for the day.
The postoflice Will close at 10 a. m.
with two morning deliveries. The
local railroad freight offices will also
close for the day.
The pub ic exercises will be under
the auspices of John Buford post,
Grand Army of the Republic. Mayor
William McConochie has been chosen
for master of ceremonies and G. F.
GAZETTEER for marshal of the day. The
proc ession, in which different patriotic
and civic organizations will partici-
pate. will form at 9 a. m. on Six
teenth street and Third avenue and
move south on Fourth avenue to
Twentieth. north on Twentieth street
IN a
avenue to Fourteenth street, south on
Fourteenth street to the west side of
court house square.
The exercises will begin at $50 a.
m. at the court house, opening with
bugle call to the assembly by Flynn's
bugle corps. Then will follow
patriotic selection by Bleuer's orches-
ira; prayer, Rev. c. o. McCulloch;
song, Cover Them Over" Sylvan
quartet Introduction, Mayor Nc
Conochie; Grafton Hon. Samuel
Alschuler, Aurora; song brave
Hearts, Sleep On" Sylvan quartet.
The exercises will be con GUIDED
at the soldiers monument in the
court house square. where there
will be a Grand Army service by John
Buford post; salute to the deadI Sons
OF Veterans; song. ''Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" Sylvan quartet; Sons
of Veterans service; song, America"
audience; taps, Flynn huge corps;
benediction, Rev. L. w. Grafton.
Service at Cemetery.
AT 1:30 in the afternoon the old SOL
diers. their families and friends will
board cars for Chippiannock ceme-
terV, where the graves of the bows in
blue who sleep there will be decorated
with flowers and flags. The exercises
at the cemetery will be as follows:
Bugle call to the assembly, Flynn bu-
gle corps; decoration of soldiers
graves; music. Bleuer's band; open-
ing prayer, Rev. d l. McNary; re-
marks, Hon. w. II. Gest; music,
Bleuer's band; remarks. II. A Weld;
music, Bleuer's band; remarks. s. ID.
Cleland; G A. r. service, Buford
post; firing salute TO The dead, Sons
of Veterans; song, America, audi
ehce; taps. Flynn bugle corps; bene-
dietion, l.. c. Daugherty, post chap
lain.
The committee requests that all
those who have flowers for decora-
ton purposes will bring them to the
court yard this afternoon.
Gen. John C.. Black will be orator of |
the day at the exercises at the nation
al cemetery at Rock Island arsenal. |
Judge j. NJ. Longnecker. of Chicago,
the new g. A. r. department COM
mander of Illinois, and Adjt. Gen. c. |
A. Partridge, also of Chicago. will |
be present.