Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-18
FIRST MEMORIAL DAY,
Rock Island Woodmen Remem.
Der Dead Members of
Society.
SERVICES AT THE CEMETERIES
Songs and Addresses-Flowers
Strewn Over the
Graves.

1HS AISI auuud4 "OOuhSH hOAO
rial services were held at Chippian'
mock cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The day was an ideal one for such
an occasion and a great number Of
people attended. The LEGAL Wood
men camps took special cars for the
cemetery.
III. L. Stevens, consul of Indepen-
dence camp, acted as master of cere
monies. After a hymn by quartet
composed of J. A. Johnson, Keith
Collins, Sewall Dodge and Carl Tay-
lor, Rev. T. ". Grafton, of the Chris
tian Memorial church, gave the invo-
cation.
Director Marvin Quackenbush. OF
Dundee, H., was first introduced, and
after giving a brief retrospect of the
rise and developmentof liberty, equal
ity and fraternity. he said in part:
1--WE are growing better day By day.
The history of olden times was a his
tory of selishness until the coming of
Christ, when He taught US the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of
man" In conclusion he said: Let
US remember the living while we are
decorating the graves of the dead.
Let us remem Der the fraternal spirit
from year to year to decorate the
graves of our departed brothers"
At the conclusion of another hymn
by the quartet, Mr.. Stevens. after ex-
pressing the regrets of those of the
officers who were not present, briefly
referred to the Inauguration of a
Woodmen memorial day throughout
the jurisdiction.
Mr.. SearIe's Remarks.
States Attorney C. j. Searle was
then introduced He reviewed his
own affiliations with benefit societies,
and lightly dwelt upon the good to
be derived from them. He then said ::
I'VE are here assembled to pay hon.
age to the dead. Death is the COM
mon destiny of all. The reaper
knows no distinction between the
high and the low. No philosophy can
rob death of all its terrors. 1t was
the providence of our order to min
lister to the wants of those who are
sleeping on the hillside. in the hour
of need. We all feel dependent upon
one another for support and mainten-
ance. The highest worship that can
be given to God is the proper respect
for our fellow men,"
At the end of Mr.. Searle's address,
the mem bers of the respective camps
formed into line and accompanied by
a large mum Der of small girls, dressed
in white and carrying garlands. dec
GRATED the graves of the following de-
parted neighbors in Chippiannock and
Calvary cemeteries:
Camp 155O-William Shea, j. W.
Potter, Fred Jackson, Gottlieb Miller,
Hastings. L. B. Swain, John
McConocbie. Thomas Bsrthalow,
James Sullivan.
Camp 3O9-Jacob wilkins, S. A.
Marschal, Edward Goeser, R. w.
Zoeckler, Melchoir Koch. A. Bloom
quist. P. H. Egan, John Ittner, c. c.
Linn burg. Simon Poehlman, T. S. Sill
Wis. w. H. Smiley, F. w. Schwabe,
John Schneider, William H. Willis.
Ernest Swanson. j. Il. Colburn. j. P.
Fluegel. Edward Hayes, NJ. j. Hig-
gins, Thomas w. Ransom, John
Schroeder. William Stewart.
Camp 29-Thomas Smith, Howard
Wells, George Antony, JoeP. Stroehle,
Alva Banks, George B. Browner, w.
e. Johnson. William S. Knowlten,
James Blaisdell. John F. Bollman, n.
A. Boyer. j. Appleby, Max F. Balm
son. H. c. Cleveland. Osborn Dunn
baud, Martin Erbs, William J. Full
lerton, A. F. Jensen, Frank II. Kirk,
NJ. Krohn, Timothy Webb.
Camp 26-Arthur Wangelin.
Camp 3S, Moline John Smith.
Gable Camp-Joseph Allen.
When the decorating was finished
the people again Assem- bled and in con-
clusion q prayer was offered by Rev.
T. w. Grafton.
At the Andalusia Woodmen men,
orial exercises ex-Supervisor James G.
Britton was orator of the day.
Police Points.