Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-18
WOODMEN'S BIG DAY
Third Annual Picnic of Congress
sional Association Attracts
5000 Visitors.
1900 PEOPLE TAKEPARTMPARADE
City Gaily Decorated =. Music,
Speeches and Sports
at Park.

Despite the threatening condition
of the elements. the third annual pic
mic of the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict Woodmen Picnic association, in
progress today in Rock Island, is an
unqualified success. Officers of the
association estimated there would be
20, 900 strangers in the city. This
number would undoubtedly have been
exceeded had all who planned to do
so have come. Many were suspicious
of the gloomy sky that prevailed
throughout the day and remained at
home. AS it was. there were no less
than 15, 200 people from outside the
city on the streets this morning to
witness the procession. Eighteen hun
dred people were in the parade, one of
the largest that has been seen in Rock
Island for some little time.
The decorations of the streets in
cludcd in the lire of march were neat
and pretty, calling forth words of adj
miration from all. Suspended from
the red, white and blue arches were
banners bearing neutrality-suspicious. as
'.Woodmen, Welcome" "Be Sure and
Come Again" Welcome, Royal
Neigh bors." etc.
Many Excurai0ns.
The number of strangers in the
city today was estimated at Is. 600.
Considering the fact that the railroad
and steam boat lines entering the city
brought in considerably over 1000
excursionists and there was a large
influx from Moline, Davenport and
the surrounding country, the esti-
mate is a very moderate one.
OF the railroads, the c., M. & st. P.
handled the largest crowd. bringing in
2, 200 persons on four excursion trains
from Freeport and intermediate
points. The c., r. 1. & P. ran excur-
sions from Joliet, Des Moines and
Washington, Iowa. 1900 persons in
all. The D., R. 1. & n. w.
ran three special trains from
Dixon. Sterling and Clinton, and
carried 1000 passengers. The c.. B.
& Q. brought excursionists to the
mum Der of /, 800 from Kewanee, Rock
Falls and Aledo. The r. l. & p. ran
one special over the main line and ex-
ira cars from Peoria and Gable, hand
ling 500 passengers. The Verne
Swain and the W. j. Young, Jr.,
brought large loads and the Pilot and
barge came up from Muscatine with
500 persons.
There is no way in which to esti-
mate the number that came from
other sources. but it would probably
exceed the total carried on excursions.
Makeup of Parade.
The parade. in charge of Moi. w.
T. Channon, as marshal. and H. l.
John T. Stafford, Perry A.
Merriman, John Schmidt and E. r
Dade, as aids, formed shortly after IL
o'clock at the head office building, fac
ing east. 1t was composed of the fol-
lowing:
Marshal and Aids
Platoon of Police.
NJ. W. A. Band.
Onicers OF the Picnic Association in Car
City Oficials of Rock Island In Carriages
Head Onicers NJ. w. A in Carriages.
Speakers in Carriages.
Alberta Camp sos, R N. A. of Davenport, In
Carriages.
Camp iOl, R. N. A of Rock Island,
in Carriages.
Band, Rock Falls.
Camp ISL, Rock Falls Foresters ~ Members
Light Guard Band, Moline.
Camp IS, Moline, Foresters and Members, 34s
Men.
Camp I5S, Moline Foresters IA Men.
Morrisou Band.
Camp 10, Morrison, 25 men
Kewanee Band.
Camp and Foresters. Ike vance. 80 men
Dixon Band
Camp Sc, Dixon, 20 men.
Foresters. Geueseo, IA men.
Aledo Bard
Camp AS members and ForesterS, Aledo, leo
men
Foresters, Cable.
Camp Gus Smith. Foresters. of Des Moines
Camp - N embers and Foresters, Rock Island.
142 men.
Keystone Band, Sterling.
Foresters. Sterling. u men
Camp 300, Rock Island. members and Foresters,
I56 men
:. W. HAYES Camp, 1850. Rock Island, mem
bers and Foresters I52 men
Camp %, Foresters, Rock Island
Float. Rock Island Regala Company.
Float. McNevin Gansert-
Float, z T. Dolly.
The route followed was: East on |
Third avenue to Sixteenth street, |
south to Fourth avenue. east to |
Twentieth street, north to Second av-
enue, west to Twelfth street, counter
between Seventeenth and |
streets, south on Twelfth |
street to Third avenue. east to Seven |
.eenth street, and south to picnic |
grounds.
EXERCISES AT LONGvIEw PARK.