Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-29
FOR SOLDIER DEAD
People of the Land to Do Honor
to the Memory of Dsfend-
ers of Their Flag.
THE EXERCISES IN ROCK ISLAND.
Programs TO Be Carried Out at
Court House Square and
Cemetery.

Tomorrow a grateful nation will
pay homage to the memory of those
who fell defending their dag. In
Rock Island the exercises will be on a
more elaborate scale than for years,
a feature to be singing by 500 school
children at the court house square
and at Chippiannock cemetery.
The procession will move promptly
at $50 a. M. from the south side OF
the court house square. 1t will be in
charge of Marshal L. f. Cralle and
his aides, Chris F. Gae'jer, H. II.
Cleavelapd and Louis Rosenfeld. and
will be headed by platoon f police,
Chief Darnell and his men to make
their initial appearance in their new
uniforms. Then will follow Buford
post and the other patrio &c organiza-
tions of the city.
The p trade will be composed thusly:
Plato OF Police
Marshal era lie and Aids.
Bieuers Band.
City Cous ell.
500 School Children
Comp nv A, 1. y. G.
Naval Reserves
Sons of Veterans.
Civic Org Anizations
Ladies Aid Society. =. Of
womans Relief Corps.
Il John BI.ord Post, q. A. r. and other
Veterans
Speakers in Carriages
Fire Department
The line of march will be east on
Third avenue to Twentieth. north -
Second. west t. Fourteenth street be-
tween Second and Third avenues. The
principal exercises of the dav will be
neld st the west side of the square.
Judge w. Il. Gest will be master of
ceremonies. The program will be as
| follows:
Bugle Call to the Assembly-Flynn
Bugle corps. Company a. 9 h regiment
Illinois volunteers.
Patriotic Selection Bleuer's band
Opening Prayer - Rev. Thomas
| Msckin.
Soug-"Star Spangled Banner >
500 school chill ,ren in charge of Prof.
Pnilbrook.
Introduction Hon. William H
Gest.
| Oration-Cornelius J. Doyle.
Song-''Battle Hymn of the Repub,
lic". 500 school children in charge q
Prof. Philbrook.
Services Monument.
Grand Army service-Buford post
q. A. r.
Salute to the dead.
4 \ 3 -
children in charge of Prof. Phil
brook
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address-harry Lam bert.
Patriotic Selection-Bleuer's band
Sons of Veterans service.
Song-'.America q" 500 school chill
dren in charge of Prof. Phi lbrook.
raps-"Last Bugle Call FlynT
Bugle corps, Company A. 9th regi
ment, Illinois volunteers
Benediction-Rev. DIR. William Ter
rance.
At the Cemetery.
At o'clock cars will be taken tC
Chippiannock cemetery, where the
exercises will be as follows:
Bugle Call to the Assem- bly-FlynT
Bugle corps, Company A, 9th regi
ment Illinois volunteers.
SoDg-500 school children in charg'
of Prof. Philbrook.
Decoration of Soldiers Graves-G
A. K.
Music-Bleuer's band.
Opening Prayer--Rev. George b
Simons.
Remarks-Hon. William McCono
chic.
Soug-50O school children in charg'
of Prof. Philbrook-
Remarks-S. X kenworthy.
Music-Bleuer's band.
Remarks-H. b. Hayden, superin
tendent of schools.
Song 500 school children.
| G.. A. Il Service-Buford post No
las. g. A. K.
| Firing salute to the dead.
| Patriotic Selection-Bleuer's band
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address-Miss Amanda Witt.
| Song-500 school children.
| Taps, Last Bugle Call-Flynn Bugl
corps.
Benediction-L. c. Daugherty, pos
chaplain.
Card of Thanks.