Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-02
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James f. Lardner. Ralph w Cram,
Aldelbcrt Engle, Fred j. Mueller,
f. Dover, Allyn &. Fleming, w. l..
Eastman, j. NJ. Farnham, George +.
Holt, Fred y. Lind, Henry Tagge, j.
Y. Brands, Walter Johnson, ii. +.
Downer. j. II. McKeever and 5. W.
Searle, Ellsworth Rundquist.
Notes of the Occasion.
During the evening there were nu-
merous reminders ON the part of the
speakers of The Sultan of Sulu," Mr..
.,de's operate triumph, which is hav-
ing successful run in Chicago.
G.. {. Blakeslee reports today that
the result of his effort to get flash
light photograph was successful.
During the evening the Wis
itors were presented cards
making them honorary mem
bers of the Tri-City Press club. and
after the banquet MIR. McCutcheon
consented to draw a couple of cray
on sketches. which will be treasured
as the property of the organization.
The trip To the city was made in Il
furious downpour of rain, which de-
layed the starting half an hour or
more. so that it was about ; O'Clock
before the special ears ON which the
banqueters rode reached this city.
MessrS. Little and McCutcheon re-
turned tn Chicago on the morning
train. and Mcssrs. AIDE and Chamber
lin left the city at noon.
The diversions of the afternoon
49,
Rock Island arsenal. The major re-
ceived the visiting newspaper men
and committee at his office on arrival
and after greetings were exchanged
presented his staff, who with the ma
iur comprizcd the escort through the
shops. The inspection over, those
comprising the party were driven To
the ma ior's quarters where ne enter
tanned them socially. An hour was
thus spent in mutual enjoyment. dur
ing which the visitors related enter
tanning anecdotes. incidents and cN-
pcriences i'm the field of war as well as
ncNvspaperdom, and came back to
Rock Island warm in their praise of
the commanding officers hospitality.
Adopting Mr.. McCutchcon's sug-
gcstion that telegram he sent Adj
miral Dewey informing him of the
anniversary banquet. a telegram of
greeting was sent the hero of Manila
in behalf of the club by its president.
The comic opera stunt which
Mcssrs. Chamberlin and Little did for
Mai. Townsend's benefit while ON the
river cruise. and which they repeated
later by request of the committee.
both at the Rock Island Club and for
Mai. Blunt at his headquarters at the
arsenal. will doubtless he featured
with three-shects and a liberal supply
of press notices.
The incident relating to Mark
rwain's weeping at the grave of Adam
was paralleled by Richard Henry Lit
ties dcvotions at the grave of a
long" lost relative who bore the
name of Little Willie
Mr.. McCutcheon is quiet fellow
but when he draws" ON
his fund of information i'll repartec-
Little is left.
Quaint as Mr.. AIDE is i'm his style
Of literature. one would not imagine
that he has the slightest familiarity
with slang phraseology. His diction
has the true Chesterfieldian flavor.
Mr.. Chamberlin's plea for Admiral
SchIcy. based upon his own obscrva
tions of the Santiago sea fight, found
a responsive echo in the hearts of
his hearers. Mr.. Chamberlin does not
hesitate to do Justice in matters with
which he is familiar.