Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
ARE LAYING PLANS
S. A. w. ". Officers Working
Upon Outline of Encamp.
Tnent.
COMES TO ROCK ISLAND NEXT YEAR
President Roosevelt Expected to be
Among the City's
Visitors.

Those particularly concerned with
the arrangements for the entertain
ment of the Spanish-American war
veterans of the state next summer
at their annual encampment which
will be held in this city are laying
plans for a visit of President Roose-
welt here, and circumstances are such
that they will probably succeed.
| President Roosevelt has already in
dictated that he intends taking a trip
through the west next summer and he
will be at the ST. Louis worlds fair
in time to attend the opening cere-
monies.
1t is proposed to have the encamp-
ment about the time of the fair open
ing or at date when the president
will be travelling in this section of
| Uncle Sans domain. 1t is felt that,
with convenient date arranged
there will be no difficulty in bringing
him to the city for short stay. y
visit to Rock Island arsenal, which
will by that time, il is hoped, be turn
ing out $50 or more of the new service
arms per day. will also offer an in
ducement to the chief executive to
come this way.
Conference tn BE Held.
The state officers are anxious to
know what the people here are will
ing to do toward entertaining the
veterans next year that the prelim-
mary plans may be mapped out and
work be started upon the details as
soon as may be. Securing dates with
prominent men whom it is hoped to
bring here and other preliminaries
will require much time, and the soon
err authority is delegated to given
body of men to have the matter in
charge the more successful will the
encampment be.
The officers Of Siboney Bay camp.
| 5. y. w. V, have been notified that a
meeting will be held at Peoria during
the next two weeks, at which the
state officers will meet with a commit
tee from this city to map out pre-
liminary course To be followed, and
n movement is on foot here to get Il
representative delegation together.
The encampment this year was
big thing for Bloomington and there
is no reason why il should not be Il
still bigger thing for Rock Island.
This city with its surroundings has
much more to offer to the visitor than
Bloomington has. and the OrganiZa-
ton that will hold it's annual meeting
here is a growing one. With the plans
for the encampment properly made
and with good men in charge the
meeting here next year can be made
one to be remembered The citizens
generally should lend the members
of Siboney Bay camp their early CO.
operation in this matter.
Camp Lincoln Open.
The annual encampment of the
Illinois National Guard began at
Springfield yesterday, when the LIST
regiment of Chicago. $50 strong. went
into camp. The encampment will con
tinue for nine weeks. the 9th being on
duty during the second week in Aug
ust. Two important improvements
have been made at Camp Lincoln
since the encampment last year.
These include the erection of bath
ing house at a cost of 81 200 and the
erection of a magnificent hospital at
cost of between $1,000 and $1,000.
The bathing house is in readiness for
the troops. 1t will accommodate 60
persons at one time. The hospital
will not be thoroughly completed for
week or 10 days longer. 1t is in
shape. however, to offer quarters for
any sick of the regiment.