Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-29
HONOR SOLDIERS
FormaIities of Memorial Day to be
Observed in This City
Tomorrow.
TALENT ENLISTED IN THE CAUSE
Usual Services at Court House ii
Morning and at Cemetery
After Noon.

Tomorrow the nation viii honor it's
war heroes. In Rock Island the pro-
gram for the observance of Memorial
day was never more complete. Bust
ness will be almost entirely suspended
and the usual exercises will be held.
unusually fine talent having been Sc
cured to take the various parts.
All city and county offices, banks
and many of the stores will be closed
for the day The majority of the bust
ness houses will III accordance with
| the agreement between the merchants
and clerks. close ,as,usuaLthis evening
| and remain open until noon tomor-
row. The postotfice will follow the
usual holiday custom of closing at
10 a. m, and having one delivery be-
ginning at . a. III.
For those who prefer diversion to
attending the services there will be
the attraction offered by morning and
afternoon bali games both at the
| Twelfth street park between Rock ISL
and and Davenport. The Watch Tow
er will be opened and the other re
sorts in this vicinity viii be at their
best and most of them will have splen-
did attractions for the day.
Memorial Exercises.
The Memorial exercises will begin
at o'clock. when the parade will
form at Fifteenth street with the
right resting on Third avenue in the
following order:
Platoon of police.
Trumpeter y. y. Coons.
| Marshal William McConochie and
aides, Maj w. T. Channon. Christian
Gazetteer, Don Shaw and John Oil
weller.
Bleuer's band.
Bugle corps, 9th regiment, /. \. G.
City council.
School children.
Civic societies.
Labor Union band.
Labor union organizations.
Company \, 9th regiment l. y. q.
Second division, 2nd ships crew, n.
NJ. l.
II. c. Cleaveland camp, s. of v
John Buford post, No. PA, q. \. r..
Visiting comrades.
Speakers and guests in carriages.
hbClN lSidllNb uTG Nt ilntill.
Under the direction of Mayor Will
liam McConochie, marshal of the day
the parade viii march over the fol
lowing route: East to Eighteenth
street, south to Fourth avenue. east
to Twentieth street. north TO Second
avenue and west to Fourteenth street
where it will halt and open ranks
and the marshal and aides with the
band will escort the G. \. X. to the
place of holding the exercises at the
west of the court house.
Morning PrOgraR.
Judge w. II. Gest will be master of
ceremonies and the following program
will be carried out with the con
Guiding portion at the soldiers monu-
ment:
Bugle Call-Assembly, y. y. Coops,
chief bugler.
Patriotic selection-B leuer's band.
Opening prayer-Rev. o. w. Law
renee.
Song -' From Heavens Battle
ments." Choral union, 100 voices.
Introduction-W. II. Gest.
Oration-T. j. Fitzpatrick.
Song-"The Star Spangled Banner
Choral union. 100 voices.
ecitation-"Why He Wouldn't Sell
the Farm" Miss Alice Widney.
Song-My Country. tbs of Thee, =
Choral union, 100 voices.
Music-Bleuer' band.
Grand, Army Services Buford post,
No. 243, G. \. II.
Sons of Veterans SeTvice-Cleve-
land camp, S. of V.
Salute to the Dead-Co. y, 9th Hi
nois infantry.
Song America" by the audience.
Readfng-Lincoln's Gettysburg adj
dress. Nellie Brooks. Lincoln school.
Taps-Last Bugle Call, y. \. Coons,
chief bugler.
Benediction-Re Il. b. Williams.
Music-"Star Spangled Banner
Bleuer's band.
For the Afternoon.
Promptly at 1915 p. m. special cars
for the old soldiers and the organiza-
tons that wish to attend in bodies,
will leave Market square for Chippian-
mock cemetery. where the graves will
be decorated and the concluding cere-
monies will be carried out under di-
rection of John Buford post, q. a. k.
The program that will be given at the
cemetery is as follows:
Bugel Call-Assembly, n. n. Coons,
c. b.
Decoration of soldiers graves-G. A.
R.
Patriotic observation-disclosures band.
Opening prayer-Rev. j. ID. Smith.
Remarks-Rey w S MarouiS
Bleuer's band.
Remarks. c. Tomson.
Music-Bleuer's band.