Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-16
United Travellers Complete Bust.
ness With the Election
of Officers.
ALTON GETS THE NEXT MEETING
Trolley Ride and Visit to the Arsenal
Features of Today's
Program.

| Fellows hall this morning at follows:
Grand Counselor - Harry Bray,
| Quincy.
Grand Junior Counselor-Ira Crime
Grand Junior Counselor Ira
Grimes, Springfield.
Grand Past Charles S.
Staltef, aurora.
Grand Secretary George W. b.
Hart, Chtcago.s9
Grand TreasHrer-Ed +, Mallory,
Chicago.
Grand Conductor-B. b. Bolt, Peo-
ria.
Grand Page-W. b. Fennessy, Litch-
field.
Grand Sentinel-Charles Schneider.
Rock Island.
Grand Executive Committee Mem
bers-For two years, ]. a. Davidson.
Chicago, and Al Mottar, Springfeld;
for one year, j. NJ. Irwin, Quincy, and
II. b. Smith, Freeport.
Auditing Committee - Henry Will
son, Quincy; w. G. Tippet. Litchfeld,
| and Frank Keeler, Rockford.
Alton Next.
The eighth annual council of the
| L. c. T. adjourned at noon today al
ter deciding to- hold the next council
at Alton. Alton came determined to
land the next meeting and their de-
sign was accomplished with little, if
any, opposition. Alton was much in
evidence. That city not only was
| awarded the banner for the largest
| number of members present at the
council, but also received the banner
for having the largest membership
percentage present. This banner,
however, was rendered by Alton to
| Quincy council. the latter standing
next. This morning the members and
friends were taken about the tri- cities
for trolley ride. The last social
function of two days was the visit
to the arsenal at o'clock this after
noon. Many of the delegates left at
noon and a great majority will go out
on the evening trains. The conven-
ton has been one of the most success
full of any held by the state council
and the delegates are lavish in their
praise of the efforts of the local conn
ell for their entertainment.
The BANQUET.
The event of chief interest and the
one that drew all of the members,
visitors and friends was the banquet
and ball held last night at the Watch
Tower. Although set for o'clock it
was $3.50 before the guests ranged
themselves about the great tables in
the main room on the lower floor of
the inn. .otrasser's band entertained
the gathering with series of CON
cert renditions. The interim was
spent in an informal social way, the
travellers taking advantage of the
opportunity to extend their acquaint-
ances among the brethren and their
wives. daughters and other guests
At the hour mentioned the committee
sent out the call for dinner and the
great tables were soon crowded to
their utmost capacity.
Elaborate Decorations
The room was transformed from
its simple and substantial everyday
appearance by a liberal exercise of
decorative talent into a bower of
light. greenery and colors. Artificial
apple blossoms and sprigs were
strung from pillar to pillar in such
bounteOus quantity that the tables
seemed to be placed under some vast
arbor. Hoops suspended from the
roof supported in balloon fashion lit
tie grips, the circle at the top being
studded with small electric lights.
The colors of the order, gold, white
and blue, were omnipresent, the pill
lars being swathed with them and
quantities of bunting carrying out
the color scheme throughout the
room. In the middle of the central
table stood two great imitation tu-
lips concealing electric light bulbs.
The head table was ranged across the
room, while the others were placed at
right angles to it, extending length
wise of the banquet hall.
The TOasts
L. +. West, of this city, presided.
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
j. b. Donaldson. Ii. d., pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Daven-
port. After the supper, which was
served in eight courses in manner
to delight the heart and tempt the
appetite of an epicure, Mr.. West
stood up and introduced the adj
dresses. and speaking for the U. c.
L. locally he took advantage of the
opportunity to express the pleasure
of the local council in being able to
have as guests the members of the
order from the other cities of the
state and to state that the tri-cities
were doing their best to see that the
delegates and their friends returned
to their homes with only pleasant
est recollections of the visit. He then
introduced the mayor. William Nc
Conochie. who, in the name of the
people of Rock Island, delivered the
address of welcome.
The Mayors Speech.
The mayor begged the indulgence
of the assemblage in the matter of
using manuscript and then delved in
to the subject matter of his address.
He referred in complimentary man