Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
REMEMBER DEAD
Plans of John Buford Post for
Observance of Memorial An
niVersary.
EXERCISES AT 10 AND AT 2
Committees Have Completed Major
ity CT Arrangements for
the Event.

Capt. j. NJ. Beardsley and his as
sistants, who have in charge the ar
engagements for the local observance
of Memorial day, have progressed so
we'll with their work that all but a few
of the minor details of the program
have been completed. At 10 o'clock
next Saturday morning the first feat
ure of the days program will be ush-
cred in with the invocation at the sol
dicrs, monument in the county court
house yard by. Rev. o. W. Lawrence,
of Memorial Christian church.
As precautiop against the drown
ing of the speakers voice in the noise
of passing trolley cars. the address of
the morning by Hon. T. j. Fitzpat-
rick, of Dubuque, will be made at the
west side of the building. The speech
will be followed by Miss Alice Widney,
of Knox college, Galesburg, who will
rccite why He Shouldn't Sell the
Farm Miss Widney is one of the
most finished elocutionists in the
state and the committee feels pleas
ed in their ability to have her on the
program. Bleuer's band will furnish
music and the benediction will be Civ
en- by Rev. II. b. Williams, of the First
Methodist church.
In the Afternoon.
The exercises at the cemetery will
be held at = o'clock in the afternoon.
The opening prayer will be given by
Rev. j. ID. Smith, of Milan. The speak
ers are Rev. William S. Marquis. of
the Broadway Presbyterian church.
j. {. Thomson and NJ. NJ. Sturgeon.
Miss Widney is on the list for reel
tation, after the Battle Is Over" and
the benediction will be pronounced by
the post chaplain, w. p. Quayle. The
firing squad at both the monument
and the cemetery will be composed
of "A picked detail from the members
of Company y, of the 9th, |. y. G..
The pupils in the various schools
of the city are invited to participate
in the decoration o. the graves of the
honored dead, and the committee
asks that POO small bouquets shall be
furnished by the pupils. these To Ice
used at the monument and the GENE
terry. The floral offerings can be left
at any Of the school houses and the
committee will send for them if no
tilted by telephone Friday. y commit
tilted by telephone riday. \ commit
tee from the s. of V. and the G. A. Il.
will call at the schools To see that the
flowers are arranged properly.
The Committee
The matter of finance. music.
speakers and the like are in the hands
of The arrangement committee com
posed of Capt. J. NJ. Beardsley, John
Ohlweilcr. q. l.. Mitchell and Capt. y.
NJ Blakesley. Other committees and
their members are:
entertainments. F. LaNelle, {. j..
Searle and Miss Ella Mitchell.
Invitation - Ezra Wilcher. W. =.
Quayle and w. \. Norris.
Stands-M. II. Sexton, r. II. Brown
and Capt. j. NJ. Beardsley.
Transportation - Hon. William Me
COnochie and George +. Bailey.
Flowers and Decorations-Me Members
of Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G. \. r., the w. V II. L. and :hc
Sons of Veterans.
Judge William II. Gest will preside
as master of ceremonies. while the
marshal of the day is to he Mayor
William McConochie. y. y. Coons
will act as bugler at the monument
in the morning and at the cemetery
in the afternoon.