Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-09
HIT BY FORESTERS
Five Thousand of Them 1t the St
Louis Exposition Grounds Make
Up for Lost Time.
MARCHERS IN A FOOT RACE
Exercises of the Day Are Held in Fcs-
tiVal HalI-Head Consul Talbot
Acts as Chairman.

rive Thousand Modern NOOuMSn
lforesters gave a surprise TO the crowds
who lined Louisiana way at the worlds
fair yesterday morning to see their
parade by showing that a parade can
make up lost time as well as a train.
On account of automobiles repeat
eddy breaking their formation, as they
were getting ready, near the Mexican
building, TO start their parade. they
were Is minutes late when they got
under way.
DOuble-quick orders were given, and
the column of 5000 men moved through
Louisiana way between the palaces of
transportation and Manufactures on
the run, with the horses of the officers
gallOpinS alongside.
| The crowds had never seen a par
ade do anything like that before and
the runners were cheered.
Another cause of the delay was the
failure of the 30 horses needed for the
officers to arrive. The officers were
about to proceed on foot when the
horses arrived.
| Big Crowd Sees Parade.
| The parade NOV ed over the route
that had been announced and was seen
by many thousands of people. After
the review at the Temple of Fraterni-
Ity it disbanded.
\ little negro boy, probably years
old. was enriched to the extent of
about SO by being unofticially made
the mascot of the parade.
He was ragged and wore a little red
cap. The attention Of some of the
marchers was attracted to him and
they took him into the column and
gave him money and passed him down
the line. When he got to the Temple
of Fraternity he had more money than
he had ever seen before and was will
ing for the parade to go on indefi
nitely.
Starting from the camp the parade
passed down Olympian Way headed by
a platoon of Jefferson Guards and the
Fort Dodge, la. band. then in between
Machinery hall and the Transporta-
ton building, around the Varied In
dustries building and up the Plaza ST.
Louis and TO the Temple of Fraterni-
viewed the parade.
Officers and Governors.
In the carriages at the head of the
line were Head Consul A. r. Talbot.
Past Head Consul w. A Northcott.
Head Clerk c. w. Halves, President
Francis, Gov. Dockery. Gov. Yates Of
Illinois, Gov. Van SAINT of Minnesota.
Gov. Cummins of Iowa, and Gov. Bal
ley of Kansas.
| Following the review a reception
was held in the directors room of the
Temple of Fraternity, Gen. Mitchell of
the uniform rank being the host and
the several governors and their staffs
being the guests of honor. For two
hours the rooms were thronged with
the Woodmen and their friends who
called to pay their respects to the dis
tingushed visitors. Luncheon was
served TO the receiving party at the
Temple of Fraternity before the elab-
crate program which had been arrang-
ed for the afternoon.
At o'clock the exercises began at
! Festival hall, Head Consul Talbot act
ing as president of the day.
In his opening address Mr. Talbot
alluded to the progress of the order in
the past and referred to the enthusi-
assn manifested at the present en-
campment, which he characterized as
the most successful that the order has
ever had
President Francis Compliments Order.
Following the opening address was
a selection by the Fort Dodge band.
after which President Francis deliver
ed his address of welcome and compli-
mented the order on the splendid
showing that they had made. both in
numbers and appearance.
Past Head Consul Northcott respond
ed happily TO the welcoming address
of President Francis and was followed
by the song illinois," rendered by the
Shelbyville Gll) quartet
Gov. Dockery welcomed the Wood
men on behalf of the state of Missouri
and was followed by addresses by
Gov. Yates. of Illinois. and Gov. Van
SAINT, of Minnesota.
The "WOOdmen March" was render
ed on the great festival organ. c. F.
Hatfield, of St. Louis. at the keyboard
after which Gov. Cummins, of Iowa
! and Gov. Bailey. Of Kansas, addressed
the assembled Woodmen.
After another song by the Shelby.
willie quartet, there were addresses BY
members of the board Of directors of
the Modern WOodmen of America and
by Maj. Gen. Wilson, commander OF
the uniformed rank.