Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-31
OBSERVE MONDAY
Business Suspension in City Of
Rock Island Beginning
Tonight.
STORES ALL TO BE CLOSED
Special Services are Arranged For in
the Churches Tonight and
Tomorrow.

The stores of the city will be closed
Monday, the legal holiday for New
Years. No action was taken by the
Retail Merchants association, but
there is a general understanding among
the business people. The banks of this
city will be closed, according to law.
N Davenport the banks were opened
flor half day last Monday. and the in
ltention is TO have them open next
Monday. This is a very unusual pro-
lceeding. and the fact that interest falls
due on a large number of big loans
land notes on that day is assigned as
the cause for this action. The Rock
Island banks will not transact business.
land interest due will be payable on
Tuesday, the 3rd The county and city
loffices and the factories of the city
will. as a rule, be shut down. and
number will not reopen until Jan. s. in
lorder to take the annual or semi-annual
Inventory of stock.
Exercises mt Y. VI. c. A.
The Y. NJ. C. A. will be open all day
Monday. and special festivities have
been arranged for the annual New
Years open house. There will be
game tournaments during the after
noon, and in the evening a double
header basketball game will be played.
The Maroons of the association will
play a return game with the Daven-
port high school team, and the regular
association team will play against the
team of the Rock Island high school.
The two teams in each game are very
/ t4I Il
are anticipated.
| General Secretary Johnson. of the
Natick railway Y. NJ. c. A.. is to adj
dress the boys meeting Of the Rock
Island association tomorrow. The b.
G.. NJ. club has arranged for special
music. President Andreen, Of Angus
tana college, will address the mems
meeting on the subject, Rejoice"
This meeting is expected to be one of
the most interesting of the season.
Watch Service at Spencer Memorial.
| The congregation of Spencer Me-
mortal Methodist church will watch
the old year pass into history and wei
come the advent of the new The ser
vice will begin at 9 o'clock this even
| ing. There is to be special music, an
| line. and a conservation service at II
O'Clock.
Special Music mt u. Il. Church.
The United Presbyterian choir will
| render the following special music at
the New Years services tomorrow:
MORNING.
Response, To Thee Cry. b.
Woodbury..
Anthem. The Lords My Shepherd
w. III. Young.
EVENING
Response Show Me Thy Ways-W
T. Wiley
| j. c. Macy
Solo, How Blest are They Whose
Lives are Pure. A. Schneider.
Anthem, In Peace and Sleep-W. T.
Wiley.
At First VI. r.. Church Tomorrow.
MORNING.
Prelude.
Hymn No. 90.
Apostles Greed.
Prayer.
Anthem, Fear Not. o. Israel"
Responsive reading, Psalm No. 81.
Gloria.
Scripture lesson.
Offertory.
Vocal solo. IL heard the Voice of
Jesus Say" OHarris)-Keith Collins.
Hymn No. 7i3.
Sermon, "A Call to High Fellow
ship
Prayer.
Hymn No. 955.
Benediction.
EVENING.
Prelude
Hymn No. sSs. .~t.
Prayer.
Anthem, And He Shall Reign
Offertory.
Solo. with violin obligato, MY Faith
i'm Thee"-Mrs. Lucy Olsen and Rob
ert Wiley.
Hymn No. III.
Sermon.
Prayer.
Hymn No. 6S2.
Benediction.
Week Of Prayer.
The coming week will be observed
by religious people of all denomina
tons as the week of prayer. Several
of the local churches are arranging
for the holding of special services
each evening.
salvation Army Meeting.
At the Salvation Army barracks. on
Second avenue, the new year will be
welcomed. Incidental to the watch
meeting there will be addresses and
music.
At African VI. r. Church.
Pastor ID. w. Brown and his people
will have a watch meeting at the Afri-
can Methodist church on Thirteenth
street tonight from 10 to IL o'clock.
There will be a sermon by Pastor