Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-18
ORCHESTRA.
New Feature of Rock Island Y
M. c. A. Activity is Pro.
vided for.
MANAGED BY A Committee
Association Will Hold Reception for Ar
senaI Employees Residing in
Rock Island.

Al a meeting last evening the Y NJ.
:. \. orchestra was formally organized.
nd that organization will become
ornament feature Of the activity OF
ne association. The meeting was at
ended - the members OF the commit
90 OF management, the leader, ID.
=. Johnson. and members OF the asso-
iatiCn who are interested in the move
nent. The project was discussed. and
ules and regulations adopted for the
government Of the orchestra. The
ules provide that only active associa-
;on members may be members of the
rchestra II is agreed that no mem
Der Of the orchestra shall play for any
'ance. either as an individual. or as
MEMBER of the Y. VI. c. 4. orchestra.
rhe association will be responsible for
I leader Will provide the music. and
orange for the time and place of hold
ne rehearsals. \ comn.ttee OF three,
snown as the committee Of manage
nent. viii conduct the affairs of the.
orchestra. and with the general secre
AIRY arrange dates for the organ;Za-
ton.
Managed ny Committee.
Applications for membership in the
orchestra VIII be received by the
BOARD Of nagement. and the finai Sc
ection will be- left 10 the leader. The
:me for rcAcarsals has been set as
tuesday evening. at 7:3O. at the asso-
.iation chapel. The committee of man
s cement consists of l.. l.. Mcdonald.
hartman. Fred Schneider and Paul
}runer ID y. Johnson. general sec
-ctary OF the NaticE association. and
he leader Of the popular orchestra Of
ne Moline association. will serve as
sader OF the Rocl, Island orchestra.
Among the instruments now repre-
ented in the orchestra are the piano.
.iolin. flute and clarinet. The from
zone. bass viol. and additional violins
IRE To be added later.
Tor Arsenal Employees.
The social committee of the Y. VI.
:. \. has issued about 500 printed IN
-itations for the reception To be ten
erred the Rock Island employees of the
rom TO 10 O'Clock. \ good program
las been arranged, including numbers
~ the Moline association orchestra. 4
male quartet. and vocal solos. A has
;et ball game will be a feature of the
,venins's entertainment. II is expect
d that the reception will be one of the
argest attended ever held by the asso-
-iation. as there are over 500 employees
4 the arsenal. who reside in Rock Isl
md
The state banquet.
Invitations have been received by
General Secretary Keyser of the Y.
VI. G. \. the members of the board of
directors OF the association. and a
lumber of business men of the city.
or the state banquet of the executive
committee OF the Y. VI. c. A. of Illinois.
Il Chicago. next Thursday, Jan. &c.
The banquet was announced several
lays ago. The program for the after
noon session will be as follows:
The Young Men of Illinois, Z.
Brown, state secretary of Illinois Y. NJ
= a
The Young Man in Business-David
Forgan. vice president of the First
National bank OF Chicago.
The Young Man in the Church-Rev.
'larence \. Vincent, ID. d.. Galesburg.
The Young Man and the State-Ed
yar \. Bancroft. president of the chi
ago Bar association. formerly vice
PRESIDENT and general solicitor of the
Chicago & Western Indiana Railway
'ompany.
John f. Wilder. chairman of the state
Executive committee. will preside. The