Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-29
Soldiers of the Civil War to Hon
or Comrades Fallen
From Ranks.
SECURE ELOQUENT SPEAKERS
Hon. 3. M. Chiperfield Delivers Ad
dress at Court House - Rev.
Frank c. Bruner at Cemetery.

Island, practically all OF the DuS-
mess houses being closed all
day, instead of half of the day, which
has been the custom of the past. Once
| more the veterans, though few in num-
Ger. will gather to live for day in the
past and honor their comrades who
were slain in battle or who in later
years have fallen from the ranks.
There will be little more spirit in
he old soldiers this year, as the echoes
have hardly died away since their last
rally at Galesburg in which they came
out victors. and as a result will have
with them on this occasion the depart
ment commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic of Illinois, E. H. Buck.
Schools Celebrate.
The pupils of the city schools are
today hearing and participating in pa
| triotic exercises in all of the buildings,
speakers having been secured to adj
dress them this afternoon. Tomorrow
| The children will be in the procession
and will assist in the decoration of the
graves.
The postoffice will close at 10 o'clock
in the morning, there being one deliv-
cry of mail by carriers throughout the
city, leaving the Office at 9:15 a. m.
Banks and other offices will be closed
all day.
Rock Island vs.. Davenport.
| At Island City park there will be two
baseball games, Rock Island and Dav-
export meeting in two contests.
The morning game will be call
ed at 1915 and in the af-
ternoon the contest begins at
3 o'clock. Plenty of cars for the &C.
Communication of the crowd have been
promised for the convenience of the
public.
Preparation has been made at the
Watch Tower for the entertainment of
a large number of people in the after
noon and evening.
| Memorial Day Exercises.
| Hon. B. NJ. Chiperfield and Rev.
Frank c. Bruner will deliver the me-
mortal orations at the court house
square and Chippiannock cemetery, re-
| spectively. F. c. Denkmann will be
master of ceremonies of the day. The
various delegations to participate in
the procession will gather at the city
hall at 8 O'Clock in the morning to be
placed in line. The order TO march will
be given at $3.50. The procession will
go from the city hall south to Fourth
Iavenue, east on Fourth avenue to Tween
tieth street, north on Twentieth street
to Second avenue, and west on Second
avenue to Fourteenth street, where the
teams will pass out and the rest of the
procession will come to an open order,
t,lI !, ,o1,
the line to the court house. The pro-
cession will be formed as follows, z. II.
Bowman acting as marshal of the day:
Order of Procession.
Platoon of police.
Fire department.
Company A, /. n. G..
Naval Reserves.
City officers and council
Hon. E. NJ. Cniperfield, orator of the
day. escorted by l. o. o. F.
Civic societies.
School children.
Spanish war veterans
Woman'S Relief corps and allied So
ciet;es.
Civil war veterans.
The veterans, Company A and naval
reserves and auxiliaries will leave the
court house square at lis sharp for
the cemetery.
Upon the arrival at the court house
the following exercises will take place:
Morning Exercises.
Bugle call to the assembly,. n.
CoonS, chief bugler.
Patriotic selection-Bleuer's band.
Opening prayer-Rev d. L. McNary
Song, Long Live America''-By
quartet under auspices of Mrs. J. w.
Crandall.
Observation-Disclosures of Ceremonies
r. c. Denkmann
Oration-Hon. b. NJ Chiperfield
Song, Faded Coat of Blue" Antonio
phone accompaniment by C. S. Walker.
Recitation, "Old Glory''-Miss Henri
eta Kinner.
Song. Far Away the Camp Fires
Burn"-By quartet, under the auspices
of Mrs. J. w. Crandall
Services concluded at monument,
court house square.
At the Monument.
Music-Bleuers band.
Grand Army services-Buford Post,
243, G. A. r.
Song. when They Ring the Golden
Bells for You and Me'-A. G.. Bush, |
accompaniment by c. S.
Walker.
Sons of Veterans services-Cleve-
land camp S. of V.
Salute to the dead-Company A, 9th |
Illinois Infantry.
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad- |
dress-Ralpb Kehoe.
Song, "America'-By the audience. |
Taps, Last Bugle CALM. N |
Coons, chief bugler.
Benedictiom-Rev. Henry c. First. |
Music. Star Spangled Banner
Bleuer's band.
Reconvcne at Chippiannock Cemetery.
Cars will leave for ChipDia mock