Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-30
HONOR TO HEROES
Memorial Day COMMUNICATED
by Exercises in Charge of
John Buford Post.
VETERANS IN THE PARADE
Congressman J. r. Lacey of Iowa De
Iivers Address of Day-Service
for Dead Sailors.

The citizens of Rock Island today fit
tingly honored the memory of the sol
ders and sailors who gave their lives
| in the service of their country, and
who, after having served in the coun
| try's cause, have passed to the great
beyond. This morning at $50 a parade
was formed at the court house square,
with the main column resting on Third
avenue and the right on Fifteenth
street, and moved east to Twentieth
street, north to Second avenue, and
west to the court house again.
Formation of Parade.
The parade was marshaIed by Colo
mel Edward Kittilsen, marshal of the
day for the morning exercises. He had
as his aides c. F. Gaetger w. A. Ro-
senfield, Valentine Dauber, John Ran
son, S. r. Kenworthy. Charles Ntzhugh,
Harry McCaskrin, Gabe Mosenfelder
Harry Welch. J. G. Junge, S. D. Gle.
land, Harry Schreiner, John Carse, Mr.
Swanson and Frank Fiebig.
| The column was headed by platoon
of police in command of Marshal Louis
Eckhart and Deputy Marshal Bork
Then followed the marshal and his
aides, and the following formation:
City fire department.
Automobiles, including those of H
II. Cleaveland, George Price, DR.. Ro
chow, II. E. Krell, w. \. Rosenfield
w H. Marshall. F. c. Dcnkmann, and
Captain d. w. Wisherd.
Ladies of the w. R c. in carriages.
Company a, |. n. G., in command OF
Captain Dunavin.
Rock Island division, Illinois nava
militia.
United Spanish War veterans.
Mayor. city officials, and members o.
the city council.
g, Bleuer's band.
Pupils of the public schools. in charg,
of E. l.. Philbrook
Colonel +. II. Buck of Illinois G. A
r, in w. c. Tottcn's automobile.
John BufOrd post, G. A. R. in com
mand of Commander w. H. Carpenter
There were over 10 OF the grizzleC
, veterans of the civil war in the line o
march. Each of the old soldiers wor,
a magnolia blossom, sent here from tn,
far south.
As the head of the column reached
, Fourteenth street and Second avenue
the line opened ranks, and Commando
, Buck and the g. A. r. post passe'
Through the line. The line of marcl
was thronged by thousands of people
, and flags were draped on all sides.
Program at Court House.
The exercises at the west side o
the court house were opened with tn
buGle call to the assembly by y. \
Coons. chief bugler. Patriotic selet
tons by Bleuer's band and illinois
and The Star Spangled Banner" sun
by over 700 school children followed
The opening prayer was made b
; Rev. H. w. Reed of the First Baptis
: church. silent Tents of Green" wa
2 sung by quartet under the directio
; of Mrs. J. w. Crandall, and compose
t of Mrs. Crandall, Mss Bella Carper
ter. Miss Edna Reed, and Miss Emm
5 Benson, and J. G. Hazard. c. E. Hogt
} w. H. Smith, and E. l.. Miedke, Miss Be!
= sic Noftsker acting as accompanist.
Address by Lacey.
Major Fl. c. Connolly, master of ce
emonies, then introduced the speake
! of the day. Congressman John F. Lace
. of Iowa. who spoke as follows:
'FOrty-siX years ago today this natio
: was in the throes of a great civil wa
> 1t is impossible to picture to the yout
+ of the present the fierce excitemer
> and stern determination of that da,
Mr. Lincoln had truly said that til
+ union could not permanently exist ha
i free and half slave. Slavery demande
Z the control of the territories, and II
J supreme court had shocked the co
; science of mankind by the bred SEQ
decision. in which it was held that II
l. constitution guaranteed slavery in tt
l. territories, and that the states alOr
could declare their soil free. This do
u trine was denied by the great mass
). the people in the north, who were co
tent to permit the institution to rema
- undisturbed in the old states, but we
unwilling that it should be expandt
into the new and unpeopled territorie
- The institution of human slavery WI
defended as divine in the south, al
he the demand for disunion and secessic
arose in threatening tones when it /
X came apparent that Mr.. Lincoln won
be elected.
Is "A treacherous cabinet had deposit
Ian.
ern arsenals and had sent our ships