Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18
WHOLE CITY JOINED IN BIG
CELEBRATION OVER THE
SUCCESS OF CANVASS
Thousands Of People Thronged the Streets Dur
ing the Parade OF the
Boosters.

of the committee of arrangements, F.
G. Young, C. S. Mcdaniel, and J. w.
| Parker. Then followed a platoon of
police, the band of 30 pieces, Company
A, |. N. G., the Naval Reserves win
their rapid fire gun. Mayor Schatfer
and city officials and members of the
city council, President G. L. Eyster OF
the Rock Island Club, President F. T.
| Myers of the Business Mems associl-
ton, President T. ]. MedII and Secre-
| tary Mayer Levi of the Industrial
commission and Chairman William M.
| Reck, chairman of the committee
which raised the factory fund, and sew
eral hundred citizens and the members
of the Rock Island Club and the Bust
ness Mems association completing the
moving column.
II WHISTLE AND FIRING SIGNAL.
1 The signal for the beginning of the
i procession was the blowing of the wat.
erworks whistle, and the firing of a sa
Lutte by the Naval Reserves. Then the
column moved east on Third avenue,
the band playing, and every man in
on the pavement or footing a horn.
II The parade followed a course that
took it east on Third avenue to Nine
tenth street, south to Fourth avenue.
east to Twentieth street, north to Sec
ond avenue, west to Fifteenth street,
south to Third avenue, east to Six
teenth street, north to Second avenue,
90 Eiah
the river front. The line of march
was lined with thousands of people
old and young alike, and cheers greet
ed the marchers on every side, though
the noise of the firing was so great
that it drowned out almost every other
sound. The residents and business
men along the entire line fired Roman
candles as the parade passed, and red
and green fire burned along the entire
course. And everywhere flags and
bunting fIoated, while the streets were
Illuminated with Chinese lanterns thai
added much to the gaiety of the scene
FIRE WORKS DISPLAY.
From the tops of many of the build
ings beautiful fireworks displays were
set off, among the notable ones being
the McCabe building, the Burlington
depot, Young G. McCombs, the Rock
Island Club, Harper house, and the
Hotel Harms. In the windows of the
McCabe store on Third avenue were
Stationed so girls, each with fish pole
at the end of which a Chinese lantern
; was hung.
THOUSANDS ON LEVEE.
Before the parade reached the river
front thousands of people gathered
there to witness the bonfire and the
fireworks, and it is estimated that no.
less than 10000 people were on the
leVee when the great pile of boxes, hay
5 and other material was set afire. When
I the column reached the river front, tn
S Naval Reserves took their gun to the
0 waters edge and fired a series of sa
Y Iutes. In few minutes a torch was
+ applied to the pile on the Ievee, anc
e flames shot high in the air, iIIuminat
/ ing the scene, and lighting the SIX,
. brilliantly. A beautiful display of fire
: works was sent up, the band pIayec
y "A Hot Time" and for nearly an hot,
: the crowd remained on the river front
r listening to the music, and WATCHING
!. the fireworks and bonfire. In tht
: meantime the WaterWorks whistle anc
the big whistles of the factories Wer,
footing perpetuaily, and for nearly TIVE
hours the whistles were blown almos
necessarily. The noise was echoed b.
the switch engines in the railroa;
yards, which promptly followed su,
and added their shriI notes 10 the 9th
err noise. The ferry whistles, too, we;
| blown, while from the excursion stean
err j. S.. which was at the Davenport
side preparing to take out an excu,
sion, came the music of the caIliope.
sERENADE THE ARGUS.
Following the demonstration on tn
river front, the band, headed by tn
committee on arrangements, r.
Young, c. S. Mcdaniel and j. w. Pa
ker, marched back through the bus
ness district, and to the front of TT
Argus building, where the paper wa
given a serenade. Then the Uniol
the VolksZeitung and the Harpe
house were serenaded in turn.-TF
band played Die Wacht am Rhine"
front of the German newspaper. !
the Harper house the band went insic
and played two selections. Befol
leaving the river front the Hot
IL Harms was given a serenade.
LITTLE BOOSTS.
Wonder if Davenport heard tn
noise?
Now are you not glad you are
booster?
= 1t certainly was hot time in Il
old town.
Booster buttons sold like hot cakes
the winter time.
The council met early and adjourn
early in honor of the occasion.
The celebration broke up the fir
performance at the Elite theater, b