Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-02


pieces, the Mont joie band of 90 pieces,
the Muscatine band of % pieces, Spen-
GERS band of Peoria with 80 pieces,
the 9th Regimental band of Sterling
with 25 pieces, Bleuers band of this
city with 90 pieces, and Stroehle's band
of Rock Island with so pieces.
Elaborate Decorations.
The entire line. of march will be fit
tingly decorated for the occasion, and
ii is expected to be one Of ,the most
parades ever seen in this
city. There will be numerous drill
teams from the different commander
les in line, and all of them are uni
formed with considerable skill, and
they will furnish fine spectacle. The
uniform of the ordinary Knights is
also very brilliant affair, and a par
ade of the Templars is always beauti-
full. The Knights will march six
abreast and the whole parade will eX-
tend fully eight blocks in length. 1t
will be parade of Knights alone, and
there will be no advertising wagons
mixed in with it. as the police are re-
quested to keep them all out.
Pass In Review.
The reviewing stand of the grand
commander and his staff and the other
grand officers will be located on Sec
ond avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. Another stand for
the visiting ladies' will be placed on
Seventh avenue between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth street
While no definite numbers are avail
abe, it is estimated that there will be
at least 500 ladies here with the
knights, and extensive arrangements
are being made TO care for them all.
There are committees appointed TO at
tend to this matter, but they are meet
ing with little success, as they have no
means of getting out to find where
they can get rooms for the accommoda-
tion of the visitors. All in the city
who have rooms which they can rent
for the three days, are requested to
hand in their names and the location
and number of their rooms to either
II. H. Cleaveland or C. w. Thatcher.
To Hold Reception.
Tuesday evening a number of the
visiting communicates will hold recep-
lions, and busy social time is ex-
pected. Chicago commandery No. 10
will entertain at the Manufacturers
hotel in Moline, Columbia commandery
of Chicago will hold a reception at the
Kimball house in Davenport, and there
will be several receptions held here.
The city will be beautifully decora-
ted and illuminated during the time of
the convention. The elaborate iilum-
mating scheme which is being carried
out by the down town merchants now
serves the purpose of decorating for
the exposition, the state conclave of
the knights Templar, and convention
of the State Conference of Charities
which commences Oct 10 and lasts
until Oct IS, when the. conclave con-
yenes.
Estimates of Visitors.
The list of Communicates which are
coming and the number that each will
bring is not entirely complete yet, but
is nearly so. Those whose presence is
already assured are as follows: Apollo
commandery of Chicago. III. as the
personal escort of Grand Commander
Crooks; Peoria, 100; Oak Park. 50
Joliet, GO; Galesburg, 40; Morris, 40;
Ottawa, so; Chicago flour commander.
ies), $50; Princeton, 40; Champaign
50; Mount Carroll. IS: Aurora, so
Freeport, So; Maquoketa. 40; Fort
Madison, 30; Peru. 25; Englewood. Go
and there are several other cities
which will send from 10 to 25. but
whose lists have not yet been re
ceived.