Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-08
PROGRAM ISSUED
Preparations for Entertainment
of State Knights Templar
Are Nearly Completed.
MEET HERE OCT. 10 IS
Expected That 1900 Uniformed Men
Will Be In Line in Parade-Lsree
Number From Chicago.


of the details for the arrangements for
| the 52nd annual conclave of the grand
| of Illinois have about completed the
arrangements for the session which
will be held in this city Oct. Is to 16.
The program for the convention Is
about as has been outlined in The Ar
gus heretofore. Tuesday morning there
will be reception rendered the visit
ing communicates. followed by a grand
parade at II O'Clock. In the afternoon
| special trolley cars will take the Wis
| itors on a tour of sight seeing over
| the three cities and to the Watch Tow
er. In the evening there is TO be re-
ceptiOn by the different communicates
at their headquarters. The next morn
| ing there will be special trip made to
| the arsenal to allow the visitors to see
one of the largest government arsenals
| in the world. The whole of Wednes-
day afternoon will be devoted to a
dress parade by the visiting command
| cries and exhibition drills by drill
teams from the Communicates. The
crack Chicago teams viii take part in
| the drills, the team st. Bernard, Com
mandery No. So of Chicago, and the
team from Commandery No. 50. These
teams were first and third, respective
| ly, in the competition drills held at the
last conclave, and they are among the
best in the country. mere will be
| about ten teams take part in the COM
petition drills. and this promises to be
one of the most interesting feature of
the gathering In the evening the Rock
Island commandery will entertain the
visitors at a ball. The ladies of the
knights will of course be in attend
ance at the ball, which will be held in
the skating rink, which will be suita-
| bly, decorated for the occasion. All
day Thursday will be devoted D sight
seeing.
The business meeting of the grand
commandery will take place Tuesday
and Wednesday mornings, but it will
mot interfere with the program as out
lined, because very few of those who
will be here will be members of the
governing body The principal bust
ness of the convention will be the cleo
ton of the officers of the grand com.
lmandery.
Escort for Commander.
Smyth Crooks of Chicago is at pres
ent the grand commander of the or
der He will have an escort on this
IF oh h1rn NJ hn
knights who belong to his commandery
Apollo commandery No l of Chicago
This commandery will put up at the
Harper house, where 40 rooms have
been engaged.
The publicity committee appointed
by the local lodge has been hard al
: work getting out circular letter which
has just been completed 1t tells o.
the inducements offered by this local
lily for visitors, as follows:
Rock Island is the center of three
5 beautiful cities-Rock Island and Mo
5 line, H., and Davenport. Iowa-a com
munity of over $4,000 people. Rocl
Island and Moline are separated by al
imaginary line. while the great Mis-
sissippi is all that separates it from
Davenport.
s These cities are in a historic set
ting. and the immense Rock Island al
< senal is situated on an island of LOO
q acres in front of the city.
: "In the last few years several larg
e land modern hotels have been built il
|. this community which have adde,
I largely to the already extensive accom-
/ modations.
e Committees in Charge.
The committees appointed by the lt
cal commandery to arrange for the de
tails of the convention and to see tina
the visitors are we'll provided for ar
made up as follows:
Executive Committee-H H. Cleavt
land, chairman; NJ. S. Heagy, secrt
! ltary: s. ]. Ferguson, treasurer; H. I
u Mack, H. A. Clevenstine and d. ,
Sears.
Publicity-H A. Clevenstine, chat
imam; F. r. Myers, w. NJ. Reck. C.
Morton, A. D. WEIGH and s. S. Berry.
o TRANSPORTATION H. D. Mack, chat
r man; F. H. Plummer H. w. Crawfor
and J. G. Huntoon.
Music and Bands-D J. Sears. chat
man; IL. E. Krell and G. w. Thatcher.
"a Entertainments. J. Ferguson. chat
d man; II. A. j. Mcdonald, George
sr Cook and Charles Schneider.
Finance-H. II. Cleaveland, chat
S, man; H. ID. Mack, c. Hellpenstell,
la E. Casteel and c.. W. L,indanl.
ie Reception-Charles Schneider, chat
3 man; G. A. Stephens, F. C. Denkman
ip I. M Sechler, S. S. Davis, F. H. Blu
Sc rell, Henry Carse, Frank Cook, J.
Woodbury., William Payne, F. Felthal
% S. J. Collins. r. J. Rhoads, Claren,
= Bowers and R. j. Fullerton.
Second Out of Chicago.
The meLlbers of the local comman
cry are very much elated over the ia
1t that they have brought to this city Il
IN second conclave of the grand col
n mandery that has ever been held O,
ke side of the city of Chicago The 9th
he lone was held in Peoria about five yea