Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09


several hundred ladies will be in tn,
city.
Harris A. Wheeler, grand recorder
will head the advance guard of the
arrivals. He will reach Rock Island
Sunday morning, and will establish
lis headquarters at the Harper house.
He will be one of the busiest men
present during the meeting.
The grand commander, Smytfc
Crooks of Chicago. is to reach Rock
Island Monday evening at o'clock.
with his personal escort, a delegation
of $50 of the members of Apollo COM
Dandery of Chicago. The grand com
nander will also establish headquar
ters in the Harper house, and tn"
members of his escort have reserved
20 rooms at the hotel and would oc-
oupy Is more if they were availabis
Other arrivals MonGay evening will
De a band OF 30 knights of Salome
commandery of Oak Park, 40 members
of Sycamore commandery and 30
knights from Freeport. Joliet con-
mandery, which is 10 be represented
by So members, viii arrive in Moline
about 1890 Monday evening. and En-.
glewood commandery, 70 strong, viii
arrive on the same train and establish
its headquarters at the new Davenport
hotel in Davenport.
Early Tuesday morning, probably
about { O'Clock, St. Bernard command
cry of Chicago will arrive. This COM
nandery promises to have the largest
delegation of the state. 1t expects IT,
send to Rock Island uniformed body
Of 200 knights accompanied by about
SO ladies'. and the commandery viii
bring with it the famous Kiltia band
o. Ontario. Temple commandery OF
Princeton will be another delegation
to arrive Tuesday morning. In addi-
ion TO these big delegations, there
will be representatives OF every com
mandery in. the state present, and the
visitors will be coming in a few at =
tine Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
Cay.
Parade Big Feature.
The parade, which is 10 be Il BIS
feature of the gathering. will be he'll
Tuesday morning at II O'Clock sharp
The arrangements are in charge oil
two marshals, Colonel w. T. Channon
OF the 9th regiment being one. Plans
for the parade have been practically
completed
The grand commandery session will
convene at the Masonic temple imme
diately after the parade. 1t is expect
cd that adjournment will be taken for
dinner, and that the first business will
be transacted in the afternoon, a.
a session from to O'Clock. Tuesday
the important business will be up ana
the election of officers will take place
Wednesday afternoon there will be
an exhibition drill by members of tn7
visiting communicates. at the lslan,l
City baseball park. This drill will b,
Tor Masons only. and members of any
o. the so-called blue lodges can Sc
cure admission tickets at the informa
lion bureau at the Harper house The
local commandery. however, has in
vited 4 very few guests of honor t.
be- present and witness the drills ant
the review by the grand commander
Included in the list of special guest
are the members of the city council
Reception for Ladies'.
The visit of the knights and tn
ladies accompanying them is 10 b
made as pleasant as possible, and par
ticular efforts are being made for tie
entertainment of the visiting ladies
Mrs. Charles Schneider, wife OF th.
commander of Rock Island command
cry, No. Is, is chairman of the loca
committee of ladies Oh entertainment
One of the features of the week vii
be the reception for visiting ladies', Il
he given at the Rock Island Cluf
Tuesday afternoon from to O'Clock;