Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
WILL YOU hike
DOWN The Lane?
Will be the Form of Salutatlon
at the Rock Island Expo
sition Grounds.
NAME ADOPTED BY DIRECTORS
Also Arrange for the Election >of a
Queen by Popular vote-Week-
iy Meeting Is Held.

1t will be down the Lane" for
everybody who attends the first an
nual Rock Island exposition. Sept. 2S-
Oct. 8. Not the "Pikep nor the Mid
way" remember that. The Lane-s
the thing and you'd best get next.
At the weekly meeting of the board
of directors of the exposition company
held at the Harper house last even
ing this appellation was adopted after
discussion of the various names that
had been suggested. There were
many of them and plenty of good
ones, too. but the directors decided
| that the Lane was about right and
had not been used by any other ex-
position so far as the members were
aware.
Another important matter decided
upon at the meeting was that of hav-
| ing a carnival queen. One will be Sc
lected by popular vote. Ballot boxes
| will be placed in stores in Rock Island
and Moline and votes will be sold at
a penny each The young lady who
lis chosen will be escorted to the
ground and there crowned with fit
| ting pomp and ceremony, and pre-
scented with diamond ring. A COM
mittee was appointed to assist Lem
Scott. advance man for the c. w
Parker Amusement company, in max
ing all arrangements for the contest
and buying the ring, They will also
arrange the official program for the
week.
The purchase of the ring was made
this morning. a handsome jewel being
lsecured at McCabe's. 1t was placed
in the window of the jewelry depart
lment on Second avenue and will be
shown there till awarded to the victor
lin the contest.
Auto Owners Interested.
Vice President Charles McHugh o
the company presided. One of the
most important reports of the evening
was made by Dr.. c. l.. Silvis, chair
man of the committee in charge of The
automobile and horse exhibit. H
lstated that the different classes ar
rapidly filling up For the openini
. parade. which will start At the Roc
Island Club the afternoon of Monday
!, the opening day, pass through tn
principal streets and end at tn
grounds. no less than as cars are a
lready entered and as many more ar
iexpected Tri-city automobile owner
: lare taking much interest in thi
, Feature.
The attractions committee reporte
: Having engaged Bleuer's and Stroehle
. bands for three days and three night
:. each to furnish music during the weel
These will be the official band
: though of course many of the visitin
delegations will bring bands with thel
lon different days and the Parkt
: shows will have large corps of M
;, sicians of their own.
should BE NO misunderstanding.
> Mr.. Scott, who was present at I'll
a meeting, gave talk on the nature
4 the attractions which will be brougl
!, here by the Parker company. T
r stated. that while it was not his bu.
20 ness to pass judg's'F~-Ht-. 81 peop
,f should not confound the shows til
u will appear here with any others tn
10 may have been exhibited in this vici
in lity While the company has TO
p shows on the road they are distin
m in management being under differe
=. lessees. The attraction engaged t
70 Rock Island is composed of 10 of t
G. best shows to be found in the COUNT
1t travels on a special train of % ca
and carries its own light and pow
plant and full equipment.
For Special Train Service.
er. Secretary J. w. Parker report
sit that the Milwaukee road has agre
to hold the evening train for t
or north three evenings during the we
NO from 1880 till H.. A request on I
Rock Island road was authorized
Or a special train from Sherrard a
to Cable three evenings. On Applicant
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