Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-21
City AbIaxe With Light.

Quincy, H.. May 2O.-Special Cor
|respondence of The Argus.)-The city
of Quincy was all aglow with electric
lights last night. There We're many
campfires, one at the Soldiers home
and one at the Empire theater. They
were filled to Overlooking.
The Quincy band gave grand con-
cert at Washington park Thousands
of people were on the streets.
Many inmates of the Soldiers home
are mingling with the visiting COM
rades. Among them are James Ryan
and James Montgomery of Rock Is
land. At the Newcomb hotel we have
music and some of the old time pa
| triotic songs
Now in gathering of this kind we
are supposed to eschew politics. but
be wondered at-we are all human.
There is a great deal Of rivalry for
department commander There are
three candidates for commander, Ro-
senbaum of Post 81. Chicago; DR..
Murdoch of Chicago and Wells of
Quincy. 1t seems at this writing that
Rosenbaum is in the lead
Visit soldiers Home.
| We went to the Soldiers home at
S a. m. today, ride on trolley line
lof two miles, and through nice shady
streets 1t was a little early for Wis
itors, but in view of the fact that the
encampment convened at 10 a. m. we
were allowed to visit the cottages.
In the invalid ward we met William
Cochran and Leroy Lawhead of Rock
Island. They are unable to walk, but
lthey are out on the veranda viewing
the grounds and conversing with the
Imany visitors.
There is something pathetic in a
visit to this home. Many of the com.
trades are unable TO help themselves.
Those who are SO unfortunate have
attendants who care for them. l find
here very little complaint of the wards
Iof the nation, everything being in fine
Icrder The grounds are beautiful and
well cared for.
This morning the boys band from
the Orphans home at Normal was
present. and played several selections
for the edification of the old veterans
The grounds of the home are beauti
fully decorated. There are a number
Iof cottages nearly completed. They
lare for the use of comrades who have
wives, so that they can spend theil
last years together.
Parade at 2 r. NJ.
AT 2 p. m. the grand parade tool
lplace over a course of one and one
half miles. The 5th regiment, ma
tional guard. Colonel Wood command
ing, led the parade. A number o
companies of the 5th were in line
There was college cadet corps o
about 400, fully armed. and the,
marched with soldierly tread. Quit
a number of Grand Army posts wer
[ in line. There were about 20 differ
Ient organizations and nearly as man
bands There must have been som
: $500 men in line, and the weathe
was IDEAL Buforf and Graham post
:, marched as one organization. | hav
attended many encampments but fo
precision in the movements l hav
;, never seen the equal. The marc
I, was made without a halt.
-. The encampment had a session thi
morning and Immediately after tn
: parade they again went into session
!, The session was opened by singin
America"
There are about $50 or 500 del
gates present. Past Department Cor
lmander E. H. Buck is present.
u The nomination of officers ws
|. made this afternoon. For commando
u Rosenbaum of Chicago. Wells
s. Quincy and DR.. Murdoch of Chicag
O. Captain w. C. Bennett was the unar
III mouse choice for delegate from Il
u Fourteenth district to the national e
campment at Toledo, Ohio.
D 1t is estimated that the number :
IL people that viewed the parade w
ne between $4,000 and $4,000. There a
p to be camp fires tonight. Tomorro
will close the session. We will lea
IL on our return trip tomorrow EVENT.
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