Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-13
Beautiful Spectacle Pre-
sented by Column Of
Uniformed Men.
COMMANDER REVIEWS
Ceremonies of Opening a52d
C0ncIave Are Held lmme-
diateIy After Procession

A column of between 1900 and l.
SEQ knights Templar this morning
passed through the streets of Rock
Island, the knights with their glisten-
ing swords uLsheathed and their white
.'lumes waving in the breeze The
81 ectacle was one of the most beau
tiful seen as well as impressive ever
in Rock Island. Long, before the houf
set Tor the parade the knights We're
gathering in Various parts of the city
Tor hasty drills, and preparations for
the event of the day. The column
formed on Third avenue, east of Fit
teenth street. 1t extended over sew
eral blocks and many of the command
cries had their own bands.
1t was IL o'clock when Colonel w
T Channon, acting as commander of
| the parade by appointment of the
grand captain general, Harry II.
| Cleaveland OF this city, gave the order
to march.
The formation was completed at Fif-
teerth street. The column marched
! east on Third avenue to Eighteenth
stI eet, south TO Seventh avenue, east
to Nineteenth street. south to Tenth
avenue. east 10 Twentieth street,
north TO Seventh avenue. east to
Twenty-third street, north to Fourth
/ avenue, west 10 Twentieth street.
north to Second avenue, and west to
Fourteenth street.
Reviewed by Officers.
There were two reviewing stands.
one for the ladies'. on Seventh avenue.
DeIween Twentieth and Twenty first
cireets, and the other for the grand
commander and his staff and the
grand officers, at Second avenue and
Fourteenth street. When the advance
guard and Apollo commandery reached
+, Fifteenth street. ranks were opened.
ard the grand commander and his
staff passed through the line and took
a position or the reviewing stand
Then each ccmmandery passed before
.be officers in review. Along Second
avenue and elsewhere along the line
of march. the drill teams gave exhibit
tions, and various formations were
shown. representing the cross and
other emblems of the order
Formation of Column.
Following i: the formation of the
Z arching column:
Platoon of police.
Colonel w T. Channon. commander
of the parade.
Aides of Colonel Channon--H. A. j
; Mcdonald. f T. Myers, W. A. Rosen
field. D. J. Sears. W. H. Sweeney, w
H. Reck, H. E. Casteel and J. F. Ire
l. mann.
H. H. Clea,eland. chief of staff OF
Grand commander.
Personal aides of Grand Commander
Crooks.
First Regiment band. Illinois infant
ry.
Apollo cormandery, Chicago, per
IL scpal escort OF grand commander.
i Grand Commander Smythe Crooks
/ Of Chicago in carriage with deputy
i grand commander.
) Grand officers in carriages.
/ Past commanders in carriages.
i SECOND DIVISION.
&C. F. Geetjer in command).
Spencers band of PeoriaA
Il Peoria commandery, No. 3.
81 Dellwood Land
Joliet commanders. No. 4.
l. Blaney commandery, No >, of MOI
ris.
FL Freeport co mmandery, No. Z.
r Galesburg cCmmandery. &C No. S.
/ Ottawa commandery, No. TO-
S Sycamore oommandery. No. lo.
Stroehle's Land
o Chicago commandery, No. Is.
e Bethany commandery. No. %. G
e Mendoza
THIRD DIVISION.
Il Cpast Grand Commander Spring
Et command.)
Thirteenth Regiment Military ban
+ of Hamilton, Ontario
st. Bernard commandery. No. s5, ,
O.. Chicago.
d De Moloy commandery, No. 25,
ell Bloomington.
o Sixth Regiment band Illinois |
e. fantry.
e Sterling con fhandery, No. 81.
Moline Military band.
Englewood commandery. No. SO. 5
= Plaudit's tsnd of Muscatine.
y = Columbia commandery, No 6s,
- Chicago
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