Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-16
FURTHERED
Committee in Charge of Sunday
School Rally in Moline Has
a Meeting Here.
MANY WILL PARTICIPATE
Report Is Made of Congregations To
Take Part-Arrangement Made
for Posting Trophies.

A special committee composed of
members of the county executive COM
mittee of the Rock Island County Sun
day School association and 10 repre-
sentatives of Moline met last night at
the headquarters at the Y. NJ. c. A.
and forwarded plans for the county
Sunday school day to be held in Moline
Thursday. Aug. r. The following per
sons were present from Moline: Rev.
Z. s. Haney. Mrs. Florence Magill Wal
lace. j. H. Hauberg, w. l.. STANCE, e.
f. Englund. Mrs Engmnd, Harry Aims
worth. Wilson p Hunt. and Elmer
Freeman
Great enthusiasm is shown in the
,.eornty Sunday school day. as was
shown by every report that came in 10
the members of the committee. The
/ corresponding committee reported that
nearly all the schools of the county
are reporting enthusiastic interest in
, the day and that they will send large
, delegations.
schools to Participate.
The following Sunday schools have
reported as coming:
Schools in Rock Island - Edgewood
Baptist Spencer Memorial Methodist
Broadway Presbyterian. First Method
/ let ITpitad Drachytarian Central prac
byterian, Memorial Christian. South
, Park Chapel.
Schools in Moline-First Congrega-
tional, Second Congregational. First
Methodist. Second Methodist, First
Baptist. ST. Paul A. NJ. E, United Pres
enth Street Moline. Help Chapel Mo-
! line.
| Rural Schools-Methodis of Illinois
City. Methodist of Port Byron. Edging-
ton Presbyterian. Taylor Ridge school,
Andalusa Baptist. Enterprise school,
Canoe Greek. Fairfield Methodist. Yuma
Methodist, Rose Hill. Milan Presbyter-
/ ian. Milan Methodist. Providence Bap-
list. Homestead United Presbyterian,
Wrayville Methodist.
| Deneen is Invited.
| Besides these. additional reports are
coming in every day from the schools.
At the meeting last night all commit
| tees appointed at the former meeting
reported progress. The program COM
mittee reported the delegations would
gather at Sylvan park and enjoy boat
| ing and swimming contests on the
lr;ver front The parade will be great
feature of the day There will be floats
of all kinds and many parade features
of interest, and nine or ten bands will
| furnish music for the parade. After
tthe parade the delegates will go to
Z, Prospect park. and after the big dinner
in the park there will be platform
program consisting of special band
| concert and singing. and the commit
tee reports that they expect to secure
w. C. Pearce. International Sunday
school worker, secretary of the adult
and teacher training department of the
international association, and Governor
Deneen. to deliver the principal ad-
dress of the afternoon. Following this
platform program at 2:30 the program
of athletics viii begin. There will be
lswimming and diving contests for both
boys and girls, and tub race: also
relay foot races and events of all kinds
for all the contestants.
| Prizes to BE Posted.
A special committee was appointed
select the prizes for the parade
features. which will be as follows:
First and second prizes will be given
the school presenting the best float
in line: second. banner to be given
the city school making the best ap
oearance in line; second. a banner to
Je given to the best country school in
: line. and banner to the city school
having the largest delegation in line
II proportion to their average attend
lnce in school: also the country schoo
thaving the largest delegation in line