Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-25
TO
HONOR. DEAD
Program for Exercises Memor-
ial Day Are Completed by
the Committees
LOCAL MEN ARE SPEAKERS
J. l.. Haas and William McCOnochie
to Deliver Addresses at Court
House and Cemetery.


The arrangements for the observance
of Memorial day, May 81, have been
completed by the committees in charge
and Commander J. w. Crandall and
Adjutant w. A. Norris of Buford post,
No. 243, G.. A. r. The usual parade
will be held Monday morning at 8
o'clock, and will be participated in by
the veterans. the United Spanish War
Veterans, the naval reserves and Com
pany A, the Odd Fellows, and various
other fraternal societies and civic or
CARNATIONS, and by about 1000 school
children. Hon ]. l.. Haas will be the
speaker at the morning exercises at
the court house, and former Mayor
William McConochie will deliver the
address in the afternoon at Chippian-
mock cemetery. The members of the
reception committee are Major H. G.
Connolly, Judge w. H. Gest and Hon.
Thomas Campbell. The cemetery com
mittee is composed of J. NJ Beardsley,
John Ohlweiler and William McCon
ochie.
Mayor George w. McCaskrin has
| been selected to act as master of cere-
monies, and H. H. Cleaveland will be
the marshal of the day.
Line of March.
The line of march will be as usual.
! 1t will commence on Third avenue ut
the city hall and will go to Twentieth
street, down Twentieth to Second ave
nue., and west to the court house where
| it will break up. The parade will be
led by H. H. Cleaveland, who is the
marshal of the day, and. his staff will
accompany him. The rest of the col
umn will be made up as follows:
Platoon of police.
Band.
City officials and speakers in car
lriages
Civic organizations.
Company A, |. N. G.
Naval reserves.
School children.
Martial band.
WomaI's Relief corps.
Ladies of the G. A. r.
Buford post, G. A. r.
| Fire department.
Need Flowers.
A committee of ladies has been ap
pointed to receive flowers from thos;
who wish to give them for decorating
the graves of the old soldiers. The
ladies will be at the east entrance
of the court house Sunday, and schoo
Ichildren and others who have planned
to contribute flowers may leave then
there. Flowers appear to be yer.
the G.. A. r. feel that they are goin;
to have hard time to find enough 70
: all the graves.
The day will be observed as a holi
day in this city as usual and none o
the stores or factories will be open
The railway freight offices are also t
close for the day and there will b
no freight handled during the day
The Morning Exercises.
The committee has announced tn
following program for the morning e,
2 lercises at the west side of the coul
f Ihouse:
Bugle call, to the assembly.
t Patriotic observation-disclosures band.
| Song. 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
Or illinois, by 1000 school childre
. under direction of E. l.. Philbrool
School children will march direct t
;. the ferry. where they will conduct tn
memorial services on the Mississippi
Iriver under the auspices of the w.
lC. and naval reserves.
Opening prayer-Rev. Marion Hun
= lphreys.
!, Song, my County 'Tis of Thee
Memorial octet.
Introduction by Mayor George
/, McCaskrin.
Grafton. L. Haas.
Song, "Our Country Forever'-M
mortal octet.
Services concluded at the mon
:, ment
Music-Rock Island martial bar
= and Bleuer's band.
80 "They Bore the Flag''-Memori
- octet
Grand Army service-John Bufo
- post. No. 243, G. A. r.
Salute to the dead-Company A, 6
&c Illinois infantry.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg q
tdress-Swift Richie.
Patriotic observation-disclosures band.
Sc America the audience
by Taps: last bugle calI-Carl Kollofl
Benediction-Rev. Henry C. First.
}. Music-Bleuer's band.
f. Exercises Mt Cemetery.
nd The old soldiers graves at the ce
all etery will be decorated in connect