Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-10
LADIES' BAND
MAKES A HIT
Navassars at the Exposition
Prove the Big Attraction
From the Start.
CROWDS VISIT THE PARK
Mayor McCaskrin Makes Opening Adj
drcss-AutO Races Are Held
Fireworks This Evening.

The first days programs at the Rock
Island Exposition attracted big crowds,
and with the more comfortable
weather prevailing today, it is ex-
pected that all records will be broken
The formal opening took place last
evening, when President r. j. Medill
of the Exposition company and Mayor
George w. McCaskrin made brief adj
dresses. The city council held brief
meeting and adjourned till Wednesday
evening, and the mayor and city Off
Gals visited the Exposition grounds
in body the patrol wagon being
brought into use as means of trans
portation from the city hall to the
park. Incidentally the officials had al
opportunity to inspect the Ninth street
paving just completed and opened 20
the city limits this week.
Official Approval.
President Medill invited the mayor
and other officials onto the stage in
front of the grandstand and in brief
address spoke of the achievements Ct
the Exposition company. and its plans
for development in the future. He in
troduced the mayor with few happy
remarks. and Mayor McCaskrin spoke
briefly He said that he was pleased
ito give official recognition to such 4
project. and that as the representative
of the people of the city he desired 10
congratulate the Exposition manage
ment and wish them success. He re-
ferred to the enterprise as one requir-
ing great amount of time and money
and declared the men back of the Elk
position to be entitled to the respect
and encouragement of the people.
Mayor McCaskrin referred to the
value of the exposition as means q, f
advertising Rock Island, and spoke #
the way i'm which the city's name has
been brought before the people for
many miles around. That this is
worth while and will bring returns fo-
Rock Island was the opinion he eX-
pressed
Good Entertainment.
The Exposition has fulfilled all
promises as greater attraction than
last year The Navassar ladies band
is making great hit, and already ths
people who have heard the ladies are
expressing regret that their stay here
is to be limited to a week. The ~
ladies are all artists, and under the
direction of Miss Augusta Dial they
give programs that are real treats
The band gave several feature mum
bers last evening, the anvil chorus be
ing especially well received. In this
number 10 of the young ladies don red
jackets and leather aprons, and make
music ring from the big heavy anvil-
placed at the front of the band stand
The anvils have electric connection
and with the other lights all exiting
uished, very pretty effect is ut
tanned The ladies' were compelled t,
respond to the applause with an Ell
core. Another feature number was the
Stars and Stripes" Cornet solo:
numbers by Miss Vivian Hutching'
proved pleasing feature of the even
ing program. Miss Hutchings is :
master of the cornet. and she was re
called for an encore.
The Navassar bands concerts are
alone worth the admission price of The
Exposition. and not only that but tC
hear the band in any theater wouit
cost from 30 cents to $1.23. This !:
the smallest place where the banC
has ever had an engagement Fron
here the NavassarS go to RivervieN
park, Chicago, for a return engage
ment of several weeks.
The band tonight will render The
following program of popular aud rag
time numbers:
Overture, Tampa ...........s. Heroic
Rag Quartet .....F -Four Trombone
Misses C. Gary. Allen. Brady and
Miller.
Rag Overture. -. .Thompson's Melodio;
Ragged Rag. Preacher and the Bea
Spectacular. ... The Anvil Chora
March Triumphale, Entry of the
GladiatorS' ............... Fuel
Solo for Clarinet, Carnival of Venice
........ Ross
Miss Elizabeth Shipley,
Echoes from the Metropolitan Opera
House Observation-Disclosures. Tobaa
Piccolo Solo, Thro' the Air. =. Damar
Miss Adeline Moore.
Descriptive. THE Death of Custer
The band gives the evening program
GAINED 10 POUNDS.
.xo;,o1 mounds taking