Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
HAPPY THRONC
AT THE EXPO.
Wednesdays Attendance Near
ly Equals the Mark Set by
Crowds Tuesday.
BAND is THE CHIEF CARD
Nayassars Give Pleasing Program In
Guiding Several Novelties
Fireworks This Evening.

Cousin Jane, VINO is WISHING dt oui
house. and her little girl. aud even
grandpa. were out last night. And all
The neighbors and a few others besides
we're out at the Exposition park last
night. The attendance fully equalle'i
That of Tuesday night, when there was
the additional attraction of the fir'a-
works The crowds are increasing iii
size daily. and the fame of the Expo
sition is spreading rapidly There was
an almost continuous line OF street
cars from Market square to Eight
eenth avenue all evening, and every
car was well filed with people seek
Inc amusement and entertainment
Music Chief Attraction.
The Navassar ladies' band continues
10 be the chief center of interest at
the park, and while the band concerts
are on. the ticket sellers at the var
ious amusement places on the grounds
lake a vacation and join the crowd N
front of the band stand, for although
the Kline shows are strong attrac-
lions there is nothing doing any
where else until the band has fin
iShed. and 10 draw the attention If
the crowd elsewhere is an impossi-
bility.
Last night the band gave several
feature numbers. including solo num-
hers by Miss Nellie Mae Hoone, a
seXtette for saXophOnes, Lucia ana
The Glow WoTm.' In the latter mum
Der four of the young ladies sing to
the band accompaniment. The lights
are extinsuished and only the twink
ling of miniature electric globes i'll
imitation of the glow worm are seen
in the band stand AS an encore num-
Der the band gave whistling piece. in
which the young ladies demonstrated
that women can whistle a tune, and 10
il well. too
Despite the numerous counter at
fractions the people of Rock Island
are planning to make this the big
day of the week so far in point of
attendance. The feature of tonight
will be Niagara falls represented in
fire.
Tonight's program includes a clari-
net solo by Miss Elizabeth Shipley. a
piccolo solo by Miss Adeiine Moore
and 'FYearning," Il song for the cornei,
by Miss Vivian Hutchings. The pro-
gram concludes with a pretty descrip
live number, The Forge in the
Forest"
Concerts Tomorrow.
At tomorrow evenings program the
band has been requested to repeat two
of the feature selections given at pro
grams earlier i'll the week, THE AMI
Chorus and the descriptive piece
The Death of Custer" given Tuesday
evening.
The programs for the two concerts
tomorrow are as follows:
AFTERNOON
a Sousa March. .. Invincible Eag,.
Overture, ZaHetta ..... .Auba
Piccolo Solo. Humming Bird. -. Co
Miss Marion Bowker.
Waltz. Wedding of the Winds. -. Hal
Quartet for Trombones. Stein Son.
Misses c. Gary. Allen, Brady and
Miller.
Selection, Honeymoon Trail. Howard
Overture, Morning. Noon and Night
... ... Supp
Clarinet Solo. Comm Thro' the
Rye" Observation-Disclosures. Robinson
Miss Elizabeth Shipley.
Operate, Creme de la Creme .Toban
Finale. Daughters of America. Lamp
EVENING.
Overture. Poet and Peasant. .. Supp
Solo for Tenor Saxophone, Tramp.
........ ......... Robinso
Miss Hazel Gary.
Grand International Fantasia.
...... ........... Robinso
Duets for Piccolos, 1.-TWO Merry
Birds" Zithe
Misses Moore and Bowker.
Selection from Prince of Piisen.
...........-.. Lude-
Fantasia. March of the Toys. .Herbel
Spectacular ...... Anvil Cnoru
Descriptive Death of Custe
BOttOmIey Troupe Makes Hit.
The vaudeville programs at the E.
position begin promptly, following
short concert by the Navassar ban
at 1870 each afternoon, and at 1880
the evening. and failure to realize tn
fact has caused many visitors at th
park to miss one of the best acts u
the vaudeville bill, the performanc
of the Bottomley troupe. This cor
pany of aerialists presents one of tt
most pleasing numbers on the BIZ
and the act has been winning muc
applause all week. The Bottomleys &
stunts that are really marvellous. an
those who have seen the act considt
the troupe one of the best attraction
at the park
Fireworks Tonight.
Today is Davenport day at the par
and there are big cowds at the grount
this afternoon. The attendance tn
evening promises to set new mai
for the week.
The program this evening conclud,
with a big display of fireworks, i