Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-23

on a big Deere & Mansur auto truck.
First Christian church, Moline, big
wagon decorated with pink and green
school colors. Also a large number
of white-clad girls on foot carrying
white parasols decorated with pink
chrysanthemums.
1.-THE World for Christ"
The members of the Central Presby-
terrain church school, marching on foot,
presented a display, THE World for
Christ" that is deserving of mention.
AT the head of the line marched r. A.
Vaughan, carrying aloft a miniature
globe on the face of which lay a wide
open bible. Behind him marched the
members of the school-many of them
very little tots-carrying the flags of
all nations.
The Memorial Christian church dele
cation was one of the largest in line
and was headed by a band. After the
band marched a group of boys bearing
Chinese flags.
Lewis L. Gaylord of Moline was
marshal of the day and his aide
was Frank ]. Clendenin of East
were Justin L. Daley, Harry NJ. Nc
Caskrin, Louis Hauberg and J. w.
Welch. There was not a delegation
in the formation but carried the Ameri-
can flag, or it's school colors, or APP
peared in special costumes, or in a
decorated float Therefore color ran
riot and the effect was one of the
whole city on a gala day.
The First Methodist church of Rock
Island had chartered a special car and,
as a street car belt line ran parallel
with the line of march, the Sunday
school of that church did not leave
the car but occupied its place in the
parade nevertheless.
Notes of Sunday School Day.
A special train from the upper end
of the county came in on time over
the Milwaukee and was composed of
seven coaches in all of which standing
room. as well as all seating capacity,
was occupied.
The steamer Columbia brought the
big delegation from the lower end. It
arrived as per schedule and everybody
aboard was happy.
The Pleasant Ridge school had a
float decorated with sheaves of wheat
and rode 60 strong. calling themselves
the Farmers Country Sunday school.
J. w. WEIGH substituted for Rev.
Richard S. Haney as a section captain.
Mr.. Haney was too busy bringing order
out of chaos with a megaphone 10 at
tend to his official duties.
At Long View Park.
At Fifteenth street, at the conclu-
sion of the parade. the marchers
boarded cars for Long View park.
where the remainder of the day was
passed. A picnic dinner was served
from IL to 2. The afternoon program
consisted of prayer by Rev. c. A. Lin
coin, Moline; address of welcome by
President II. E. Van Duzer, songs by
the various schools, drill by John Hau-
berg's drum corps, various athletic
sports for the boys and a baseball
game between teams representing the
First Methodist and Broadway Pres
byterian churches of Rock Island.
Prizes Are Awarded.
The winners of some of the prizes
for which the different Sunday school
were announced this afternoon at Long
View park. The prizes were awarded
to the winners by Rev. +. +. Shut.
The awards were divided into two
classes. those for city schools and those
for schools outside of Rock Island and
Moline. The Memorial Christian Sun
day school, Rock Island, won the prize
for the finest appearing school in the
two cities, and the Reynolds Methodist
school won the prize among the coun-
try schools, The prize for the most
unique feature was won by the Sew
enth Street Lutheran church of Mo
line, which had a band in the parade.
The out of town prize went to the
Mount Pleasant Sunday school
The judges gave special mention
for fine displays to the Sunday schools
of Broadway and Central Presbyterian