Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-28

ner"-School children.
Introduction = William McCono-
chic.
Oration-Bernard> D. Connolly.
Song, Soldiers Rest in Peace
Quartet.
Patriotic selection Stroeh1e's
band.
Grand Army service-John Buford
post 243, G. A. R.
The Ladies of the Grand Army
will serve dinner from IL to O'Clock
in Memorial hall at the court house
free to all old soldiers and their
wives, members of the Relief corps
and auxiliaries.
Autos for Inhrm Veterans.
Veterans for whom the walk in the
parade would be too much of task
will be provided automobiles, the
machines have been donated by local
owners. Twelve have thus far been
secured. More can be made use of.
Those having flowers to donate to
wards the decoration of the soldiers
monument in court house square are
requested to deliver them at the east
entrance of the court house by 10
o'clock Monday morning.
At Rock Island Arsenal.
1. Monday, May so, being Memorial
day, all labor and duty at this arsenal,
except that required for the necessary
guard and police, will be. suspended
for the day.
2. The national flag will be display
ed at half-staff from sunrise till mid
day. At noon q national salute Of FL
guns will be fired under the directions
Of the detachment commander, and at
the conclusion of this memorial tri-
butte, the flag will be hoisted to the
top of the staff and will remain there
until sunset.
8. To insure the orderly and unin-
terrupted prosecution of the memorial
services at the National cemetery at
this armory no vehicles, except those
forming part of the procession, will
be allowed to cross the Moline bridge
from p. m. until the procession has
recrossed the bridge to Moline upon
conclusion OF the ceremonies, nor dur
ing that time will vehicles Of any kind
be allowed on the main avenue be-
tween the Moline bridge and Cemetery
drive, or to approach the cemetery
nearer than 200 yards. Visitors can
leave their carriages in charge of
drivers and walk to the cemetery dur
ing the time Of the memorial services
a. Vehicles approaching the GENE
terry from the main gate will use main
avenue and return by river road or
park drive on the north side Of the
reservation By order of
LIEUTEANT COLONEL HOBBS.
A. w. Maish. lieutenant, ordnance
U. S. A, adjutant-
At Calvary Cemetery.
The program for the Memorial day
ceremonies at Calvary cemetery Mon
day is as follows:
voices.
Kyrie-Full chorus.
Offertory, THE Vacant Chair"-Cho-
rus.
Hymn, "America"-Chorus.
Agnus Delicious.
Hymn, Columbia, the Gem OF the
Sermon-Dean ]. J. Quinn.
Closing hymn, The Star Spangled
Banner'-Chorus.
The holy mass will be said by Rev.
Father Cleary, and will begin at 10
o'clock a. m. The members OF the
knights of Columbus, the Western
Catholic Union and other Catholic so
cieties will assemble at o'clock a.
m. at knights of Columbus hall, Nine
teenth street and Second avenue, form
in line and march west on Second ave-
nue. to Fourteenth street, south to Third
avenue. and east on Third avenue to
street and from that point
by street cars to the cemetery. Cars
will leave Market square at o'clock,
and return from the cemetery at Ills
a. m.
b. G. NJ. Observance.
The B. G.. NJ will observe Memorial
day at its meeting tomorrow afternoon
at the Y. NJ. c. A. The address will
be by Commander William McCono-
chic, Of the G. A R post, who will
speak on Stories Of the Civil War"
and there will be plano number by
Arthur J. White. The meeting begins
at 2:30. Definite announcements will
be made tomorrow about the annual
B. G.. NJ. banquet, which Is to be held
early in June.
Ladies' of o. r.. @.
The Ladies' auxiliary to the Order
Of Railway Conductors will hold mem
orial services tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at Riverside cemetery in Mo-
line. The ritual of the order will be
used in the ceremony. The graves Of
deceased Of the order will be decor
ated.