Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30
HONORS FOR THE
LIVING AND DEAD
Grateful People in Tribute to
the Veterans of the Civil
War.
EIGHTY I'M THE PARADE
Those Who Are Able Insist in Keep
ing Step to Martial Music-Ex-
ercises at Court House.

All honors were shown the civil
war veterans who turned out this
morning to take part in the annual
Memorial day parade and services
at the court house square. There
were 80 OF the old soldiers in the
march and most of them insisted
upon walking, despite the fact that
a number Of automobiles were gen.
erously rendered for the purpose of
carrying them. A number Of the
veterans who felt unequal to the task
of marching accepted the courtesy
rendered them and rode, there being
nine automobiles containing old SOL
-diers In the line OF the parade. Will
liam McConochie, commander of
John Buford post Of the G. A. R.,
was at the head Of the old soldiers
division.
4 score OF veterans of the Spanish
war. belonging to Siboney Bay camp,
were In the parade, and they were
accorded honors second only to the
civil war soldiers, the s2viours of
the union.
Those In Line.
The parade was formed at the court
house square on Third avenue under
the direction of General Edward Kit
tilsen, marshal of the day, and his
aides, all mounted. The line was COM
posed as follows:
Platoon of police.
General Kittilsen and aides.
Mayor G. w. McCaskrin and city
officials.
Park board.
Fire department, Chief Newberry,
three wagons and the hook and lad
der truck.
Drill team of Camp 26, N. W. A.
drill team of the Loyal order of
Moose.
Stroehle's band.
School children, 1000 boys and
girls.
Company A, I. N. G., with drum
and bugle corps.
Eighth division of the Illinois ma
val reserve.
Siboney Bay camp, Spanish-Amer-
lean War Veterans.
John Buford post, G.. A. r., head
ed by the Rock Island fife and drum
corps.
Automobiles containing old sol
dlers, members Of the Women'S Re-
lief corps and speaker.
Salute Old Soldiers.
The line of march was east on
Third avenue to Twentieth street,
north to Second avenue and west to
Fourteenth. AS the parade came to
Fourteenth street, the civic societies,
including the police, city officials,
drill teams and school children, halt
ed and allowed the military organiza-
tions to march on past and south on
Fourteenth street. Then Company
- and the naval reserves dropped
out and drew up in company fronts
to salute the veterans. The younger
veterans of the Spanish war went on
past after being saIuted and in turn
drew up, and the whole line paid
homage to the soldiers of the Grand
Army of the Republic as the rem
nants of that once mighty array
went past. A dozen of the old sol
diers carried a huge American flag,
while the rest marched two abreast
behind it.
Program Carried Out.
At the conclusion Of the parade,
the services at the west side of the
court house commenced, H. B. Hay
den being master of ceremonies. The
principal address was made by Judge
Henry E. Burgess Of Aledo. After
the program had started, the school
children, naval reserves and the Wo-
mans Relief corps repaired to the
river, where the usual observances
were carried out in honor of the sail
ors who met their death in the war.
The program follows:
Program Mt Court House.
Bugle, assembly call = George
Stroehle.
Patriotic selection - Stroehle's |
band.
Song, 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner," or "Illinois''-By 1000 school
children under management of Direc- !
tor E. L. Philbrook.
Opening prayer-Rev. H. w.
Reed.
Song, THE Gray and Blue"-Me-
mortal quartet.
Introduction = Professor H. B.
Hayden.
Oration-Hon. Judge Henry E.
Burgess.
Song, "The Red, White and Blue
Quartet.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
address-Miss Laura Anderson. 4
Song, PIN My Grand Army Badge !
on Ny Breast"-Quartet-
Services at the Monument.
Music-Stroehle's band and mar
tial band.
Grand Army service-John Buford |
post 243. G. A. r.
Salute to the dead-Company A, :
9Th Illinois infantry.
Song, "America'-By the audi
ence
Taps, last bugle call-George
Stroehle.
Benediction-Rev. H. c. First.
Music-Stroehle' band.