Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-23
FLAG DAY TO BE
REUNION FEATURE
Official Program for Grand
Army Encampment at
Joliet Issued.
PROMINENT MEN TO TALK
National CoIors to Be Carried by
Those Participating in the
Parade.

The Official program for the 1911 de
partment encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic and its allied or
ders at Joliet Tuesday and Wednesday,
June Is and IA. has just been complet-
ed. Ten thousand copies will be print
ed and distributed throughout the
state within two or three weeks.
The fact that Wednesday, June Il.
the day OF the parade. is Flag Day,
has been given prominence in the pro
gram There will be an insert of the
flag in colors, and a short synopsis OF
the emblem's history, which is the old
est national standard in the civilized
world. Small flags will be carried by
all OF the veterans in the parade and
by the thousands of school children
who will be grouped along the line Of
march
A large list of speakers has been ar
ranged for service at the eighth camp
fire, which will be given Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings The camp fires
will be held in the Orpheum and Joliet
theatres, the Auditorium and the Otta-
wa ST NJ. e church. The program at
the different places will be as follows:
TUESDAY NIGHT MEETINGS.
Orpbeum-Major Robert Mann Woods
VIII Introduce Department Commander
James A Connolly, who will preside at
the meeting. The speakers will be rep
resentatiyes of the several orders. in
Guiding Mrs. Anna Patterson. depart
ment president of the WOman's Relief
Corps: Mrs Helen NJ. Wilson, depart
Of of no
g. A. r.: H c. Springston. department
commander of the Sons of Veterans.
Mrs F. Alice Ammon, department pres
ident of the Daughters of Veterans;
Nrs Margery F Chase, department
commander of the Daughters of the G..
a r: Mrs May +. Clothier. depart
ment president of the Sons of Veter-
ans Auxiliary, and Benson Wood. past
department commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Auditorum-Past Commander John
c. Lang will introduce Harvey NJ Trim
BILE as presiding officer. The speakers
Will be General John C.. Black, past
commander in chief of the Grand
Army; a D. CadwalIader. ". r. Jew
EFT, Mrs. Clyde Adelia Henry, past com
G. A. R; Rev. Ducan c. Miner Judge
Henry W. Freeman. Christopher c.
Duffy. Mrs. Flo J. Miller past depart
ment president Of the w r. c.: Mrs
Virginia c. Mcclure. past department
president of the Ladies of the G. A. r.
Joliet Theatre-Past Commander Z.
w Willard Will introduce 4. I.
Schimpff. past department commander
as presiding officer. The speakers will
be y. b. T. Thistlewood and Joseph
Rosenbaum. past department comman-
ders; Major II. H. Peters. General
Smith D. Adkins. Mrs Harriet H. Hud-
son, president of the Ladies of the 6.
A. r.; Frank l. Shepard, Sons OF Vet
Grams; DR.. Anna b. Lapham. past com
handkerchief of the Daughters of the
C 4. r. and w F. Calhoun.
Ottawa Street NJ f. Church-Com-
mancer +. {. Fuller will introduce Rev
A. F. Clark as presiding oficar The
speakers will be Rev Frank c. Bruner.
who will speak on The Little Bronze
Button General Samuel FalIows. past
Chaplain-in-chief of the c. A R. and
w. H. Bridges. patriotic Instructor
MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY.
Orpheum-Command E G. Fuller
will introduce Colonel John Lambert as
presiding officer. The speakers will be
W. F. Calhoun. General Smith u. Adj
kins. w. II. Bridges. Major Robert