Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-22
3,OOOLITTLEFOLK
AT COUNTY RALLY
Sunday Schools of the Various
Churches Join in Picnic at
Long View Park.
FIRST GIVEN TROLLEY RIDE
Basket Dinner L. Served, 5000 Per
SONS, Young and Old, Enjoying
Meal Under the Trees.

Forty-four street cars bedecked with
flags. banners and buntings in the
colors OF the va. Ioas Sunday schools
and carrying 5000 happy children Oh
trolley ride through Rock Island and
Moline this morning, inaugurated the
fourth annual Sunday school rally and
picnic of the schools of Rock Island
county. Promptly at 10 o'clock, the
cars from Rock Island carrying tie
city schools and those from the west
end of the county started for Moline.
where they were joined by cars bea-
ing delegations from Moline, East Mo-
line, Silvis and WATERFOWL. The cars
circled the loop in Moline and retrin n
ed over Fourth avenue to Rock Island
going direct TO Longview park, where
the festivities of the day were held
DELEGATIONS ASSIGNED.
On arriving at the park, Mayor Har-
ry NJ. Schriver delivered an address
of welcome, and then E. B. Nc
Kown met the delegations and assigl
ed them to cool shady places where
they could enjoy the contents of the
wellflled baskets which they carrie !.
Numerous swings had been erected
for the occasion, end special athl7t-
ic program was carried out CONSIST
ing of races, drills, and tugs-of-war
for the children. Recognition badges
were given as prizes. Bleuer's band
furnished music throughout the day.
In some respects this has been one
Of the lest rallies since the plan was
started. Fully 5000 people were Oh
the grounds for dinner. One of the
largest delegations came from Broad
way Presbyterian Sunday school
Four cars were chartered. and one
built for 20 adults carried 207 c1!I-
dren. The First Methodist Episcopal
church of this city probably holds the
record for the greatest number CD enc
car. however. carrying 225
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED.
The schools represented were:
Rock Island-Grace Lutheran, Mem
orial Christian, Christian Mission,
United, Presbyterian, Aiken Street
Presbyterian, Broadway Presbyterian,
South Park Presbyterian, Spencer
Memorial, West End Settlement, Fist
Methodist Episcopal, First Baptist.
Edgewood Baptist. Wayne Methodist
Episcopal, Mckinley chapel
Moline-Seventh Street Chapel, Sec
ond Congregational, Help chapel, First
Baptist, Second Methodist Episcopal.
ST. Paul's African, United Christian
Workers.
East Moline-Union Congregational. f!
Hampton, Port Byron, Cordova, Roy
nolds, Taylor Ridge, Andalusia, Ed |
gington. Anderson, Fairfield, Rose Hill
Milan, Yuma, Watertown, Silvis, Beth
ell, Hillsdale, Enterprise, Ridgeview W.
Hillsdale and Pleasant Ridge.
MARCH FEATURE DISCARDED.
The trolley ride is departure form |
the former plan of having the children |
march to the park. and it is considered |
by all participating as an excellent |
The street car manage
ment handled the crowd without a
hitch and with slight delay to traffic.
Last fall the president of the county
called a meeting of the
various committees and Sunday school
to consider whether or
not the rally day should be continued.
The only objection found was the par
ade and march to the park. w. P.
Hunt of Moline suggested the plan of
A trolley ride, and so the committee
set to work upon It. The committee
'eels that the problem of getting to
he park has been happily solved and
hat next year it will be even more