Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-29
Citizens PLAN
TO DO HONOR TO
DEAD SOLDIERS
Usual Memorial Day Programs
Will be Carried Out To-
morrow in the City.
PARADE IN THE MORNING
Speaking at the Court House to Fol-
lOW-Ca rS Leave for Cemetery
at 1915 in Afternoon.

Tomorrow being the annual Memorial
DAY il becomes the duty and the priv
ilege Of the citizens OF Rock Island in
general with ;he rest Of the country
20 DO honor 20 the veterans OF the Civil
war who gave up their lives TO main
tain the union Of states organized by
their fathers. Fitting programs have
been prepared and there Will be ser
vices both at the court house in the
morIlug and al Chippiannock GENE
terry u the afternoon. Hon. c. J. Searle
o. 10 deliver the memorial address OF
The first program, and Rev. T. E. New
land OF the First Methodist church is
the principal speaker at the afternoon
observance at the cemetery.
SOLDIERS WILL PARADE.
At O'Clock In the morning the an
uual parade in honor of the departed
veterans will commence The old sol
di,rs. Spanish war veterans, militia,
naval reserves and other organizations
Including drill teams from fraternai
societies. and the school childrep, will
gather al Third avenue and Fifteenth
street. where under the direction Of
Marshal Of the Day John Ohlweiler,
they viii form in line. They will
march east 10 Twentieth. north to Sec
oud, and west 10 Fourteenth. Then
will follow the program at the court
house and the monument
The usual services al the river will
be carried out. the observance consist
ing OF the sprinkling on the water OF
flowers and the firing of a salute by
the naval reserves in honor Of the sail
or dead
STORES WILL CLOSE.
In accordance with the usual custom,
the stores Of the city and all banks
will close for the day Meat markets
for the most part will be open for sew
cral hours in the morning. the closing
time being 1890. The grocery stores
will be closed all day, but many OF
them will he open until 9 o'clock this
evening. Regular holiday rule will
prevail everywhere. all the shops
shutting down so that the employees
can attend the services.
The programs for the days observ
auoas follow:
UuEle caI-Georgc Stroehle.
Patriotic Stroehles band
Song. school Authenticated by
+. L. Philbrook
Prayer-Rev W. s. Marquis.
Song, Around the Graves" 49, Mrs
Casey.
Introduction-J. NJ. Beardsley.
Oration-Hon. c. J. Searle.
Song. The Vacant Chair"-Mrs
Casey. assisted by quartet
Reading, THE Rising of 177G"-Misi
Cleora Howlette
Musc-Stroehle's band.
SERVICES AT MONUMENT.
Martial music-Stroehle' band.
Song, "sleep, oh! 'sleep"-Mrs
Casey.
Grand Army services-John Bufor,
Post. G. A. X.
Salute 70 the dead-Company A.
Patriotic selecuon-Boys' West En-
Drum corps
Reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg Az
dress-Raymoud Ehlers Eugene Fiel
schoOL)
Song merica"-Audience
Taps, Last Bugle Call"-Georg
Stroehle.
Music Stroehlo's band.
Gears leave for cemetery at 1:15)
CHIPPIANNoCK CEMETERY.
Bugle call. To the Assembly
George Stroehle.
Patriotic seloction-SToehle's bant
SonE-Mrs Casey.
Decorating Of the old soldiers grave
Prayer-Rev. J. l.. Vance.
Introduct!on-J. NJ Beardsley.
Address-Rev. T. +. Newland.
Music troehle's band
ReadinE-Miss Cle1ra Howlette.
SonE-Nrs. Casey.
Grand Army services-John Bufor
post
Patriotic selection-Boys' West E1
Drum corps.
Firing salute-Company a.
SonE-Mrs. Casey.
Reading - LinColn's Gettysburg A
dress-Nictor Clark Eugene Fie
sChoolD
Song, America Audience.
Taps-GcorES Stroehle.
Bcrediction-Rev J. L. Vance.
Music-Stroehles band