Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-02
Moline Is Scene of Pageant in
Honor of Workmen of
Community.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED IN LINE
Motion Picture Men Snap Marchers
as They Pass-VoIunteer Fire
Department Unique.

honor OF the labor forces of the com
munlty. Long before the hour for the
parade of the laboring men. the streets
OF the Plew City were thronged from
curb TO curb At 10 O'Clock, those who .
were TO take part in the parade as
sembled about the Industrial home .
quarters at Sixth avenue and Four
'eenth street and about an hour later, J
Fred J Smithger. head of the days
celebration committee and marshal of
the parade, gave the signal fer its
start loaded by platoon of Moline
police unaeI Chief o. NJ. Bisant tie
paraue marched east TO Twenty-.hird
street ~ Sixth avenue, counterIne-ch-
ed 70 Sixteenth street, turned north to
Fourth a"CuIe. west to Tenth street.
s)uth X Siyth avenue and then 10 the
Starting pGint where il was disb4n lei
ONE THOUSAND AFOOT.
In the parade were 1000 laboring
men who marched afoot and about
half as many laboring men, municipal
officials of the tri-cities and mer-
chants followed in vehicles. Judges
d who were chosen from among the rep
resehtative men of Moline were sta
tened TO choose the organization hav-
/, ing the largest number in line and the
= one with the neatest appearance
Prizes of $40 are TO be awarded TO
them this afternoon at the Prospect
park celebration. In addition the
judges picked out the best looking
floats in the parade and honorable
mention is 10 he given them. The Car
penters and Ioiners local No. 241 of
Moline had the largest number of me-
= in the line. presenting 255. The Bak-
I ers local No. &c presented the best ap-
o pearance, each man in the parade be-
2 inc uniformly attired in white shirt.
n white duck trousers, red tie, black belt
and white cap.
J. PRETTIEST FLOAT.
/, Among the prettiest floats in the
= parade were those of Josephson. the
ieweler. Swanson & Lundquist, CLOTH
iers, Dewend-Grilk Furniture company.
Fisk & Loosely. dry goods, AdoIph
Hoagland, grocer and the Prospect
= park management. The JOsephsOn
: float, trimmed with white, purple and
i yellow material had on il a huge
4 clock. The Fisk & Loosely float was
=, prettily trimmed with autumn cOIOrs,
>. end young woman, covered with the
= American flag and bedecked with a
. golden crown, was seated upon II. The
/, Prospect park float was a miniature
;, field of golden rod and hydrangea on
. wheels.
= DEPARTMENT UNIQUE FEATURE
=, Among the most unique and pleas
e, ing features of the immense pageant
was the Moline fire department, IN
Guiding the old Mississippi Valley Vol
unteer fire company. Headed by Chief
Q. Hawk and Don Stewart, the man
r who headed the volunteer force fol
: 49 years, the department drew much
g. attention. The old hose cart which
. was used by the volunteers and the
:, ancient fire engine were manned by
~ the old volunteers. Following imme
= diately after the old vehicles was the
- new Velie fire truck. just put into the
= Pillow City service. The difference be
80 tween the vehicle of 1896 and TO-DAY
. was marked.
PICTURE Is TAKEN.
AS the parade passed Sixth avenue
and Fifteenth street, representative
OF the Advance Motion Picture com
s pGny Of Chicago, commanded by c. W
va Hutton. took a picture Of the pageant
nd 1t will be shown in adj OF the cities o
ar. the country. Ii is to be displayed il
"a. Moline at the Mirror theatre, unde
nd the management of George Martin AM
TO later in Rock Island
I'D The organizations which participat
ny cd in the parade and their number
err are as follows:
THOSE IN PARADE.
Platoon OF Moline police, headed b
Chief o. NJ. Bisant
" Fred ]. Smithiger. marshall of day
~ John Peterson, assistant.
ed Davenport council headed by MAY
no or Alfred Mueller, in five carriages.
en- Rock Island municipal commission
on headed by Mayor H. NJ Schriver.
er Appointive officers OF Rock Islam
at departments in two automobiles.
IN Moline commission, headed by Ma,
les or NJ. 3. Carlson. in Two carriages.
Ter Officers of Industrial Home associ.
OF ton in two automobiles.
en- Stroehie's brass band.
Tri-city Typographical union, y,
l.. 81.
Tri-city Machinists union, No. 81
dy %.
per Rock Island arsenal machinists, y,
ley 81. 50.
on Metal Polishers and Buffers, No. 4
rs, y.
raj Tri-city Bakers. No. SO. "a.
lie. Rock Island Tsilors. No 81. 81.
ng Davenport Journeymen Tailors, y
su- 500. Il.
cir Davenport Plumbers and Steamf
sed tiers. No 3S7. 81
nd Rock Island Plumbers. No. 81. ~.
Key Three Orphan Electricians"
ov Davenport Military band.
,at- Tri-city Brewers and Drivers, 40
ess Davenport Carpenters and Joiner
No $50, 40
Sylvan Lodge Steel Workers. y
The AZ. Is.
Moline Plumbers. No. 211, "a.