Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-29
WAR HEROES TO
Be REMEMBERED
MEMORIAL DAY
Graves of Departed Soldiers
Will Be Strewn With Floral
Tributes.
PARADE IN THE MORNING
Rev. T. e. Newland and Attorney
George c. Wenser Will Be
Orators for Occasion.

Tomorrow is Memorial day, the one
day of the year that the patriotic citi-
zens of America lay aside their work
and pay homage TO the departed
heroes who fought in the wars waged
by the nation. through the efforts
of the local post of the G. A. r. the
day will be fittingly observed in Rock
Island. All of the essential features
that are required to make the day
successful one have been arranged
and all day the veterans will be busy
in their observance Of the occasion.
THE PARADE.
In the morning, the weather PEI
hitting, a big parade will be staged
at o'clock, in which the veterans,
members of company A and number
Of civic societies will take part. The
parade will assemble on Third avenue
right resting on Fifteenth street. The
pageant will move east on Third ave-
nue. to Twentieth street and north on
Twentieth street to Second avenue.
After reaching the main thoroughfare
the line of march will continue west
to the courthouse where the morning
ceremonies will take place at the
monument. G. F. GAZETTEER will act as
marshal of the day and he has select
ed as his aides Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Simmon and
W. H. Marshall and daughter. A feat
ure of the morning parade will be the
presence of the Ward Riding club,
composed Of ladies and gentlemen.
The afternoon ceremony will take
place at Chippiannock cemetery
where the majority of the departed
| heroes are sleeping. Cars on the
/ Watch Tower line will leave the bust
| ness district at lis o'clock and a
large number expect to assist in deco
rating the graves of the departed
heroes.
| THE SPEAKERS.
| Rev. T. E. Newland has been select.
! ed as the speaker at the morning
| ceremonies at the courthouse and
! George c. Wenger will deliver the af
ternoon address at Chippiannock
Both men are capable speakers and
| their addresses will no doubt be heard
| by a large crowd. Appropriate exer
cises will also be held at the arsenal
Guy A. Feeley of Waterloo, former
speaker of the Iowa house of repre-
sentatives, will deliver the address OF
the afternoon and the Moline and
Davenport veterans will take part in
the ceremonies. In crossing the
bridge to the arsenal the Moline con
tingent will scatter flowers on the wat
ers of the Mississippi in memory o.
the heroes who lost their lives in the
naval conflicts during the rebellion.
THE PROGRAM.
Bugle call-Stanley Eye.
Patriotic election-BIeuer's band.
Song-School children.
Prayer-H. c. First
Song-Double quartet.
IDtroduction-J NJ Beardsley.
Oration-Rev. T. E. Newland.
Song-Double quartet
Music-Bleuers band.
Reading, The Memorial Day Wis
ion"-Emil H. Hass.
CONCLUSION AT THE: MONUMENT.
Martial music-Bleuer's band.
Song-Double quartet.
Grand Army services-John Bufor,
, post, G. A. r.
Salute to the dead-Company A.
Patriotic selection-West End drum
corps.
Reading, "Lincoll's Gettysburg Ad
, dress Frazer T@-ce
Song, America "-Audience
Taps, Last Bugle 'Call''-Stanle
? Eye.
| Music-Bleuer's band.
{ AT CHIPPIANNOCK.
In the afternoon the annual cert