Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-05
WITH THE ELKS

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Lump-kin. Wow! Give him a drink,
know him.
Bruce Campbell, grand old man of
Illinois Elkdom and past president,
has been dubbed "john Barleycorn"
by the delegates.
Tonight viii wind it up. A grand
ball VII be held in Elks' hall, and
a big social session and smoker win
be staged for the benefit of the stays.
Prize awards for the various parade
participants were made this afternoon
after the marchers had broken ranks.
Full announcements will be made to-
morrow.
The precipitation Of II 20 put a
damper on the festivities today. Prexy
Williamson ventured the opinion that
the rain came just to show that Rock
Island is not a dry town.
There was a phone call for Mister
George Limburger this morning, and
as that gentleman was making his
way towards the exit, the delegates
shouted in unison, Cheese
No less than so separate marching
clubs wefe organized last night, but
when the gang passed a SOFT drink
paTlor the parade always disbanded
and had TO be reorganiGed again.
The feature Of the evening was a
jack o'lantern procession. A big squad
of Bills carried fshpoles with Jap
anese lanterns attached, and marched
from the Illinois theatre east on Sec
ond avenue to Twentieth street.
An old turk from Wisconsin was in
the sang last night and he made a pub
lie statement saying that Rock Island
was the best town he waJ ever in, in
his life, and they had IT on Des Moinc :
like Chicago has it OF. a Cornfield.
The Elks we're making merry in
the New Harper cafe, when at the
nun VI IL AAC A45lALo NC1 Z ouAuCiilg
eXtinguished. Then ensued a brief
period Of silent meditation, after which
they all struck up Aud Lang Syne."
In making the plea for the 1914 con-
vention, Faulkner of East St. Louis
began: We have something in East
St Louis which Peoria has not got"
-
rupted loquacious individual. You've
got dirty water"
All over town there seems to be z
/ disposition to honor the Antlered
Tribe. Even the mattresses in the
! Young & McCombs lunch room have
been arrayed for three days in white
/ dresses with purple ties and hair rib
bons.
One Of the gang from Joliet fixed W
a telescope out of a broken fishing
pole and charged a jitrey to look al
the moon. The observation place was
in the club rooms and in order 10 see
the moon il was necessary 10 looH
through the ceiling. a number of vs.
iting brothers said they saw the said
moon at that.
Owing>to the fact that there vas 81
much doing on the street last night The
address at the Illinois theatre was
abandoned. a large and enthusiastic
crowd "a. gathered at the playhous,
but Ehe committee decided that i
would he better TO cal the affair of
than TO have Mr., Parrish and Mr.. VII
liGmson talk TO empty seats.
After the big fshpole parade tn,
motley crowd gathered around the pi
ano in the Elks' club rooms aud mas
sacred all the popular music of tn,
day 10 their hearts content. The chic
musician fell on the piano seat wheI
the gang was singing Row, Row
Row" and somebody yelled Pick hin
up or he'll. drown in the river"
The Pekin gang arrived on the
o'clock train, carrying with them
VI am NbfhS elAA q Qudi Let- 1 uFee N III q
were secured and after they had beef
fittingly decorated in purple and whit
We're ridden down the main street a
the head of the procession. One ride
attempted TO ride hic long-eared steet
into the cafe, but the jack refused.
The streets Of Rock Island were
mass of life and color last night. Ga
holiday crowds, noisy, gOod nature
and jostling, adorned with false whis
kers and carrying all manner of nois
making devices, paraded up and dow
shouting and yelling Miniature cor
fetti battles were staged between rivs
squads OF Elks, who paraded until lat
into the night
doc" W T. Martins wife has gon
TO the country. Last night he wen
out joy-riding with a Danville Bills
delegation, and the whole crowd wa
pinched for speeding over in Daver