Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-15

which the executive committee of 20
was picked, follows:
Rock Isiand-Phil Mitchell. Fl. s.
Cable, Frank Mixter, Morris s. Heagy,
John G. Huntoon, George Fl. Rich
mond. F. K Rhoads, b. d. Connolly,
Charles J. Larkin, Charles Esplin, Da-
Vid Sears Of Sears, H. H. Cleaveiand.
F. c. Denkmann, s. s. Davis, Charles
e. Sharpe, e. c. Fisher, E. Fl. Guyer,
II. W. Horst. j. L. Vernon, Gustav An
dreen, ]. T. Marion. S. W. searle,
0rrin 8. Holt, John II. Hauberg, ". s.
McCombs, W. ]. Spencer, W. ]. swee-
ney, x. r. Anderson, ". P. Ammer-
man
Rock island Arsenal-Colone1 George
". Burr, Colonel Cooper. Major King,
Captain Minnick.
William Butterworth, G. A.
Stephens, VI. r. Carlson, o. f. Ander-
son, A. T, Foster, r. s. Hosford, A. @.
Abraham, ". A. Meese. ". Fl. White
side, f. s. Haney, NJ. ], McEniry. ]. B.
Oakieaf. Mauritz Johnson. Or. ". E.
Taylor, Lowrie Blanding, George Mix
ter, c. P. Skinner, P. s. McGlynn,
Harry Ainsworth, c. s. Kerns, E. E.
Morgan, Henry Grtpp, C. H. Sohr-
beck, r. S Woodburn, J. D. Metzgar.
East Moline-George W. Ross, A. B.
Johnson.
Cordova-Dr W. r. Freek.
Hillsdale-George W. McMurphy.
Port Byron. W. simonson, DR..
Lyford.
Milan-LeWis Guldenzopf.
Edgington-A. A. Bufum.
Davenport-Alfred Mueller, Joe R.
Lane, C. A Ficke, Colonel George
French. w D. Petersen. A. F. Dawson,
p T. Walsh, ]. J. Richardson, E. P.
Adler, DR.. G E. Decker, Henry volI-
mer, Sr., Judge Theophilus, w J Nc
Cullough, Paul Lagomarcino, H. f.
Weeks, n. D. Ely, Charles Shuler. c.
n. Voss, J. H. Hass, Oswald Becker,
r. II. Harmed, Harry Downer, Edward
X. Putnam, Henry Karwarth. Fred
fischer, W T Waterman. William
Korn, Carl E. Schlegel, John F. Dow
J. w Bettendorf, J. Clark Hall, George
NJ Bechtel, I, c. Norwood, c. r. Har-
rison, Judge J. ". Bollinger, Judge
Nathaniel French, William Heuer.
Princeton-C. ". Pinneo
Buffalo-S. H. Moorehead.
LeClaire--Captain W a. Shirk.
Interesting Correspondence.
It is interesting to note the CORE
spondence which has been necessary
in order 10 secure the approval Of the
secretary Of war to the plans for the
erection Of a replica Of blockhouse
on the western end Of the arsenal res
eryation, in centenary commemoration
Of the establishment Of Fort Arm
strong at that point.
The letter which the Rock Island
County Historical society sent to Co
lionel George ", Burr, commandment
at the arsenal, which started the ne
gotiations, follows;
Sept. q, 1915-Conolel George
". Burr, Commandant Rock IS
land Arsenal, Rock Island. Ill
Dear Sir: The Rock Island Coun-
ty Historical society is DESTROYS Of
celebrating, in a fitting manner,
the centenary anniversary of the
establishment OF Fort Armstrong.
To this end it has enlisted the in
terest of the historical section of
the Academy Of Sciences of Daven-.
port, Iowa, and a tentative plan
for such a celebration has been
worked out.
Realizing that this cannot be
done by representatives Of these
two bodies on the plan outlined
without the permission of the war
department, and with the hope
that, through your kind offices,
you may secure such permission
and cooperation, we are herewith
submitting TO you said plan 1t is,
and of necessity must be, incom-
plete-only an outline-the feat
ures Of which will be worked out
by the organization which it is
proposed to form. The reason for
this is that We feel it necessary
to secure the sanction Of your de-
partment before proceeding fur
Their with this undertaking.
This tentative plan was prepar-
ed by a committee consisting Of
the following:
Harry E. Downer and Edward
K. Putnam of the historical sec
ton Of the Academy of Sciences
OF Davenport, Hon. William a.
Meese and J. D. Metzgar OF Mo-
| line, John H Hauberg and Orrin
S. Holt of Rock Island, and s. ".
| Searle Of the Rock Island County
! Historical society.
These plans were submitted to
| the board of directors of the Rock
Island County Historical society,
and were approved by that body,
and the undersigned instructed to
communicate with you. This plan
| is, in brief and in substance:
LIST. That the centenary Of the
establishment of Fort Armstrong
be celebrated, and that such cele-
bration be held during the last
| full week Of June, 1916.
End That such celebration be
held on the lower or down-river
end of the Island Of Rock Island.
Srd. That an organization be
| formed consisting of 100 leading