Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-05
EXPECT THOUSAND
FOR ENCAMPMENT
Sessions Of Illinois Department oi
rniied spanish War Veterans
Next Week.
HEAVY ON THE SOCIAL FEATURES
Members OF Sihoney Bay Camp No. Of
Roek Island in charge OF All
Arrangements.

one thousand visitors are expected
IN the city for the three days OF the
meeting o; the department Of Illinois.
/ United Spanish War Veterans. next
week Sessions open Thursday and
close Saturday. Arrangements have
been made hy Slhouey Bay Camp No. 5
OF this city % take care % the dele
gates and their friends in good shape.
bat they ask the cooperation OF citizens
generally IL making the three DAYS
stay Ia the eify pleasant and profitable
for the strangers.
Social features viii play a more
prominent part than IN any previous
eneampmcnt % the department II
has been arranged that all business
sessions be held In the mornings. so
that the afternoons and evenings may
b. given over 20 entertainment. In
which members % the ladies' auxiliary.
which will meet az the same time. will
take a prominent part The first aft
sruoon will be devoted 20 a trip 70
Rock Island arsenal and an inspection
% the biz shops and the war museum
there. In the evening the veterans
all have a stag entertainment az eN-
position park. with athletic features.
The afternoon Of Friday. the second
day. there will be n steamboat eNcur-
sion through the Moline locks and 10
Campbcll's island. IN which the Iowa
department. which meets IN Davenport
10 the same time. will Join Friday
evening the annual grand military ball
sgiil be held a. the Watch Tower. Iowa
members being expected 20 also at
tend this function IN large numbers.
Saturday afternoon the military pa
rade 90 20 be held. This. as In the
case az the G. 4. r. "a always one Of
tho features Of the cncampment- II
was deferred 20 the last DAY in ar
ranging the program because condi-
tious made % impossible 20 hold g on
Friday. watch was the day originally
iutended foF 10.
Saturday evening takes place the
annual crawl % the order Of the Ser
p~uf. the side order % the veterans.
which wiii hold SIS unique ceremonies I
az the closing feature % the cncamp- .
ment-
One % Largest Camps.
sibouey Bay camp % this city num-
berE more than 100 members and Us
one % the largest in the state. II IS in
q most fourishiuE condition. growing
stronger year by year. II has hecn In
existence Il years. There are nearly
a hundred camps 30 the state and they
have a combined membership 90 1000. F.
The society De- organized somewhat
after the general plan OF the O.. A r
les nature and purpose are explained
ln fhr Official handbook as follows:
The United Spanish War Veterans
ts an organization uf soldiers. sailors
aud marines who served Tn the United
States army. navy or marine corps .
Gl-inr the var with Spain or lnsur-
-refiou in che Philippine T. Do the F.
only national organization Of this kind
that admits an veterans % this war
and iusurrccfion 90 ifs membership. n
.a 20 the veteran % the SpauiEh-Amcr- .
ican var whaf the C. 4. r is TO the /
veteran 90 the Civil war.
The purpose ana objects Of this or /.
sanitation are 90 promote the best i'm
,sTrEts aad general welfare 81 those
and the dependents % those who en-
tered the service % the United States /
and took part On either the Spanish
American var or the Philippine insur- (
-scflou. To encourage the love OF and
10 strive for universal liberty. equal
rights and Justice 20 all men. 10 con
serve the great principles OF freedom.
patriotism and humanity. and above
lii. % teach and practice good citizen ,
ship in time % peace. which eXempli-
deB patriotism as much as the service 4
u ones country On time Of war. The
Is nunpartisan and non /
lcctarinn No member IS allowed 20 use 1
ne organization Tor political purposes I
md no discussion OF political questions
Is allowed az any OF ifs meetings"
Department Officers.
The officers Of the department OF
Illinois are;
mmandcr-Charies II. Daniels.
-hicaFo.
Senior Vice Commander-M. ]. Don
,hue. Streator-
Junior Vice COMMUNICATIONS
&c. Chicago.