Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-24
PLAN BIC EVENTS
FOR JULY FOURTH
Community Celebration in Rock Is.
land On Independence Day viii
SurpasS All Others.
SCHEME Is GIVEN GOOD START
Arrangements Made to Create Great
Enthusiasm in City and Funds
viii Be Raised.


neighbors in the way of community
celebration for the Fourth OF July
| The movement was given flying start
at preliminary meeting held last
evening at the Rock Island club, pur-
suant to a call by a special committee
of the civic department of the Wo-
mans club. Forty attended and prac-
tically all civic and fraternal organi-
cations in the city were represented.
This much was accomplished:
A community celebration, to be the
largest ever attempted here, will be
held July at Long View park There
will be two programs, one in the af
ternoon and one in the evening, with
day and night fireworks and band con-
certs.
An organization was perfected and
the name Independence Day Associa-
ton" adopted. The organization may
be made permanent. Committees have
been named and will start to work at
once Approximately S1,100 will be
required to carry the celebration
and large finance committee will be
put to work to secure this fund.
The customary street parade idea
in the morning has been dropped and
the program will be confined to the
afternoon and evening. The celebra-
ton will be free to the pub
lie and it is the intention of those in
charge to attract as many outside
people to the city as possible on that
day.
Another meeting has been called for
Tuesday, June 6, at which time further
details of the celebration will be dis
cussed. Following is a list of the
committees named at the meeting last
evening:
Committees in Charge.
General ommittee-Chairman Mrs.
C. L. Silvis; R. C. Mitchell, secretary;
C. D. Rosenheld, treasurer.
Entertainment-Wil L. Franks,
chairman; Mrs William H. McCon
ochie, Frank C. Downs, Frank Patter
son. L. NJ Titterington.
Finance-P. J. Mccormick, Knights
of Columbus; E. E. Johnson, camp 26,
! Modern Woodmen of America; Mrs. c.
E. Sharpe, civic department, Woman
| club; j. T. Marion, Business Mems
association; Mrs. G. G. Craig, D. A. R.;
Mrs I. VanDola, Van Calder camp, R.
n A; Mrs. George Stroehle, Pros
| perity camp, R. n. A; Mrs. c. D.
| Walker, Parent-Teacher association;
Mrs. Frank Brough. Hangs Daugh-
tiers; Miss Lillian Cox, Daughters of
| Veterans: George H. kingsbury, Re-
| tail Merchants; Miss Catherine Lyons,
Daughters of Isabella; Miss Ella God
| frey, Woman's Relief corps; Miss Lii
liam Davis, Mystic Workers; G. A.
! Eastberg, Eagles; Mrs. Walter Yer
bury, Ladies of Elks; F. c. Downs,
/ Woodmen of World; Miss Anna Lee.
| Woodmen circle; Morris Heagy, Clear
| ing House association; Mrs. E. E.
| Lamp, Ladies of Maccabees; F. L. Pat
terson, Trio lodge. Masons; Sidney
Anderson, Odd Fellows; W. Wonio, Odd
Fellows NJ. H. Sexton, Knights OF
| Columbus; Sam R. Wright. Knights of
/ Pythias; A. ". Mitchell, Rock Island
/ club: c. D. Rosenfield, Rotary club,
| Mrs. J. F. Meyers, Eastern Star: Mrs.
| John Reid, Rebeccas; Miss Emily
Lamp, Court of Honor; L. NJ. litter
ington, Spanish War Veterans; j, F,
/ Murphy, Elks; Mrs. J. E. Clarkson,
| Rock Island Musical club; Norman
Griffiths, Knights Templar; R. T. Nc
/ Ccnochie, Spanish War Veterans; ]. B.
Corken, camp 1850, M, W. A; E. G.
Fickenscher, camp 300, NJ. W. A; W.
! NJ. Bauman, camp 1927, M. W. A; c. 7.
Eihl, camp 20. NJ. W. A; Mrs. William
Kruger, Eagles auxiliary.
Grounds-Mrs. c. E. Sharpe, chair
man; Mrs. Carl Rochow, Mrs. ". ].
! Sweeney.
Publicity-George Schneider. Jr..
chairman; Mrs. ]. E. Clarkson, X. X.
Kenderdine.
Concessions-A. W. Mitchell. chair
man; C. D. Rosenteld, Mrs. Carl
Rochow.