Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-10
BIC PARADES ARE
TO Be FEATURES
Floral Procession on Tuesday, June
20, One of Prettiest Events for
Centennial Week.
LINE OF MARCH Is ANNOUNCED
Observation-Disclosures Exhibition Fol-
lowing Day Will Also Be Well
Worth Seeing.

The floral parade at 1890 on the
morning of Tuesday, June 20, will
be one of the prettiest features of the
Fort Armstrong celebration.
Following is the route which is to
be followed:
The Davenport contingent will park
on east Fourth and east Fifth streets
with right lying at LeClaire street,
facing west. and on LeClaire street
north of Fourth street, facing south.
The Moline contingent will come to
Rock Island the most direct route
where Rock Island will fall into line
They will cross the government bridge
and as they enter Fourth street at the
intersection of LeClaire, Davenport
will fall into line. The parade route
through the three cities will then be
as follows:
West on Fourth street to Myrtle
street, south on Myrtle to Second
street, east on Second to government
bridge and thence to Rock Island.
Arriving in Rock Island the parade
will proceed south on Twenty-fourth
street to Fourth avenue, west on
Fourth avenue to Twentieth street,
north on Twentieth to Second avenue,
west on Second avenue to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteenth to Fourth
avenue, thence east to Moline. Arriv-
ing in Moline the parade will proceed
east on Fifth avenue to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteenth street to
Sixth avenue. east on Sixth avenue to
! Twenty-second street, north on Tween
| ty-second street to Fifth avenue, west
on Fifth avenue to Twelfth street and
disband
| 1t has been announced by the FRA
| ternal committee of the association
that the Odd Fellows lodge of Rock
Island and Moline will have a march
ing body of the uniform rank, com-
posed of about 200 members in the fra
ternal parade and arrangements are
also being perfected by these orders
/ to have band in the cayalcade.
! 1t has been reported to The aSsOcia-
| ton that the cars entered in the floral
| parade will not be allowed in the in
dustrialfraternal parade, but this is
erroneous and Director General Ben
son wants it distinctly understood tina:
all these cars are eligible for the
| Thursday procession.
Fraternal-IndustriaI Parade,
The following afternoon at , o'clock
will be held the big fraternal-indus-
trial parade, the line of march being
as follows:
Moline contingent will form at First
street and Fifth avenue, Moline. Dav-
exports motor driven division will
pass through Rock Island, where it
will be joined by Rock Islands motor
driven division and pick up Moline's
horse drawn and motor driven divi-
Slons at the above point.
Parade will move east on Fifth
avenue to Fifteenth street, south on
Fifteenth street to Sixth avenue, east
on Sixth avenue to Twenty-second
street, north on Twenty-second street
to Fifth avenue, west on Fifth avenue.
Where the horse drawn division Will
drop out and the motor driven diyi-
slons will proceed to Rock Island. Ar
irving in Rock Island they will pass
west on Seventh avenue to THIRTY
eighth street to Fifth avenue, west on
Fifth avenue to Twenty third street,
where they will be joined by the horse
drawn contingent Of Rock Island and
proceed north on Twenty-third street
to Fourth avenue, west on Fourth ave
nue. to Twentieth street, north on
twentieth to Second avenue, west on
! Second avenue to Fifteenth street
south on Fifteenth street to Third ave
nue., east on Third avenue to Twenty
| fourth street where the horse drawn
/ division will drop out, and the motor
driven divisions proceed to Daven-
port Arriving in Davenport they will
proceed to Fourth and LeClaire
/ streets, where they will be Joined bv
/ the Davenport horse drawn divisions
and proceed west on Fourth street to
Myrtle street, south on Myrtle street
TO Second street, east on Second street
to Iowa street and disband.