Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08

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dian camp life. Indians coming and
? going with their ponies and camp
equipment; squaws at work, etc.
The old men have council fire and
5 d dance The Revolutionary soldiers
come; the Indians fee; the village is
burned As the fire dies down an aged
medicine man. gotten up in all his
glory. arises from the ruins and by
= pantomime and chanting prophecying
: the wane OF the Red Mans supremacy.
During these prophecies, tom toms and
chants can be heard in the distance.
TUESDAY. JUNE 20
Pioneer and Spectacular Pageantry
Day.
MORNING.
Go-as-you-please tour OF the cities;
visiting historical points marked by the
= historical societies, these points receiv-
= ing floral and other decorations.
AFTERNOON.
Indian games, camp life, music and
f a great hilarious three-ring circus CIV
en- by the Y. NJ c. A. of the three cities.
NIGHT.
7:3O to S:15-Band Concerts.
$50 p. Intellectually illuminated
/. night spectacular pageant, Progress"
+, ION avenue on the islandD
Car Flight of Bird Spirit,
81 The great spirit of the Indian legend
., is here depicted leaving the cave. The
. rear of this car is high ground effect
I in papier mache with the opening of
: the cave facing the front Emerging
q from the cave is a sea shell. In this
t shell stands an Indian fairy queen
holding in her hand ribbons that are
d attached to a great bird that is flying
e over the float This bird will be white
and covered with diamond dust. being
d in appearance a combination Of birds
or a symbolized bird. The foreground
4 Of the float will have water effect
r studded with green lights. The ground
effect will be sprinkled with metallics.
d Car Coming of White Man.
This is a water scene showing in the
d background the west end of the island.
8. In the water is a canoe Standing in
Al the center of this canoe is Father Mar
is quette bearing a great cross. In the
E. canoe with him are Indians with pad
II dies. Other Indians may be seen on
I'd the land peering from bushes or over
re rock effects.
IS The water and the cross will be bril-
y liantly illuminated. The only illumi-
ii nation on land is a camp fire repre-
s. scented by lights On the bow of the
S canoe will be shown an old-fashioneG
n torch in which birch bark is being
IN burned.
is Car Coming of the Flag.
e, This car shows in the rear a repro,
IN duction of the blockhouse. In the
ce front Of the blockhouse stands a sol
r der, fur trader and frontiersman The
ne interior of the blockhouse will b,
s. lighted. A picturesque living fgur,
to representing Columbia" will raise thu
flag.
he Car 4-Pioneers.
tie A typical scene of new home in
he new country An old covered Wagon
i'll with buckets and kettles hanging I'm
he derneath, and mule reproduced il
Ill papier mache, hitched to one of tn
gs wheels. In the background log cabil
lis surrounded by timber, the cabin lit u
r. and camp fire in front, representet
at in lights. Woman and child standin;
er in door, and men in yard.
tie Car Agriculture.
,ir The rear of this car is tree bearinj
100 red lights embedded in green, sym
n bolical of the 100 years of advance
OF ment that we are now celebrating. Il
III front of this tree is a white bench OF
which are sitting two ladies in Gree
of costumes. In the foreground is a pro
MS fusion of agricultural products an,
h trailing over and among these is vine
ng covered with leaves and flowers, tn
center Of each flower being light
u Car 6-Lumber.
In the rear two life size fairies stan
= at the foot of an arch This arch i
studded with lights and in the cente
is an inscription, Forest Riches
Through the arch is seen the fores
and stepping through the arch is lif
figure representing a wood nymph an
q she is holding spray of branch fror
, the forest toward group in the fore
ground composed of early settlers,
r. man, woman and child.
Car Manufacturing
This float shows in the high distanc
mills all lit up; in the foreground tn
IN interior of a shop with men at worl
40 with suggestions of machinery lyin
~ around.
Car S-Commerce.
The rear of this car is a painte
scene showing the point of the islam
with the water surrounding it. In tn
distance is seen the first bridge with
train going over il. In front of tn
= scene is seen a steamboat on one sid
IN and approaching locomotive on tn
III other. In front of the scene is groupe
HI a life group taken from mural deco
n rations representing Commerce"
Car 9-PeaCe and Prosperity.
This float is pale blue cloud effec
covered with diamond dust. Comm
apparently from the clouds is lif
size angel OF papier mache as describe
. before. Winding around the cloud
1e and coming into the lower foregroun
Of is Horn of Plenty" From this
:, pouring riches. In addition to tn
z many lights studding the different et
J. feCts, there will be steamers of flow
81 ers around the horn, and running frol
\ the summit Of each side TO the groun
n. in front. These flowers will be whit
re with pale blue light in the center {
to each. In flowing from the Horn {
Plenty" stands the queen Of wealt
! with her magic wand-the dollar mar
IS ~, and her golden crown.
3 Car 10-America.
s a STAIRWAY Of Progress shown a