Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

will be three Rock Island bands. one
from Davenport and fife and drum
corps from Joliet and Galesburg.
The line of march for the parade
has been announced as follows: Start
ing at Eagles home, Twenty-first
street and Fourth avenue, north to
Third avenue, east to Twentv-third
street, south to Seventh avenue, west
to Twentieth street north to Second
avenue, west to Ninth street, back
east to Fifteenth street on Second ave
nue.. south to Third avenue, east to
| Sixteenth street, south TO Fourth ave
nue., thence to Eagles home.
The official program for the three
| day session follows:
Tuesday. June Is.
$50 a, m,-Opening of conve.. in
Eagles hall. Open meeting t. he
/ public.
| Invocation-Rev. F. J. Rolf.
| Address of welcome in behalf of the
/ citv-Mayor William McConochie.
/ Response, in behalf of the order of
! Eagles-Frank Correa. state president
of Illinois
/ Addres Officer iank Z.
/ Herring.
/ Memorial service and singing.
/ 200 p. m.-Business session
! Calling roll Of officers and delegates.
Appointment of committees.
/ ZOO p. Informing of parade at
I Eagles home. Twenty-first street and
Fourth avenue Music by bands. This
parade will start at 700 p. m. sharp
! Sis p. m.-Drill of Ladies auxiliary.
I No. ! of Rock Island.
/ 900 p. m.-Grand ball for Eagles
and their ladies only, Eagle hall. In
/ formal affair.
Wednesday. June IA.
900 a. m.-Business session.
! Report of committees.
Nomination of officers.
1900 m.-Cirkut pictures of all dele
gates.
1870 p. m.-Excursion on the Mis-
sissippi from 500 until 1900 p. m.
Free to delegates and their ladies.
Ladies auxiliary No. l will enter
tain visiting ladies at cards on the
boat in the evening.
Thursday. June Is.
900 a. m.-Business session.
! Election of officers.
Choosing of officers
Choosing city for 1917 convention.
/ Installation of officers.
4 100 p. m.-Joint session of Iowa
and Illinois state conventions.
/ 400 p. m.-Auto ride through Dav-
export, Rock Island. Arsenal, Moline
and the historical Watch Tower.
| Prizes to Be Awarded.
The following prizes will be given:
To the aerie with the largest band
IN parade-Loving cup valued at $50.
To the aerie with the second largest
band in parade-Loving cup valued at
$40.
To the aerie with the third largest
band in parade-Loving cup valued at
$50.
Visiting aerie, largest number in
llne-LOving cup valued at $50
Visiting aerie. best appearing body of
men in line-Loving cup valued at $40
/ Visiting aerie, best drill team in III c
Lowing cup valued at S25
Rock Island aerie not competing for
prizes.
Special cash prizes to be awarded
to aeries located so miles or more
from Rock Island
To the aerie with the largest band in
parade. s25.
To the aerie with the second largest
band in parade, SIS.
To the aerie with the largest num-
Der in parade. SIS.
To the aerie with the second largest
number in parade, SIS.
Committees in Charge.
Following are the committees which
have the details of the convention in
charge:
! Executive-Joseph Grotegut, chair.
man; Frank Wich, August Bergeson
T. J. Mcmahon and William Kruger.
| Reception-Joseph Geiger, F. Hide
brandt, Ed Tremann, William A. Smith
and William Bertelson.
Entertainment-T. j. Mcmahon, Will
liam Maucker. August Bergeson, Frank
WITCH and William Kruger.
Printing!. A. Eastberg, T. F
Wheelan and F. NJ Ehmke.