Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
NATIONS HEROES
WILL Be HON0RED
Annual Tribute OF Flowers and Tears
to Civil War Veterans is Given
Tomorrow.
PARADE Is HELD IN MORNING
John h. Scott and George c. Wenger
to Deliver Principal Addresses
OF Day.
PARADE Is HELD IN MORNING

uS ""'N'N 'NAA - GU veterans OF the
Civil war, the brave heroes who
fought for the preservation Of the
union and made possible the peace
and prosperity which the present gen
Grafton IS enjoying. Will be given
their annual tribute OF flowers and
tears by Rock Island citizens tomor-
row.
OF all Of the red letter occasions
which the nation yearly observes. none
is frelghted with more real signifi-
canoe than Memorial day. 1t is the
time when grateful people, regard
less Of class and creed and station in
life, bow their heads in grief for
those who gave their all that old glory
might still wave and that the institu-
ton Of human slavery be driven from
our shores.
Parade In Morning.
Rock Island will appropriately oh
serve the day. As usual the parade
will be a feature Of the morning. c. F
Gaetier viii be the marshal of the
day and the. procession will assemble
at Fifteenth street and Third avenue
the right resting on Fifteenth street.
The line Of march Will be east on
Third avenue to Twentieth street.
north on Twentieth street to Second
avenue, west on Second avenue TO the
court house Aids Of Mr.. Gaetier will
be Paul Duffin, H. 3. Simmon. Harry
WEIGH, Dr. A NJ Holnngsworth.
Frank Ierbury and Mrs. Fred Ward.
At $50 exercises will be held at the
north side OF the court house, at which
time John X. Scott will be the orator.
The soldiers monument will be deco
rated and then in the afternoon at
$50. services will be held at Chip
piannock cemetery, with George c.
Wenger as principal speaker Cars
will leave for the cemetery at 100.
Program In Detail.
The program for the day in detail
follows:
At Court House Square.
J. N. Beardsley, master of cere-
monies.
c, F. Gaetjer, marshal of the day.
Bugle Gala. Bleuer.
Patriotic BIeuer's band
Flag drill-Fifth grade, direction of
Marguerite Conger.
Prayer-Rev. Fred J. Rolf
Song. Then Raise Old Glory
Memorial day quartet
Introduction NJ. Beardsley.
Oration-J. X. Scott.
Song. Memories on Memorial Day
Memorial day quartet
Reading, Two olors"-Aralaine
WagsIaf1.
Song. They Love the FIag'-Memo-
rial day quartet.
MUsic-Bleuer' band.
Services at Monument.
Martial musiC-Bleuer' band
Song, Rest, Soldier Rest'-Memor-
ial day quartet.
Grand Army services-John Buford
post. G. 4. R.
Salute to the dead-Company a,
NC.
Patriotic selection-Boys' West End
drum corps.
Reading. Lincolns Gettysburg ad-
dress-Linvau Cox.
Song, America Audience.
Taps, Last BugIe CaIl-Al Bleuer.
MuSuc-BleueT' band.
At Chippiannock Cemetery.
Mayor William McConochie, master
Of ceremonies.
W NJ Mitchell, marshal of the day
Bugle call, to the assembly-Al
Bleuer
Patriotic observation-disclosures band.
Sonw, Sleep on Oh Happy Heroes
Memorial day quartet.
Decoration of old soldiers graves.
Prayer Chaplain II. c. First
Introduction William McConochie.
Address-G c. Wenger
Music-Bleuer's band.
Reading, Grandpa "-Aralaine Wag-
staff.
Song, Comrades. We Come Once
More" Memorial day quartet.
Grand Army seryices-John Buford
post, G. A r.
Patriotic selection -Bleuer's band.
Firing salute-Company A, l. \. G