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

esa1 two big state
conventions in one" is the way Worthy
Secretary Joseph H Grotegut puts it.
Our big Illinois convention opens
here tomorrow morning and lasts
throughout three rousing days, and
during the same time the Iowa Eagles
will be meeting in Muscatine. The
1oyans. though, are already deserving
IN toin our ranks, and before the week
ends we will be entertaining the bulk
nj our fraternal brothers from across
the river
Visitors began arriving in Rock Is
land as early as Saturday for the 10th
annual convention of the Illinois F. 0.
f, and throughout Sunday and today
the list grew rapidly. Delegations will
begin 10 arrive late today and tonight,
and before the sun gets much of a start
tomorrow the convention will be on full
tilt with jolly strangers gathered here
by the thousands
What MI GTOtegut says about the cap
ture OF Iowa Eagiedom is literally true
TODAY he received word that special
train. carving no less than 500 WISH
tors, would he here from MusCatine
Thursday TO participate in the Illinois
festivities The Iowans will be accom-
panied by several bands.
Officers Come Tonight
Among the early arrivals tonight will
be a number of Illinois officers, first
among them being Frank Correa, state
president. of Jacksonville. Correa is a
tailor and measures up 10 his big Job
in fine shape He will deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow morning at the open
ing Of the convention. Another visitor
Of note who is expected this evening is
Grand Officer Frank (. Herring of
South Bend. Ind, past worthy presi-
dent of the grand aerie and editor of
the Eagle Magazine Herring is bril-
liant speaker. full of real Hoosier tai
ent and his address at the opening
session is awaited with more than or
binary interest. Besides these promi-
nent men there will be other distin-
guished visitors from both Illinois and
Iowa.
The convention committee. headed by
Mr. Grotegut, has worked hard for
many weeks to make the Eagles meet
nois. Nothing has been left undone to
provide a royal welcome to the thou
sands of visitors and TO make them
comfortable and happy. Eagles hall,
Twenty-irst street and Fourth avenue,
one OF the finest homes in the west, has
been put in fine order thanks to Chap
lain julius kistenmacher. who has the
world beaten for nicely Of detail The
home, which is valued at $4,000 and
which was dedicated on March II OF
last year, has been lavishly decorated
inside and out with the national colors.
Much Business to Be Done.
The Eagles are coming TO Rock Is
land TO conduct business, and there is
plenty Of it at hand with the selection
OF new set Of officers and the naming
OF the next convention city, but in the
meantime they are going to have a full
measure Of diversion, as is clearly IN
dicated by the official program There
will be a mammoth parade, a grand
ball, Mississippi trip. and thousand
and one little side issues.
The parade! You'll have to see it,
or you'll miss the treat of your life
Several thousand townspeople and Wis
tors will be in line. and the scream
division headed by a brass band. will
be the "Shirt-tail Brigade" made VI
OF 500 members Of Rock Island aerie
No. $50.
You surely must see the local boys
IN their regalia during the parade
What they will wear will not be much
more than the famed garb of Kipling's
dunda Din" The uniform he wore
wasn't much before, and a little less
tnan half of that behind" The Rock
island contingent will appear in
mgntes" to blushingly and discreetly
nioe their classic ApOllo-like forms
rat Murphy has promised to join the
nocturnal brigade, and so has Fred
Gregg Of Coal Valley and Emil Lor.
ralne, Julius Kistenmacher has also
threatened TO get in line to counter
Dalance with his towering statelinesE
the portlineSs Of the Murphy Gregg
Lorraine trio. 1t is expected that there
Will be 5000 men in line.
Seven Bands in Line.
during the convention, and especial
y TOT the parade, which is scheduled
Iof tomorrow evening, there will be
pienty OF music. Worthy Secretary
Grotegut, on whose broad shoulders
lails the greater part OF the task OF
arranging for the convention, gives as
safance that there will be no less thai
seven bands, and probably ten. 4
prlze IS offered for the biggest band
ahd thls Will bring out the Moline or
SANITATION Of AZ pieces. Then there