Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-13
IS SET
FOR CONCESSIONS
Fort Armstrong Centennial ASs0cia.
ton Gets Official Aid In Protect
ing Public.
OUTSIDE PEDDLERS ARE BARRED
Harry j. Blanchard, Theatrical Man.
ager, to Handle Confetti to BE
Sold During the Week.

The concession committee of the
Fort Armstrong Centennial associa-
ton. by the cooperation of the city
officials of Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport, is setting standard along
certain lines that will be followed out
during centennial week concerning
the various concessions. 1t was de-
termined to allow no outside peddlers
to come into the tri-cities and sell var
ious inferior brands of goods and
amusement novelties In this deter
mination, the committee met with the
hearty support of the municipal ad-
ministrations of the three cities.
The only concession that was allow
ed was that of selling imported con-
fetti, and at the request of the COM
mittee, Harry J. Blanchard. manager
of the Columbia theatre in Davenport
was asked to take charge of the sale
Mr.. Blanchard consented to take
charge only because his theatre is
closed and he is public-spirited
enough to know that this concession
must be handled by an experienced
man.
Only imported confetti will be
used during centennial week and this
will be sold by boys and men who will
wear the official badge of the centen-
NAL association. The domestic con-
fetti is much cheaper than the i'm
ported article, but will not be handled
by the association, because of the
| dangerous character of the dyes used
in its manufacture, and because it is
made from the paper sweepings of
the streets and alleys, making it ex-
tremely dangerous to health The i'm
| ported article costs from Il to Is
times the price charge for the do
nestle but is guaranteed perfectly
clean and colored with non-poisonous
chemicals. 1t is for this reason that
the association has decided to use the
imported article 1t is also announced
that no serpentine confetti will be
used.
The general public is asked to CO.
operate with the centennial associa-
| ton in the protection of the citizens
and visitors to the centennial by
securing their confetti from the au-
| thorized agent of the organization. In
this way the hilarious fun and carnival
spirit can be brought into the huge
celebration without endangering the
| eyesight OF any person, and with the
cooperation of the citizens ard the an
| thorities of The three cities. The asso-
citation believes that the pri ege will
| not be violated.
Officers and Committees.
| In order to avoid confusion at the
last moment among the persons who
have business to transact with the var
| lous members of the Fort Armstrong
Centennial association and the chair
men Of the various committees in each
of the three cities, the following list
Of officers, members of the board Oh
directors and committee chairmen, has
been issued by President Norwood:
! President. c. Norwood, Daven-
port
Vice President-H. S. Cable, Rock
Island
Vice Presidential. F. Dawson, Day.
export.
Treasurer. T. Marion, Rock Is
land.
Secretary-J. H. Hauberg, Rock Is
land.
Board of Observation-Disclosures H.
E. Weeks, A. F. Dawson, E. X. Put
nam, W. j. Mccullough, r. H. Harmed.
l. c. Norwood; Rock Island, S. S.
Davis, H. S. Cable, S. W Searle, ]. T.
Marion, Charles Esplin, ]. H. Hau-
berg; Moline, G. A. Stephens, E. E.
Morgan, William Butterworth.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
Executive c. Norwood, Daven-
E. E. Morgan, Moline.
Finance-F. B. Yetter, Davenport;
H. ". Cozad, Rock Island; NJ. J. Nc
Inery, Moline.
Block House Committee-W. ]. Nc
Cullough, Davenport; Phil Mitchell,
Rock Island; G. A, Stephens, Moline.
Homecoming and Information Com
mittee-E. P. Adler, Davenport: H. P.
Simpson, Rock Island; E. E. Morgan,
Moline.
Pageant and Program Committee
H. E. Downer, E. K Putnam, Daven-
port; 0. S. Holt, S. W. Searle, Rock
Island; c. P. Skinner, Moline.
Press and Publicity Committee-F.
L. III IVY, DdNCupUil, II. l.. SlSdVe-
land, Rock Island; P. s. McGlynn, Mo-
line.
Young America Day Committee.
L. Smart, Davenport; E. C. Fisher
Rock Island; L. A. Mahoney, Moline.
Industrial Committee - Sam T.
White, Davenport; C. E. Sharpe, Rock
Island; A. C. Barber, Moline.
Floral Committee-Mrs. H. E. Weeks
Davenport; Mrs. Frank Mixter. Rock
Island; Mrs. G. A. Stephens, Moline.
Fraternal Committee-Fred Wern-
entin, Jr., Davenport; James Nc
Namara, Rock Island; Martin R. Carl
son, Moline.
Premium and Prize Committee-H
E. Scharff, Davenport; l. ]. Green.
Rock Island; NJ. J. Copeland, Moline
Transportation Committee. G.
Huntoon, chairman at large: T F
Halligan, Davenport; W. A. Rosen-
field, Rock Island; A. R. Ebi, Moline.
Music Committee-Decker French
Davenport; M. E. Streeter. Rock Is.
land; W. H. Whitsitt, Moline.
Concessions Committee j. II
Schaeffer, Davenport; H. A. eleven |
slime, Rock Island; G. S. Fitzgibbon
Moline
Invitations Committee-John Ber-
Wald, Davenport; William II. Neon
Ochlp Rock leland. Mart;r