Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
TOMORROW SEES
CLIMAX OF WEEK
Half Holiday Given Workers So They
Can Take Part in Fort ARM
strong Centennial.
MANY ENTERED IN THE PARADE
Afternoon Spectacle to Be Followed
BY Band Concert and Dis
play on River in Evening.

Tomorrow is to be the principal dav
in the Fort Armstrong centennial cele-
bration. The afternoon will be holt
day generally in the three cities. Bus
mess houses, offices, public and pri-
vate factories, etc. will be closed and
employees will have an opportunity to
see the Industrial fraternal parade in
the afternoon and the river pageant in
the evening.
1t is expected that the afternoon par
ade will be one of the longest and most
elaborate ever put on in the tri-cities.
The number of entries indicates that il
will be at least five miles in length
hundred river craft furnished by
the boat clubs Of the three cities, will
tour the river fronts in the evening.
There was to have been a military
session on the island in the morning
participated in by the state guard
companies, but this has been called OF
because Of the calling to the colors Of
the organizations which were to have
appeared. There will be no morning
program. but there will be something
doing all afternoon and evening
Mayors of the three cities have pro-
claimed a holiday for the afternoon
County Offices will be closed and
courts will not be in session. Even
the federal government has taken cog
nizance of the festival to the extent
! of authorizing suspension of business
by the postofices of the three cities.
These will observe the usual holiday
regulations with all departments open
only till 10 in the morning, a single
morning delivery and the usual even
ing collection of mail.
Parade Forms at 1.
The afternoon parade will form at
l o'clock. the Rock Island contingent
massing on Fifth avenue east Of
Twenty-third street. The start will
be made at . and Moline will be Wis
tied first, the route in that city being
Fifth avenue from First to Twenty
second street; TWenty-second stree,
from Fifth to Sixth avenue; Sixth ave-
nue. from Twenty-second street to Fiji
teenth street; Fifteenth street from
Sixth to Fourth avenue; west on
! Fourth avenue.
| Returning to Rock Island the fol-
| lowing route will be traversed West
/ on Seventh avenue to Thirtyeighth
/ street. north on Thirty-eighth street
! to Fifth avenue, west on Fifth avenue
to Twenty-third street, where the foot
and horse drawn contingent of Rock
! Island will join it and proceed north
on Seventh avenue to Thirty-eighth
nue., west on Fourth avenue to Nine
| teenth street, north on Nineteenth
street to Third avenue, west on Third
avenue to Fifteenth street, north on
Fifteenth street to Second avenue, east
on Second avenue to Twentieth street,
south on Twentieth street to Third
avenue, east on Third avenue to
! Twenty fourth street, where the horse
and foot contingent will drop out AMI
the motor drawn sections proceed to
! Davenport.
In Davenport the following streets
will be covered and the parade will
then disband; South on Perry to Sec
ond, west on Second to Warren, north
on Warren to Third, east on Third TO
Brady, south on Brady to Second, east
on Second to government bridge
thence to Rock island.
Ask Neighbors to Join.
Practically every labor organization
in this locality will be represented in
the line, as will nearly all the fraternal
I societies. In addition, many organiza-
tons from nearby towns have been in
vited to take part and have signified
an intention of doing so. 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 visiting members of
the different lodges will be here and
in addition the Iowa Elks, in session
in Davenport, have agreed to take part
Practically every business house and
factory in the three cities has pre-
pared one or more floats setting forth
the nature of the business followed
in each instance.
After the pageant competitive drill
for uniformed ranks of fraternal or
other organizations is scheduled in
front of the grandstand on the island
Liberal prizes have been offered for
this feature.
In the evening the visit of Neptune
to the Father Of Waters" takes place
on the river front of Rock Island and
Davenport. Boat clubs of the three
cities will take part in this and 100
craft are entered These will be dec
GRATED with flags and streamers and
will carry lanterns for illumination
Red fire will be burned along the way
The river display will be preceded By
band concerts on both sides of the
river.
The river pageant will form at the
Davenport Boat clubs harbor and will
move up the Iowa shore and down the
Illinois side 1t will be visible from
both sides of the river and from the
lower point of the island.