Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-30

the audience in the afternoon.
Carry the clippings with yOu when
you go 10 the park on the Fourth.
The fireworks display, as arranged
by the Independence association of
Rock Island for the community cele-
bration at Long View park on the
night OF July 4, will be the finest ever
shown in the city. There are many
new pieces to be shown, new ideas
and new effects. No day fireworks will
be shown. this part of the program to
he confined to the evening. Peterson's
hand of Davenport will give high
class musical program in the after
noon. and a number of local soloists
Will participate. The association has
centered all its efforts to make the
pyroteChnic display a success in the
evening. The musical program in the
afternoon will start promptly at .
O'Clock.
4 double quartet from the music
department Of the Rock Island Won
ans club will lead the audience in the
afternoon in singing America, The
Star Spangled Banner and Illinois"
accompanied by Bleuer's band The
double quartet is composed of the fol-
lowing ladies: Mrs. J. X. Scott. Mrs.
E. A. Appelquist. Mrs. William Ulle-
meyer, Mrs Swan Nyquist, Miss Bessie
McEniry. Mrs Daniel Hayes. Jr, Mrs
L. Neighbour, Miss Rosabel Stewart.
The fireworks will be provided and
staged by the Thearle-Duffield COM
pany of Chicago. the same concern
that presented old Mexico" at EXPOSE
ton park last week. Here is the fire
works program as arranged:
few minutes before the display
takes place. flash and sound signals
will be fired as an intimation to the
public that the fireworks will shortly
commence.
During the interval between the
fash and sound signals and the COM
\ mencement of the fireworks display
proper, immense war signal balloons
with heavy trailers and magnesium eff
fects, will be sent up wind and wealth
er permitting).
Grand illumination of the Entire
Surroundings Adjacent TO the firing
grounds, with powerful colored Ben
SO4d IlSulS anu SPECTRAL nedEOuS. a
weird and enchanting effect.
National Peace and Patriotic De-
vices tsize 200 square feet)-ChoiCe
Of one OF the following:
The American Flag" (size 15x20
feeu. showing the Stars and Stripes
in brilliant coIored fires, fanked upon
zach side with salutng batteries, pay
ing honor to the flag of our country,
which is SO arranged as to appear
waving in the breeze.
Ascent Of Eight Bomb Shells.
Repeating Bomb Shells Display of
five lS-inch triplet bombs. Each bomb
on reaching its altitude breaks three
times with different effect each break.
frightened Fishes" Shells" -four
breaks each - These shells are
thrown to great height in the sky
with not a particle of fire to define
their course Then they burst, throw
ing over the sky number of fishes
darting about, as if in terror, and then
as if of one mind, they rush back &c
the starting point. Then all is dark
They start again after a moment
darling through the heavens. After
they die down again, with a new burst
beautiful searchIight is thrown over
the surroundings and violent rolls OF
thunder and lightning follow. Three
l8-inch shells used.
Mysterious Messengers of the Air
Two 24-inch special shells. An aerial
surprise. Releases by the discharge
of specially made bombs. Miniature
airships, their propellers can be seer
buzzing. Kissing forth sparks. Sud
denly the propellers cease and they
IRE lost to view, again looming up a
istance away in operation.
Ground and Aerial ContortiOnists-
reated by 10 mammoth Tourbillions
ecending and revolving in the all
With eccentric motion, leaving trail
G fiery globules behind them.
Rockets; Bomb Shells.
Display of Fiery Geysers -French
Novelty Ten great umbrellas of fire
ascending and descending, reaching
10 height of 40 to 80 feet.
"The Roar of the Milky Way"-Siz
15-inch shells. Us produced from q
description by Kipling) by the stimuli.
taneous discharge Of three cannonade
and three twinkling star bombs, flick
ering through the clouds.
Immense Batteries Of North Pole
IdlQIeS- NOUlUeICluS Win d uISplds
of snowfakes, finishing with national
colors.
Ascent Of Bomb Shells-Most bril-
liant novelty Of the season.
National Salute to the American
FIag-An immense shell releases a
national streamer, 1000 feet high
During its exhibition salute Of aerial
guns is fired
"Swarms Of Firefies and Lightning
Igs-Dashing through the air in
riIliant flashes and creating eXplos.
ons of giant flashlights. Eight nam
moth Saucission bomb shells used
THE crazy action OF these bugs creates
roars of laughter.
Salvo Of Twelve l5-Inch Variegated
Bomb Shells-Containin all the latest
and best effects in pyrotechny
Mechanical Device. The Oriental
pnzzle Board This first appears in
. closed. upright position, showing the
rived and jeweled sides; then opens
I'd snrpading to its full size 40 feet
scloses to view gorgeous, bewild-
no oriental pattern, with feathery
nti1Iatfng fires, showering spark
diamond dust in every direction
t,erv of 100 Flash lightning Can
A. the stars ascend there is a
NOUS flashing representing
g most wonderful effect
of Bomb Shells-One Of the
# our many aerial effects