Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-26

fore been offered. The parade planned +
-fft b4 rne first Of It's kind IN this sec
I+tr~ If fae United States. It 0Tl6l.al-
I'd qf+r the student body, and is under
.tHa active control Of the four class
nra4ffsat= Il Ia hoped that eae1
student who marches II the pa1 que
will have % flag and no pains WILL ne
shared 10 make It a dtgnt1ed ana sig
.~fHrant demonstration Of the e1a@s
attitude of the students toward LAe-F
government,
On Wednesday afternoon two per
f7as viii be set aside and the 500 stua~
-7ts viii form In divisions OUTSIDE the
e,fv- aero0l building IN the mean
{ time the uarcheEs from AugustaoA
viii have started eaEi% enough TO
- have reached the high school by TINS
8 time. and the two grand divisions
4a5rfnz their forces will start their
y1--rs tr~ol1gh the city. The line OF
- march viii be decided tomorrow. t1e
p st.suseana. band will be IN evidence
and "a drum corps will he formed II
|rosa}bfe- The students VIII appre-
aiqfa the favor If some organization
VIII loan them two or three large
aa1s to use in the parade
Patriotic Programs
& Following the parade a paIT4cZit
program will be held In the Assembly
2 hall or the N4EI SCHULZ - &t ~e7~ s~e- -@
4 being prepared.
Il ing Of the faE campaign organization
i will be held The city has been diTid~
4 ed according 10 precincts and stud
+ auf will he appointed 20 act IS cap
Il tain Of each precinct He Will De as
+ sisted by three or four pupils Of the
Il ueiehborhood and will make 1t a
Il point ID communicate with every fam
4 fly ii his precinct regarding putting
Il out flags The people Of Rock Island
Il are asked by the students to cooperate
I as much as possible with the boys in
II their efforts TO decorate the city The
Il flag organization is under the super
Il vision of Louis Wilson and George
II Adams, presidents OF the senior and
Il junior classes and they will each sup
II ervIse II precincts Reports OF fhe
III progress Of the campaign Will be made
II each afternoon at the close Of school
I'll and Wilson and Adams in connection
III with Mr. Burton and Efr Fisher viii
81 inspect the various precincts eacf
38 evening 81 the campaign. The Tag
organization vii be permanent and tbs
40 precinct captains, even after the cam
uafgu viii report at regular inter
Ell walls. the situation iii their precinct
nj The flag campaign will be CLOSELY
q watched as it progresses ana II tHt
3 results are SATISFACTORY E@ilA 3Szt-HAi
20 strata the ability Of the students unde
& this sort Of organization it will prob
N ably be continued under a permanen
6 name.
~ WIN Ash For Flag.
al II the flag campaign is successful
~ the associated student body Of tn
- high school will ask some 0rganfza
20 ton 20 present them with a flag whic
they can place on the boulevard q
f. front of the high school for the por
7r pose OF saluting IT as they pass in an
ar ont Of the building.
af The business men Of the city ar
~ asked to display flags, beginning wed
nj nesday. without solicitation from III
H. students. as that will eliminate som
Il of the work necessary and leave seE
3. era1 organization members free 10 as
ev slst in other parts Of the city. Owner
II OF vehicles will Re asked TO decorat
ar them. An attempt viii be made t
us secure badges for the students active
Nv jly engaged in the campaign.