Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
UNCLE JOE MAY
Give TALK HERE
Invite Congressman Cannon to
Make Address for State Gen.
tennial mt Augustana.
APRIL is Is THE DATE FIXED
Committee Has Also Planned Celc-
bratiOns i'm Rock Island and
Moline for Children.

1t is now planned that ROCK Is
land county's observance of the
states centennial year shall begin
with the celebration by Augustana
college, April Is, Of the adoption
of the enabling act, on which oc-
casion it is hoped to have Con-
gresham Joseph G. Cannon as the
speaker.
Next it is proposed to have cele-
brations by the school children OF
the whole county. One of these.
to be participated in by the school
children of Moline and the upper
end of the county, to be held on
the regular Moline field day, on
Browning field; another, tC be par
ticipated in by the school children
of Rock Island and the lower end
of the county, on Rock Island s
regular field day, at Douglas park.
These two celebrations to be on
may mot be lack of room on the
grounds, and in order also that
street railway accommodations may
not be too greatly taxed on a sin
gle day.
Next would come a suitable cele-
bration of the Fourth of July, If
there should be a demand for it
and participation in it by citizens
generally. Augustana college will
have a historical and educational
display on the state fair grounds
at Springfield Aug. &c, the date
when the final vote was taken by
the legislature at Kaskaskia on
the constitution of the state as a
whole. 1t is hoped also that the
the schools of Rock Island county
will be given display space al
Springfield
The matter of holding a celebra-
ton on Dec. 8, the date of the
states admission as the "1st in the
sisterhood of states, is held i'll
allowance for the present.
In the field-day school celebra-
tons it is proposed to have inter
spersed in the regular field-day ex-
ercises pageantry representing
three periods in the history of this
county: First, the French occupa-
ton; next the occupation by the
British, and finally the noisting OF
the United States flag. During all
these epochs the Indians would OF
course figure prominently. There
would be the burning of Sauk-e-
nuk, the Lincoln camp, the battle
of CampbeliS island, etc
Above is the bare outline sketch
ed at a meeting of the Rock Island
/ W rjF nt,-tc faI
centennial committee and members
of the board of the Historical So
ciety, held in the Moline CONNER
cial club rooms last evening, over
which, in the absence of Chairman
Phil Mitchell, ]. B. Oakleaf was
called to preside.
Secretary John H Hauberg,
member of a subcommittee ap-
pointed at the committee meeting
in Rock Island Friday evening,
March Is, reported that the SUBJ
committee had named six teachers,
representing the several portions
of the county, to organize the chill
dren for the celebrations to be par
ticipated IN by them. The six
named are: Adolph OppenheimeI
Moline; Miss Louise Yourex, Mo-
line; Miss Mile Beck, East Mo-
line; Miss Ethel Lynch, Coal
Valley; Miss Margaret Conger,
Rock Island, and John w. Caste,
Rock Island.
To be historian over these, john
H. Hauberg was chosen. AS an adj
ditional attraction for the field-day
| celebrations in each city Colonel
Hillman, arsenal commandant, Is
to be asked to allow the Tenth in
fantry to come from the island.
Await Reply.
President Gustaf Andreen and
Professor Esbjorn of Augustana.
both of whom were present at the
meeting. reported that an invita-
/ ton had been sent to Congressman
Cannon to be the speaker at Au-
gustana's celebration April IS, but
that he had not yet replied. A
night letter was wired to Congress-
man Cannon, experimenting Au-
gustana's invitation by an invita-
ton signed by President Mitchell
and Secretary NJ. j. McEniry OF
the committee and President Hau-
berg of the County Historical So
ciety, reinforcing the previous in
vitation sent him by the college
people.
In order to make sure that an
exhibit in behalf of the public