Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
DRAFT BOYS TO
Get A ROljSIhC
SEND-OFF HERE
Parade 70 Re Held in Honor OF
Local Contingent Going to
California Tonight.
ForR BANDS PROVIDE MUSIC
Hundreds OF Relatives viii Be nj
Milwaukee Station TO Bid
hin Farewell.

one hundred sixty nine stalwart
sons Of Rock Island county pre-
sented themselves Tor roll call at
o'clock this afternoon at the local
exemption board Offices
These men viii eGtrain at $50
tonigbr from the station at the foot
of Seventeenth street over the Mill
waukee lines TOT Fort Rosencrans.
San Diego, Cal. where they will
enter the national army
The bows in this contingent are
IN he rendered a r0usiug senjOff
nv Rock Island people. and one that
they will not soon forget. \ pa
raie is TO be held in their honor,
With no less than four bands dis
coursirg patriotic airs. The par
sde will be held about O'Clock.
This evening at o'clock the
drafted men will be rendered
farewell dinner at the Rock Island
club at the expense of the govern
ment- Orchestra music viii be fur
nished during the dinner. and sew
eraI short talks viii be made fol-
lowing.
When the men assembled this
afternoon at the board Offices each
was presented with a comfort kit
by the Rock Island chapter OF the
Red Cross. Smokes were also given
The bows. Members OF the Canteen
committee Of the Red Cross VIII
wait on the tableSat the dinner at
the Rock Island club tonight. The
Ped Cross members will also take
Id Z 1rrfN q
loop.
The line Of march Of the parade
is as follows. Starting at the Rock
Island club south TO Third avenue,
east TO Twentieth street. nOrSl to
Second avenue. west TO Seventeenth
street and north 10 the Milwaukee
station at the foot Of Seventeenth
street
Appended is the order Of march:
Belgian-Auerican band.
Officials Of exemption board.
GAR. fife ard drum corps.
Contingent drafted men
Bleuer's band.
Members Of Eagles.
Members Red Cross.
Members G. \. r.
Sons OF Nater2nS.
AmoO EruttO drum corps.
Members AmO0 grOttO.
The Rock Island BeIgian-Amer-
lean band donated its services for
the evening. This band is com
posed Of I6 pieces and led by Frank
Callewearts. The Rock Island aerie
of Eagles engaged BIeUer's band
for the occasion. Twenty-Five mem
hers Of the local Eagles are in
Guided in the contingent. AmoO
grott0 also will be on hand to bid
farewell 10 its members who are
leaving, among them being Stanley
Skinner, secretary Of the grOttO.
In addition hundreds of relatives
will be az the station 70 bid their
kin farewell and g0dspeed on their
long journey 70 the Pacific coast.
The demonstration is expected to
he the largest Of its kind held in
Rock Island since the outbreak of
the war
Arrive Sunday.
The Rock Island contingent will
go from this city to Kansas City
over the Milwaukee lines, while No
lines contingent Of PIG men goes
over the Rock Island lines. At
Kansas City the trains will be COM
bined and continue over the Rock
Island lines. The trains are pro-
vided with tourist sIeepers. Ap-
pended is the route Rock Islands
contingent VIII take:
Leave Rock Island. $50 p. m,
April 3, Milwaukee train, arrive in
Kansas City, $50 a. m, April 4,
breakfast; leave Kansas City 9 a.
N. Rock Island lines special train,
arrives Mcfarland. Kan. p. m.
luncheon, leave Mcfarland ? p. m.
arrive Pratt, Kan. ?. m. dinner;
4. leave Pratt ?. N. arrive Tucum-
/. carr, n. NJ, a. n. April 3. break
last; leave Tucumcari 7 p. II, Z. p
q ). ". special. arrive CarrizOzO. y.
w. l p. n, iunc heOn, leave CARR
Zozzo ?. m. arrive FL Paso. Texas.
o;3O p. r., dinner. leave Fl Paso
''SO ?. m. special breakfast, lunch
con and dinner enr0ute, arrive Los
angeles. Cal. 1:45 q. m. April z,
leaFe Los Angeles 2:30 a. m. ar
flVe San Diego $50 q. m. April z.