Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
REV. STEVENSON
TALK AT ISLAND
Program for Memorial Day Exer-
cises are Announced By r. HI.
Graham Post of Moline.

Rev. John McGovn Stevenson,
pastor of the Broadway Presbyter-
ian church of Rock Island, will de-
liver the memorial address in the
afternoon of Decoration day at the
Rock Island arsenal, under the
auspices of the R. H. Graham post,
No. 312, G. A r., of Moline. The
post was unable to get Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the
late president Of the United States.
This-year's program will be sim
liar to those of other years. The
morning services will be held in
Riverside cemetery at $50. The
afternoon exercises will be at the
National cemetery, Rock Island ar
senal. All ex-soldiers are given
special invitation to take part in
the programs.
Mayor C. P. Skinner will be mar
shall of the day and his aides will
be Major Elmer e. Morgan, Captain
Frank Haynes, Lieutenants E. l..
Cook and L. r. Gaylord. The Wom-
ans Relief corps will assist the
post in the days program and at
the conclusion of the morning pro-
gram will serve lunch to the vet
Grams at the post headquarters,
Swedish Olive hall.
Program at Riverside.
Members of the post will as
semble at o'clock in the morning
at post headquarters and headed
by Marshal Skinner and his aides
will march to Riverside cemetery
where the following program will
be given:
BugIers will blow assembly.
Firing of salute by military de-
tail.
Music-Moline Belgian band.
Prayer-Post chaplain, Rev. H.
C. Birch.
Reading orders-Post adjutapt,
F. I. Wells.
Recitation, "old Man and Jim
Miss Cleora Hewlett
Vocal music-Loyal trio.
Address Charles A. Par
inter.
Roll of dead since last memorial.
Wreaths and muffled drums.
Music-Moline martial band.
Morning services will be con-
cluded at the monument, where
the Women's Relief corps and
Daughters of Veterans will have
charge of the following program:
Reading orders-Secretary, Mrs.
Hattie A. Cox.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Mrs. Nellie Robb, daughter of Ora
ham post.
Adding to monument to the I'M
known dead-Lula Forsyth, pat
riotic instructor, tent No. 22,
of Veterans.
Dirge-Moline Belgian band.
"America"-Loyal trio. ~
Firing salute by firing squad.
Taps-Clifford Paul, Son of Vet
eran.
Benediction-Post chaplain, Rev.
H. C. Birch.
March to Arsenal.
The post will assemble at head
quarters at 1880 in the afternoon
and form in line for march to the
National cemetery, where the pro-
gram will be as follows:
Sons of Veterans will form es-
cort for this march and city Off
Gals and military and patriotic or
will participate in the
parade, which will halt on the Fiji
teenth street bridge to strew flow
ers on the water in honor of the
naval comrades. There will be sa-
lutte by the military detail, taps will
be sounded and the march to the
cemetery resumed. Services then
will be as follows:
Music-Moline Belgian band.
Reading orders-Post Adjutant
Wells.
Prayer-Post chaplain, Rev. H.
C. Birch.
Song-Loyal trio.
Reading, ''The Ring OF 1776"-
Miss Cleora Hewlett
Address - DR.. John McGown
Song-Loyal trio.
Music-Martial band.
Procession will be formed after
this number and march into the
cemetery where graves will be
decorated.
Firing salute by firing squad.
Taps-Clifford Paul
Benediction-Post chaplain, Rev.
H. c. Birch.
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