Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
LAST MARCH is
GREAT PARADE
FOR BATTERY F
Veteran ArbIlerymen Proceed
Along Victory Way Amid
Shouts of Thousands.
ID vas a great parade

It was a great parade!
TWAS the last march of Battery
F behind its beloved commander.
Captain Arthur V. Swedberg.
It was a hike. the boys said. and
their happiest- Passing beneath
the flags and bunting that were
suspended from the trolley wire
guides, they were cheered and
greeted by thousands who pack
ed the streets along the line Of
march
Rev. r. S. Haney Of Moline, coat
less. with a big megaphone in his
hand, preceded the procession,
shouting to the crowds to make
noise. Take your hats of as the
boys go by and let them know
you're glad they are back" he
yelled. This isn't a funeral pro-
cession mako some noise!" he
would admo11sh the sonIookers.
Bat 1t wasn't necessary. Just as
the boys had been dreaming for
days for their return home. so had
the folks at home been anxiously
watching for the day that would
bring them into the home trench.
And they were ready tor it with
The procession wasn't q rial
long one. for it was not intended
to be real long. And nobody want
cd 1t TO be long. 1t was arranged
purely for the returning battery
men and 1t was only to provide
them with q fitting escort that the
patriotic organizations Joined In
the procession.
Led by Channon.
The procession was led by Gem
eral w. T. Channon and Major W.
A, Rosenfield. A sS-piece band OF
the Tri-City Musical society, which
offered its services gratis, follow
ed IN the procession. Following
the band came the reception
committee, composed OF Mayor
Schriver, W. L. Franks, Mayor
Skinner OF Moline, Frank Haynes,
Charles Thatcher, DR.. Andreen,
Captain ". W. Scott, Captain H
ID. McKahin. Lieutenant George
Fromme, J. F. Danner. Lieutenant
Colonel John W. REG and Frank
Walker.
Major q. H. Dunavin of Rock Is
land, commander of the First bat
talon of the One Hundred Twenty
third heavy field artillery, and
Major r. W. Kavanaugh Of Oak
Park, commander of the Third bat
talon, led the commissioned Off
GERS. The officers were Lfeutsn-
ant Willard Larkin of Rock Is
land. Lieutenant Shaw Of Geneseo,
Lieutenant Martin Trued of Ger
esco, Neb., Lieutenant Ed SWed-
berg of Rhinelander, Wis, Lieu
tenant Cederberg of Axtell, Neb.-
ind G, H, Dixon, a Y. NJ, G, A.
worker,
Captain Arthur Y, SWeGberg led
Battery F, and other soldiers who
returned, numbering 1GS. Tie
Amoo grotto band followed the
batteTymen, and then came the
Siboney Bay camp. United Spanish
War. Veterans of Rock Island, and
veterans Of John Buford post, C.
A r.,
1T Sixth avenue and Forty-fifth
street the Moline section of the
parade Joined, headed by the East
Moline Belgian band. Lieutenant
Il, l.. Gaylord and Major E. q.
Morgan, mounted, led the march
eTs, The Moline Pillow company
band followed, then the Moline
company of Illinois National
Guard, and then the Graham post
drum corps and veterans. Notes
band came next, with Lieutenant
WHFroH Giles of Moline leading
overseas veterans who have pre-
Yiously returned.
Kittilse9 camp, United Spanish
War Veterans, the Boy Scouts and
Battery F's baggage on a motor
truck made up the last section of
the parade,
Girls Throw Flowers.
When the parade reached See
oRd street ana Fourth avenue in
Moline, girls of the Loyalty league
and from the Fisk & Loosely store,
dressed in white, sang AMI pelted
the heroes with flowers. At For
tieth street and Seventh avenue,
Rock Island. girls of the Commun-
ity Service league, On a McCabe
store truck, threw flowers, and at
Thirty-ninth street aad Seventh
avenue, ladies of the Modern
WoOdmeR threw flowers.
AS the artilieFymea passed aH-
der the arch leading up TO the col
Iege gym from Seventh avenue,
girls of the Community Service
league sang Pack Up Your Treu-
bles" and peited the heroes with
flowers
When the artiiieFymeR passed
the corner of Seventh avenue and
Forty-foGrth street, veterans of the
Spanish-AmeTican and Civil wars
stood at attention.
The line of march fellows;
Formed on FortF-thiFd street
north of Fifth avenue, marching
South on Forty-third street to
Sixth avenue.
East on Sixth avenue to Ferry
sixth street
jog on FoTty-sixth street to
Fourth avenue, Moline.
East on Fourth avenue to Fifth
street.
South on Fifth street to Fifth
avenue
East on Fifth aFeuus, Moline,
and Seventh avenue, Rock Island,
to AugustaRa gymnasium.
Don't Mind Hike,
The men Perspized in their het
bioase6, but they had PeEspiFed
be5oFe. And none OF them minded
the long hike much.
There we've tive piaess during
the parade which ~eEe literally
covered with peepIs. The terrace
Of the Lutheran hospital at Fifth
avenue and Fifth street, 9HeIine,