Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
STAGE ALL SET
FOR WOODMEN
ANNUAL OUTING
General Public is Invited to Attend
County Picnic at Watch
Tower TomOrrOW.

The stage is all set for the
county picnic and class adoption
celebration of the Modern Wood
men and Royal Neighbors of Amer
lea at Watch Tower park tomorrow
afternoon and evening.
The last meeting of the commit
tees in charge was held last even
ing and reports today are to tho
effect that the event will be strictly
up to predictions in every respect.
The general public is particular
ly invited to attend, says the com
mittee. The outing is not for Wood
men and their families alone but
for everyone.
Another interesting number on
the afternoon program not hereto
fore announced is a character de-
lineation by Charles A. Drury, who
has already appeared with favor
before Rock Island audiences. He
has been working up a special act
for this occasion and it promises to
be one of the features of the pro-
gram.
Distribute Prizes.
Prizes are to be distributed
among the various deputies who
have been active in securing the
candidates for the big class adop-
ton in the evening. They are Of
fered by District Deputy George B.
Jackson as a reward for their
work. To the deputy securing the
largest number of candidates ex-
ceeding IL a cash prize of $40 will
be given. There are also five prizes
of So each to be given to deputies
turning in more than six candi-
dates.
The candidates themselves will
participate in a drawing for three
emblem prizes, which are also do
mated by District Deputy Jackson.
They consist of a gold ring, sill
yer knife, and a gold button. T. J.
Cavanaugh, clerk of C. W. Halves
camp No. 1850, will present these
prizes on behalf of District Deputy
Jackson.
1t was decided to order 1000 adj
ditional souvenir buttons to anti
cipate the demand which is sure to
appear when the crowd discovers
that they will be the open sesame
to reduced rates at the giant dip,
chutes, and old mill. Five mem
bers each from the Modern Wood
men and Royal Neighbor camps
have been appointed to have charge
of the sale of these buttons on the
grounds. Besides comforting half
rate privileges to their wearers,
says the committee, these buttons
will show that the purchaser has
assisted in defraying some Of the
expenses of the picnic, the pro-
ceeds going to the finance commit
tee which will have the duty of
settling up all accounts. This COM
mittee will meet Friday evening at
the Woodmen head Office to audit
and pay bills and the general and
subcommittee will also hold their
last meeting at this time, it is an
nounced.
Begins at 9.
I'VE want to see the general
public out in full force tomor-
row." said Chairman L. K. Eihl this
morning. I'VE have no fear re-
garding the interest of the Modern
Woodmen and Royal Neighbors, but
the public at large may not have
understood that we want them, too.
The Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors are to be the entertainers and
we want to have the outsiders as
our guests. This outing is for every
man, woman and child in the coun-
ty and We are ready to show every
one a good time--the stranger
within our gates as well as our
own folks. Make it strong that we
want everyone to come" he con-
cluded.
The program. as announced be-
gins promptly at 2 O'Clock with the
exercises at the band shell, fol-
lowed by the exhibition drill and
novelty races. At Z o'clock occurs
the outdoor class adoption in
charge of the team of Camp 26,
after which a band concert and