The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
PORTS FROM
1||vE INDICATE
lUe|E SUCCESS
mid Of Total Reached h
NJ n Rock Island-Molino
pecerds Not Included.

- and community center
- reported this noon 1t tho
- eet.together dinner Of the
~ gfyen 1t the Rock Island
| ~ Captains reported large
ieiees to their majors who
rsfnrn reported . grand to.
=, n e2sS64.50 to ]. L. Yer.
=. organiser in charge, in
sie7eee received after . day
~ = half Of campaigning.
! - generous support on the
| IN days Of the campaign
rneacally assures the success
4 ths campaign, which will
sanfinue tomorrow.
10 reports can be gained
~ the Moline teams working
4 no public reports will be
nsle until tomorrow when they
- 1t the Commercial club in
Ut city.
Aurustana campaign for the
cmnasium fund Is going forward
isspite the rain Of yesterday. The
AL report of the teams came in
,lrough the majors and captains
| ,bIs morning as all were busy even
ruder yesterdays handicap.
A sample of the driving enthu-
dssm Of the men was reported to-
du and that from the division
upder Major Jack" Fisher. Late
Wednesday afternoon the superin-
,endent of schools was maneuvering
n South Rock Island with his jit-
M bus, when the rain poured
! down on the freshly dragged roads
umouhaging their lack of bottom
Needless to say the fiivver dropped
= INTO one Of the former ruts and
bnyely but vanly battled. Il
tuck. Banquet time At the gym.
risium was drawing very near and
|k there he would no matter what
he roads. The cross country wall
ncn brought the campaigner to hi:
,partments all wet and muddy bu1
1 change Of shoes and other neces'
aries was soon effected with thu
distance of Mrs. Fisher. Jack
arrived at the banquet in time tt
make about the best talk of thu
wening. Last reports were tina
the jitney was still standing peace
fully in the mud for he was TOT
busy with the drive to go after it
Il Is expected that at the conclu
non Of the drive some of his team
Members will go with him to try t.
allocate" the task.
At the luncheon this noon tn
first authentic reports were give
out by the Rock Island contingent
Enthusiasm was the spirit Of tn
meeting and the majors with thei
respective teams lined up their list
and reported that even the rail
seemed showers of blessing"
No Moline Reports.
Reports from the Moline con
tingent were scattering with moth
ing very authentic to give out. F
s Horsford, leader of the Molin
iorces said it was impossible to sc
cure a place to gather his men 70
luncheon today but that the bi
meeting would come tomorrow a
noon in the Commercial club room.
Whether Moline at that time wi
make bigger showing than Roc
Island is the question that is pei
nding the minds of all the friend
Of the popular local college. Re
psated attempts to make the cam
. nign workers divulge their sub
iription records were futile up t
going to press today and it woul
not surprise the Rock Island cor
tngent at all if a surprise would b
sprung by the Moline bunch tomor
row at the luncheon.
Student Teams Busy.
The Augustana teams Of SUDDEN.
eft their recitation halls early yes
'sfday morning and spent stree
car fare right and left to clean u
ae cards that they had on hand. {
course the professors were the fir.
ones to be reached. Reports give
out yesterday indicate that tn
'sachers were ready to say Kan
hd' to the insistent enthusiast
VINO demand that the gymnasium
mail be made free of indebtedness
'etore this drive is over. Last eve
Jung all the teams returned to tn
college to hear the Augustana d.
oatlng team wallop the Norskel
nom st. Olaf college of Northfiel
alnn. Enthusiasm ran rife whe
". Bartholomew announced ths
ue Augustana team had triumphe
.'er the strong Norwegian teal
rom Minnesota. Roy Johnson,
ocal boy, was the leader Of ii
Aock Island team to claim the vii
,ory and today with a smile on h
sce he is working with his capital