The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-01
Drill Teams, Drum and
Bugle Corps Of 35 Com
manderies in Line.
PARADE FACTS.
Number In line, 1000.
Number Of oonmanderies, u
Number Of bands, 10.
Length, three miles.
Time passing given point,
me hour.


To the inspiring music Of "On-
ward Christian Soldiers" 1000
plumed knights paraded the streets
Of Rock Island this morning. Many
bands took up the familiar anthem
as with measured step and solemn I
tread the noble army marched by.
Back Of the streets on the roped |
sidewalks stood the multitude,
awed by the scene and thrilled by
the spectacle.
Such a dignified and stately sight |
has never before been seen in Rock /
Island. Such body Of faultlessly
uniformed men has not appeared
upon the streets as the knights.
drawn here to attend the 64th an
nual conclave OF the grand COM
mandery Of Illinois, presented to-
day.
The parade was three miles long, I
embraced IS Communicates. includ-
ing 1000 knights and 10 bands. 1t !
required an hour to pass a given /
point. From Fifteenth street west
to Seventh on Second avenue while
the column was in countermarch
on Second avenue. was . picture
never TO be, forgotten, . solid mass
Of moving white plumes.
Sir knight Harry X. Cleaveland.
local past commander. was grand
marshal OF the procession. March,
ing conditions for the many partic- /
ipants were ideal, the sun being
clouded. The line began to move
down Twentieth street shortly after
$50. Members OF the Rock Island
commandery, 500 strong. in the frst
division, composed the official es-
cort for Grand Commander Louis
L. Emmerson and his stan Of grand
commandery officers who rode in
automobiles. The band OF Amo0
grotto lodge, No. 81, headed the di-
vision.
North on Twentieth Street.
AS the first division marched
down Twentieth street the other
divisions formed on the avenues
swung innto line. and not until the
first OF the procession was well
down Second avenue was the whole
line in motion.
At Seventh street on Second av-
enue the line swung about and
countermarched to Fifteenth street,
giving those in the parade an op-
portunity to see the entire spec
tacle,
On Fifteenth street the parade
logged to Third avenue and con-
tinued to Twentieth street, where
it turned south to Fifth avenue.
As the line neared the Masonic
temple. going west on Fifth ave-
nue., the state officers left their
cars and mounted the reviewing
stand, which had been erected on
the south side Of the building.
Pass in Review.
Here the entire parade passed in
review before the officers Of the
grand commandery and ladies who
are here in great numbers for the
conclave. Eyes right" was the
command as the divisions ap-
preached the stand, and with their
heads turned toward the stand the
thousands Of knightsi marched by.
Under direction OF Chief Tom
Cox members OF the Rock Island
police force, aided by Davenport
and Moline officers and Boy Scouts.
carefully guarded the route OF the
parade and nothing was allowed to
interfere with the line. Ropes to
restrain the multitude were
stretched on Second and Third av-
enues and all traffic was barred
on these thoroughfares offer 3
o'clock. Officers efficiently enforc-
ed special regulations and no.
where along the line OF march was