Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

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ttp r01e1ng Welcome Of more than
10 a. city Rotafians and their
IgtGet1Sat NJ luneheon u the Rock
a. snag Rotary club ~ the Masonic
sp.pts Today.
I AeedipaniGd by his personal
6tb6 I'd the mayors Of the tri-
3cigjcs. General Pershing reached the
fsap1GatS1:15 O'Clock from Angus
ksiah <ymnssium- A. he entered
M hall And;wAlked to the speakers
ItSble the Rotarians greeted him
with Hail. Hail. the gangs all
here"
!, Walter A. Rosenfield. president
;of the Rock Island Rotary club
presented Colonel Harry B. Jordan
icommandant Of Rock Island ar
benol. ~ chairman. Colonel Jor-
dan reviewed the reception given
General Pershlng during the morn
9ng In Davenport, Moline and or
the arsenal, and spoke ct the great
bride Of the oflicers and men sta
hioned on the island in having to.
day the opportunity Of receiving
And being inspected by the com
ananding general OF Americas over
seas forces. He declared that Gen
ieral Psrshing 10 the first genera
jwho has inspected the arsenal.
Colonel Jordan introduced Mayol
III. M. Schriver. who gave the gen
:erat the keys to the city and ex
ipressed the Official welcome Of thu
Community. This is a proud da,
for Rock Island" he said, "and I
+ proud day for the Rotary club"
n r. G. Fisher, superintendent o
Nhe public schools, was next intro
huced by Colonel Jordan, being
presented - the next district gov
ern0r OF the Illinois Rotary clubs
Mr.. Fisher paid fine tribute to thu
general, and took pride in the fac
that he hailed from the same stat
f-Missouri. Though physically hi
home V Missouri" Mr.. Fisher de
clared, Tin reality General Pershini
Belongs here today and to tn
whole country"
In accepting the tremendous vel
come accorded him when he aros'
10 speak, General Pershing salt
ahat Ne was himself a Rotarian ami
WAS proud Of the organization. HI
paid tribute to the fine war recor'
iOf the club. OF lis patriotic supper
Df the government and its great al,
in war drives and welfare work. Il
was the spirit OF the men you sen
from here" he said, 1.-THE men o
the 33rd,. seth, SSth divisions, tina
enabled Us to win the victory yea
sooner than We expected. The,
& have come back to you now bette
lnen. with higher ideals, and moth
tng to report but duty we'll done"
The Boy Scouts of the Rock Is
land troop were lined up in from
Of the Masonic temple. having as
bisted In holding back the crowd
The general stopped there on tn
way to the luncheon, reviewe
Them, and spoke a few cordia
words to them.
General Pershing was muc
pleased with the spirit shown a
the Rotary luncheon. As he wa
leaving the Masonic temple he sal
I 70 IN Argus man:
II like to mingle with a bunch G
fellows like you have here. Thi
d q great organization and it ough
TO do big things for the commun
lty. Keep up the good work"
The following sat at the speak
ers' table with General Pershing
General Craig, General Mosel.
Major w. A. Rosenfleld. Colons
Harry B. Jordan. Colonel Harr
Burgess. Colonel Simpson, Colon,
Bauwkes, Colonel Marshall, Cole
mel Read, Colonel Walkener, Ga1
4 tain Rottner. Captain Hammond
Captain Bolle, Lieutenant Hogne
Lieutenant Paul Preston, Mayor +
M. Schriver, Mayor C.N>P. Skinne
y. G. Fisher. Lieutenant r.
Mitchell, B. d. Connolly.