The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-02
LONG PROGRAM
NOW COMPLETE


Final arrangements for East MO-
line's Labor day celebration were
made last night at:a well repre-
scented meeting Of committeeman
4 the Commercial club rooms.
Every detail Of the days program
vas given attention. ~ last nights
meeting il the last to be held be-
fore the big event takes place.
Tho program opens with . pa
rade 1t 10 . m, In which business,
church and fraternal organizations
are scheduled to take part. Twen-
ty-three floats have already been
entered, and this number will
probably be doubled before Mon
day morning. The East Moline
band will head the parade, and II
possible several smaller musical
organizations will be prevailed
upon to take part.
Line Of March.
The marchers will form on Six
teenth avenue, east of Seventh
street, and proceed west along
Sixteenth avenue to Seventh street,
turn south On Seventh street to
Seventeenth avenue, thence west to
First street, thence north to FIJI
teenth avenue, thence east TO
Twelfth street, south to Eighteenth
avenue, east to Thirteenth street,
north to Eleventh avenue, east to
Seventeenth street, south to Eigh-
teenth avenue and west to Thir-
teenth street. Here the marchers
will disband and trucks will con-
yey them and their picnic baskets
to the, top of Thirteenth street hill,
where at noon a basket picnic will
be held. At some point in the line
of march a judges stand will be
erected, where Mayor G. F. john
son and a corps Of judges to be
chosen by C. E. Mitchell, chairman
of the parade committee, can re-
view the parade and select the win
ming floats. Prizes for the best
floats will be $25, SIS and $40.
Scouts Have Concessions.
Concessions have been let to the
Boy Scouts for a booth on the pic
mic grounds, where ice cream, pop
and tobacco will be dispensed
Several local firms have applied
for q concession for counter
lunch booth, and It is possible
several. OF these will be provided
for the convenience Of those who
have not brought their lunch te
the grounds.
The. afternoons events will b
led OH by q band concert at Ills
and at 1880 the track and fell
meet will take place. The exac
number Of contestants to enter tn
meet has not been announced, bu
the number and quality Of tn
prizes offered practically assure
q large number Of entries. tn
prizes include seven beautiful lov
ing cups and gold, silver an
bronze medals, In addition to hon
orable mention ribbons. Anyon
residing or working in the city O
East Moline Is eligible for enter
ing the contests.
Athletic Program.
The athletic program opens wit
preliminaries for the 100 var
dash. 120 yard low hurdles, rur
ming high jump, tug-of-war, II
pound shotput, standing broa
jump for teams, 16-pound shotpr
for teams, and running high jun
for teams; then follow finals II
contests In the above order, col
GLIDING with q pole vault, team s.
yard dash and obstacle race.
Tho program Is concluded wi,
finals in the tug-of-war, the CO.
test which has excited more int
est than any other on the pr
gram. Otto Halter has organic,
what he declares to be an unbea
able tug-of-war team at the r.
V. plant. making the selecti'
himself. A team calling ther
selves. the Hill Crest team has al