The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27
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was held At the Masonic temn,. :. |
the corner of Eighteenth stree, -
Fifth avenue. Besides the seys Ss
hundred delegates and th.:a
wives who were present for '1 y.
ceremony there was a large ,., us
sentation CT local people, the ~
eral public having been invited !.
attend the service eu 70
The meeting at the M....,
temple, which was presided ors.
Robert J. Rote, senior counse,o, !.
the trl-city council. was onanss
with the song America nv a ~
audience. After Invocation hv p ~
W. L. Essex and the formal val
come by Mr.. Rote, Mayor u "
Schriver delivered an address :;
welcome to the visiting trayeIo, -
Mayor Schriver. after paying 4 hr;s;
tribute to the work, aims and ias.,.
OF the U. c. T., officially welcomed
the delegates, state and natior.,
officers to Rock Island and tsn
. dered them the freedom of the city
saying that the city felt honored !,
being chosen the conventioo ~ !,
such q worthy organization .ra .
trusted that none would have can.s
to regret their choice
! State Senator Martin r Car,.,.
OF Moline and former MAYOR of tb.,
city followed Mayor Schriyer With
an address in which he praised tho
United Commercial Travellers and
their organization.
Walter Z. Dorsey Of Ouincv
present grand counselor Of ,hs
state organization, spoke in re-.
spouse to the addresses of Mavor
Schriver and Senator Carlson
thanking them and the people Of
J the city of Rock Island for their
generous hospitality ami ex.
pressing the gratitude of the dele
gates to the state convention.
whom he represented.
| A vocal solo by Mrs. E. A. Appie-
quist Of Rock Island, wife of the
present grand junior counselor
slated to become grand counselor
of the Illinois council at this meet
ing was we'll received. The sing
ing of THE Star Spangled Banner"
by the assembly, closed the pro-
gram.
Council Officially Opened.
Following the public ceremonial
at the Masonic temple, the official
opening of the Illinois grand
council, attended only by officers
and delegates, was held at the Odd
Fellows hall, Eighteenth street
and Fourth avenue, at 2::3O O'Clock
this afternoon. This was the frs,
of three business sessions to be
held by the grand council during
the three days of the convention
here.
Joint Entertainment
The first joint gathering of thu
Illinois and Iowa delegates va!
scheduled to occur tonight witt
an entertainment at the Blacl
Hawk Watch Tower IN Rock Is
land. This evenings entertainment
which will be attended by the lows
and Illinois delegates and thei
wives, will be in the form Of ;
dinner-dance and followed by |
brief program. W. B. Mcintyre
Rock Island banker. will max
the only address on the program
for the evening. ...
| Special cars to take the visitor
to the Watch Tower have been ar
ranged for by the committee il
charge. The cars will leave tn
Harper house in ROCK lsiduu al
O'Clock and will be followed by Ii
special cars which will bring tn
Iowa delegation over to the tower
and which are supposed to leav
the Blackhawk hotel in DaVenpor
at o'clock.
Days Well Filled.
| fIdCtlCdlly cFcls lLiiutc vi "a
time that the delegates will be i
the city will be taken up with tn
business of the convention or |
some form of entertainment Prof
ably one of the biggest events {
the three days session here wi
be the grand parade which is to .
; held on the streets of Rock lsaan.
, A similar parade will be staged .
the Iowa delegation meeting
Davenport.
While it will probably not I
any bigger from an entertainer
standpoint than the previous
following day, Friday is expected
prove the big day OF the CONVEX
ton here, as far as the size OF u
r assembled delegation is concerne
J Many of the travelling members
the organization being unable 10
on hand at the opening day OF u
convention are expected TO arrl'
late today, during the night or ear
tomorrow morning. Many, too, vi
> be unable to stay longer than I
:. morrow night, and for these re
sons it is believed there Will pro
ably be far more delegates IN
tendance at the convention tomo
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