The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
FINE PAGEANT
OBSERVANCE OF
"HLINOIS DAY.
Governor Small To
Speak; Fireworks
Tonight.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Illinois, her
past, her present and her future
was the center of interest at the
Pageant Progress exposition here
touay. IL was Illinois day.
Governor Small was the guest OF
honor and was scheduled to speak
late in the afternoon.
State officials from all depart
ments, official representatives of
numerous Illinois cities and thou
sands of the regular visitors at
the pageant witnessed an alI-day
program depicting the advance of
the commonwealth from prostate
hood days and projecting many
years into the future.
Fine weather, moderately cool,
and almost balmy breezes from the
lake invited thrcngs to the great
municipal pier in Lake Michigan
and the forecast was made early
that the days attendance would
mark the record for the exhibition.
At 1880 o'clock pigeons were
liberated from the pier to fly to
Springfield with messages. The
afternoon and evening will be given
up to a motor boat parade the
speed boat events, exhibitions by
the boys motor-plane club. and the
naval reserve, the distribution of a
quarter of a million flowers by the
Allied Florists of Chicago, from
the plane of Lieutenant William
A Hemsen, cutter boat races, an
airplane race; Bing, the dog para
chute jumper, leaving from plane;
the crowning of the queen of Chi
cago in the pier auditorium. choral
singing by the pageant community
chorus on barges on the north side
of the pier, fire dive by Jack Tur-
ner. 1.-The human torch, and the
fireworks.
Fireworks Tonight
The largest display of fireworks
ever shown in Illinois is promised
| for tonight There will be so bombs
/ exploding at one time, and so sky
| rockets shooting into the skies at
once.
The Illinois Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs has arranged for "a com
plete cycle of native American
songs and tunes, delivered by Chi
cago singers and musicians"
Sansa Vera Cary, a Cherokee
princess, in costume, will sing In
dian songs. There will be negro
melodies. songs of the 18th CEN
tury, colonial songs, ante-bellum
songs, cowboy ditties, pioneer fiddle
! tunes and modern songs.
Mayor Thompson yesterday des-
ignated the week beginning Mon
day as homecoming week, and
invited all former residents of the
city to come back and enjoy with
Chicagoans and strangers the city S
hospitality and the Pageant of
Progress exposition.
The Chicago Woman's band, 160
musicians, will play from 2 to 4
O'Clock this afternoon in the assem-
bly, room at the pier entrance.
The airplane race is set for 3: 30
o'clock Army, navy and civilian
planes will compete
The big event of Illinois day will
come at s p. m. when the crown
ing of the queen of the pageant
will take place. 1t will occur in
the pier auditorium. Former Gov
ernor Edward F. Dunno is to be
one of the speakers during the eve
; ming with Governor Small ofnciat-
ing at the crowning.
A crown will be placed on the
head of the pageant queen by Gov
ernor Small. 1t will be made By
the Allied Florists, who, according
to William Hemsen, will supply {
crown made of the daintiest anC
prettiest flowers grown by Chicago
florists.
And when the 800 reserved seats
are moved from the floor the banC
will strike up tune and Mayor
Thompson will dance the frs
dance with the queen of the fes
tivities.
Following the crowning, Vene
tian night will be celebrated witt
various demonstrations on th'
water.