The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-24

met as they arrive at the railroad
stations by the "glad hand com
mittee, and will be taken 10 the
New Harper to affix their names to
the attendance record of the meet
and from thence will be conveyed
in autos to their rooms in hotels
or in private homes.
Once again the auto committee
OF which A F. Saia is chairman. is
sues a clarion calls for cars which
can be used by the committees on
hospitality and escort.
Morning and afternoon auto
tours will occupy much of the time
of the guests Monday, and they will
be given an opportunity to see the
chief points of interest in the tri-
cities. ain the heart OF everything"
Among which are the Rock Island
arsendf, famous throughout the
United States; the site of old Fort
Armstrong. and the habitat OF
BIackhawk. the Indian chief. al
Watch Tower, whose war against
the whites is one of the most stir
ring events in early American his
tory
Unless otherwise instructed. all
trains arriving in Rock Island over
the Rock Island lines will stop Ell
the Thirty-fiTst street station. out
will go direct to Twentieth OF
Twenty-fourth street, where the
road engines will be cut OF and
cars switched to their parking
ioca tiOns.
After cars are parked eIeeiri-
clans will connect up dynamos and
generators to the cars and a light
will set out from between each
Pullman on top of the Twentieth
street station and the freight house.
All freight cars will be taken oar
of the Twentieth street yards to-
morrow morning, including the
south Ievee track, and the Twelfth
street yard will be used for all
team track cars during the con-
vention. There will be a clear
track between each cut of Sleep
ers and the inmates of Pullmans
will be provided with all the fresh
air possible.
All merchandise and "emptfes"
will be pulled out from the Tween
tieth street freight house by 8
o'clock every night during the
meet, and no switching will be done
at night in vicinity of Twentieth
street
A general order will issue from
all trains and engines to reduce
speed and run under control from
Twelfth street to Twenty
street
Painted signs will be placed on
the end of each track in the park
ing spaces, giving information Of
the grotto parked at that location.
Sightseeing and dancing river
trips are scheduled for Monday end
Tuesday afternoon and evening on
the steamer Washington. and there
will be band concerts galore.
The official ball and reception
will be held Monday night At s
O'Clock in the Masonic temple, and
a dinner will be given in the New
Harper at $50 O'Clock Monday
night by the Rock Island Exchange
club to officers of the national or
ganiZation.
Marching delegations will be
common sight Monday. as the
escort committee with Amoo gro
to's band and drum corps will meet
every arrival at the railroad sta
ton.
The grotto colors of Persian or
ange and light blue are everywhere
and the horned emblem Of the or
der is seen on every side.
Visitors will take as much rest as
will be allowed them Monday in or
der to be prepared for the busy
Tuesday and Wednesday before
them.
Opening of the supreme councils
session in Masonic temple. Rock Is
land. is scheduled for 1880 O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
Nights and days in Rock Island
during the convention period viii
be filled with music, and the na-
tional meet promises to be one OF
the principal events in the city's
long history.
Some Early Arrivals
Shoppenagon grottO, Saginaw.
Mich, and Merlin grotto. Bay City,
Mich, will arrive in Rock Island
tomorrow afternoon over the Rock
Island Lines at 2:10 O'Clock.
AIhambra grotto, ST. Louis, IS
scheduled to arrive Monday after
noon. TWO hundred prophets Of
this grotto will arrive by train,
and word reached Rock Island
that 500 more members will come
by auto. This is a great many
more than were expected, and
means that the auto caravan will
number about 40 cars instead OF
ST cars as first announced.
Islam grottO, Pittsburgh, will
arrive at $50 o'clock Monday
night. and its special viii stop on
the tracks Jsst north of the Harms