The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-17
ADVANCE GUARD
FOR ST. LOUIS
GROTTO ARRIVES
SIX Hundred Alhambran Prophets
Coming by Rail and Auto
To Bring Bear and Goat.

" T. Pausch, master of cere-
,nonies. and Alex s. Dawson, grand
chamberlain of Alhambra grotto,
q Louis, arrived in Rock Island
toSay to complete arrangements
Tor the housing of delegation of 500
porphets, who will have headquar-
ters In the New Harper June 1928.
The St. Louis prophets will come
hv auto caravan and by rail, 200
having expressed their intention to
motor to Rock Island.
Leaving st. Louis, at $50 O'Clock
Monday morning, June 26, the AL
hanbrans will parade at Spring
aeld at I1:15 o'clock and on their
arrival in Peoria at 2:30 O'Clock in
the afternoon a second parade will
he staged They are due in Rock
Island early in the evening and
will march to headquarters at the
end of a perfect day.
The patrol, band, drum and bu-
gle corps and ladies drill team will
accompany the big delegation and
100 men will be in uniform. The
ladies' drill team will compete for
a prize at the Arsenal Golf club
grounds and the other uniformed
organizations will participate in
convention contests.
A live bear will be brought along
for company and the animal will
constitute one of the features of the
parade The Alhambra grotto will
also have for a travelling compan-
ion a little st. Louis youngster driv-
ing the grotto goat.
The Alhambra grotto auto cara
van is scheduled to reach Rock Is
land at o'clock in the afternoon
and the train delegation is Cue
here at Sis o'clock.
IS. o. S." for Autos.
An IS. o. S." call for automobiles
is sent out by the Rock Island COM
mittee in charge of the arrange
ments fer the prophet meet. Auto
mobile are needed and needed bad
" and the committee appeals to all
owners of cars to offer their ma
chimes and put them at the disposal
Of the committee for such time as
they can be spared.
A number of cars can be used
Sunday, June %.
There will be a heavy demand for
motor car transportation the three
days following and the committee
hopes that the civic pride of Rock
Island residents will prompt them
to comply with the request of those
who have the responsibility of ac-
cording to the thousands of Wis
itors those courtesies which are in
HI 80
at the time large national gather
ings are held.
If the owner of an automobile
can spare his machine for only {
brief period, his offer of a car un'
der such limitations will be vel
coined and gratefully accepted.
All Set but for Cars.
Everything is set for the biggest
national gathering ever staged here
with the exception of the automo-
bile arrangements, and the commit
tee is forced TO depend upon the
cooperation of car owners to carry
out their plans.
Those who have cars which they
are willing to provide on such
terms as they are able are request
ed to telephone the Chamber OF
Commerce, Rock Island 100, or A
F. Sala, Rock Island 2053.~
Members of the committee state
they cannot afford to fail in the
mattert of automobiles which will
be reqhired for many things in
connection with the meet, and with
everything else moving along so ad-
mirably they trust that their appeal
will meet with an immediate and
willing response.