The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-30
COMMENDS CITY
FOR MEMORIAL
DAY INTEREST
Court House Square Thronged for
Morning Program; Afternoon
Gathering at Monument

eff every city in the United States
would have a celebration such as
the one Rock Island held this morn
mig, the nation would. be secure and
firm forever" said Harry F. Kelly,
/ Ottawa, in the Memorial day ora
ton this morning at the court
house. This community, like many
others, has gained a new reverence
for our flag since passing through
/ the recent war, and that reverence
! shows in the decoration of the city
and in the program arranged to-
day"
The ceremonies commenced this
morning with the traditional strew-
ing of flowers upon the river from
the Seventeenth street levee. After
| the parade, with crowd of approx
! imately 500 persons gathered in the
court house grounds, Miss Frances
O'Brien led the school children OF
the public schools in a picturesque
flag drill.
Music by the Memorial day band
and several fine numbers by the
Memorial day double quartet were
features of the program at the
courthouse square w. A. Rosen-
field, master of ceremonies, intro
duced Mr.. Kelly and later E. H.
Hass, who gave a patriotic reading.
On the platform in places of honor
were a number of G. A R.
The beautifully decorated county
monument to soldiers killed in the
Civil war was the scene of the clos
ing services of the morning. Flow
ers-wreaths, baskets and decora-
tive pieces-were strewn lavishly
over the tall shaft in the court
house yard, and a white picket
fence about it kept it from moles-
tation.
Within the enclosure the Me-
mortal day quartet sang and Miss
| Elizabeth Tremann. recited Lin
coins Gettysburg address. A fir
ing squad of the United Spanish
War veterans gave the salute to the
dead, and the meeting concluded
with the playing of the bugle call
Taps" by George Stroehle, singing
of America" by the audience, and
music by the. Memorial day band.
At ChippiannOck.
Judge f. d. Let's spoke at the
afternoon ceremonies in Chippian-
mock cemetery. Mr.. Hass gave an
other reading, and much of the
morning service was repeated.
Impressive funeral and memorial
services were conducted by John
Buford post, G. A R., Siboney Bay
camp, United Spanish War Veter-
ans, and Rock Island post, Ameri-
can Legion. j. NJ Beardsley, pres
ident of the services, introduced
the various persons on the pro-
gram.
Several numbers by both the Me-
mortal day band and the Memorial
day quartet were rendered during
the afternoon service. Miss Mil
dred Nelson charmingly recited
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The
closing services were duplicate
of those in the morning, the Span
ish War Veterans firing squad fir
ing a salute to the dead, George
Stroehle blowing TAPS" and the
audience singing America"
Opened by Prayer.
Both the morning and Afternoon
services were fittingly opened with
prayer. Rev. Guy B. Williamson
delivered an eloquent exhortatior
at the opening of the morning cere-
mony. In the afternoon service
Chaplain H. c. First pronouncei
the opening prayer.
Relatives of soldiers, school chill
dren and committees from the vari
Gus patriotic organizations busted
themselves during the morning AMI
early afternoon in distributing
flowers over the soldiers graves in
Chippiannock and the other GENE
teries. The decoration was com.
pleted with beautiful effect by ths
time the afternoon service began.