organizations. Nearly every organization was represented and a number of organizations from neighboring cities took part. Thousands marched to the music of a dozen bands and drums corps. One day was known as "City Executive's Day" to which the mayors and aldermen of all neighboring cities were invited and many were in attendance. The main address was by the mayor of our largest Illinois City. Over fifty city officials were present. D. A. R. On Flag Day, June 14th, the Rev. James Caldwell Chapter of the D. A. R. devoted an afternoon to unveiling tablets to two of Jacksonville's important former citizens-Governor Joseph Duncan and Ellen Hardin Walworth. The former residence of Gov. Duncan is now the Chapter House of the local D. A. R. and a granite boulder appropriately inscribed was placed in the front yard to commemorate the fact that this was his home. A tablet was placed to mark the birthplace of Ellen Hardin Walworth, daughter of Col. John J. Hardin, who was one of the three founders of the National D. A. R. In 1914 a bronze tablet on which were the names of Revolutionary soldiers, who were buried in Morgan county, was placed on the Court House by the D. A. R. A third interesting June event was the visit of the Illinois State Art Extension Committee. They had purposely planned to visit Jacksonville during the Centennial Year. Their coming was made the occasion of an interesting program. They visited many of the points of interest in and about the city. There was the usual Fourth of July celebration which was given over to a good time and not surrounded with much of loIcal historic interest. THE DOCTORS The second Thursday of August was given up to a celebration of several events of importance to the medical profession as well as of general interest. A tablet was placed on Beecher Hall the oldest College building in Illinois, to mark the site of the first medical school in the State. This school was a department of Illinois College. A second marker was placed six miles west of Jacksonville to mark the site of the home of the first doctor in Morgan County, Dr. George Cadwell. He was also the first State Senator and had been an active and influential member of the legislature prior to the founding of Morgan County. A third marker was placed to mark the site of the home and office of the first doctor in Jacksonville-Dr. Ero Chandler. Dr. Chandler showed his interest in education by donating the site for the Jacksonville Female Academy-the first Academy or Seminary for women west of the Alleghany Mountains, and he was a mem ber of its first Board of Trustees. This school is now a part of Illinois College. Appropriate historic and biographic addresses were made at each point of interest and the day was one of considerable historic significance. These two doctors were the first of a long line of similarly minded physicians and surgeons who were attracted to Jacksonville on account of its educational and institutional advantages, and gave it early pre-eminence among the doctors of Illinois. MUSIC Talent, combined with enthusiasm and sound judgment gave us a music committee with leadership for all occasions, throughout the year. It helped to develop a community band and a civic orchestra. It encouraged writers of songs and composers, planned the music of the Pageant, secured the publication of a Centennial Song, and a Centennial Hymn, and the writing of a Centennial Ode, and provided appropriate music for the numerous programs of the year. The committee made extensive use of all our bands and orchestras among which the following should be enumerated: Jacksonville Community Band; Jacksonville State Hospital Band (all musicians except three are patients and ex-service men); The Deaf School Band (all the musicians are deaf mutes); American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps; School for the Blind Orchestra (all the musicians are blind); Jacksonville Centennial Orchestra. For two weeks prior to the Pageant we brought in a broadcasting station, through which various announcements were sent each afternoon and evening. Musical programs, arranged by the music committee, were also broadcasted each evening. CHAUTAUQUA AND COUNTY FAIR One reason for not pushing Centennial Activities during August and September was that the regular Chautauqua was in August and the Morgan County Fair the first week in September. Both gave their programs as much of Centennial atmosphere as possible and the Centennial Commission assisted in every way possible. September had been set aside as the month in which to celebrate the founding of our State Institutions but on account of the opening date of the two schools for the Deaf and the Blind -the celebration was moved forward to Pageant Week which was the first week in October. This arrangement crowded into this week the work of three committees and was the most highly historical period of the year. For over six weeks, nearly six hundred citizens from every walk in life had been rehearsing for the Pageant. The Committee on "Marking Historic Names and Spots" was preparing markers to be unveiled; the Committee on "State Institutions" was arranging an appropriate program to |