Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1881 — MEMORIAL DAY. [ARTICLE]

MEMORIAL DAY.

A meeting of the citizens of Rensselaer and virinity was held in Starr’s Hall, Tuesday evening, for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the appropriate observance of Memorial or Decration Day, which, this year, will occu? on Monday, May 30th. Horace E. James was called to preside and W. DeM. Hooper, chosen secretary. Committees were appointed, as follows: „ T o Arrangements—Messrs F. J. bears, M. F. Chilcote and Chas. H. Price. Music —Messrs. W. DeM- Hooper, Fred. Webber, J. T. Abbett. F. F. Bitters, E. H. Tharp, W. W. Watson, Z. Paris, M. O Clssel; Mrs. A. S. Jones, W. DeM. Hooper. W, L.Hamar, Ludd Hopkins, D. B. Miller, E. P.Hammond, C. C. Starr; Misses Lydia Parris, Belle Alter,.Ollie Alter, Lola Moss, Hattie Coen, Alice Hopkins, Ada Hopkins, Jessie Harding, Della Cotton, Arilla ' Cotton, Madge Hemphill, Mell Wright, I Libbie Walton, Lettie Hopkins, May Washburn. . Decoration —Mrs. M. L. Spitler, Chairman. Mrs

Chas. H. Price, F. J. Sears, Chas. Rhoades, J. H. Loughridge. Ed. D. Rhoades, J. F. Hardman, M. B. Alter, j Elden Hopkins,. J. W. Powell. R. S. Dwiggins. Ezra C. Nowels, Chas. G. Sears. A. Purcupile, Daniel Dwiggins, A. McCoy. T. J. McCov, A. Thompson, Emmet Kannal, R. H. Purcupile,J. M Hopkins, Thos. Thompson, Jennie Laßue, John Chamberlain, George’M. Robinson, Mary E. Hopkins, F. L. Cotton, M. F. ‘Chilcote, Thos Boroughs, Chas. A. Roberts N. Warner, Catharine Laßue, D. T. Halstead, Geo. Sigler, I. B. Washburn, S. A. Hemphill, Julia Healey, Fred Cole, A. W. Cole, Sam Scott, Jas. Maloy, Ira C. Kelley, E. P. Hammond, A Leopold, R. Y. Martin, S. Erwin. R. Fen dig, J. W. McEwen, Ada Yates, M. D. Rhoades, J. A. Burnham. J. P. Warner, F. W. Bedford. Jos. H. Willey, Lizzie Williams, J. W. Duvall, B. F. Ferguson, Peter Rhoades, A T Perkins, M O Cisse], J WLoder, Frank DeHaven, Dora Reburgh, M Eger, Berry Parris, W J lines, Lydia A Moss, Wm Legg, O C Link. John Eger, Chas Clifton, Bello Hopkins, C P Mayhew, Chas Platt, E L Clark, A. W. Wood, Nannie E Spitler, Wm Cotton, Jos Sharp, A Taylor, T J Sayler. Allen Catt, John Zimmer man, C W Duvall, E C Owen. Henry Smith, Nathan Fendig, N. Everson, Wm Meyer: Misses— May and Edith Miller, Della Hopkins, Madge Osborne, Mattie McCoy, Lulu Hammond, Nellie Spitler, Ana i McEwen,Mary Yates,jAnnio Sigler,Rai chel Leopold, Carrie E er, Nora Hopkins, Cora Zimmerman, Bell Powell, Lilia, Boroughs, Myrtie Henkle, AIL o .and Ella Rhoades, Dora Woodworth, Maggie Israel. Lettie Hopkins. Eliza beth Smith, Julia Smith, Hattie Porter, Tillie Fendi •, Lizzie and Mary Comer, Lillie Pancoast, Dora Healy, Lizzie Purcupile, Alice Irwin, Etta Imes, Bertie Duvall, Bertie Morris, Nettie Spitler, Mollie Babcock, Morgan, Blanche Boroughs, Mary F Haley, Julia Kirk, Katie Wenrick and sister, Nellie Kelley, Deatie Boroughs, Rosa Eaker, Lizzie IVarnar, Gertie Robinson, Cora Catt: Messrs. — Wm Beck. Geo B Conwell, Geo M i Robinson, Wm and D C Warren, Grant and Hale Warner, Lew Roberts, Wm Eger, C P Wright, Frank W Babcock, Elza I and R P Phillips, F P Bitters, A W Wood, F B Learning, FB Meyer. F J Imes, B F and J C Morgan, Alva Clark, R E Spencer, W W Watson, Geo and Charlie Spitler, C P Mitchell, Z Paris, J M Paris, J M Bradock, Henry C Smith, jr., A S aud S M LaRue, John Piatt,Rß Patton, Wm Cotton, jr., James W McEwen John F Boroughs, Jay Dwiggins, Wood. S Irwin. Ed Kirk, D B Miller, O C Link, G E Marshall, C F Overacker, D J Thompson, Ed Kt eve, Jere Haley, Ickey Yates, Chas Reed, J C Chilcote, Wm E Powers, B F Ferguson, Jno W Powell, Ezra C Nowels, P S Corkius, Daniel S Willey, E W Purcupile, Dan Dtjvall, J M Hopkins, Vai Sieb, Noble J York, Thos Brown, Chai ley Coen, ! ChasG Sears, Erastus Peacock, Sam uel Rogers, Frank Roberts, James H Burnham. Horace E James was chosen officer of the day with authority to select his aids. Requested that proceedings of this meeting be published in the local newspapers. Adjourned to meet in Starr’s Hall at 8 o’clock, p. m.24th instant, to receive reports of committees and transact any pertinent business. W. DeM. HOOPER, See’y.