Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1910 — Memorial Day [ARTICLE]

Memorial Day

Headquarters Rensselaer Post, No. 84, Department of Indiana, G. A. R. Rensselaer, May 26, 1910. To the Public of Rensselaer and Vicinity: This post is sure that it voices the sentiments of all the soldiers in requesting merchants and business men of our city to close their places of business from 2 o’clock to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Memorial Day, May 30, 1910. It is ujged (hat all properly decorate for tW occasion. Everybody is respectfully invited to participate the spirit of the da£ to be observed as nearly as possible according to the following: ■ ITINERARY. The court, house bell will ring at 1:30 p. m., when all civic and military bodies will assemble at their respective quarters, organize and proceed to the court house square, reporting to the Officer of the Day, Mllbrln Griffin, or to his Aides. At 2 o’clock the bell will ring for the formation of the parade. The boys’ Dand will mow to the crossing in front of the court house as the starting point and the organizations will take position as directed by the Officer of the Day. The position will be as nearly like the following as possible: 1. Military. Co. M, 3d Infty., I. N. G. • 2. The Sunday Schools of Rensselaer. 3. Fraternal bodies. 4. All soldiers. 6. Citizens generally. J 6. Rensselaer Fire Department. . 7. All other vehicles. The line of march will be west on Washington street to Front, thence via Susan and South streets to the cemetery. PROGRAM. 1. Call to order by Officer of the Day, M. Griffin. 2. Invocation, Rev. G. H. Clarke. 3. Music—Male Quartette, composed of C. E. Prior, James Matheson, J. D. Allman and W. R. Lee. 4. Opening remarks. Geo. H. Healey, Chairman. 6. Reading Memorial Orders, W. W. Reeve, Post Adjutant. 6. Music, Quartette. 7. Oration, George A. Williams. 8. Decoration of Representative Grave by Comrades. 9. Dirge for Fallen Heroes by the Boys’ Band. 10. Music. 11. Benediction, Rev. C. L. Harper. 12. Return march in reverse order, with exchange of courtesies on Washington street, where the parade will disband. By order of J. M. WASSON, . . .» Post Commander. Attest: 11 ‘ ' W. W. REEVE, f, Post Adjutant. j - >