Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1911 — Memorial Day, [ARTICLE]

Memorial Day,

Headquarters Rensselaer Post, No. 84, Department of Indiana, G. A. R. Rensselaer, May 22, 1911. 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 to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Memorial. Day, May 30, 1911. It is urged that all properly decorate for the occasion. Everybody is respectfully invited to participate in the spirit of the day, and all orders and Sunday schools and individuals are asked to march in the procession. The afternoon will 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, Milbrin Griffin, or to his Aides. At 2 o’clock the bell will ring for the formation of*the parade. The boys’ band will move 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 nears like the following as possible: 1. Military, Company M, 3rd Infantry, I. N. G. 2. The Sunday Schools of Rensselaer. 3. Fraternal Orders. 4. All soldiers. 5. Citizens generally. 6. Rensselaer Fire Department. 7. All other vehicles. The line of march will be west on Washington street to Front, thence via Susan and Sodth streets to the cemetery. PROGRAM. 1. Call to order by the chairman, Comrade D. H. Yeoman. 2. Invocation, Rev. C. L. Harper. 3. Music, quartette composed of Mrs. George Reed, Maud Daugherty, James Matheson and Cl E. Prior. 4. Opening remarks, by Chairman D. H. Yeoman. 5. „ Reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Marguerite Norris. 6. Music, Quartette. 7. Oration, Rev. J. P. Greene. 8. Dirge to fallen heroes by the Boys’ Band. 9. Music. 10, Benediction, Rev. G. H. Clarke. 11. Return march in reverse order, with exchange of courtesies on Washington street, where the parade will disband. By order of Attest: J. M. WASSON, Post Commander. W. W. REEVE, Post Adjutant.