Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1916 — MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED MAY 30 [ARTICLE]

MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED MAY 30

Graves of Departed Heroes to Be Decorated With Flags and Flowers Memorial Day. jr _ m. —■ The Grand Army of the Republic has gone forward with arrangements for Memorial Day, to take place Tuesday, May 30th, 1916. The following order has been issued: Rensselaer, May 22, 1916. The customary observance of Memorial Day will occur on Tuesday, May 30, 1916. All comet bands, military companies, lire brigades, and all fraternal orders and civic organizations of citizens and Sunday schools are respectfully and cordially invited to participate in the usual annual parade and march to Weston cemetery, where the exercises will be as per program below. All ex-soldiers, Union and Confederate, are cordially invited to fall in' with this Post and participate.

ITINERARY. At 1:30 o'clock p. m., the court house bell will be rung, upon which all organizations will meet at their respective places of assembly and form, then march to court house square, reporting to the grand marshal or some member of his staff, by whom each body will be directed to its rendezvous and to its place in the marching column. The parade is to move at 2 o’clock. PROGRAM. Call to order. Vocal music by choir. Address of welcome, Post commander. Invocation, Rev. P. C. Cunuck. Reading Memorial Orders, Post Adjt. Music, male quartet. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, read iby Paul Beam. Oration, Rev. Beard. Vocal music by girls. Music, “America,” led by choir and everybody requested to join in singing the same. Benediction by Rev. McDaniel. Parade to form for return march. D. H. Yeoman, Commander. W. H. Wood, Adjt. J. C. Kresler, Marshal.