Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1917 — PREPARING FOR MEMORIAL DAYS [ARTICLE]

PREPARING FOR MEMORIAL DAYS

Rev. Winn Will Deliver Address — Graves of Departed Heroes to Be Decorated With Flowers. • Memorial Day, May 30, will be observed ®s usual with much the same program as has been carried out in former years here. Memorial Day this year will piean a little more to everyone than usual with our country upon the threshold, ready to plunge into the greatest war in the world’s history. In a fe w weeks bur soldiers will be leaving for foreign battlefields to fight for the cause of righteousness and May 30 will bring to us all the terrible memories of what our departed heroes were forced to go through during the civil war and now that our young men of today are confronted 7 with the same terrible situation one should pause and gain the full import of the meaning of the day and observe it in ia sacred way.— All bands, military companies, fire brigades, and all fraternal orders and civic organizations of citizens and Sunday schools are respectfully invited to participate in the usual annual parade and march to the ceme J tery, where the exercises will be held. All ex-soldiers, Union and Confd'erate, are cordially invited to fall inwith this post and participate. ITINERARY. At 1:30 o’clock p< m., the court house bell will ring, upon which all organizations will meet at their respective places of assembly and form, then march to the 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 eoulmn. The parade is to move at 2:00 o’clock. PROGRAM. Call to* Order by Commander. Vocal music by Choir. Address —Post Commander. Invocation —Rev. Fleming. ; Reading Memorial Orders by Post Adjutant. Music —Male Quartet. ■ Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address —Chas. Halleck. Music by Band. Oration by Rev. G. W. Winn. 1 Vocal music by four little girls. Vocal music led by choir; everybody sing. Benediction by Rev. Beard. W. I. Hoover, Marshal of the Day. Phone 78-D or call on Del Gilson, located at Mark Schroer’s, one door east ‘of Republican office, for service in auto repairing. Expert and guaranteed workmanship. Local agent for Studebaker cars. Demonstration at any time.