Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1917 — MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBSERVED HERE [ARTICLE]

MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBSERVED HERE

Large Crowd Gather For Memorial Services But Are Forced to Seek Shelter. The sky was overcast all day Wednesday arid just after the address- of the occasion was commenced it (began (raining and the oration was finished at the Christian church, whidh was (filled to capacity. AU business houses were closed at ,1 p. m. and the populace gathered on the court house lawn. Promptly at 2 o’clock the procession formed on Washington street in front of the jcouit house. The marshal of the day was William I. Hoover, who was assisted by W. S. Parks and Chauncey Wood. The procession was formed in the following order: — Rensselaer Band. •Company M. McDanieil’s Boy (Scouts. Sunday school children in change of J. J. Hunt. Octyl Fellows Lodge. Grand Army of the Republic, Post iNo. 84. Aiccompanied tby the Sons of Veterans~hrid"Drr Washburn and Mr. Gaffield, veterans of the SpanishAmerican War. The line of march was west on Washington street and Milroy avenue to College avenue, north on College avenue to Lincoln avenue, thence west on Lincoln avenue to Weston cemetery. Here one of the largest crowds ever gathered on a like occasion had assembled, and this in spite of the threatening weather. Post Commander D. H. Yeoman called the assembly to order.—The choir sang “Hail New Columbia.” Rev. J. Budrnan Fleming gave a very impressive invocation. - The Memorial order was read by Adjutant Henry Wood. Male quartet sang “Land of Freedom.” Lincoln’s Gettysburg address was delivered from memory and in a most excellent manner by Charles Halleck. Rev. W. Giarnet Winn, pastor of the