Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1917 — BAD WEATHER MEMORIAL DAY [ARTICLE]

BAD WEATHER MEMORIAL DAY

And Address of Rev. Winn Finished in Christian Church. Threatening rain all during the day no doubt kept many from attending the Memorial day exercises here Wednesday and the attendance was hardly up to that of previous years. The parade to the cemetery In which twenty-seven old veterans were in line, members of Company M in uniform, a large number of members of the I. O. O. F., Sunday school children, etc., followed ffiy a number of automobiles and led by Marshal of the Day W. I. Hoover and aides, W. S. Parks and Chauncey Wood, formed at the public square at 1:30 p. m. and passed down Washington street, McCoy avenue, College avenue and Lincoln avenue to the cemetery, where the address of the day by Rev. W. G. Winn of Irving Park, Chicago, former pastor of the Christian church here, was to be delivered. Shortly after he had begun his address, however, the threatening clouds let loose a few drops of rain and the crowd became uneasy and it was decided to adjourn to the Christian church, where the splendid address was completed. Rev. Winn has a fine voice and is a very able speaker indeed, and it is always a pleasure to hear him. He made a splendid talk Wednesday and among other things said that he deplored the fact that so many people apparently do not seem to realize, the seriousness of the situation that confronts this country in the present conflict and that so few were enlisting in the cause. Rev. Winn himself has offered his services as chaplain in the navy and is ready to respond whenever called to duty. Rev. Winn remained here over Monday and met many old acquaintances before returning home.