Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 26, DeMotte, Jasper County, 28 May 1948 — WAR MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD HERE [ARTICLE]

WAR MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD HERE

The DeMotte L egion Post urges all citizens of this community to attend the Memorial services on Monday at 11:00 A. M. (DST) at , the Memorial Board (school ground) and to participate in honoring the U. S. war dead. This is sponsored by the American Legion Post 440 of DeMotte. The program will be under direc- , tion of Past Commander Bruce Todd. j Following is the program: Invocation, by Rev. W. D. Archibald. Moment of silence. Memorial Address by Legion* naire John Root of Crown Point, attorney-at-law. Mr. Root is in 1 charge of Northern Indiana Veterans Affairs. Placing of Wreath by Junior I Auxiliary. Salute by Firing Squad. i Taps. Benediction by Rev. Moor. The following graves will be decorated by the graves commitj tee, Louis Walstra, Harold Spencer, Harrison Armstrong: (Decorated by Legion Post of Morocco) —Richard Dexter at Morocco cemetery, WWII; Walter Eide, at Morocco Cemetery, WWII. Holland Cemetery at DeMotte—[Albert Knip, WWI; Raymond Schnelle, WWI. Kniman Cemetery—Wm. Woodward, Civil War; Steven Coleman, Civil War. Lutheran Cemetery south of Kniman—Paul G. Gall, WWI; Matilda Gall, Auxiliary. | DeMotte Cemetery Rome Antrobus, WWI; James Yeagley, Civil War; Gregory White, WWI; Sherman Cooper, Spanish American; Harrison Cooper, Civil War; Wm. Granger, Civil War; Daniel Fairchild, Civil War; Dan Rodgers, Civil War; Wm. Roberson, Civil War; Unknown, Civil War; Robert , Van Dusen, Civil War; I Van" Dusen, 1812; Elam Fairchild, Civil War; George Haskel, Civil War; Wilfred Stevenson, WWI; Sarah Cooper, Aux.; A. L. McDonald, Civil War; Dr. L. M. Wells, Civil War; Charlie Thompson, Civil War; Michael Schwanke, Civil War; Henry Sparling, Civil War. If any grave has been omitted please notify Ralph Myers.