People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1896 — Memorial Day Program. [ARTICLE]

Memorial Day Program.

1:30 P- m., court house bell will ring. 1:40 p. m., music by the Rensselaer and college bands. All organizations will promptly march to the court house square, and be assigned their positions in the procession. 2:00 p. m.. march to Weston cemetery. 2:30 p. m., call to order and opening address by Post Commander T. F. Clark. Music, vocal selection choir, Invocation, Rev. Voliva. Music, vocal selection, ehoir, Reading memorial orders. Address, W. B. Austin. Music, vocal selection, choir, Address, Rev. Findley. Decorating representative grave, Military salute, to our honored dead. Music, vocal “America” choir all join. Benediction, Rev. A ustin. A general invitation is hereby. extended to all schools, Sunday schools, Military and Civic orders and organizations to join in the ceremonies. Each organization to select its assistant marshal, who will report to the Marshal of the day for assignment in the procession. □ All persons desiring to decorate their family lots in the cemetery, are especially requested to complete the same not later than the forenoon of the 30th. All persons having flowers to spare are requested to send them to the court house at 8 o’oclock a. m., May 30th. The ladies of the W. R. C., and all others, that will volunteer to assist in preparing the decorations, will meet at the court house at 8 o’clock a. m. Committee on arrangements, Mrs. C. C. Sigler, Mrs. J. C. Porter, Mrs. M. J. Hopkins, Messrs R. W. Marshall, J. M. Wasson, T. F. Clark. Committee on music, J. F. Warren, John Healy, Prof. C. Hemmersbach, H. L. Brown, W. L. Wishard, D. M. Yeoman and James Matheson. Marshal of the day, Wm. M. Hoover. Aids, Jesse Gwin and J. C. Porter.

A very pleasant event was a lawn social given under theauspicies of the Y. P. S. C. E., of the Presbyterian church at the home of E. L. Hollingsworth, on McCoy avenue, Tuesday evening, May 19 One of the features of the evening was a mock wedding, Miss Ona Seib, the fair little bride, was charmingly arrayed in a white gown made en train. The bridal veil was held in place by clusters of white flowers and in her hand she carried a prayer book. Master Park Kelley the happy groom, was escorted to the alter by Frank Hardman, best man. Miss Cecelia Hollingsworth, the maid of honor, was daintily attired in white silk; while little Miss Ura Sanders acted in the capacity of flower girl. The bridesmaids were the Misses Mary Wright Flossie JParadis, Florence Paxton and Myra Watson, while Masters Wood Spitler, George Long, Senior Hopkins and Carl Duvall did honors as ushers. Rev. (?) Herbert Paxton performing the ceremony. The bridal procession marched down an aisle formed of ribbons to the air of Mendelssohn's wedding march while the sweet strains of “Oh Promise Me” were wafted from the distance. Over one-hundred persons were present and both socially and financially the event was a grand success.