People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 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, choir, 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. Austin. 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, wjll 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. Hopkir s, 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.