Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1880 — DECORATION DAY. [ARTICLE]

DECORATION DAY.

Rev. A. W. Wood and M. F. CM* oote, Esq., orators. B. F. Furgoson, opening prayer. Arrilia Cotton, reader. D. T. Halstead, benediction. Sand ay schools to participate and decorate the graves. Maaonio order, Odd Fellows and K. of P. invited to participate. The Rensselaer Cornet Band will furnish the instrumental music and the Blue Ribbon Choir the vocal musio. Sampson Erwin, Marshal. Committee on Decorations, Superintendents ot Sunday schools. Procession to form at 10 A. M., exercises to commence at the cemetery at 10:80 A. M. The different orders will form on Washington and march to Cullen street, where the Methodist Sunday school will join the procession. The procession will then move to the Presbyterian church; where the Presbyterian Sunday school will join the procession and then to the Christian churoh, where the .Sun day school from that ohurch will join the column and all will march tothecewetery. On arriving at the Cemetery, the Sunday school children, under the direction of the Superintendent* and teachers, will decorate the soldiers' graves, after which the people will assemble at the speaker's stand, where the exercises will take place. After the exorcises are concluded the procession will re-form and march to Washington street. The marshal will appoint his assistants.