Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1891 — Decoration Day Order. [ARTICLE]

Decoration Day Order.

Head Quarters Bensselaer Post, No. 84, Dept, of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, Bensselaer, Ind., May 18, 1891. General Order ) No L j I. All members of the post are reminded that Memorial day with its sacred memories and fraternal duties is near at hand and the day will be observed as usual, on Saturday, May 30, 1891. The Women’s Relief Corps No. 39, of Rensselaer will be invited to participate and render the same aid and assistance as they have so well done in the past, and all soldiers are hereby invited to join with us in the honors to be rendered to our and their late comrades in arms, who are now mustered beyond the lines. The Rensselaer Cornet Band, Iroquois Lodge 143,1. O. 0. F., Rensselaer Lodge No. 82, K. of P. and the Fire Department of the town of Rensselaer are each respectfully invited to participate as heretofore in the observance of the day.

11. At 1:30 P. M. the court house bell will be rung for the assembly of all organizations at their respective halls where they will at once organize and move to the court house square for shade, and from which place all will march precisely at 2 o clock, to the cemetery, where will be executed the services of the G. A. R. by the Post, assisted by the Corps and Cornet Band. 111. The memorial sermon on Sunday, May 24th, preceding Memorial Day, will be delivered at the Opera House, at 10:30 o’clock A. M. by Rev. T. F. Dru Le. The W. R. C. and all soldiers are especially invited to assemble at G. A. E. Hall, from thence to march as organizations to the Opera House in time to be there seated before the time for services. All persons are invited to attebd such service which is designed to consider the lessons that should be derived from the sad experiences of those four unhappy years of blood and tears, and to prepare and lead the minds of all to the exercises of the following Memorial Day. By command of * Official, N. S. Bates, Jas. A. Burn ham, Post pom. Post Adjutant.