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Memorial Day Services

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
May
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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lst. In uheHienoe to General Orders froni Naiinii;il Ilpailquarlers, Memorial Day, Saturday, May 30th, will be observed by tliis Post. 2d. Eacb comrade will report at the Post Room at 8:00 a. m., Saturday, May 30, 1896. 3d. A detacbment will be conveyed to St. Thomas Cemetery; starting at 9 o'clock sharp, who will properly decórate the grave of our departed comrades there ; and on its return to the Court House, the Post will fall in and march to Forest Hill Cemetery, where services in accordance with the Ritual will be observed, after which the graves will be decorated ; the Post reasseinbled, and marched back to the hall to disband. 4th. The comrades will assemble at the Post Room at 1 :00 o'clock, sharp, and as soou tlierealter as possible iall in and march down to Huron St., east on Huron to opposite tlie south door of the Court House, where they will be joined by Joe T. Jacobs Camp, S. of V., Co. A, M. S. T., and such other organizations and citizens, eitlier on foot or in carriages, as wish to join with tliem in ,he exercises of the day. The parade ■o be under the direction of Major Soule, Marshal of the Day, to whom al organizations are requested to report From thence they will proceed to the Fifth ward Cemetery, where the graves will be decorated, and the exercises o ;he afternoon observed. 5th. The comrades again will assem ble at the Post Room at 7 :00 o'clock p na., an march to the University, to take part in the services to be observed in University Hall. 6th. All old soldiers are cordially invited to fall in with the Post, thus lending their assistance in observinj the exercises of the day. 7th. The comrades will assemble a the Post Room on Sunday morning May 24th, and be ready to march at tei o'clock, a. m. sharp, for the purpose o listening to a Memorial Sermón at th Unitarian Cburch. 8th. The comrades will assemble a the Post Room on Friday, May 29th, a 1 :30 p.ni., and march to the High Schoo Hall for the purpose of attending th Patriot Day exercises to be held there By order of F. PrsTORius, Commander -

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier