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Memorial Day Exercises

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
May
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Under date of May 21st, H. P. Danfoitli, Comrnander of Welcli Post . A. R. of tliis city, issued the following orders, which are of interest to all (i. A. II. men and to their friends : In obedience to General Oiders from National and Department Headquarters, Memorial Sunday, May 30th, and Memorial Day, May31st, will be observed by Welch Post. Comrades will asseuihle at the Post Rooms, on Sunday morning, May 30th, at '.) :45 a. M, sharp, for the purpose of attending a Memorial Service at the First M. E. Church, in coinpany with the Woman's Relief Corps, Joe T. Jacobs Camp, Sons of Veterans, aneCo. A,M.N.G. FOE MEMORIAL DAY. All members of the Post, and comrades generally, will reportat the Post Rooms, cor. of Main and Washington Sts., at one o'clock, p. m. sharp, on Monday, May 31st, for the purpose of visiting the Cemeteries of the city and decorating the graves of all deceased cómanles - both those who served by land and those who served on the sea. Frorn the Court House a detachment will be conveyed to St. Thomas Cemetery, who will properly decórate the graves of our departed comrades there, and on their return the Post, and its escort, will proceed to the Fifth Ward and Forest HUI Cemeteries, where services will be held in accordance with the Ritual. The Comrades, together with all invited organizatious, will assemble in the Chapel, at University Hall, at 7:30 i. m., sharp, and proceed from there to the auditorium, to attend the public exercises to be held there. All old soldiers and sailors of the late war are cordially invited to join with us in the observance of all these exercises. Let us show by our presence that our fallen comrades are still held in grateful remembrante as martyrs to the cause of liberty and the preservatiou of the Union of all the States. Comrade Harrison Soule is hereby detailed to act as Marshal on said occasions ; and Comrade William Carapion is detailed as Color Bearer. AT INIVKIÍSITV HALL. Thefollowing is the program to be observed at University Hall.onMonday evening, commencing at 8 o'clock local time : OVERTU11K. Columbian Orgau "Star Spaugled Banner," Professor A. A. Stanley, DBVOnONAL. Sorlpture and Prayer, Kev. W. L. Tedrow. Introductory Remarks,. Commauder Horace P. Dauforth. MUSIC. America Organ and Congregation. RKADINO "Abraham LI ucol n at Gett.vsbnrg," Comrade Williara K. Chllds. MUSIC. "Two Fallen Braves," Miss Elizabeth A. Campbell. lïEADIN'li. 'Goodby Jim," .Vr. Karl E. Harriman MUSIC. Song, Mr. R. B. George. Address, M. ADELLE HAZLETT. MUSIC. 'Red, White and Blue," Miss Clara Josie Jacobs DOXOLOG Y 'PiíiKc God froxn wliom al] B'eflpJngs. Flow ': Oíl'h'i and CoDgrt-gation. Beuediclion, Rev. J. T. SunderlandIN MEMORY OF OTHEKS. The Woman's Relief Corps have aringed tu liave a eross erected at the rave of Col. Norvel M. Welcli, Fórest lili 'enictery, for thosfi who maydi o place flowera there as a memorial for íeir soldier friends or relativos wiio ieep 11 other orunknowu graves. NO SCHOOL. The public schools of the city will be losed on Monday, so that all the ;eacbers and scholars ïnay take part in ie exercises. On Friday patriotic exrcises will be held in all the school ooms of tbc city. TO FliOWER DONERS. Tbose who will dónate flbwers will jlease leave tliem at the court house lasement, or at the fifth ward engine louse, as usual, but n Mojiday mornng EARL'. A coinmittee will be lere toi'eceive and arrange them.

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