The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-14
MEMORIAL DAY.
MAY 3O,'S5
CEREMONIES AT MAPLE
GROVE CEMETERY.

Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them with garlands, these brothers of ours |:
Lying so silent, by night and by day,
Sleeping the years of their manhood away.
The Committee of Arrangements announce
the following
PROGRAM:
1:3o~p. m.-Federal Salute in Court House
Park
I:5o p. Infringing of bells 10 minutes, du-
Public Square.
ORDER OF CEREMONIES.
op. m.-Procession will form under direction
of Officers of the Day in the following order:
Band.
Members of the G. A. R., and ex-soldiers and
sailors of the late war.
President of the Day. Orator. &c.
Ravenna Fire Department.
Decorating Committees in their order.
Teachers and Pupils of Ravenna Schools,
under direction of Supt. d. u. Pickett.
Citizens on loot and in carriages.
Procession will move to Maple Grove Gene
terry, and halt at Memorial Cross.
Opening remarks by President of the Day.
Decoration of Graves by Committees.
Music.
G. A. r. Decoration Service.
Remarks by Chaplain C. A. Stone.
Music.
Benediction by Rev. Scott.
Grand Army Exercises at G A r Hall at 7:so
p m.
President of the Day-Wm. Grinnell.
Officers of the Day-O. c. Risdon, A. P.
Oviatt
Finance Committee-Philo Bierce, I r. Ma
son, o. P. Sperra-
Committee on Music, Vocal and Instrumen-
tall. H. Oakley. G, R. Braden. A B. Sey-
mour. G. P. Reed.
Committee on Salute-Philo Bierce. L. F.
Hunt. H. Bentley.
Committee on Flags and Graves-Philo King,
E. Twitt, E P Brainerd.
Committee on Flag and Pole-Philo King,
Elias Jennings.
Committee on Evergreens-Sherman Keck.
H. Bentley, o. D. Wheeler.
Memorial Cross Committee Members of Nc
Intosh Post, G. A. r., under direction of II. o,
Barber.
. DECORATION COMMITTEES.
Ist Division-Captain,G G. F. Robinson; w. D.
Turner, AdolPh Herman. A. I. Smith. George
Flath. Jr. GRAVES: Major F. A. Williams,
Lieut. J. T. Williamson, VIM. H. Robinson
and Z. K. Smith.
ed Division-Captain.G Geo. w. Braden; Geo.
Phelps, ]. W. Holcomb, C. A. Beckley, II. l..
Smith. E. l.. Murfey. GRAVES: Lieut.. A. l..
Beckley, d. E. Richardson, N. Baldy, c. T.
Steadman and Gen. T. F. Wildes.
sd Division-Captain, Charles Sweeney; Geo.
E. Robinson, S. p. Barr, NJ. Sinclair, J. II.
Dussel and II. Ford. GRAVES: w. B. Bing-
ham, C. A. Heriff, Jas. T. Robinson and H. NJ.
Ford.
9TH Division-Captain. ]. ]. Shrader; VIM.
Gibbons. Robert Sapp. John Dicks. Jas. Jewell,
NJ. White. VIM. Beckwith. GRAVES: Hen
ry Heater, Charles Heater, John Cline and
Perry Beckwith.
sth Division-Captain, Henry Moore; J. c.
Beery. Elias Jennings, Frank Cline. GRAVES
A. Pettibone. John A. Davidson, Chauncey
Beerey and B. S. Cline.
9th Division--Captain, ID. c. Gardner; II. B.
Coe, Henry Smith, Robert Beatty. GRAVES
John S. LeBaron, E. r. Payne and B. Williams.
9TH Division-Captain, c. L. Bartlett; l. +.
Siddall, George w. Barrett, Frank Kenward,
Daniel F. Wetzel, c. c. Sutton. GRAVES
Lieut.. R. L. Ranney. James Rawlins, Samuel
Kenward, I. Mills and Caleb Sutton.
9th Division-Captain. Robert Smith; w.
Gill, Frank Severance. James Baxter, J. C. Lind
say, L. p. Hunt. GRAVES: E. NJ. Stone, c.
Stone. VIM. E. Hamlin and W. Hunt.
9TH Division-Captain. ]. F. Sapp; A. Mos
ley, Alva Wait, a. Hart, F. l.. Root, Harry
Holcomb. GRAVES: E. D. Scripture, Clark
John Hart. Philip d. Green and Geo.
E. King.
10th Division-Captain. Henry Goddard ;
James Miller, w. b. Lewis, Will Brigham. c.
P. Hopkins. GRAVES: Capt. +. G. Willis. c.
W. Long. H. f. Wygle and II. P. Bradford.
nth Division.Capt F n Marvin William
Stowell, Arthur Knapp. w Linton. d A d wey.
Henry Burroughs. GRAVES; A " Pinney,
Delmar Atkinson, E P Evans john A Wads-
worth and r B Knapp.
1ath Division-Captain, ] B Russell; ! W
McGahan, Bradford Rowland, George Wood
bridge. GRAVES w Russell, " B Russell,
VIM P Richmond and Theodore L Richmond.
SOLDIERS OF 1912.
1sth DivisioR-CaPtain, J H FURY; Peter
c H Goodman, w A jenkins GRAVES:
Gen S D Harris, VIM Goldman, Schuyler Cut
er and Beach Bassett.
l4th Division-Captain. G. r. Braden; J. p.
sutlid, D. w. Day. II, C. Frazer. Thomas Grail,
c. Campbell. GRAVES: Gen. John Campbell,
Col. VIM Frazer. Adam Poe and Dennis Sutlif
18th Division-Captain, L. r. Pryor; H. j.
W ebbsr. Frank Powell, J. C. Shrader. GRAVES;
). C. Thompson, }. F, Wells. Peter Tyrrell and
J. c. Lindsay.
10th Division-Captain, o. D. Wheeler; 8. Per-
sins, John Mehars Charles Lambert, Ralph Ely
GRAVES: Capt. Ashly Ely. John Harmon and F.
W neeler.
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
17th Division-Captain. Jos Henson; 7. R..
Mason, C. A. Mason, Volney Curtiss, A. Pierce.
9RAvE: Darius Ely.
ALI citizens. and especially relatives and friends
of deceased soldiers, are invited and urged to
aid the Division committees in decoration of
those graves in which they are specially inter
ested, to assist in procuring flowers. and as
many as possible to accompany the several di-
visions in their march TO the Cemetery
All ex-soldiers and sailors are specially invited
to join the G A. R. column in the march and
to lend helping hand in appropriate decora-
ton of graves of their dead comrades.
All citizens having flowers or evergreens suit
able for decoration will confer a great favor by
placing them at the disposal of the several di-
visions.
The committee would respectfully request
that all places of business in, the city be closed
from go p m. to p. m. and it is hoped that
all citizens will gladly join in this annual OBJ