The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY.


Wednesday win move promptly at 2 p.
m. Members of societies should be on
hand at lodge rooms at 1:S0-
CoMAIEslORAToRY DIVINE SERVICE.
Public divine service will be held at
the Whitley Opera House commemora
tory of the dead heroes of the late war
half past 2 O'Clock p. m. under the au-
spices of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
The services viii be under the direc-
ton of Prest. A. r. Taylor, of the State
Normal. All clergymen of the city.
officers of the WOmen's Relief Corps
and officers of S. of v. and of G.. A. r.
posts are invited to occupy seats on
the platform, and the middle block of
seats on the first floor will be reserved
for ladies of the corps, veterans and
their families.
The Sons of Veterans, Post No. 55,
and Post No. 464, will assemble at their
respective halls at 2 p. m. and march
together to the Opera House in the or
der named. Line in charge of Com
rade e. F. Sprague.
The following will be the order of
exercises:
DoxoIogy, praise God from Whom ali Bless
ings flow ...... ...........;a,..... Congregation
Invocation new n M I1hEfQOl
Scripture selection. Rev. A; L. Vail
R hn1aei and Rev s. F. MiIii IS
Hymn, my Country, 'Tis of Thee
.---..... ............. -.-..:... -SongEegat11on
Discourse. Rev. F. Sauerber
Hymn Nearer, My God to Thee
Rev sammei ssreent
MEMORIAL DAY ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Chief-Marshal and STAR.
Knights Templar Band.
Kansas National (HuQrdE.
Winfield Post, NOs 464.
Emporia Post. No. s..
Other old soldiers and citizens on fOot
Sons of Veterans.
State Normal School.
City Schools.
National Union. WOodmen. knights of
Pythias, and other orders viii be placed Dy
the marshal and his aides.
All other orders on foot.
IN CARRIAGES.
Womans' Relief Corps.
The Fire Department.
Citizens in Carriages
The formation will be on Fifth aVen-
ne east of Commercial street, and on
Commercial street south of Fifth aven-
ne, leaving space on west side of Com
mercial and south of Fifth to be occu-
pied by the State Normal.
LINE OF MARCH.
The column will march from the in
tersection of Fifth Avenue and Com
mercial Street. up Commercial Street to
the State Normal School, and thence
west on Twelfth Avenue.
EXERCISES AT THE CEMETERY.
At Maplewood.-Ritual exercises
and decoration of graves. Also a pro
gramme which will be published later.
The following named comrades have
been assigned to the duty of decora-
ting graves as follows:
CottonwoOd-Geo. Johnston, Harry
Thomas, May Z. Brown, ALT. Coats,
Capt. Irwin.
Haworth-Jessee Wilkens, W. Bra.
sier, E. Barclay, j. G. Scheck;
| Jones, D. w. Morris, Z. Fl. Lewis
Evan Davis.
Catholic P. Theis, w. Reardon
C. II. Marsh, j. II. Dole, c. G. Mar
tin, o. L. Davis.
Badger Creek and Browns Cemeter
ies-W. p. Sill, j. NJ. Sill, N. NJ. Blan
| kenship, F. Hancock, DR.. Stevenson
The people in the vicinity of the
county cemeteries will meet at $3.50 a
M, bringing flowers, and assist the
veterans in the decoration exercises.
Citizens generally are requested t.
decorate their residences in the nation
al colors, as this, although day devot
ed to decoration of graves of fallel
comrades, is not necessarily day o
mourning, but rather of rejoicing tina
the cause was successful for which S,
many laid down their lives. No les
an authority than the 1amented LOgal
declared that the day should not b
one of gloom and sadness, but rathe
one of gladness and beauty, on whic
we should shower garlands of flower
on the graves of our loved dead.
COUNCTT- pROCREDUNcS.