The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Orders for the Day and Exercises to be
Held Wednesday, May 30th, 1888.

Tho orders Tor the Day and Exercises to be
Held Wednesday, May 3oth, 1888.
At a meeting of Geo. H. Thomas Post No
4, Dept. of Montana, g.. A. r.. held at their
Post Room April 9th, 1883, Comrades James
H. Mills, H. H. Zenor and jeff Van Gundy
were appointed a general committee to ar
range the exercises of the day, and at the
Post meeting May 18th recommended that
an Grafton at the cemetery be dispensed
with, which was adopted.
The invitation to Valley Lodge No. 6, K.
Of r., which had been extended to partici.
pate as a body in the procession, was report
"a accepted and the officer of the day was
directed to assign them place in line.
On motion all civic societies, the pupils
and teachers of the College of Montana,
Academy and public schools, the several
Sunday Schools of Deer Lodge and their
teachers and the public generally were cor
daily invited to participate in the hallowed
observance of tue Day, and if attending in
body will be assigned position in line.
A motion was adopted that Orton's Deer
Lodge Band be engaged for the occasion.
1t is earnestly asked that during the ex-r-
cises flags be displayed at half mast, business
tend the services in the cemetery.
The following committees for the day were
appointed by Post Commander H. A. Snnurr:
GENERAL Observation-Disclosures James H.
Mills, II. H. Zenor, jeff Van Gundy, D.. j.
Mcmillan. @-..
MARKING GRAVES - Comrades H.. II.
Zenor, NJ. Kelly, FL Dean,
FINANcE-Comrades Lew Coleman, Jos.
Mcdonald, VIM. Coleman.
MusIC-Comrades p. j. Loosen, r. f.
Martz; Misses Mollie Wiles, Ella Thomas,
Lizzie Voolfolk, Bette aud Linnie Batter
ton, Mamie and Matte Humber, Gertie
Galbraith, Bertha Shaw, Virginia Miller.
Mrs. S. B. Mills, Mrs. H. R. Whltehill;
Messrs. Cbas r. Bonner, Lee Kelley, E..
Scharnikow, F. H. Shaw, l. $. Eldred, NJ.
Mignerey, Mr.. Frelerickson, W. B Burkett,
Samuel Moore.
FLowERs-Comrades W. j. Galbraith, o.
Guilbeault, James Curn, E.. NJ. Leach, S D.
Stuart, s. Glover, John Vaughn, Perry
Engle, E. P. Mills, Geo. c. Houck, James
W. Fox, W. B. Miller, Joshua A. Bear, D.
A. Morrison, J.. W. Gilbert, John Reilly,
Dan Boisvert.
Or motion Post Commander Smurr was
added to each Of the above committees.
On motion ar invitation was extended to
the scholars Of the several schools to assist
in collecting flowers, which are to be deliv-
cred at the Post room or at the cenotaph in
the cemetery, and to assist in strewing the
graves Herewith.
The committee prepared the following
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Assembly Of Geo. II. Thomas Post at Post
Room at $3.50 a. m.
Formation Of column on Second Street,
right resting on Main, at $50 a.. m, in the
following order:
Orton's Deer Lodge Band.
Uniform rank K. of r., Valley Lodge
No. 6.
Geo. Fl. Thomas Post No. 4, Ga r.
Civic societies, schools and citizens.
The column will move to the cemetery al
10 q. m. sharp.
EXERCISES AT
Music by Cornet Band.
Hymn, Sleep, Brothers, Sleep-Choir.
Ritual services G. A. r.
Hymn, Cover Them Over with Beautiful
FloWers-ChOir. !:
Decoration Of graves and dirge by Cornet
Band.
Re. assembly.
Hymn, We Deck Their Graves Alike To.
Day-Choir.
Return march and dispersal.