The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
WITH SOLEMN TREAD
The March To- Morrow to the Gene
terry and Decoration Csrem onieS.
ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Programme Of Exercises Furnished
= by the @. a. Ran invitation
-Rev.-E. G. Avis the Or
ator Of the l. ay.

Memorial day preparations are now wen
In hand and a very successful observance
of the occasion will be had in Anaconda.
The committee met last evening and re-
ported progress. The line of march and
the programme was decided upon. A
change has been made in the usual order
In that the programme of the day which
is to be given in Evans opera house Will
follow the parade instead of as heretofore
preceding the march to the cemetery.
The procession to the cemtery will form
at 1:30 O'Clock p. m. on Park avenue, with
the right resting on Main street. The lire
of march is east on Park avenue to Ce-
dar street; north on Cedar to CONNER
cial avenue; west on Commercial avenue
to Main street; thence south to the GEM
etery. The marshal of the day is e. A.
Waterbury, who will have two assist
ants, G.. 8. e. Wisner and Wesley Hayes.
No order of march has been made as
1t is not positively known what societies
will participate. All who come will be
made welcome and will be assigned posi-
lions. The police force of the city, re-
splendent in new uniforms, with new
helmets, belts and batons, will head the
procession mounted. The Anaconda band,
recently reinforced by additional must
clans, will furnish instrumental music for
the day.
The famous Turner Liederkranz, which
will sing at the cemetery and afterwards
in the opera house. D.
The warm weather II is said is bringing
out the wild flowers on the hills, so that IL
1t continues many of them will be in
bloom on the hills by Saturday and the
school Children are counting upon spend
ing the forenoon in gathering bouquets
fos the afternoon. The schools will be as
signed prominent positions in the march.
The exercises at the cemetery will be as
follows:
Reading Of orders from department
headquarters by adjutant of post.
Prayer by Elder G. e. Barnaby
Song, Cover Them Over" Turner
Liederkranz.
Decoration of graves by comrades
Reassembls at Soldiers Cross.
Firing of salute.
Song. Nearer My God to Thee" Tur-
ner Liederkanz.
Taps.
The parade then reforms and returns
to the city, disbanding at the opera house
where the observance Is continued in the
following order.
Remarks Post Commander Edwards
Prayer ......... .s.......R Rev. Mr. Dobson
Aduress...... ..s..... .ts...... .............
T. c. Davidson. president of the day
Song-"Volunteer's Farewell" -.
........... ............ Turner Liederkranz
Recitation $3.50. 1900. Miss Isabel Tracy
Solo and Chorus-'Tread Lightly, Ye
Comrades ..... ..... Turner Iiederkranz
Recitation-"The Blue and The Gray"
.s......... Master j. II. Curtis of Butte
Grafton ......... ...........Rev E. c. Avis
Sefectlon ......... .........Anaconda Band
Song-"America" ........ ..... Audience
Benedlcuon ....... ....,.Rev.. Mr.. Spencer
general and cordial invitation Is here
by extended to all old soldiers and sailors
OF the late war, either blue or gray, as
well as to all civic and military societies
and the children of the public schools of
the city of Anaconda, to join with us in
the parade on Memorial day and assist in
paying honors to the heroic dead. Parade
viii form on West Park avenue, right
resting on Main street, at 1:so p. m.