The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-24
FOR NEXT SATURDAY
Preparing to Observe Memorial Day
in An Appropriate Manner.
TO-DAY'S SACRED SERVICE
The Churches WIN Unite With the
@. A. r. at the Auditorium Ad-
dress BY Rev. Mr.. Croenev-
eld-W. r. c. Order.
TO-DAY'S SACRED SERVICE

No day is more willingly set apart
Dy the cltizneS OF this country for a
special service than is the 30th day of
May, which is set apart as Memorial
day. The dead who died for their
country are deserving of remembrance
at the hands of their comrades and of
all citizens as well. All arrangements
have been made in Butte for a fitting
observance of the day, which will be
next Saturday.
1t is the one of the regulations of the
G. A. r. that on the Sunday preceding
Memorial day the members of the G..
A. r. shall attend divine service. The
churches in this city will unite with
the Lincoln post. G. A. r., in a service
at the Auditorium at o'clock this
afternoon. The p. o. S. of A, the Jr.
o. u. A. NJ. and other patriotic socie-
ties will attend in a body. There will
be singing of a patriotic character and
the sermon will be delivered by Rev.
e. j. Groeneveld. The ushers have been
selected from members of the High
School Cadets. who will appear in uni
form.
The G. A. r. will have a parade at
10 o'clock on the morning of Memorial
day. After the parade lunch will be
served by the ladies of the Women's
Relief Corps in Odd Fellows hall At
1870 o'clock in the afternoon the graves
of the dead heroes will be covered with
flowers. Mrs. Alice Rafferts and pupils
of the Second grade school will repre-
sent the various states in decorating
the unknown graves at the cemetery.
In the evening there will be a fine
entertainment at the Auditorium. The
Grafton of the day will be delivered by
Col. I. O'Leary of Anaconda.
Memorial day will also be enlivened
by a football game in the afternoon
between the Butte team and a team
from ALL Nebraska.
The following has been issued by the
headquarters of the Women's Relief
Corps, department of Montana:
headquarters Department of Mon
tana, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxil-
liary to the Grand Army of the Re-
public. South Butte, May 2, 1896. Gen.
eral Orders No 2.
with the return of May we are re-
minded that Memorial day, around
which so tender memories cling, will
soon be with u.s. Let each member of
the Woman's Relief Corps hold herself
in readiness to assist the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic in the
beautiful ceremony of strewing the
graves of their comrades who have
answered the last bugle call and gone
to their reward. For the unknown
dead bring the choicest flowers, for
though unknown to us their memory
lives in the hearts of loved ones.
Let us all unite with the Grand
Army in the Observance of the sacred
day. thereby proving our devotion to
the principles for which we are banded
together Special attention is called
to the need of funds to purchase flow
ers for the use of needy posts in the
South. All money for this purpose
must be sent at once to Mary z. Sires,
department treasurer, Great Falls
oh wi
credit in future orders. Corps presi-
dents will see that corps chaplains
send memorial reports to Department.
Chaplain Nettie NJ. Williams, Philips
burg, not later than June 5. Depart
ment chaplain will consolidate chap
lains' reports and send same to these
headquarters not later than June 90
Corps presidents are requested to send
names to department president for de-
partment aids.
THE following decisions of the third
annual convention are hereby promul-
gated First-That the per capita tax
remain at 10 cents. Second-That
cents per member be paid in quarterly
to increase the department relief fund.
Third-That the ratio of representation
to the department convention be one
delegate and one alternate for every
Is members. and one delegate and one
alternate for a final fraction of more
than one-half that number. Fourth.
That hereafter corps be required to
pay all postage and express on all sup
plies ordered from department treas
urer, sending sufficient money with
the order to cover postage. Fifth
That the entire ritualistic work be ex-
emplified at department conventions
until such time as we can hold schools
Of instruction. Sixth-That depart
ment presidents expenses be paid in
attending 14th national convention.
BY command of
"Amitys Manchester,
Department President.
Jessie Bradley.
Department Secretary"
The Auditorium. has been beautifully
decorated by members of the w. r. c. for
to-day's occasion. The order of parade
for next Saturday will be as follows:
Squad City Police.
Officer of the Day and Aids.
National Guard Band.
Regiment National Guards.
G. A. r.
Squad Confederate Veterans.
p. o. s. of A, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. and Other
Orders.
Board of Education.
Battalion of High School Cadets.
Battalion of Grammar School Cadets.
School Children.
In Carriages:
Women's Relief Corps.
Mayor and Orator of the Day.
City Council.
Citizens.
The programme for the evening exer-
cises will be as follows:
Song-"America". ....... ..... 49,. .......
lied by High School Chorus Choir
Prayer .............Rev. r. G.. Cattermole
Song-"Marching Though Georgia".....
................High School Chorus Choir
Drill. Squad from High School Battalion
Song-"Red, White and Blue.
................High School Chorus Choir
Address-"Public Schools and Memorial
Day" .....................Su F. l.. Kern
Song-"The Blue and the Gray
..........................H High School Octet
Grafton .......Col. T. OLeary. Anaconda
Song-"Hail Columbia" .............
.................High School Chorus Choir
Benediction .............Rev. c. W. Poole