The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-02
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
sunday and Monday Services and Exer-
cises I'm this Village.

Sunday and Monday Services and Exer-
| cises In this Village.
A very large audience assembled at
the Presbyterian church at the memo
rial service last Sunday morning, the
house being packed To it's full capacity.
The young people had had charge of
the decorations and they acquitted
themselves with great credit. Never,
on any similar occasion in this place,
have finer, more tasty or more appro.
pirate decorations been displayed.
The grand army marched to the
church in a body led by Comrades
Cummings and Billiards. martial music
just before entering the church, the
veterans were halted and on each
comrades lapel, by handsome young
lady, was pinned a handsome bouquet.
The address, by Rev. Mrs. Woodman,
was particularly fine and was greatly
appreciated by all who had an oppor-
tunity To hear her. So we'll was it
liked by the "old boys" that every now
and then there were indications of APP
probation that seemed with difficulty
to be repressed and, at last, when the
eloquent speaker apostrophized the flag,
she was greeted, Notwithstanding the
time and place, with a full round of
hearty applause.
The music, by double mixed quar-
tette, was both well rendered and APP
propriate
All in all, it was one of the most in
terestng union memorial services ever
held in Paw Paw.
The exercises of Memorial day were
largely attended and were exceedingly
interesting. Pursuant to the order of
the post commander, the soldiers
graves in the various cemeteries having
been previously decorated by commit
tees appointed for that purpose, the old
soldiers, accompanied by the sons of
veterans, formed in front of the post
room and preceded by the Paw Paw
Cornet band and Cummings & Billiards.
Martial band, marched through some
of the principal streets to the park in
front of the school grounds, where
large cOncourse of people were assem-
bled and where, around a monument
erected for the purpose, the customary
impressive memorial services of the
grand army were held. At the con-
clusion of these exercises the veterans
marched back to the post room, where
they broke ranks until the afternoon
exercises.
Promptly at two o'clock, the parade
was reformed and marched to the
opera house, which was literally jam
med with people gathered to listen TO
the following interesting propram:
Music, "Ihe Star Spangled Banner"
rendered by chorus of fifty voices,
lads and lasses of the public school;
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" :"
solo by Miss Bernice Robb, chorus by
the children.
Prayer by Rev. Nj. S. Waller.
"Red, White and Blue" solo by Miss
Floy Snow, chorus of chldren's voices.
Ralph Jennings had charge Of the
chidren's singing, which was fine. The
last two numbers were excellent, the
solos being particularly we'll executed.
Recitation, "Our Country's Flag" by
Miss Rhetta Chapman.
Recitation, "rhe Homage We Owe
the Fallen" by Miss Viola Monroe.
Music, a patriotic medley by SHOWS
orchestra, was very fine and heartily
applauded
Recitation, "The 10Th of April" by
Miss Matte AutOn.
All the young ladies who entertained
the audience with recitations acquitted
themselves creditably, the liberal APP
plause they received showing the APP
; probation of the audience.
; flag drill by IS little girls of the
school, six dressed in white, six in red
and six in blue, called forth round and
round of applause. The precision of
| the drill was greatly appreciated by
, old veterans.
. recitation by little Paul Smith was
interesting because of the youth of the
, speaker as well as the confidence he
{ manifested.
Solo, "The Blue and the Gray" by
Miss Carrie Briggs, The little lady faced
the great audience and sang with as
much composure as veteran opera
singer.
Address, by Rev. +. II. Harvey.
Comrade Harveys talk was instructive
and extremely interesting. He said
the first memorial address he ever made
was delivered under the auspices of
Brodhead post and he appreciated the
g hopor done him by being invited to oc-
, cupy the position a second time. His
talk was interspersed with interesting
p anecdote, personal "reminiscences of
,, army life and a sketch of his recent
. visit to battle fields of the south, espec-
tally to the spot where Il rebel bullet
gave him the opportunity of his life
for wearing cork leg.
The exercises were closed with q
!, beautiful solo by Mrs. +. III. Harvey
2 and benediction pronounced by Rev.
= M. S. Waller.