Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.
An Occasion of Great Interest in Water
town-UnveiIing of the Lewis
Monument This Afternoon.

Monument This Afternoon.
The sun perhaps never rose on a
more beautiful day than this, and If
the weather only holds as favorable
throughout the afternoon as it is at
this writing, nothing will be lacking
for the greatest and most interesting
observance of Memorial day that Wa
tertoWn has ever witnessed.
After weeks of preparation and
anxiety on the part of those directly
interested, everything is now in readi
ness for the unveiling and dedication
of the handsome monument gi to
our city by our most worthy and
highly esteemed fallow-c citizens, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert E. Lewis. The
monument was entirely in place Sun
day and yesterday the finishing
touches were put Oh and the city park
made ready to receive the distin-
guished guests who are here to honor
the occasion, as well the vast concourse
of people who will be on hand to wit
ness the interesting exercises.
Governor Scofield and staff arrived
this morning and are being enter
tained at the homes of Lieutenant
Governor Stone and General Solliday.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, who is
the orator of the day, will arrive at
noon. He will be entertained by
Mayor CRUDE. The Oconomowoc mill
tary company will arrive at the same
time.
Promptly at o'clock the parade
will be formed and proceed over the
line of march given below, breaking
ranks at the city park. Here the
published program will be carried out,
the participants in the same occupy
ing places on large platform erected
for the purpose. Memorial day OF
1899 will surely be a red-letter event
in the annals of Watertown's history,
and intense interest is being shown
by our citizens.
The particulars are given in the
following taken from the official pro-
| gram:
FORMATION OF PARADE.
Squad of Police.
Chief Marshal Col A..Solliday and aides; Capt.
| F. G. Moulding. Emil Seibel. Charles Null
berger, Gustavus Buchheit, Louis A.
Charboneau, Oscar Wertheimer.
FIRST DIVISION.
Major G. P. Traeumer, Commanding
Northwestern University Military Band.
Company f. ". n. c. Oconomowoc
| orthw estern University Military Company.
Deutscher krieger Verein.
| Hon. Edward Scoheld, Governor of Wisconsin,
and Staff.
Hon. Jesse Stone. Lieut., Coy, and Staff.
President Of the Day, A f: E: Needham,
and Rev. George c. Weiss.
Arrangements Committee--W. D. sproesser,
H. Wertheimer, 6. P. Traeumer, Il. C.
Mayer, A. E. Needham, C. H. jacob.
D. Pease Post No. 81, G. A. r.
Mr. and Mrs r. z. Lewis and Maids of
| Honor.
Hon. David 5. Rose, Mayor of Milwaukee.
| Hon. ID. u. CRUDE, Mayor Cf Watertown.
Woman's Relief Corps.
| SECOND DIVISION.
! Cemrade Felix Leschinger, Commanding.
Sinnissippi Band.
| Watertown Fire Department.
Watertown High School.
Drum Corps.
! COncordia Musical Society.
Watertown Liederkranz.
| Turner Society.
Merchants Association.
ar Veterans.
THIRD DIVISION.
DR.. A. H. Hartwig COMMANDING
independent Band.
Common Council.
Faculty Northwestern University
| Faculty Sacred Heart College
! Board Of Education.
Board Of Public Works
Board of Water Commissioners
Citizens in Carriages.
FORMATION OF DIVISIONS.
| The first division will form on Church street
right resting on West Main street.
! The second division will form on North
! Church street, right resting West Main
! street.
The third division will form on West Main
| street. right resting on Church street
LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march will be as follows Start
at West Main and Church streets, move east
! on West Main and Main streets to Eighth
street, south on Eighth street to CIyman
street, west on Clyman to Sixth street, north
| on Sixth to Milwaukee street. west on Mil
waukee street to City Park.
PROGRAM.
Stars and Stripes pes............. Sinnissippi Band
Prayer p er:io..Rev George c. Weiss
li ~ Mayor David S. Rose, Milwaukee
America-Mixed Chorus of 100 voices.
- -. - ...,.. VIM. Sproesser, Director
Unveiling OF Monument -;
49,. Mrs. Z. E. Lewis and Maids of Honor
Presentation of Monument in behalf of Mr.
and Mrs, Lewis -. Rev G. G. Weiss
Acceptance of Monument in behalf of the City
Hon. FL. G. CRUDE, Mayor of Watertown
The Star Spangled Banner. ....... -. Chorus
Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean @ ocole.a
| Reading of Memorial Ode. ). Miss Blanche Webb
Dedication of Monument .......... ............
............O. D. Pease Post No. 81 G.. A r.
| Dixie ........ Northwestern University Band
Contract for Paving.
On last Tuesday afternoon the bids
for paving Main and West Main streets
were opened by the board of public
works, but action on them was de-
ferred until Thursday morning, when
the board again met and decided to
let the contract to L. Schoenlaub, of
Fond du Lac, whose proposal figured
in the aggregate to $28, ,504.90. The
well-known Purington brick, made at
Galesburg, ILL.,, will be used and the
contractor expects to begin work in a