Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-29
Formation Of the Large Procession,
to DO Participated in BY All
The Camp Fire.


ton In recent years is probably largely
responsible for the change in feeling,
for Il gave the younger generations the
chance to witness for Themselves that
Memorial day should be hallowed and
not desecrated.
serve the day by closing, and from ev--l
cry fiagstaff in the city the nations col-
ors will be swung to the breeze. The
spostoffice will be closed will, the excep-
ton Of an hour in the morning. between
$3.50 and 1890. when mail will be deliv-
cred 20 patrons from the carriers win
dows One business delivery and one
residence delivery will also be made.
+ during the day. All OF the banks will be
closed, as will also the public schools.
The exercises in Marshalltown, owing
to the fact that the Soldiers Home is
located here. will cover almost the ems
tire day Down town, at 8 a. M. in the
court house square. the assembly will
be called to order by George Traut-
mann. after which Rev. w. n. Scott, Of
the Christian church, will offer the in-
vocation. Martial music by the drum
corps OF Toledo will be followed by a
song by male quartet, after which
Rev. Jesse Cole. chaplain OF the Sol
dierS Home. who has enjoyed state.
wide reputation for many years az a
Grand Army orator and campfire
speaker. will deliver the address OF the
day At the conclusion of Rev. Coles
address the procession win be formed In
the following order. under command OF
Lieut.. Bruce Moffatt. of Company H,
Forty-ninth Iowa, marshal OF the day..
Platoon Of Police.
Mayor and Members of City Council in
Carriages.
Members Of Company H, Forty-ninth
Iowa, I. N. G.
Members Of "A. F. Haradon Post. 8.
OF ".
Drum Corps.
Members OF Frank NJ Thomas Post. No.
"a, and Phil Sheridan Post, No.
452, G. A. r.
Members OF Frank M. Thomas wom-
ans Relief Corps, No. 8.
Pupils Of the Public Schools.
Civic and Fraternal Societies.
The formation will be as follows:
Police, corner of Main and Center
streets; mayor and council on north
side Of Main street. resting on Center;
w. r. c.. on south side, resting on Cen
ter; Company II, north side of Main in
front Of armory; s. OF ", south side OF
Main street opposite court house; drum
corps following Immediately after Sons
OF Veterans; F. NJ. Thomas Post, east
side Of court house lawn; Phil Sheridan
Post west side OF court house lawn:
pupils Of public schools, South First
avenue, heading on Main street. The
Off1cerA In command, civic and fraternal
societies, will report to Lieut.. Moffatt,
officer OF the day. who will assign them
to places.
The line Of march will be from the
court house square west on Main street
to First, thence north to Riverside
where the ceremonies OF decorating the
graves OF the honored dead will be In
dulged in by detachments from the Sons
OF Veterans and the Womans Relief
Corps At the cloEe OF the ceremonies the
assembly Will form in hollow square
when the address to the unknown viii
be delivered by Col. ]. NJ. Parker. Fol.
lowing that will occur the ceremony OF
decorating the flag in honor OF the un-
known dead. when q salute will be fired
Sjr :hc ar.ng squad Of Company II and
the exercises at Riverside will be at ar
81 emu J Lie COluIIlA VIII d6dlIA lOIuH huO
return to the court house square, where
+ the assembly Will be dismissed.
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The assembly call at the Home will bt
blown promptly at 2:3O o'clock, and al
$3.50 the march to the main entrance
\ gate will begin. The city delegation at
tending. also the delegations from tn,
country districts, the w. r. c. members
& Sons OF Veterans, soldiers OF the Span
ish american war and Company H. vii
/ be furnished an, escort from the Home
leading to the southwest part OF tht
cemetery. Commandant C. G. Horton
will be officer Of the day and the exer
cises will begin by prayer by ChaplaiI
Wyatt, OF Phil Sheridan post. Quarter
master B. A. Beeson Will then read Lin
coins address at Gettysburg. which viii
be followed by the, strewing OF flower,
over the graves Of Home members b!
the w. r. G. OF the city. The Home Ar
ing squad will FIRE the customary salute
after which taps will be sounded ant
Chaplain Jesse Cole will give the bene
diction. The remainder Of the after
noon's exercises will be held in the Cot
& tage Grove Park, where Chaplain Col,
will lead In prayer, and the drum corp
4 OF the Home will play martial air
y Commandant Horton will make few
Introductory remarks prior to the mali
address OF the afternoon. by Hon. Nat
=. Kendall. Of Abba. Music and tn
benediction will follow Mr.. Kendall'
spesch, and the exercises Of Memoria
day, 1900. will be at an end.
THE EVENING CAMPFIRE.
In the evening a campfire will be en-
5oyed In the quarters of Frank N
Thomas Post. in the east court room
where the following program will b
given:
Song. ..star spangled Banner
u Misses Calista and May Smith.
Prayer.
Address Mayor Frank g. Pierce.
Response on behalf of posts 4 an,
corps Col. J. NJ. Parker.
Song-Male quartet.
Reading Miss Lillian BridEeford.
9ong-Mrs. Jennie r. Messenger.
Rscitation-ldiss Florence Hopkins.
Instrumental music.
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