Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-27
u. v. u. Will Decorate
Comrades Graves.
Open Meeting Of Spanish.Ameri.
can War Veterans.

Buckley post room was well filed
with comrades Friday evening. All
the comrades are manifesting much
interest in the great events of the year
in Grand Army circles, viz: Memorial
Sunday, visiting the schools and Me-
mortal day exercises.
Earnest speeches were made by De-
partment Commander Taggart and
many other comrades in reference to
all old soldiers taking part in the pa
triotic exercises incident to Memorial
day. The following changes have been
made in the chairmanship of several
Of the details Tor visiting the schools
next Wednesday, the Goth inst, as the
comrades appointed were unable to
serve: Howe school, l. @. Gibbons !;
Bowen school, Samuel Steese; Bryan
school, j. h. Nell. All other details
will remain rs announced, and all
comrades are urged to participate in
this patriotic duty, and all comrades
who have uniforms are requested to
wear them.
Col. George T. Perkins, chairman Of
the Memorial committee, reported
that all arrangements for Memorial
day were completed.
The death of Comrade j. Y. Ross,
late of the 102nd o. V. l. was reported,
as vas also the critical illness of Com
rade John X. Foltz of the same regi-
ment.
Department. Commander Taggart
and Adjutant General Taggart repre-
sented Akron in the speech making at
Memorial Post, Cleveland, on Thurs
day night, when U. S. Senator M. A.
Hanna was one of the arrivals initiated
in the G. A. r.
The past week all of the remaining
equipment of the q. A. r. headquart-
ers of Ohio was brought to Akron and
is installed at Adjutant General Kas-
sons Office, where there are desks for
Department Commander Taggart and
Quartermaster General Griffin.
Judge N. d. Tibbals will deliver the
Memorial address at Garrettsville; {;
Newton Chalker will speak at Newton
Falls and H. M. Hagelbarger at Oar.
rowville.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Officer of the corps will please meet
at G. A. K. hall, Tuesday at 2 o'clock,
May 2S, and a full attendance Is de-
sired at Glendale cemetery early on
May 30, Memorial day. Be sure and
be present the first Thursday in June,
as matters of much interest will come
before the corps.
I. o. q. F.
Summit lodge during May advanced
five candidates to the third degree,
besides caring for many sick brothers.
All of the lodges will have election
of officers this week.
Akron lodge has elected five candi-
dates who will be instructed in all of
the mysteries of the order in June.
Brother John Stair has been in attend
ance of the grand lodge this week
ColfaX lodge, ID. of r., will serve
dinner and supper next Tuesday for
the Maccabee convention in the /. O..
o. F. temple, and desire all sisters to
furnish. The following officers have
been elected for the ensuing term !:
Mrs. Amanda Lodwick, N. G.; Mrs.
Josephine Tyler, B. g.. Mrs. Mary e.
Caney, recording secretary. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burr, formerly of Illinois, be-
came members on card.
Akron encampment exalted five
candidates to the Royal Purple de-
gree last Friday evening. Election Of
officers next Friday evening.
NOlioA lOoSCS II. VI Le, bho 6DOup
% visiting sisters from Kent Thurs
dates admitted. Brother David Sny.
Doylestown. After the work ice
cream was served.
Independent Order of Foresters.
Court pride of Akron, No. 356, met
on Tuesday evening with good at
| tendance. Four candidates were ini-
tiated. -Four applicants we're elected
and two new applications were receiv-
ed. The committee on anniversary
reports this to be the banner year of
Forestry In Akron. The Akron en-
campment Excelsior and Cleveland
encampments are also invited to at
tend these services Sunday, Juue l8,
to be held at South Main street M. E.
church. All Foresters are requested
to be present next Tuesday evening
for business of Importance.
Daughters of Liberty.
| Columbia council met at special
hour and transacted large amount of
business concerning local, state and
national council business, which every
member should have voice in. After
the council adjourned, doors were
thrown open to the public and very
nice entertainment was enjoyed by an
appreciative and attentive audience.
The program consisted Of recitations,
music and singing, many pieces being
encored. No. 243 was the lucky num-
Der to draw the chair, held by Charles
Urustead, of Hudson. A good attend
ance of the members is desired at the
next meeting for special business.
o. r. o. and Z. r. O.
The last meeting of Star and Cres-
cent commandery was we'll attended
and the business thatswas transacted
was for the best interest of the COM
mandery.
Kent command cry has ibeen invited
| to attend our memorial service on the
second Sunday in June at Up. M, and
all friends of our deceased members
are cordially invited to take part.
Brother John Wuerful, our supreme
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