Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-16


evening for the purpose Of concluding
all preliminary arrangements for the
due observance Of the national holt
day in Lancaster.
The committee on program report
ed as follows:
PROGRAM.
On Sunday, May 26th, Memorial
service will be held at the Methodist
church, sermon by Rev. T. j Brown.
Mem bers of the Post and all veterans
of the Civil war as well as members OF
the last Spanish war are invited to at
tend. The Post and Corps will meet
at $3.50 a. m. at the Post hall and will
march from there to the church at
1915 a. M. prompt.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES MAY 80.
The preliminary meeting heretofore
held to make arrangements voted that
Col John 6. Clark act as officer of
the day
The exercises Will begin at O'Clock
a. M, when the members of the Post
and Corps and all veterans OF the Civil
and Spanish wars will assemble at the
Post hall, and school children and
young people to carry bouquets and
flowers, will assemble at the engine
room of the City hall Promptly at
$50 a. m, the procession will form in
front Of the city hall and march to the
cemetery in the following order:
/. Band
,. Post and all veterans OF both
wars
3. Womqn's Relief Corps.
/. Young people with wreaths and
flowers.
5, Citizens in guard on foot.
8. Citizens in carriages.
On arrival at cemetery the cere-
mony laid down in the ritual will be
carried out and the graves decorated,
after which the procession will reform
and return to the city in the same or
der. After the return from the Gene
terry the ladies of the w. h. c. will
furnish free lunch to al the old
soldiers and their wives, also to the
husbands of the ladies Of the Corps
at the Post hall.
The afternoon exercises will be held
in the Court house park. The mem
bers of the Post and Corps Will meet
at the Post hall, the school children
at the City hall and the civic societies
at their respective halls at l:l5. AT
80 the procession viii form and
march to the monument with the
band leading followed by the Post
and Corps and civic societies. Fol-
lowing these will come the young la
dies and children with garlands and
bouquets. The usual exercises of
decorating the monument will follow,
after which the procession viii march
to the grand stand in front of the
court house where the following pro-
gram will be rendered:
l. Remarks by the President of
the 'ay, c. H. Baxter.
?. Music by the Band.
3 Music by the Choir.
4. Prayer by Rev J. 7. Morgans
5. Reading Of President Lincoln
first call for troops-Theodore Calvin.
8. Music by the Choir.
I. Grafton by Hon.
s. Music by the band.
8. Benediction.
OF course there may be some slight
deviation from the above, but it will
be followed as nearly as possible. The
speaker has not as yet been engaged
but this will be announced in next
weeks Herald. The report of the
program committee was adopted.
Theo. Calvin reported that the w.
r. G.. were to assume the task of
furnishing every veteran with a lunch
upon his return from the cemetery
also the w. K. c. ladies themselves,
and their husbands. Although a
difficult undertaking, the Corps
seemed willing to make the venture
and you may rest assured they will
carry it out to the letter and no one
will 60 away hungry.
The finance com mittee did not re-
port, members beingsabsent.
Committee on music reported that
band desired $25 for furnishing music
for the day, and that plenty of vocal
music was assured Report adopted
Report of committee on grounds
was listened to and same was adopted.
Mrs. H. g. Nathan announced that
the Rathbone Sisters and Royal Neigh
bors had accepted invitation Of the
committee and would join in the Ger
emonies Of the day in question.
John j. Oswald spoke in behalf Of
the !. Q. Q. F., stating that this lodge
had also voted to accept the Invitation