The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-23
MEMORIAL DAY.
Program for the Annual Observ-
ance, May 80.

That we here highly resolve that the dead
shall not have died I'm vain abraham
Lincoln at Gettysburg,
Phil Kearney Post, of Oskaloosa,
has made the following arrange
ments and program for the observ-
ance of Memorial Day, Thursday,
May 80, 1901:
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
President, Post Commander j. F.
MCNEIL.
Chief Marshal, Comrade J. B. Nc
Curdy.
Orator, Comrade John F. Lacey.
COMMITTEES.
Flowers and observation-disclosures
Relief Corps, assisted by Comrades
Woodruff, Moore, Grant and Eby.
Public school children for decorat-
ing graves-S. j. Finley, superin-
tendent of the city schools, and the
principals of the ward schools.
Tagging graves-Comrades Mar
tin, Bogard and Richard Davis.
Instrumental music Comrades
Dutton and Turner.
Vocal music-Comrade McNeill.
Finance-Comrades II. L. Spencer,
William H. Shaw, j. W. McMullin
and Ben Mccoy.
Police--Mayor W. H. Wray and
Comrade A d. Coleman.
Program and all other matters
Comrades Kissick, Mcneil and
Cowan.
INVITATION.
Memorial Day is a day set apart
for ommemorating the nations
dead, who battled for the right in
defending, unfolding and preserving
their country-our country-and
should be held sacred by every loyal,
patriotic American citizen. There
fore the Post cordially invites the
citizens of Mahaska county, the pub
lie and other sch ools, the Woman IS
Relief Corps, all soldiers and sailors,
whether members of the Post or not,
including those of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, Co. F, 1. N. G., and all
civic societies and marching organi-
cations to participate with us in the
proper observance of the day.
According to a long established
custom, the ministers of the city and
county are invited and earnestly re
quested to preach appropriate SER
mons the Sunday previous to Me-
mortal Day, calling special attention
to the duties of good citizenship in
our republic.
ORDER OF MARCH AND PROGRAM OF
EXERCISES.
Phil Kearney Post, the Woman's
Relief Corps, and all gsoldiers and
sailors, whether members of the Post
or not, including all Spanish-Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors, are request
ed to meet at the Post room in the
court house at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp.
At 1 80 the parade will form under
the direction of the chief marshal, in
the following order to march to For
est Cemetery:
Platoon of police.
Chief Marshal J. B. McCurdy and
aides.
Co. F, 1. N. G.
Oskaloosa Drum Corps.
Phil Kearney Post and all soldiers
and sailors of the civil war.
Disabled soldiers and sailors of the
Post in anbulances.
Co. F, 5lst Iowa, U. s. ", and all
other soldiers and sailors of the
Spanish-American war.
Public school children for decor
ating graves.
Carriage with orator of the, Gay.
Woman's Relief Corps in carriages.
Carriage with Prof. Burnett's
quartette of singers.
Uniform Rank K. of P.
Canton Lodge, I.O.O.F., Noi3O.
Modern Woodmen of America.
All other orders who report will be
placed by chief marshal.
The Public Schools.
Citizens on foot.
Citizens in vehicles.
Fire Department.
The chief marshal will issue his Or
ders for the parade in harmony with
the order of march and program.
At 2 O'Clock sharp the parade will
take up the line of march to Forest
metery and on arriving there the
following program will be observed:
Decorating the graves.
Ritual service of the G.. A. r. at
the soldiers lot.
Martial music.
Music by Prof. Burnett's quartette.
Invocation by Rev.A. C.Kaye.
Reading of Memorial ORDER by the
Adjutant w. r. Cowan.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
address, by Post Commander j. F.
Mcneil.