Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-13
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Sons of Veterans are Making Pre-
liminary Arrangements.
SPECIAL MEETING LAST EVENING
Committees Appointed to Take Charge
OF the Work of Preparing to Observe
the Day-DeIegates to :. Reunion
Named-Address by Miss Adams.

| 'S'"S -No0iCSS ny MlSS AQdfIlS.
Memorial day will be fifty observed
In Ottumwa this year, and arrange
ments are already being made to make
the celebration one that will Guido
those of former years and will be a Gre
dit to the city and to those who take
part in the exercises. The first steps
were taken last evening at the special
meeting of Donelson camp, No 81,
Sons of Veterans, which was held in
the library room of the court house.
There was good attendance at this
meeting, this fact itself an evidence of
the interest that is being taken even
| IN the preliminary arrangement for
the day. Committees were appointed
to begin the work and later other COM
mlttees will be appointed to complete
4 arrangements. Every Son of Veter.
an is urged to take an interest in this
matter and to lend his aid to the COM
mittees in their work.
One of the prime objects of the Sons
| OF Veterans is to observe in an appro-
pirate manner each memorial day, thus
Offering a tribute to the fathers of the
members of the order, the men who
fought and died to save the union.
This fact is not forgotten by Donelson
camp, and the officers of the organiza-
ton expect to have almost the full
membership in line on memorial day.
| The order will join with the other pa
trotic organizations of the city and
Will make the observance of memorial
day one to be long remembered, and
one that will demonstrate that the
spirit of patriotism is still as great in
Ottumwa as it ever was.
Soliciting Committee Appointed.
| A committee consisting of Emmett A.
Work and John X. Mahon was appoint
ed to solicit subscriptions among the
citizens for the memorial day fund.
This plan was adopted in preference to
assessing per capita tax against the
members of the camp, as it is known
that there are many private citizens
who are not members of any order who
wish to take part in the observance of
the day and who can do so in no other
way than by giving to the fund with
which the expenses are betrayed. The
amount of this fund will determine the
degree of excellence of the floral deco
rations. Already the officers of the
camp have been assured of considera-
ble support and the committee hopes
to secure considerable more as re.
suit of it's work.
Flower Committee.
E. G. PIERCE and John Criley were
appointed committee on flowers.
There is any quantity of flowers in the
city every decoration day, owned by
families who have no especial need
for them on that day for decoration
purposes. These are generally to be
had for the asking as everyone is glad
to pay tribute in this way to the
memory of the vast army of dead he
roes who fought for the preservation
of the union in the dark days of the re-
bellion. This committee will pay spe-
cial attention to collecting all such
flowers and any one desiring to add in
the observance of memorial day sue
cess is requested to notify one of the
members of this committee
Committee on Arrangements.
| f. w. Simmons and H. B. Maynard
will have complete charge of the ar
rangements for the memorial day cell
ebration. These men will confer witch
the representatives of the other patri-
otto orders in the city SO that all may
work together and make the affair the
more success. 1t is expected that at
an early date the Woman's Relief
Corps will appoint committees to rep
resent their respective organizations
and make preparations for the celebra.
ton. Cloutman Post, G. A. R., will
take the matter up at its regular meet
ing this evening.
| Delegates to Reunion.
| At last evenings meeting delegates
were named to the annual convention
of the Sons of Veterans, which will be
held at Des Moines, May 20, 81, and %,
in conjunction with the annual en-
campment of the Iowa division, G. AR,
and the auxiliary Woman's Relief
Corps. Those who will represent DON
elson camp at this meeting are A. w.
Buchanan and H. B. Maynard as dele
gates and F. w. Simmons as alternate,
a second to be appointed later.
Miss Adams Talks.
Miss Clara L. Adams, of Mason City.
representing the Ladies' Aid society.
which corresponds to the Sons of Vet
Grams, was present at last evenings
meeting and made a short address to
the members of the camp regarding
the progress being made in the build
ing of the Mason City Sons of Veter.
ans memorial university. The first
building has been completed and will
be opened formally on September of
the present year. Other buildings will
be furnished soon, among them the
war museum, which will be filled with
relics of the Rebellion. The Ladies'
Aid society is making arrangements
for building and Miss Adams is tour
ing the state in the interests of that
enterprise now. She is enthusiastic
over the outlook for the university and
her address was for the purpose of en-
couraging every member of the Sons
of Veterans to take an active interest
in the affair.
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