Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
MEMORIAL DAY.
Program Of Exercises to be Held
at cresco, Iowa, May 80, 'o2.
Headquarters Memorial Post, No. ZIG,
G. A. r., Dept. of Iowa, MAY
II, 1902.
GENERAL ORDER No. L.

GENERAL ORDER No. l.
In obedience to general orders, De-
partment Headquarters, Des Moines,
Iowa, the members OF this Post will
assemble at Post Hall at 8 O'Clock a.
m, on Friday, May 30, to observe Me.
mortal Day.
The committee to decorate the
graves at New Oregon cemetery will
meet at court house square at 7 clock
a. m. sharp. Said committee are
comrades Durgin, McCullow and what
ever comrades that than 60.
at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp the column
will form In front of Post Hall in the
following order, and march to the cor
ner of Oak and High streets, where
teams will be in waiting to convey
the Post and w. B. G. to Oak Lawn
cemetery where the usual exercises
will be held. The procession will form
in the following order, viz:
Drum Corps.
Members of Memorial Post, No. PIG
in uniform.
w. R. c. No. 1854, and all soldiers of
all wars.
Floral Brigade in charge Of w. R. @.
The Public and Parochial Schools.
Civic societies and citizens.
Ill.
Memorial Post 21o, and W. r. @. 1874
will meet at Post Hall at 1:30 O'Clock
p. M, and march to court house park
where the usual exercises of decorat-
ing soldiers monument will occur;
and from thence to the M. e. Church
where the afternoon exercises will be
held.
Martial music by drum corps.
Song by quartette
Prayer by Comrade Rev. Chas. W
Burgess.
Song by quartette.
Grafton by Comrade Rev. S. r. Fer
guson, Of Parkersburg, Iowa.
Music by drum corps.
Benediction by Rev. Cannon.
Nv.
Comrade N. S. Durgin will act as
Marshall of the Day and will be obey
ed and respected accordingly.
! V.
Post Color Sergeant Comrade S. W.
Harris will carry Post colors.
vi.
Comrade Thos. Cummins is hereby
detailed to carry Old Glory.
| VII.
| Committees:
| Martial Music-Comrades Howe and
McCullow.
Teams-Comrades Howe, Durgin
and Towne.
Program-Comrades Howe, McCul
low and Miller.
To Stockman Cemetery-Comrade
Towne.
| To st. Joseph's Cemetery-Com
rades Walsh and Cummins.
To Foreston Gene Comrade P
G. Howe.
To Howard Center Cemetery-Com
rade Howe.
To Kendallville Cemetery-Com
rade l.. G. Burton.
| VIII.
Committees on decorating soldiers
graves will meet at Post Hall at
O'Clock a. m. sharp.
TX.
The BUSINESS men of Cresco are re
specially requested to close theil
places of business between the hours
Of 2 and O'Clock p. NJ, Memoria
Day, May 3Oth.
| The attention of all our citizens ii
respectfully called to the following
resolution adopted by the 10th Ma
tional Encampmentof the Grand Ar
my of the Republic: "Memorial Day
is the choicest in the calendar of thu
Grand Army, day Of sweet remem
brances dear to every loyal heart, anc
any violation of its sacredness BY
making it an occasion of frivolity ant
amusement such as characterizes thu
Fourth of July, should be treated a.
an indignity to the comrades who dice
that this country might live.
Xl.
| Memorial Post No. 2l6, w. R. O
No. 1874, and S. Of V. are requested tt
meet at Post Hall on Sunday, May %
at 2 o'clock p. NJ, and march to M. E
church to attend Memorial services
conducted by Comrade Rev. Chas. w
Burgess. All soldiers of all wars, moi
members Of Memorial Post, are also
respectfully requested to be in attend
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