The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-27
EXERCISES OPEN
At TABERNACLE
On the Afternoon Of May go
Parade Will Be Made to
Westiawn and Graves
Decorated.

udy III CdntOnI Wilildut mChihicy pooe
No. rs, the George d. Harter post No.
555, the William Mckinley Woman's
Relief corps, and the Spanish war vet
Grams will unite to make the day
notable one.
The preliminary services will be held
in the First M. E. church Sunday af-
tcrnoon at 3 o'clock by the William
Mckinley post, and the members of the
George u. Harter post will repair to
ST. Mary's Catholic church, where Rev.
Father Treiber will conduct the me-
mortal services.
The exercises on May 30th will be
held in the tabernacle, beginning at
1870. Judge M. e. Aungst will pre-
side over the meeting. General Ed. s.
Meyer, formerly of Canton, but now
of Cleveland, will be the principal or
ator. General Meyers ability as an Or
ator is well known in this city, and the
fact that he is to speak ID a guarantee
of large audience.
The parade will be formed on South
Market street and will march to the
tabernacle. After the services there,
the lines will reform and move to the
Westlawn cemetery, where the regular
G. A. r. funeral services will be rem
dered.
Details will be sent with flowers to
every cemetery in the city, so that
every soldiers grave will be decorated.
A vast army of dead soldiers sleep
in the cemeteries of Canton. Since
last Memorial day fourteen members
of the two grand army posts Of Can
ton have died, among them President
William Mckinley.
The program for Sundays services
is as follows:
AT FIRST NJ. E.
Members OF William Mckinley post
will go in body to the First M. e.
church, Sunday, May 25, at o'clock
in the afternoon, accompanied by the
Woman's Relief Corps and flower
girls. The following Program will be
observed:
Voluntary Choir Invocation.
Selection by Church Choir.
Song by Flower Girls-"Flowers for
the Brave"
G. A. r. Services.
Memorial Seryices-Rev. o. w. Holmes
Selection by Church Choir.
Song by Flower Girls-"One Flag, One
Country Still"
Closing Services by the Post.
At dismissal post will reform and re-
turn to post room.
AT ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Members of the George d. Harter
post will march to st. Mary's Catholic
church Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Following is the program for the oc-
easion:
Song by the Cho.r of st. Marys Church
Prayer.
Report of Adjutant. .,
Song by Choir of st. Marys Church.
Memorial Service, Rev. Father Treiber.
Yearly collection for INDECENT soldiers
and their families.
Song, Nearer My God to Thee"
Return to headquarters and dismissal.
FRIDAY. MAY 30.
Following is the program for Memo
rial day, as prepared by the committee,
consisting of r. A. Cass!day. F. Nc
Murray and ]. f. Willets:
President of the day, Judge NJ. E.
Aungst; orator, General Ed. s. Meyer;
chief marshal, Col. John ]. Zaiser; as
sistant marshals, H. 8. Moses and W.
II. Little.
| The posts will assemble at their re-
spective post rooms at 1880 p. m. and
move promptly, with their colors, and
form on South Market street, right
resting on Tuscarawas streLet, in the
following order:
Police Force In Platoons.
| Band.
William Mckinley Camp No. 7s, s
w. ".
q. o. c., 8th, o. N. @.
William Mckinley Post No. 25, G. A. r
Band.
Mail Carriers Platoon.
George d. Harter Post No. 565, @. A. r
All ex-Soldiers and Sailors not Com
rades Of the Posts.
Flower Girls. Woman's Relief Corp
No. 4 and ladies' Aid Society,
J The chief marshal win form all othel