Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Patriotic Organizations to Join in
Decorating Veterans Graves

GRAFTON BY REV. FATHER 0'FARRELL
Pastor Of ST. Patrick's Catholic Church
to Deliver Address at Cemetery =
Memorial Services Sunday, May a.
to Be Addressed by H. M. Wharton.
Cloutman and Tuttle Posts, the two
organizations of the Grand Army Of
the Republic in the city; the Sons OF
Veterans and the jWomans Relief
corps will join in the observance of the
Memorial day and will in body do
honor to their departed ones. Last
evening the general committee met
and arranged all the details for the
day except the order of exercises at
the cemetery. 1t was decided how
ever, to invite Rev. Father John O'Far-
rell, pastor of st. Patrick's Catholic
church to deliver the memorial ora
ton at the cemetery and to have Dr..
A. z. Craig Of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, give the invocation.
Company g., Fifty-fourth regiment, J..
N. G., and the Fifty-fourth regimental
band have been invited to assist in the
services of the day.
Memorial Service May "a.
The memorial services will be held
at the First Presbyterian church Sun
day morning May "a, at IL o'clock.
Evangelist H. M. Wharton, who is
conducting the union tent meetings
will deliver the address on that &C.
casion. DR.. Wharton is an ex-confed-
crate officer and his address, eulogistic
of the memory of the departed heroes
who were his foes during the great
civil war, will be heard with much in
terest.
Officers Of the Day.
Past Commander Capt. W. H. G.
Jaques of Cloutman post, G.. A. r. will
be the presiding officer at the decora-
ton day services, and B. w. Van der
Veer will be the marshal of the day,
with Captain j. K. Dysart of the Sons
of Veterans as his assistant The
parade will form as in former years on
Court street near the city park, and
headed by Company G., and the band
will take up the march to the Ottum-
wa cemetery where the afternoons
services will be held
The Decoration of Graves.
The graves at the Calvary, Shaul
ard McIntire cemeteries will be deco
rated in the morning, and in the after
noon the school children will have
charge of the decoration of the graves
at the Ottumwa cemetery where the
majority of the deceased veterans lie
buried. The order of services at the
cemetery has notIbeen announced, but
arrangements have been made by
Chairman w. E, OConner of the music
committee. with Mrs. Frances E. Carl,
for large chorus to sing during 1he
services. n .f,.tf
Program to be, Arranged Later.
At the meeting last evening there
We're present the members of the gen
eral committee on arrangements from
Cloutman post, g. A. r., w. III. G.
Jaques, w. R. Warren, w. E. Conner,
H. c. Nosler and J. M. VIM. All the
arrangements were completed with the
exception of the order of exercises at
the cemetery and this will be decided
upon at future meeting. The follow
ing committees We're appointed:
The Committees.
Finance-John Feehan, H. C. Nos
ler w. R. Warren, John K. Mahon, j..
K. Dysart.
Decorating graves-E. M. B. Scott,
Charles Bachman, in charge of school
children.
Flowers. N. VIM, S. H. Harper,
I. r. Buckley, Prof E. G. PIERCE, j..
R. Criley, George G Miller
Ice and water-H. G. Nosler, William
Bidddinger.
Platform and seats-T. J. Hall ,Chas.
Simmons.
Music-W. z. Conner.
Transportation-W r. Warren.
Decorating graves in the Catholic
cemetery in forenoon-John Feehan,
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