The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
How 1t Will Be Celebrated in
Topeka.
School Children Assemble In the
Morning.
AT THE CEMETERY.
Exercises to Be Held There at
$3.50 A. NJ.
Justice Cunningham to Speak
at Auditorium.
THE CEMETERY.

Memorial day this year viii be OBJ
served by the Grand Army posts. their
auxiliaries and all patriotic citizens of
Topeka, on Saturday. May so. eommenc-
ing at o'clock a. m. and closing with
an address by E W. Cunningham, jus
tice of the supreme court, at o'clock
p. m. at the Auditorium.
The programme for the day will be
as follows:
The school children win gather and
take flowers to their several school
houses from to o'clock a. m. and
wagons will gather them and take them
to the flower room, 627 Quincy street.
in addition, we desire every comrade
and member of our auxiliaries as well
as every citizen who can. to bring to
the flower room, 627 Quincy street, a
contribution of all the flowers that they
can donate to this noble and patriotic
service, bring them early, from 7 to 8
o'clock a. m.
All committees from the several posts
of the G. A. r.. the W. r. c. and La
dies Of the G. A. r. win meet at 627
Quincy street at 8 o'clock a. m. to pre-
pare the floral tribute to our heroic
dead.
The usual exercises at Topeka ceme-
terry win be in charge of George W..
Weld. commander of Post Il G. A r.
department of Kansas. and the commit
tee detailed for that purpose will start
from No. 627 Quincy street promptly
at $3.50 a. m.
The services at the Catholic cemetery
will be in charge of COmrade Van
Smith. This committee will leave the
flower room promptly at a. m.
The services at the Kansas avenue
bridge. in memory of our sailOr-soldier
dead will be held promptly at 10 o'clock
a. m.
PROGRAMME.
The programme will consist Of the
form of services prepared by the na-
tional officers of the w. r. c.
Singing, Nearer, My God, to Thee"
by the assembly.
Participants in the exercises viii be
Mrs Fannie Seymour of Topeka corps
No 81 acting as president. Mrs. Addie
Frazier Of Blue corps No. 5, acting as
vice president; Mrs Ella Johnson of
Fort Pillow corps No. so. acting as sec
retary. AIRS. Ella Wood, president Of
Lincoln circle No. l. acting as chaplain.
Music by K of F. band
Prayer by Comrade Rev. John Tre-
zise
Corps and circle officers and color
bearers recite Float Ger the waves the
flag of our nation" etc.
Members of the corps and circle, cast
ing flowers UP the waters, recite in uni
son the couplet beginning with Though
Watery graves some forms enfod"-
The poem "Our Patriot Dead" viii be
recited by twelve children from each Of
the following schools. to-wit: Grant,
Euclid, Polk, Sumner, Monroe and
Quincy. The children viii advance in
six sections of twelve each. each sec
tion reciting a verse and as they recite
the fourth line they strew flowers upon
the water.
the entire seventy-twO children in uni
son.
Commanders Of the different posts
wifi advance and cast wreaths upon the
water.
Sons of veterans will advance, casting
flowers upon the water and recite two
verses in unison.
Singing by all of the national hymn.
america -
Taps by the Boys Bugle corps.
The band, school children and other
participants, except the Grant and
Quincy school, win meet at 627 Quincy
street and march promptly at $50 a.
m to the center of the bridge The
children Of the Grant and Quincy
schools and participants from the north
side will meet at the han of Blue post
and march promptly at 9:45 a. m. under
the -eaarge of Mrs. Addie Frazier to
center Of tins bridge.
PARADE.
The parade VIII be n command of
Col. Geo. w Veale, chief marshal. who
has appointed the following staff:
Chief of staff Capt. A. NJ Fuller.
Aides, Capt. II. NJ Phillips. c. NJ
Stockman. 1. S. Elder. H. ]. Lacey
and f. NJ kimbaI
FIRST DIVISION.
Commanded by Geo. O. Wilmarth.
Platoon Of Police.
Marshall's Band.
Chief Marshal and staff.
Mayor and Councilmen in Carriages.