The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
Arrangements Com
pleted for Its Proper
Observance
Mexican, and Spanish War
Veterans to Take Part,
Business Houses will be
Closed all Afternoon

luhl nlHHi III AHtll hdii III ehN NA"N
building, and arranged all details In the
program for the observance OF Me
mortal day next Saturday.
Each year finds the cold Guard
much reduced in members, and II IL
6nly matter OF time until younger
generation of soldiers will have to
prepare the program and arrange the
details, but. so long as the Grand
Army OF the Republic lives. II will
have the honor OF doing this work.
+. Holverson has been appointed
chief marshal OF the day His aides
will be @. A. Murphy, representing
the Spanish War Veterans and the
state militia, and J. l.. stockton for
the q. A. r. Other aides will be ap'
pointed later.
The old soldiers have invited the
Spanish War Veterans and the Mexi
can War Veterans TO participate In the
ceremonies OF tho day and these or
ganlzatlOns are requested TO meet
with the Grand Army men at the Will
lamette Hotel at ! o'clock sharp on
the afternoon OF May 30th.
The procession will form on Com
mercial street In front OF the William.
ette hotel promptly at 1 o'clock, and
will march on Commercial street TO
state. east on State to Liberty, north
on Liberty 10 Chemeketa, west on
Chemeketa to Commercial, south on
Commercial TO the cemetery.
The parade will be led by the Sa-
lem Military band. followed In sue
cession by Company y. Oregon Ma
tional Guard the members OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic. old sol
dlers and sailors, the Spanish War
Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps and |
other societies which may care TO par
ticipata They will be assigned posi- |
tions by reporting to the chief mar
shal.
Owing TO the fact that so many OF
the Grand Army men are getting too
old 10 walk 80 far as the cemetery |
arrangements have been made for the |
transportation by street car for the |
old soldiers from the willamette Ho-
tel TO the cemetery and return.
Al the cemetery tne exercises Will
be according To the G.. A. X. ritual, |
such as are observed every year, In
terspersed with music and the gener-
al orders from the national headquar'
ters az Philadelphia, and the special
orders IRON the state headquarters at
Portland will be read,
The address OF President Abraham
Lincoln. az Gettysburg. November 10,
1868. Is to be read during the exercis-
es. This speech IL famed as the most
and finished product ever de-
livered 10 an audience upon such AN
occasion, and Il will be gladly listened
10.
All business houses In the city have \
decided 20 close their doors at ~
o'clock on that day. that all may unite
in the exercises. OF the day AZ their
meeting last night the BARRIERS union
decided that all barber shops should /
close at i2 o'clock. and remain closed
until Z o'clock that evening.
Program In the Evening.
Patriotic exercises are TO be held In
the armory at the city hall In the ey-
ening. commencing at o'clock sharp, /
and the committee on arrangements |
requests members of the q. A. II. 10 |
meet AT their headquarters at Z o'clock |
D. m. and they will march In a body /
10 the city hall TO listen 10 the pro |
gram, which win be as follows:
Invocation
Song-"oover Them With Flowers"
by Stalwart Quartet
Recitation-"Th Masked Salute"
by Miss Marie Hutohins.
Vocal sOlO-Miss Vera Byers.
Address-H. A, ketohum. ID. ID.
Song--"renting ON the Old Camp
Ground" Stalwart Quartet
The O. A. II. commander, s Kaufi-
man, has appointed committees OF the
comrades TO visit the various schools
OF the city on Friday afternoon, and
endeavor to instin patriotism into the
breasts OF Young America
The comrades appointed by the
10 visit the various
schools follow
North SCHOOL,. @. Barnes. James
Fisher. T. Holverson, j Z. Ross and
Drake.
East School-H. A. Ketohum, ID. w.
Matthews. r. A. CrOsson. A. r. Nc
Atee. A. N, Gilbert, J. L. stockton,
Daniel Webster
Park SCHOOL, ID Henry. ]. H
Smith. b. s. Radabaugh, ~ l.. Briggs,
James Bachelor.
lincoln SCHOOL,. +. Goode. A. N.
Dager. George Griswold. 5. h. Wat.
kins. Robert Lucas. Earl Race,
Central School--Wm. NJ. Robinson.
r. Remington. IA Burton Thomas }.
r. Fairbanks. John p. Robinson.
The members OF the post also re-
quest that their comrades who live in
he country win attend the various
schools. and assist In exercises suit,
able 90 the occasion.
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