Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-05-19
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY

The Memorial Committee uf Good
rich Post. No. 22 @ \. q ha- yrrv
nearly perfected the arrangements fur
Memorial Day and thy indications ar.
that nothing will be omitted from tHs
program Of the day Observance need
ed TO reflect the full measure Of CRATE.
ful remembrance m which tho dead
heroes are held who fought aud died
that the nation might live
The committee has enlisted the a..
sistance ~ our clergy aud these will
take an active part iu the day pro.
ceeding An invitation has G,so been
extended 20 the pupil, OF the public
schools, whose presence with the vet.
erans during a couple Of years past
has proven such touching and imrrC-
sive feature OF the day.
The memorial sermon will be- preach.
ed by Rev f. B. Dunn in the United
Evangelical church at 10 O'Clock, sun
day morning. May 18th. All the veter.
ans of the place. whether soldiers or
sailors, are requested TO attend They
will meet at q. A. r. Hall at . a. m.
and march TO the United Evangelical
church in body
The parade TO the cemetery a. usual
will include the military and the din
erent secret organizations of town
along with the Chief Burgess and the
Town Council, who are TO be invited
and who it is hoped. will see their
way clear TO join the veterans. The
school children as usual will occupy a
prominent place in the parade. the
girls dressed in white each carrying a
bouquet and the boys following each
carrying a small flag. Appropriate mu-
sic will be employed.
At the cemetery addresses will be
made by the several clergymen Of
town, each of whom will address a
class of his own. According 20 the
program the addresses will run as fol-
lows:
Rev. J. f. Hutchison of the Nahon-
ing Presbyterian church-the Veterans
of the Civil War
Rev. John Sherman OF the First Bap-
tist Church-Spanish American Veter-
ans
Rev. f. T. Swartz, of st. Peters
NJ. E. church-Nationa Guards.
Rev. S. B. Evans of ST. Paul's VI.
E. church-Womsn' Relief Corps.
Rev. W. G. Mccormack, d. D.. of
Grove Presbyterian church-Sons and
Daughters of the Veterans
Rev. N Z. Cleaver of Trinity NJ
K. church-Secret Societies.
Rev. NJ. L. Shindel, d. d., Pine
Street Lutheran church-Sunday and
Public School Children
Rev George f. Limbert of Shiloh
Reformed church-Tha General Pub
lie.
Rev. ". f. wenner Of St Johns
Lutheran church-Conclusion
Rev. f. b. Dunn OF United Eyange-
lical -Benediction.
Immediately preceding the benedic
tion three musical selections will be
rendered by the Keystone Male Quar-
tette. Upon returning from the ceme-
terry very beautiful ceremony will be-
performed by the school children in
memory of those who lost their lives
while fighting on sea and who went
down into unmarked aud unknown
graves The boys and girls bearing as
many flowers as they can carry will |
be taken on board the ferry and trans |
ported across the river. On their way .
over the stream 10 the strains OF ap-
propriate music while the children 1
Join in singing the flowers will be cast /
into the water where they may be I
caught by the current aud carried away /
toward the sea.
The members of Goodrich Post make |
their usual appeal for flowers for Ne
mortal Day. The school children, |
are asked to interest them
selves in procuring flowers. which /
should be delivered az c. \. X. Hall I
not later than ) q. IN. on Monday, May I
Both.
The members of the Post are DESTROYS 4
Of finding every grave in which sol I
der rcposes. There are still a good I
many Of these. IL Is believed. that are .
wing in the different cemeteries ln F.
graves that are unmarked Relatives /
Of all such are asked 20 assist the com f
rades by looking up these graves and .
them 80 thar ou Memorial I
Day when the Committee makes Ir- 4
round with flowers each of these hIth- F.
arto neglected tombs may be decorated .
with tho others. Curry 4 Nannan are .
a lot Of markers ar .
present and these NAV be obtained BY f.
those who wish 20 make use Of them I.
by applying to Comrade Levi 4 Ssch- /
Ter. No. 2l3 Grand street.