Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-16
General Order for Memorial
Day 0bseryances.
Headquarters Memorial Post No. 216,
Dept. of Iowa, G. A. r.
General Order No. 1.

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General Order No. 1.
l. In obedience to General orders Depart.
ment Headquarters, the members Of this Post
and all Soldiers will assemble at Post Hall at
$50 o'clock a. M, Tuesday, May ooth, 1905 to
| observe Memorial Day.
| II. The committee to decorate graves at
Oak Lawn Will meet at Court House Park.
Monday, at O'clock Z. m. Said Committee ia
composed OF Comrades N. 8. Durgin, p, j,
McCullow and Robt. r. Rose. All Comrades
are invited to assist at this decoration.
III. At O'clock a. m., the column viii form
IN 'front.' of Court House Park ana march to
Market st., south side. where teams viii be in
waiting to convey the Post and Corps to New
oregon Cemetery. where the usual cemetery
exercises will be held. The procession will
form In the following order, viz:
The Cresco g. A. R. Drum Corps.
Memorial Post No. Rie, in Post uniform,
escorted by Capt. G. W. Reeds CO. y Ssrd
Iowa National Guards
Soldiers of all wars.
The W. r. g. No. le4.
Floral Brigade in charge of W. &. G.
The Public and Parochial Schools,
Civic Societies.
Citizens.
AFTERNOON ExERCIsEs.
". Memorial Post No. els, escorted BY Capt.
c. W. Reeds Co.. Co. ssrd Iowa National
Guards, w. R. @. No. 1874. s. Of v, Public and
Parochial Schools and Civic Societies will meet
at Odd Fellows Hall at 1880 p. M, and march
to Court House Park, where the usual services
will be held. VIZ:
Decorating Soldiers Monument by the FLORAL
Brigade.
From thence the procession will proceed to
the NJ. B. church where usual exercises VIII
begin.
Music by Cresco g. A. R. Drum Corps.
Song by Quartette.
Prayer by Rev. G. W. Burgess.
Song by Quartette. T
Grafton by Rev. Frank P. Schaefer, Of Charles
City, Iowa.
Song by Quartette.
Benediction by Rev. John Gammons.
v. Gen. N. s. Durgin, Past Department
Senior Vice Commander will act as Marshal Of
the Day. and, he will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
vi. Color sergt., s. ". Harris, is hereby
detailed as Color Bearer and will carry Post
Colors.
VII. Committee on music: Comrades Alex.
Mcintosh, N. s. Durgin and P. ]. McCuilow.
Quartette in charge of Dana Mead.
VIII. Committee on teams: Quarter Master
Ms. Durgin and Alex. Mcintosh.
* Committee on program: Comrades P. J..
McCullow. D. P. Andrus and 8. D. Towne.
<. Committe on Place Of Holding Memorial
Day Exercises: Comrade N. 8. Durgin.
NJ. Committee on decorating Soldiers graves
at st. Joseph's Cemetery: Comrades Walsh
Breen and Cummins.
Nj. Business men of Cresco are requested
| to close their places of business between the
hours OF and p. M. May 90, 1905.
XIII. The attention Of all our citizens is
respectfully called to the following resolution
adopted by the Nineteenth Annual Encamp.
ment OF the Grand Army of the Republic:
Memorial Day is the choicest in the calendar
Of the Grand Army of the Republic. day OF
sweet remembrances. dear to every loyal heart,
ana any violations Of its sacredness by making
1t an occasion of frivoity and amusement such
as characterize the Fourth of July, should be
treated as an indlgnity to the Comrades who
died that this country might live.
NV. Memorial Post, Relief Corps, and all
| Soldiers, escorted by Capt G. W. Reeds Co.,
Co. 5Srd Iowa National Guards, viii meet at
\ Post Hall on Sunday, May 20, 1895, at 8 p. M,
| and march to the NJ. E. Church to hear Memorial
Sermon by Rev. John Gammons.
By order of
ROBERT R. ROSE, Commander.
| T. u. MCCULLow, Adjutant.