Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-26
General Order for Memorial Day
0bSeryances.
Headquarters Memorial Post No. zig,
Dept. of Iowa, g. A. r.

Dept. VI Iowa, VI. "A. II.
General Order No. i.
I. In obedience to General Orders Depart
ment Headquarters, the members Of this Post
and all Soldiers will assemble at Post Hall at
$3.50 o'clock a. M, Tuesday, May soth, 1905. to
observe Memorial Day.
II. The committee to decorate graves at
Oak Lawn will meet at Court House Park,
composed Of Comrades N. 8. Durgtn. P. J..
McCullow and Robt. R. Rose. All Comrades
are invited to assist at this decoration.
III. At 9 O'clock a. M, the column will form
In front Of Court House Park and march to
Market ST. south side, where teams will 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. 2l6. in Post uniform,
escorted by Capt. C. ". Reeds Co. bSrd
Iowa National Guards,
Soldiers of all wars.
The W. R. @. No. 1854.
Floral Brigade in charge of ". r. @.
The Public and Parochial Schools,
Civic Societies.
Citizens.
AFTERNOON E1RRCIsEs.
". Memorial Post No. ZIG, escorted by Capt.
G. W. Reeds Co.. Co. E 53rd Iowa National
Guards, W. R. G. No. 1854, S. of ", Public and
Parochial Schools and Civic Societies will meet
at Odd Fellows Hall at 1:S0 p. M, and march
to Court House Park, where the usual services
win be held. VIZ:
Decorating Soldiers Monument by the Floral
Brigade.
From thence the procession will proceed to
the M. E. church where usual exercises Will
begin.
Music by Cresco g. A. R. Drum Corps.
Song by Qusrtette.
Prayer by Rev. G. W. Burgess.
Song by Quartette.
Grafton by Rev. Frank P. scnsefer, Of CHARLES
City, Iowa.
Song by Quartette.
Benediotion by Rev. John Gammons.
v. Gen. N. 8. Durgin. Past Department
Senior Vice Commander, will act as Marshal o.
the Day, and, he will be obeyed and respected
accordingly.
VI. Color Sergt., 8. W. Harris, is hereb!
detailed as Color Bearer and will carry Pos
Colors.
VII. Committee on music: Comrades Alex
Mcintosh, N. 8. Durgin and P. j. AcCullow
Quartette IN charge Of Dana Mead.
VIII. Committee on teams: Quarter Maste
N. 8. Durgin and Alex. Mcintosh.
TX. Committee on program: Comrades P.
HcCullow. D. P. Andrus and 8. D. Towne.
<. Commute on Place of Holding Memori,
Day Exercises: Comrade N. 8. Durgin.
XII. Committee on decorating Soldiers grave
ct st. Joseph's Cemetery: Comrades Walsh
Breen and Cummins.
XII. Business men of Cresco are requisite
to close their places of business between tn
hours Of and 4 p. n.. May 80, 1905.
ii XIII. The attention of all our citizens
re specially called to the following resolutio
adopted by the Nineteenth Annual Encaml
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic:
Memorial Day is the choicest in the calenda
of the Grand Army of the Republic. A dav {
sweet remembrance, dear to every loyal hear
and any violations Of It's sacredness by. maxim
1t an occasion of frivoity and amusement sue
as characterize the Fourth Of July, should
treated as an indignity to the Comrades VII
died that this country might live.
XIV. Memorial Post, Relief Corrs. and q
Soldiers. escorted by Capt 9. ". Reeds &C
, Go. Z 58rd Iowa National Guards, win meet
Post Hall on Sunday, May e. 1905, at . p. n
and march to the m. z. Church 10 hear Memoir
Sermon by Rev. John Gammons.
BY order Of
ROBERT R. ROSE. Commander.
P. j. MOCULLow, Adjutant.