The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
MORNING. DEVOTED TO DECORA.
TIoN OF GRAVES.
Parade in Afternoon Promises to Be
& Best in History of Custom and viii
Be Participated in by Nearly Every
Military aud OWL Society in City
Program in Full. j..

Memorial Day will be beautifully
celebrated in Minneapolis. As usual
people will observe the day set apart
to the memory Of the soldiers and sail
ors who fought for the preservation Of
the union.
!. The morning will be devoted to serv-.
ices at the various cemeteries in and
about the city, in which lie 1000 vet.
'erans. Over; each grave is placed q
small American flag. The exercises Of
the day include the decoration of the,
grave with a wreath and flowers.
In the afternoon wills be held the.
customary Memorial Day parade and
the. general service, which will be held
this year at Plymouth church, Nicollet
avenue and Eighth street. !.
The morning exercises will be held
.-. Lakewood Cemetery. e.~...
Marshal Of Parade, NJ. KEGS.
Assignments as follows: ID. j. -. .
y George n: Morgan Post No. q.
John A. Rawlins Post No. 1876; Jacob
schaefer Post No. 1853; Jacob Schaefer
W, R. G. No. SO; L. p. Plummer Post
No. 90 TIA; r. 2. Plummere ". r. G.. No. 5;
A. r: Patterson camp No. 1, Army Of
the Philippines; Morgan G.. A. r. Drum
Corps; Abraham Lincoln Circle No. 8
L. of G. A. R.; Columbia Circle No. 7
L., Of G. A. R.; George N. Morgan l..
As. No. Z; Abraham Lincoln L. A. s..
No. 3; detail. Minnesota Camp No. 8,
Sons Of eVterans; bugler and firing
squad In charge of Sergeant William
A. Cole.
The ladies will assemble between the
gate and the chapel, right resting at
the chapel and on either side Of the
drive, with the flowers. At am. the
posts will form at the gate in the
above named order, with drum corps
On the right, and proceed to the ceme-
terry. after receiving wreaths and flow
aers from the ladies, 5deploy as skirmish-
ers across the cemetery and decorate
the scattered graves. Meet att. sol
d1ers' lot at call Of assembly BY the
Morgan G. A. R. Drum corps. At con-
clusion Of decoration of soldiers graves
short address will be delivered BY
Ezra Farnsworth " 5&.s : 6 -
Chairman Of program committee, A.
c.. Bausman. 49, - ~
.....- .,.s. e.. PROGRAM. Il
Invocation Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston
ChuuIen6 Song,& Lyndale school. 4 = :
| Introductory, Judge F. G. Harvey. ~
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, a. P. Connolly
1.-The Vacant Chair Sidney q. Morse :.
Grafton. John NJ. Rees. -r'-' =
America" audience. ="
Benediction. 49,. .,.,..... =
I,aymal1's Cemetery. al Al
J.. D. Meadows, marshal. Assign:
ments as follows: Appomattox Post
No. 72, Appomattox W. R. G.. No. So
Oliver P. Morton Post No. III, Oliver
F: Morton v, r. C. No. 50, Lizzie NJ
Rice Circle No. 42, l.. Of e. A. r., de,
tail Minnesota Camp No. 8, Sons Of
Gibson, will meet at hall, 1425-1427
East Franklin avenue at am. and
march to cemetery,,Hled by MeGonegal
drum corps. - ~. .. - veg .,~ - $,''
Decoration Of. graves by comrades and uchoo
/ children and return to soldiers lot. -
| Ritual service. 9>->.- ~'' ",
Prayer, chaplain.
| Song; quartet. - ,5-.@4 -, .'r-
Reading Of Lincoln's Gettysburg address,.
Decoration Of graves at soldiers, LOT.
| Salute by firing squad. &c.: t<'
| Assemble at stand. : M .sirE%5 ~.
| Grafton by Rev. Mr.. Trigerson.- +.
Prayer by Rev. Dewitt Hogg. &s9:
Song by quartet. 20 1855. ~
Benediction BY Mr.. Hogg.st. 49, sSss3%;
= 49,, st. Anthony Cemetery. %
in. Bowler, marshal, Assignment
as follows: Dudley r: Chase Post No
22, Dudley P. Chase W. R. G. No. 10
! U. 8. Grant Circle No. IL L. Of G, A
r., Dudley P. Chase L. A. s. No. 2, de
tail Minnesota Camp No. 8, Sons 0:
Veterans, Sergeant Henry Stodeick il
charge. -c.-'
PROGRAM
Exercises at $50 am. sharp.
f. Decorating Of graves by comrades and schot
children. Song, Cover Them Over with Beau
tiful Flowers, by quartet Of Dudley P. chas
Corps, No. TO- = Sz-1af e -. = g. 8
Prayer Rev. James GREELEY. I .ss,
Song, "Going Down the Valley One by One
by: quartet. i 81 s - : s.st4g-g ri. = !
= Introductory remarks, w. Dean. $%2f
Grafton Rev. James O'Refley. - 80 -
I Decorating of graves of unknown dead Dude
P. Chase Relief Corps, No. 10. Song, ''Gathe,
ing Home, by quartet a%zz> F53i*E h&F
, Saluting the dead, by firing squad Of MINES,
ia camp, No. g. Sons Of Veterans
Taps, by bugler. - e ~.
Benediction, Rev. James GREELEY. -
55eT st. Mary's Cemetery. 81
B: NJ. Hicks, marshal. Assignment
as follows: James Bryant Post NJ
ll9, James Bryant w. R. G. No. 81
Wagner Command u. v. ~, Wayne
Auxiliary wv. u, Gettysburg Circl
No: TO-, L. Of G. A. R., firing squa
, Camp No. 8, Sons of Veterans, i