The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-28
Committees Complete Their
Work and Merchants Gener-
ally Will Close.
GOOD PROGRAM PREPARED
EXERCISES WILL BE HELD IN
THE YARD OF THE COURT
HOUSE THOSE WHO ARE
WORKING FOR DAYS SUCCESS.

The observance of Decoration Day
on Wednesday promises to be more
general in Richmond than ever before
An excellent program is being pre-
pared by the committee appointed for
that purpose by the sour organiza-
tions that are to take part. the G. A.
r., Sons Of Veterans. Spanish War
Veterans and the Women's Relief
Corpse, and as many OF the mer-
chants have announced their inten-
ton of closing their places of bust
ness on that day, the day will be
holiday over the city.
The services in memory of the de-
parted soldiers will be held in the
Court House yard, in the afternoon
The Rev. J. o. Campbell will deliver
the address. Selections will be played
by the Richmond City Band. Follow
ing these exercises, the members OF
the different organizations will go to
the cemetery, where the graves Will
be decorated.
For flowers, the committee on deco
rations is relying upon the school
children. At Sis in the morning.
conveyance will go to each school
building and secure the flowers, and
take them to the G. A. r. hall. where
they will be made into wreaths and
bouquets.
Committees In Charge.
Committees to prepare for the ex-
ercises are as follows:
Program-John Markley. Paul
Comstock and Chas. M. Jordan.
On Halls and Grounds-Allen w.
Grave, Chairman; Ernest PIONEER.
Oscar p. Tauer, Jr., Jonathan c.
Evans, William Jackson, Martin AL
len, George l.. Irwin, Andrew Jack
son. Martin A. Bailey, James II. Van
Zant, l.. p. Wine, John Gully, c. A.
Gritty, A. Ed. Ranks, c. r. Tingle.
Mrs. Personnel, Mrs. Ranks, Mrs.
Coppock Della Phenis, Theresa Cain,
Clara Hebble, May Evans.
Music-Lawrence Handley, chair
man: Paul Comstock, John A. Mark
ley, Ida Gritty, Ella Gully, Sophia
Drosthe, Theresa Cain, Mrs. Ernest
Pioneer, Mrs. Mary Swain, Mrs. Seth
Watson.
Flowers-Chas. w. Jordan, chair
man; Lafayette Larsh. Chas. Kuhl
man. A. C. Thomas, Waldo Corryell
William Marshall, Retta Shannon
Edith Miller, Della Phenis, Clara
Hebble. Mrs. Nancy Hazelton, Mrs
Lafayette Larsh, Mrs. John S. Iredell
Mrs. Theodore Parker, Mrs. Bailey
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Ireton.
Work of School Children-Mrs
Kate Scott, chairman; Mrs. L. M
White, L. NJ. White. Anna Evans
Mollie Christopher, May Evans, Mar
garet Coppock, Louise Grose, Lydia
e. Wine.
Speakers-John A. Markley, chair
man; John f. Davenport, L. M
White.
Finance-John A. Marl1ley, chair
man; William II. Hansche, Paul Com
stock
Transportation-Chas. r. Unthank
Decorating Graves in the Various
Cemeteries,
Earlham:
Chas. r .Unthank, chairman.
Section one-J. Frank Brown, VIII
liam Geek.
Section two-J. Henry Van Zant
z. A. Handley.
Section three-George Null, w.
Converse.
Section four-David Hawkins, Johl
e. Taylor.
Section five-Elijah Lawton, o. Z
Corryell.
Section six-John Seaman, Ernes
Pointer.
St Andrews Catholic and Lutherani
Lafayette Larsh, William H. Hans
che, Louis ii. Posther.
st. Mary's and Maple Grove.
John Ward, Michael Griffin.
Elllhorn.
John w. Hort, Joe Fisher.
Boston and Orange.
William Seaney, Joe c. Pyle, c. N
Parks. Albert Brewer.
Ridge.
Joseph H. Rowlett, ]. NJ. Ranks.
Kings.
Reuben Robbins, Claude Kittermal
Olive Hill.
James B. Curtis.
Goshen.
Joseph Bennett.
Webster.
George Milton.
Chester and Hoover.
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