The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
PROGRAM is ARRANGED
Grand Army Post Completes Arrange
ments for Memorial Day

OtdAA0 Army k7ost completes arrange
ments for Memorial Day
At the meeting of the Fred S.
Lowell Post Of the Grand Army, held
at the post hall Monday night, final
arrangements were completed for the
observance of Memorial day, a week
from tomorrow. The following has
been issued by the members of the
post:
Memorial day falls on Wednesday,
the 3Oth instant. Fred s. Lowell Post
has prepared program of unusual
interest and instructiveness for the
celebration of this sacred day in the
calendar of the Civil War veteran.
w. ]. zinmers, Esq, an attorneyof
Milwaukee with high reputation for
oratory "a brother of the superintend-
ent of the city schools), will deliver
the principal address.
The Swedish Singing society will
sing patriotic songs.
A chorus of 200 school children has
been rehearsing wartime songs to be
sung under the leadership of Mr..
Sam Newman, Kenosha's accom-
plished choir leader.
The foregoing entertainment will
be at the Rhode opera house, COM
mencing promptly at quarter to IL
O'Clock. All patriotic people are cor
daily invited to seats free of charge.
At quarter before O'Clock iii the
morn ir,or +l,o uo4or, nc ,f{4La G;1,s1 W.
and of the Spanish-American War and
the Woman's Relief Corps and Vet
erans' Sons will take up the line of
march from Grand Army hall to The
cemetery, hating to place a wreath
on the Soldiers monument.
AT the Grand Army lot the veterans
will conduct the service prescribed by
the Grand Army Ritual.
The graves of the soldier dead will
be strewn with flowers, after which
the assemb1age will proceed to the
opera house, where will be conducted
the exercises outlined according to
the following program:
Song-The Star Spang1ed Banner
Chorus of School Children
INVOCATION ............... ....,.........
Rev. Harvey Dee Brown
Song-We Are Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground Observation-Disclosures.
Swedish Singing Society
Rectation-"The Union Soldier ...
Extract from Senator Thurston's
Memorial Address,.
Jay G1erum, of the High School
Song-The Soldiers Farewell ............
The Swedish Singing Society
Address. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
w. ]. thinner Esq.
Song-America Observation-Disclosures.
The School Chorus, the Swedish Singing Soci-
ETY., the Veterans and the Audience.
Dinner will be served by the Won
ans Relief Corps at A. Q. U. w. hall,
corner Church and Park streets, inn
mediately after the exercises at the
opera house and until all are fed.
The charge will be Is cents plate.
The ladies of ST. Matthew's church
will give War Song concert at Guild
hall in the evening at 8 O'Clock. Adj
mission Is cents. Ali members are
urged to attend.
All residents around the park and
along Park ave Iue are requested to
have their homes decorated with flags
] as the procession passes.
The commander requests ali veter-
ans and members of the Woman's
Relief Corps to assemble at Grand
Army hall promptly at o'clock IN
the evening Of Sunday, the 9th, to
attend memorial Sunday service at
the Baptist church where an appro-
pirate address will be delivered by the
pastor, Rev. Harry Dee Brown.
The entire population of Kenosha
county is cordially invited to partici-
pate in all the exercises of the day.