The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-27
GREET G. A. R.
On MAY 80
Patriotic Orders Complete
Program for Memorial
Day Observance.
SERVICES IMPRESSIVE
Parade, Addresses and Distribution of
Flags and Flowers VIII
Be Features.

The Grand Army and the Spanish
war veterans. assisted by the w. Il.
c. and kindred associations are plan
ming for appropriate services on next
Thursday. 1t is expected that the vari-
Gus civic and charitable societies of
this city and vicinity viii heartily co
operate in these services and will at
tend as bodies.
The veterans not unreasonably ask
and expect the city officials and bust
ness men, indeed all citizens without
distinction of party or faith or nation
ality, to set apart the hours of this
day or such a portion of the day as
may be needed, to the sacred duty of
honoring the memory of the nations
dead heroes. 1t is also expected that
Mayor Becker will issue proclama-
tion touching the proper observance of
the day, requesting suspension of all
business, at least during that part of
the day in which the public program is
being presented.
Preliminary to Real Services.
The committee on decoration APP
pointed from the posts and relief
corps will meet at the post head
| quarters in the Superior Court build
| ing, Thursday May 80 at a. m. and
! proceed to the various cemeteries and
decorate the graves with flags, in order
that none may be overlooked; and so
will more readily be distinguish he'd
when later in the day the service of
distributing flowers shall be performed.
All civic and fraternal orders, the
city officials and all other citizens who
may take a part in the parade, also all
the school children of our public and
| parochial schools, together with the G.
A. r., s. W. V, S. v. and w. r. c. will
| assemble at the Superior court house at
p I'M. sharp, where they will abe
| formed into columns under the COM
mand and direction of George W. Post,
chief marshal of the day and march to
! Oak Hill cemetery, where the usual
| ceremonies, including the decoration of
| the graves by the school children. will
take place After which all with re-
form and march back to the court
house and be disbanded.
Order of Parade.
The following order will be observed:
Musicians.
Drum corps. 1-,.e
CoIors.-
w. II. ~Calkin's Post. No. 502.
Visiting Comrades and Old Soldiers.
s. w v. -
S. v
w. r. c. and Kindred Associations.
Charitable and civic Fraternities.
Public School Children and Teachers.
Parochial School Children and Teach
ers.
Citizens on Foot.
Speakers of the Day.
Citizens in Carriages.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES.
Music by band.
Invocation-Rev. L. S. Smith.
Reading of Order by the Commander
of the Post.
Chorus by the First NJ. E. choir.
Music by band.
Address to the G. A r., by Chaplain
F. NJ. Elliott.
Abraham LincoIn's speech at Gettys-
burg, by Hensel Garrison, of Taylor
University.
Music by the Fidelia German Singing
Society.
Recitation or Reading by Bonnie
Haines.
Address to the w. R. c. by Mrs
Nettie V. Kenner. Chicago. III.
Address to the S. w. V. by Conret
Schottler.
Marching Through Georgia" by the
} audience
Concentration by w. R. C.
Decoration of the graves by tn,
, school children.
Column reform and return to city.