Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-08
Observance in the City in the
Forenoon, and at Soldiers
Home in Afternoon
GOVERNOR TO DELIVER GRAFTON
Address Of Governor cummins Will Be
Given at Cottage Grove Psrk, After
Services at the cemetery--W. r. G..
Will Honor Sailor as Well as Soldier
Dead-school Children to Decorate.

The plans for the annual Memorla.
Day observance have been completed by
the Joint committee of Frank NJ. Thorn
as and Phil Sheridan posts, and every
thing is now in readiness in sthe way OF
prelimnaries. The observance will be
complete, and will be participated In
by all patriotic bodies OF the city. The
services down town will be held in the
forenoon, and in the AFTERNOON the ex;
erc1ses will be at the soldiers home.
Governor A. b. Cummins will deliver
the grafton at Cottage Grove park.
In the city the program will be car
ried out by forming in procession In
front of the court house at o'clock on
the morning OF Thursday May 30. The
following order win be observed: Band,
Phil Sheridan G. A. Ro soldiers home;
Spanish American war veterans, Sons
Of Veterans city and county officials,
Women's Relief Corps, Frank M. Thorn
as post, G. "A. r.; school children, citi-
zens In general
The procession will qnilrch to the
cemetery, where the school children OF
OF the city, under an escort OF the vet
Grams, will decorate the I!,raves. The
procession Will then form and march to
the main entrance gate VI Riverside,
where 1t will be disbanded Command
.er r. B. Wallace, Of Frank NJ. Thomas
post, will be the officer Iii charge Of
the parade.
At The Soldiers n one.
AT the soldiers home the assembly
call will be at LOS. and at 2 O'clock the
members will march to the main gate to
meet the visiting Delegations and citi-
zens At $3.50, after assembling at the
gate, the procession will march to the
cemetery, the home members acting as
an escort OF honor. At the cemetery
the chaplain OF Phil Sheridan post will
offer prayer, and John Il. v'voy will read
5Lincoln's memorable address at the
dedication of the battlefield OF Get
,tysburg. The Rogers school pupils
have been selected to strew the graves
with flowers, and the Spllnish- Ameri-
can war veterans and Sons Of veter-
ans have been chosen to ,ict as an es-D
cort for the children ard carry the
flowers. The band will play a dEge
while this impressive service Is in
progress.
= Immediately following the decorating
Of the mounds Of earth in the home
cemetery, the w, IF. CIVIL conduct "a
service for the unknown dead "a sa-
Lutte by the firing squad arid the sound
ing of taps by the bugief, will bring the.
service lat the cemetery too close.
Adjourn TO Park for Program. b &
& From the cemetery the assembly will
march to Cottage Grove park headed;
by the band, In the following ORDER:
w. r.. c., r. M Thomas post, soi ny and
county officials, Spanish American war
veterans, Sons Of Veterans msmbere Ofl
the home and citizens. AT the park Rev.
William Pence James will Offer the ins
vocation and the band will play a. num-
Der preceding selection bysttle home
glee club Governor CumMins will
then deliver the address. ,jlss,,
Following the completion of the pro Y
gram, the band will play at the boa t
landing on the river and there the w.
r. CIVIL conduct service in honor Of
the sailor dead, after which the bene-.
diction will be pronounced. y.
Commandant G. G. Horton, Of the
soldiers home, will act as president Of
the day, and n. w. Smith Will be chief
marshal. "a rs !s