Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-17
MEMORIAL DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED HERE
PATRIOTIC ORDERS ARRANO-
ING A FITTING PROGRAM.
Address of the Day TO be Delivered
by Judge Grimm-ApOllO Club
VIII Sing Three Patriotic Songs
To Decorate Graves of Depart
ed-Other Notes.

The members of o. d. Pease Post
No. 81, G. A. R., the Woman's Re-
lief Corps No. 100, j. Weber Camp
No. z. Sons of Veterans, the Deuts-
cher Kriegerverein and their friends
are making active prepa rtaions tor the
observance of Memorial Day, May 80.
A fitting tribute will be paid to the
memory of the departed cumrades.
who during the dark and troublesome
days of 1865 sacrificed their lives in
defense Of the country. The tribute
will be one truly patriotic and it IS to
be hoped that the spark of patriotism
will be kindled in the breast of every
citizen in Watertown, that the day s
observance may be rich in tribute to
the memory of those who responded to
the final taps and now rest in peace
and away from worldly troubles.
1t is to be hoped the younger gener-
ations will take an active part IN the
exercises of the day with view of
perpetuating the beautiful custom
which has followed the days when the
country was threatened with ruin. 1t
is the duty of the younger people to
take prominent part in the exer-
cises, for the time is not far distant
when the last of the old heroes of the
civil war will have crossed the divide
between life an eternity-a time when
ho d,,tu Of thni
memory will rect with the generations
of today.
The committees are arranging
program for the day that will do honor
to the occasion. While the program
IS not complete in detail, the commit
tees have progressed far enough to
give a general outline OF what the eX-
ercises of the day will be. During
the forenoon, committees from the pa
triotic organizations above mentioned
will drive to the various cemeteries
adjacent to the city. The graves of
the 140 who sleep in death will be
decorated with evergreen wreaths.
this being the plan adopted, instead
of strewing flowers DIS in the past.
At 80 o'clock in the afternoon, the
members of the G. A. r. Post, in
company with the members of the
other patriotic societies above men
toned and those of the civic societies
wishing to participate, Will march,
headed by the band, to the Oak Hill
cemetery, where the impressive ritu-
alistic service of the Post will be
held. Not only all civic societies, but
citizens generally are cordially invited
to take part in the parade.
The services at the cemetery Will be
followed by the rendition of an excel
lent patriotic program at the Turner
opera house. The feature of the at
noon will be the Memorial Day ad-
dress by Judge George Grimm, whose
ability as an orator is too well known
to the citizens of WATERFOWL to need
any comments upon the part of The
Leader other than to say that his re-
marks will ring with patriotism. The
meeting will be opened by prayer by
Rev. M. l.. Eversz, pastor of the
First M E. church, followed by
short address of welcome by John
Habhegger, the commander of o. d.
Pease Post. Lincoln's speech at Get
tysburg will be read by Col. George
P. Traeumer. The musical feature of
the exercises will be the rendition of
three patriotic selections by the mem
bers of the Apollo club. One num-
Der Will be tTenting Tonight" an
other the ''Star Spangled Banner"
The third has not yet been decided
upon. There will also be song by a
chorus of school children and an ap-
propriate recitation by some school
child.