The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVANCE
BUSINESS WILL ,sE SUSPENDED
IN BILLINGS TOMORROW.
Of G. A. R.
Will DECORATE Graves Of Nations Dead
Services at 8abcock Theater In
Afternoon After Parade-To Pre-
sent Memorial Tablet.

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generally observed as a holiday in
Billings. The business houses will be
closed all day as will the city and
county buildings; special services win
be held under the auspices OF the G.
"A. r. and ladies' auxiliaries, preced-
ed by a parade and in the morning
the graves of the veterans will be
strewn with flowers and floral trb-
utes.
An elaborate program of Memorial
members Of the Mckinley post, G. a..
R. and the ladies' auxiliary societies.
The services are to be held at the
Babcock theater in the afternoon fol
lowing a parade in which various
lodges Of the city the local militia
company, Second Regiment band and
Knowles Haskell, a well known attor-
ney Of Butte and formerly department
president Of the Women's Relief
dress during the services at the
: Babcock theater.
Mrs. Haskell is expected to arrive
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a. delegation consisting of the presi-
and Ladies of the G. "A. r. will meet
her on her arrival In the city.
Seats Reserved.
The sofa seats on the lower floor of
the theater have been reserved for
members Of the various organizations
taking part in the parade and in the
observance Of the day.
In the morning members Of the G.
LA. r., Women's Relief Corps, Ladies
LOT the G. "A. r., knights Of Pythias
and everyone desiring to take part
in the decoration Of the graves of
veterans or friends and relatives will
gather at the city hall and. from
there go to the cemetery, where with
military honors the graves of the
;dead veterans will be decorated. A
squad of eight men from the local
militia company will fire a salute of
three volleys over the graves. The
liverymen Of the city have donated
the use OF their c~onveyances to the
veterans.
w. H. Coon will act as marshall of
the day and he has appointed Cap
tain Fred H. LOOMS of the G. A. R.
and Lieutenant 3. P. Neill of Compa-
ny K. as his aides.
Parade Will Form at City Hall.
In the afternoon the parade will
form at the city hall and will be
headed by a platoon Of police followed
by the band, Company X, members OF
the q. "a. R.,sC. IS. ", Spanish Wa
Veterans, members Of various lodges
including the knights Of Pythias and
Mountaineers and citizens in general.
The parade will be formed at 2
o'clock sharp.
The line Of march will be south on
Twenty-eighth street to Montana ave
niue east o n Montana avenue to TWEEN
ty-seventh street crossing the track on
Twenty-seventh,' thence west on Min.
nesota avenue %recrosslng the track at
Twenty-ninth street, thence east on
Montana avenue to Twenty-seventh
street, North on REIMBURSEMENT to
First avenue, west on First avenue to
Twenty-eighth street, thence to the
Babcock theater where the services
will start Immediately after the pa
rade is dissembled.
Immediately after the service Col
"A. L. Babcock will present Mckinley
post, G. A. r. with a large bronze me
mortal tablet containing the address
of Abraham Lincoln at the dedication
Of the Gettysburg cemetery. This
tablet is to be placed in the Y. m. 9
"A. building and. Is for the members q
the G. A. r. and all other veterans o.
the civil war.
The program for the services a,
the theater follows:
Prayer. Post Chaplain g. H. Frady
Selection, quarrel.
J. Reading, "Lincoln's Memorial Ad
dress at Gettysburg"
Patriotic song, Miss Walk ant
quartet.
Address, Mrs. Ella Knowles Has
kell.
Song, america"