The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY 1gOSI
Program To Be Carried Out Under
G. A. R. Auspices.

IJe6, mas Ildue Lne IOllOWlnB dTTdHBo-
ments and program for the observ-
ance of Memorial Day, Saturday, May
l3O:
Il officers OF the Day.
i President Commander Henry E.
Snider.
i Chief Marshall Comrade Frank s,
lStone.
Assistant Marshals-Comrades w.
r. Cowan and John N. Martin.
| Orator of the Day-Comrade John
Morrison.
u Committees.
II Flowers and Decorations Women's
Relief Corps, Ladies of G.. A. r.;
Il Comrades ]. R. Gentry, C. Woodruff,
i w. H. Shaw, Geo. Sharp and J. NJ.
Collins.
Flagging Graves-Comrades John N.
Martin, J. o. Grant, f. M. Medium
ply and c. Bogard
Martial Music-Comrades r. L.
Turner, G. c. Johnson, w. 7. Neal
and d. D. Downs.
Vocal and instrumental Music
Comrades Thos. w. Hyde, J. B. Pear
son, w. r. Cowan and Miss Sara VIII
liams.
Opera House-Comrades H. Z. Sni-
der and J, F. McNeill.
i To Invite Co. F-Comrade Robert
Kissick.
/ To Invite Public Schools-Co Comrades
John F. Lacey, J, B, Pearson and
Thos. w. Hyde.
/ Program and other matters-Com-
rades w, r. Cowan, H. E. Snider and
Robert Kissick
/ Invitation. t.
All the schools, colleges, ETC., civic
organizations of the city and all sol
diers and sailors, including the soldiers
and sailors of the Spanish-American
war, Co. f, l. N. G., Women's Relief
Corps and Ladies' Circle of the G. A.
r., are cordially invited to participate
in the exercises of the day.
Program Of the Day.
| The graves of our soldier dead will
be decorated in the forenoon by the
following comrades: John T. Martin,
chairman; J. o. Grant, F. NJ. Medium
ply, C. Bogard, E. Coffin, j. F. McNeill,
R. L. Turner, J. N. Endicott, John R.
Baer, NJ. Walraven, S. ]. Dutton, Jas,
Adair and w. L. Kissick.
| Afternoon.
| Members of Phil Kearney Post and
all old soldiers and sailors whether
members of the Post or not, including
all Spanish-American and Philippine
soldiers and sailors. the Woman's Re
lief Corps and Ladies' of the G. A. R.,
will meet at the court house at 100
O'Clock p. m, and from there will go
to the opera house, where the follow
Ing exercises will be had:
/. Music by the Iowa Brigade Band.
2. Music by Chorus OF 200 public
school children, under direction of
Miss Sara Williams.
3. Invocation, Rev. Alexander Nc
Ferran.
4. Reading of Memorial Orders by
Adjutant Robert Kissick.
5. Introductory Address by Post
Commander Snider, president of the
day.
6. Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address by Miss Lola |. Perkins.
Z. Music by the School Children.
8. Grafton, Comrade John Morrison.
8. Music-Solo, by Mr.. Claire d.
Gordon
10. Reading of Memorial Day Ode
prepared for the occasion by Rev. e.
H. Waring-by Rev. s. H. Zendt.
The Parade.
At 2:3O the parade will form under
the direction of the Chief Marshal on
First avenue east, TIE right resting on
First street, and from there will march
to Forest cemetery in the following
order: "''"
| 1. Platoon of Police.
| 2. Chief Marshal Stone and aides.
| 3. Iowa Brigade Band.
A. Co. F. |. n. G.
S. OskaIoosa Drum Corps.
| 6. Phil Kearney Post and all sol
diers and sailors Of the Civil and 9TH
| er wars. ".'.''
7. Disabled soldiers and sailors in
lambulances.
| 3. Carriage with orator OF the day.
8. Woman's Relief Corps.
10. Ladies' of the G. A. r.
IL. Quartette of Singers.
IL. All the Orders will report TO
the Chief Marshal for assignment.
Arriving at the cemetery the follow
ing exercises will be held at the Sol
diers' lot
l. Music by the Iowa Brigade Band.
2. Music by the Quartette.
8. Ritual services Of the G. A. r.
4. Music by the Quartette.
5. Benediction by Rev. Carl G.
Petri
At the close of these exercises men,
bers of the Post and the other soldiers
will return to the Post rooms in the
court house. where they viii be ser
we'd with lunch by the Ladies' OF the
G. A. r. on their very kind invitation.
By order of the Executive Com.
Robert Kissick, Secretary.
w. r. Cowan, Chairman.
KILLED BY TRAIN.