The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-15
ARRANGE DECORATION
DAY EXERCISES
Calkins Post and Corps Extend an
Invitation to All Local Patriotic
Bodies to Help Them Celebrate
National Memorial Day, on Sat-
urday, May 80.

John w. Dyer, cashier of the Com
mercial Bank as chairman, aided by
an able committee composed of Pat
rick Reilley, ]. NJ. Krause, DR.. Mary E.
Jackson and Mrs. Jesse d. Wolf. have
taken hold of the boom of Rev. F. NJ
Elliott, whose name will be presented
to the state G. A. r. encampment for
state chaplain.
The encampment will take place in
Kokomo next week from the 18th to
the 21st, inclusive. and Hammond will
be there to boost the venerable Ham
mand preacher with all her might
You may bet that last dollar that
I'll be at the encampment if my plans
are carried out, and we'll land that
job for Rev Elliott for the state chap
lain, surely" said Mr.. Dyer last night.
Mr.. Dyer, his committeeman the en-
tire Post and the Women's Relief Corps
are enthusiastic for the Hammond min
ister Letters have been sent out to
the nfty-six posts over the state boom :
hing Mt Elliott asssl at present there IS
no opposition in sight.
Decorations Day Coming.
Hammond Veterans of the war are
not forgetting. however that Decora-
! ton Day drawing near and interest
this year promises to surpass all
previous celebrations.
The w. H. Calkins Post and the w.
r. c.. are moving early in the matter.
These will be Joined by the Spanish
American veterans, who will be in line
with a large company of well-drilled
| veterans, all of whom will lend their
services in paying due homage to the
memory of the nations patriotic dead
1 The business men doubtless will de-
vote a large part of the day to this
! sacred cause The public school man
i agement has already shows its in
terest in the date by recalling the date
of the Northern Indiana Track meet
which had been announced for that
| day and placing the meet two weeks
earlier. More and more it is coming
to be understood with all classes OF
citizens that the day of patriotism
and sacred memorial, is to have the
| right of way over all secularities. II
is the design to have the mayor, the
city council, the police force, fire de-
partment and other city officials anC
all of the benevolent and fraternal or
ders, all the business and manufactur.
ing interests of the city, all The
churches. schools. both public ant
parochial, join in this service. The in
vitation includes all the above, indeed
the entire citizenship of the city anC
vicinity. It is suggested that eacl
Sunday school, Catholic and protestan
shall appoint two pupils to act on th'
flower committee. That likewise eacl
of the ward public schools, through it
principal. appoint two pupils, as mem
bers of this committee, and that th
names SO appointed be sent to tn,
chaplin If the Post not later thar
Man rs. Arrangements for appropriate
music and decorations are being made
The w. r. c. will be largely in evi
dence with flowers and ritual, closing
the day with a memorial banquet ii
honor of the living veterans and thei
families-the committee of arrange
ments have secured the services o
Hon. D. E. Boone. Rev. George r
Streeter, Miss Nettie Kenner and other
for addresses at the cemetery.