The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-14
STATE ORDERS OUT
Department Commander of Grand
Army Urges Posts To Observe
Memorial Day Properly
READ GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Famous Speech of Lincoln to be Feat
ure of the Celebration All Over
the State This Year
Program Soon Ready

The members of the Fred 5. Lowell
Post Of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie are completing arrangements for the
celebration Of Memorial Day and the
annual program will be issued within a
few days. Final arrangements for the
observance Of the day will be made at
meeting of the Post to be held on
next Monday evening. Commander
Charles E. Likes has received from
Department Commander John G. Mar
tin of Madison the orders for the Day.
The official communication follows:
General Orders,
No. z.
Memorial Day.
Comrades; We are approaching an
other milestone in our march westward.
The sun Of our day is nearing the hori-
ION and our thinning ranks remind us
that it is fitting for us to pause and pay
heartfelt tribute to our brave comrades
sleeping so peacefully in their shallow
graves all over the Southland, and in
every city, village, and hamlet through
out this Department. Their work is
done; their warfare over. Let us
cherish and revere their memories.
In compliance with the rules and
regulations, and general orders No. 5
from National Headquarters, Saturday,
May 80, will be observed as Memorial
Day by the Grand Army of the Repub
lie of this Department. and, it is hoped,
by al good citizens of this state which
sent out over ninety thousand of her
best and bravest men-in grateful re-
membrance Of our heroic dead who fell
in battle or wasted away in prison pen,
and of our comrades who have since
passed over to the other side. Let us
streW upon their last resting places the
sweetest flowers of spring, and plant
there the flag they loved so we'll and
preserved without the loss of a single
star. Let us also remember their unset
fish devotion to duty, and from their
example gather inspiration that shall
cheer and sustain Us, as with hating
Istep we march on toward the sunset;
iand as the present generation looks on
or takes part, may they, too, be in
spired with the true spirit Of the day
AS a preparation for Memorial Day,
let all the Posts, accompanied by the
Woman S Relief Corps, Ladies of G.. A.
r., Daughters and Sons of Veterans
and Spanish War Veterans, attend di-
vine service on the Sunday preceding
May 80, meeting at the Post hall and
going in a body to the church where
arrangements have been made for such
services. Post Commanders will ar
range to have all comrades, the w. R.
c., Ladies of the g. A. r. and Daughters
and Sons of Veterans attend patriotic
exercises in the public schools on Fri
day, May 80, and viii urge the attend
ance of all the children, teachers,
clergy and the public generally, to the
exercises to be held on Memorial Day.
Post Commanders should ask the mayor
or other executive officers of their re-
spective cities and villages to request
that all places of business be closed, and
that citizens abstain from secular labor
and amusements during that portion Of
Memorial Day devoted to Decoration
and Memorial services. Post Com
manders will see that President Lin
coins address at Gettysburg be made
IA special feature Of the Memorial exer-
cises.
Flags throughout this Department
will be placed at half-mast on the
morning Of Memorial Day and so re-
main until noon, when they will be
hoisted to full mast for the remainder
of the day. City and town governments
and all our citizens throughout the state
are kindly requested to comply with
the same form
Post officers are requested to ask their
local papers to publish the above order.
By Command of
John G. Martin,
Ohclal: Department Commander
W. w Williams,
Assistant Adjutant General.