The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-28
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Parade Will Move at 1880 p. NJ. on
Monday.

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Monday.
| Memorial exercises will be held on
Monday, May 81, by the Grand Army
posts, and Memorial Day will be gen.
orally observed by all the patriotic citi-
zens of Topeka. At z O'Clock the school
children will bring flowers to their re-
spective school houses, which will be
taken In wagons to the flower room
Of the Lincoln Post nall. The closing
event of the program will be an ad-
dress by the Rev. Mr.. F. N. Lynch at
o'clock. w. ]. Whittekind is chairman
of the general committee and has done
effective work.
| AT a. m. the committee from the
several posts of the G.. A. R., the w. r.
C. and Ladies of the G. A. r. will
meet at Lincoln hall to arrange the
floral tribute. The citizens are asked
to contribute at this time to the floral
contributions Comrade w. J. White
kind, assisted by J. Ireland, chaplain
iof post H. will be in charge of the ex-
ercises at the Topeka cemetery, and
the committees will start from Lincoln
Post hall at $3.50 o'clock The services
at the Catholic cemetery will be in
charge of Comrade Van Smith. The
Icommittee for these services will leave
the flower room at a. m. At the
Kansas avenue bridge services will be
lheld at 10 o'clock in memory of the
sailor soldier dead.
! Commander ]. o. Britnall as chief
marshal will command the parade, as
lsisted by the following men: Assistant
| marshal, Major George w. Weed; chief
of staff, Captain William Peterson;
aides, L. M. Brandon, Robert Tasker,
James Going. E. I. Hearick. Robert
Steel, William Mitchell w. n. Lowe,
IP. S. Snider. G. w. Pasker, George w.
Porter, w. H. Semple, Elmer Rodgers,
Aaron Sheetz.
! The parade will be organized as fol-
lows: George o. Wilmarth. in COM
mand fire department; platoon of po-
lice; MarshalPs band; chief marshal
and staff; Topeka fire department;
councilmen in carriages; and speakers
and committee in carriages.
Second Division-Commande by w.
III. Kemper and staff; Oakland band;
w. No 8; degree team A. o. U. w. NO
260; degree team A. o. U. w. No. 244;
degree team M. w. A. No. $500; degree
team NJ. w. A. No. 536; I. o. o. T.
lodges; other fraternal and benevolent
societies; citizens in carriages and on
foot. (.
/ Third Division-Commanded by Dr.
1 M. R. Mitchell and staff. Jackson S
band; Battery B, Kansas National
i Guard, in command of Captain W. A.
IPattison; Spanish American, Philip
lpine and other United States soldiers;
lOld Abe Camp No. 16, Sons of Veterans;
fLincoln drum corps; Lincoln post No: l,
tG. A. r.; Topeka post No. II, g. A. r. !;
Blue post No. $50, G. A. R.; Fort Pill
low post No. 321. G. A. R.; and Gage
Ipost No. 495, G. A. r.
| The formation of the parade will be
as shown below:
First division on Quincy street, right
resting on Sixth street; second division
on Quincy street. right resting on Fifth
street; third division on Sixth street,
right resting on Kansas avenue. The
parade will march at 1:30 p. m. sharp.
The first gun will be fired at Ills p.
m at which time the several organi-
cations will form and at the firing of
| the second gun at 1:30 p. m, the pro-
cession will start promptly.
| The line of march will be north on
Quincy street to Fifth street, west on
Fifth street to Kansas avenue, south
on Kansas avenue to Ninth street, east
on Ninth street to Quincy street, north
on Quincy street to the Auditorium.
tain William Peterson, chief of staff,
at the corner of Fifth and Quincy
street. for assignment in the line.
Lincoln Circle No. 1, Ladies of the G.
No "a of the w. R. c. and Fort Pillow
Corps No. so, and Gage Corps No. Sc.
will form on Quincy street, left resting
on Eighth street. and as the posts will
march pass, haIted ana open OrOer, lney
will march through the open ranks in
the order named, led by Lincoln Post
drum corps.
The program follows:
Music pipe organ; national hymn.
America" brief G. A. r. public exer-
cises; invocation by Rev. Charles A.
Finch; solo, America. Land of Lands"
| (Vincent), Mrs. B. B. Smyth; solo and
chorus, MY Fathers Flag and Mine,
| chaplain Lazier), Mrs: Ada Lazier
lPettyjohn; reading of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg speech by Comrade Judge Chas.
Miss Brunette Walters; address by
Modocs: benediction by Rev. John Tre-
zise; taps, Mr.. Mckee, bugler. The vo-
cal music will be under the direction
of NJ. c. Holman.
All persons are requested to refrain
ceased soldiers graves, in order that
no confusion may arise in decorating
the graves of the dead
All committees and school children
will report at Topeka Post hall, 218
West Sixth avenue, Immediately after
the morning exercises for lunch.
All business houses are requested to
close from 2 to p. m
Comrade ]. M. Dumenil will preside.
At the First Baptist church at II
O'Clock on Sunday morning, Rev. Thos.
|S Young will preach the annual me-
mortal sermon. 1t Is requested that
all posts, corps, and circles meet at
their individual halls at 10 a. m.
and march in body to the church.