The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-31
PROGRAM FOR VETERANS
MEMORIAL DAY THURSDAY
BESTOWAL CEREMONY OF THE
CROSSES OF HONOR BY THE
DAUGHTERS A FEATURE.

1ohn " Morgan Camp. u. G.. V.
met sunday afternoon with very
good attendance Of Veterans. Mrs
Arthur Walcott. president of tine
Daughters, was present. as the moo.
ing was am important one. plans for
observing the "m of June 1on Da.
Wis birthday as Memorial Day. hay.
ing to be- considered ,ffcr prayer
and 'no singing of hymn Mis-
Gladys Robinson played very beau
ti1l .l,elcotiou with much taste
and fine execution The business OF
the day was then introduced. and ry-
marks vcr. mad" by various mem.
b'rs of the camp The adusabilty
of dcfnrring the ceremonies until
ucN sunday was mentioned. but T.
was unanimously agreed 10 keep the
birthday of the departed commander
u-cbicf especially as. under the
rules governing tine Daughters only
two days FOO the year 'lo birthdays
Of Leo and Davis. cam Doc observed
as the times for hos'oVal of crosse.
Of honor This Is vital matter. as
during the past year fwo beloved
comrades have departed beyond the
river but a brief time after the
little cross that means so much
was pinned upon their breasts II
was unanimously agreed that the
Camp, the Chapter Of the L. u. G..
and the Sons, cooperate 70 observe
this day. and a committee on ar
rangements. consisting Of Mesrames
Arthur Walcott, president L. n. G.
sallie Floyd Watson and Comrades
w r. Wood. commander. Edward
Burnett. Henry Sutherland and u. VI
Rumph was appointed These ar
ranged a program as follows: Pray
or by Rev. II. G. Connolly; -inging.
"Bonnio Blue Flag by chorus aud
and audience. accompanied by Mrs.
VI lkard; address by Rev. H. R.
Smith; bestowal Of fourteen crosses
of honor. and reading of The rules
governing the giving of these crosses
by Mrs Arthur Walcott: address
from the Daughters 10 the Veterans
by Mrs Sallie Floyd Watson; Re
marks by Veterans: "DiMc' sung by
chorus and audience. Mrs. VI. lkard
accompanist
No feature of The day SHOULD be-
NOR, carefully noted than tho ar
raugomcnts in regard - IN" colloo-
ton for the Confederate Home. on
that day Il Is requested that every
person who feels the least interest
in the project to provide a home
for INDECENT and helpless Confcdcr-
ate veterans will hand 10 General
Pulliam the sum of twenty-five
cents. or as much moro as ho or
she feels able to contribute This
can be done at the district court
room whore the meeting will be-
held. or elsewhere
II should be stated that Mr. ] r.
Best was In attendance, and made
am offer in regard 20 his property,
recently mentioned i'm this paper as
good site for the home. With
what Mr.. Best will donate, the prop
crty can be bought for about -four
thousand dollars
The hour appointed for the Mem.
orial services is p. m. and a
prompt attendance is requested. The
public is most cordially invited 10
be at tho district court room at
that hour, and special invitation is
extended to all pupils in attendance
AZ the public schools. No better oh.
ject lesson in patriotism could pos.
sihly be given them that these hon.
ors done to men who lost every
thing i'm their struggle for the right
as they believed II to be the right
these men who defeated by over
powcring numbers, have wrested vi b.
tory from defeat.