The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-06-16
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
Red Men, Foresters, Woodmen and
Pocahontas Observe Sunday.

Memorial services were observed
Sunday in three of the leading lodge
organizations of the city, the Red
Men, the Foresters and the Woodmen
of the World. The Red Men and the
Woodmen of the World had elaborate
programs with ritualistic observance
at Forest cemetery where they march
ed in body headed by the Iowa Bri-
gade Band and accompanied by the
ladies of the Degree of Pocahontas
The parade moved about two o'clock
| from the Red Men hall corner High
avenue and b street, the band leading
The ladies of the Pocahontas followed
and then came the Red Men and the
Woodmen.
Salute Chief Mahaska.
The procession upon reaching Mark
ct street turned south and the Poca-
hontas and the Red Men lined up in
front of Chief Mahaska and saluted.
The statue was also appropriately
decorated. This tribute to Mahaska
has been made a part of >the regular
Memorial Day service of the Red Men.
Arrived at the cemetery the lodges
went about the work of their separate
programs.
The Woodmen.
The feature of the Wodmen service
was the unwilling of monument to
the memory of the late John N. Mar
tin who was a member of the order.
The address made upon tht occasion
was delivered by the Hon. F. H.
Dewey. of Des Moines, one of the
state officers of the w. o. W.. 1t was
listened to attentively by large fol-
Elwoing. Thenumbers of the program
were separated by band selections.
.o.... The Red Men. ~
The Red Men after decorating the
graves with wreaths, of their departed
brothers, twenty-nine of whom are in
the long sieep, gathered at a conven-
lent place for the formal program and
address. The music of the band FORM
a part of the service and the male
auartette from Penn College was ac-
companied by the band in the singing
of hymn.
Ioway Tribe No. of the Red Men
have lost three of its braves since the
Memorial Day of 1909, Donate Paveg-
liza of Cricket, Charles Holmes and
John Martin. The memorial address
delivered by Rev. Alexander McFerran
was worthy of the close attention it
received.
The Foresters.
The memorial service of the For
esters was of a different character.
The decoration of the graves at the
cemeteries was attended to by COM
mfttee and the program which was of
public nature held at the Foresters'
hall over the Hub clothing store on
High avenue east. Music-for the oc-
casion was furnished by Burke's or
chestra preceding and following the
opening ceremony by the lodge Off
Gals and members. Vocal solos were
rendered by Roy Kemble and Mrs.
Annie Mcdonald, and an instrumental
selection by Robert Miner, Jr. Adj
dresses of appropriate character were
delivered by John G. Williams and
John p. White, both of which were
notable by reason of the lofty senti-
ment expressed.
Court Pride of Mahaska of the For
esters of America has lost five men,
bers during the twelve months pre-
ceeding Memorial Day. They are
Thomas Webster, James Anderson,
Jesse Oakley, Thomas A. Anderson
and Pete Miller. The other honored
dead of the order, making a total of
twenty-three, are as follows:
William II. Smith, William Daugh-
erty, Robert Young, George Golightly,
Harry Richardson, Louis Williams,
Louis Gilman, August Gilman, DR..
Horace G. Perry. Oscar Johnson, Chas.
Winchell, Mike Scully, John NJ. Clough,
Joseph Alberta, Domnick Cuff, VIM.
Cricket, David Morgan and Oliver
Parks.