The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

Out In the cemeteries or the city
the little green mounds under which
many fallen heroes of the nations
wars lie sleeping are strewn with
MOWERS today, and at the head ok
each grave floats the national nag
This afternoon. the local survivors
OF the mighty host that sailed forth
at their country's call. IN 1861. 20
preserve the union, and those younger
heroes. who braved death and disease
In the southern swamps to aven8o the
destruction OF the Maine and her
goodly crew. will unite IN holding an
propriate Memorial day services a
knights Of Equity hall. Second and
florists. The annual parade VIII
take place at 2 o'clock, starting from
Grand Circus park, and the line o.
march Will be down Woodward 70
Jefferson, to Griswold. to Fort and
thence to the hall.
The graves have been decorated w
q committee OF ladies, headed BY Mrs.
Emma Bailey No. 363 Hubbard-nve
OF the Fairbanks Woman's Relief
corps. The flowers were provided ~
the school children or Detroit.
Today's observance takes on add
tional interest because Il marks the
anniversary Of The
beginning OF the civil war. For this
reason the Memorial day program n
unusually elaborate, and the parade,
It ~ expected. will be one Of the most
Representative held Gin years. Ideal
weather Conditions prevail. The sun
made its appearances during the
morning hours. but clouds tempered
its rays, and q light breeze made the
weather very comfortable for march
The pssads xili be Il sIx divlsIosz.
accomplishing, besidea the u&1nhor1 Is
the various Grand Army posts. the
Spanish War Veterans and the Son,
Of Veterans, many uniformed oreani-
Nations representative Of yarious
fraternal orders. #
leading the parade viii be pla-
toon Of mounted police. and behind
them the chief marshal. Samuel y.
Lawrence, and his stan. The frot
division will be made up Of = detn<;l-
ment Of the Twenty Sixth u. s. In
fantry, stationed at Fort Wayne:
Troop b, Michigan National Guard;
the First and Third battalions of lie
Michigan National Guard and the
First and Third divisions Of the Mich
igan Naval Brigade.
Uniformed ranks Of the I O. o. r.
and X. OF p, the First regiment OF
Kosciuszko Guards, the Michigan reai-
ment OF the Dentsche Landwehr. tne
Letter Carriers association. Talbot
camp, M. w. A.. and the Ninteenth
u. s. Infantry Veterans association
WIZ make up the second and third
divisions
Next in order win come the spanlsn
War veterans under Mai. Georrc
Dick. and then the Civil war veterans
under command Of Capt. John I. Spill
lane. For the disabled veterans and
Hembers Of the women's patriotic 20
cities, carriages and automobiles have
been provided and these viii form The
sixth division.
The services !. in the knights az
Equity hall will begin promptly AZ 3
o'clock, with bugle call BY J. w.
Whitley. Chief Marshal Lawrence
will introduce Alexander 8. McWil-
iiams, chaplain OF the National Az
ISOLATION OF Naval Veterans. who VIII
preside. The Rev william A Busch.
pastor Of Gospel Tabernacle Advent
Christian church, will deliver the In
vocation. The speakers viii be Mayor
Thompson and the Rev. Frederick
Tower Galpin, pastor OF the First
Baptist church. Comrade Fred n.
Schmalkriedt, OF the Spanish War vet
Grams, will read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address, and Mrs. Marion Widrig. Of
the o. NJ Poe. w. n. c., will give q
patriotic reading Music win be pro-
yided by pupils of the Houghton
school. under the direction OF Prof.
Thomas Chilyeps, supervisor Of music
In the Detroit public schools: the
First Baptist church choir and the
Clarion male quartet. composed OF r.
w. Gray, Frank Fl. DENIES, Wesley q.
Smith and Charles H. Smith The Rex
Frank s. Roland. pastor Of the csss-
ave. M. Il. church. win pronounce the,
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