The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-06-02
DECORATION DAY CELEBRATION.
Fine Weather Following ,suabe Rain Helps
to Make the Celebrate Of the Day
Successful and PR" ,g One.

the day, the heartening feeling
which followed the much needed
rain more than compensated, and
the threatening clouds of the ear
ly morning grad ually drifted a
way, and the weather through.
out the day could not haye been
improved upon. The attend.
ance of spectators and visitors,
it not as large as on some pre-
vious years, was certainly cred
table even to Milbank, where
the recognition and observance
of decoration day has always
been a notable event, and at
tracted large crowd of visitors.
The rain left the str eets too wet
for parade and the line of march
was taken up on the sidewalk, the
column forming at court house
and marching up Main street to
Second avenue, thence to Fourth
street, and to the public school
building, where the school at
tendants in the column left the
parade. The parade was led by
the band, followed by the school
children of the several grades,
accompanied by their teachers,
with the first grade in the lead,
and each pupil carrying flag.
This was the most striking fea-
ture of the parade, and one that
was particularly pleasing and at
tractive to the large crowd of
spectators that lined the streets.
Following the school children
was the welldrilled forester team
Of the Woodman camp and a body
OF the A. O. U. w. lodge. The
G. A. r. veterans of the civil
war and the ladies Of the Relief
Corps rode in automobiles, aud
some twenty four cars were in
line, carrying these and other
citizens to the Gem etery.
The graves of all the old sold
iers had been marked with flag
and flowers distributed at each.
The ritual service of the G.. A. r.
was gone through with by the
post. and Comrades N. l. Low
THAN and j. V. r. Priest gave
short talks on the war of the re-
bellion and it's significance, the
band rendering several patriotic
airs before the return march
was made.
In the afternoon a goodly au-
dience gathered at the court
house grove, where temporary
seats had been arranged for the
occasion, and after several Sc
leclions by the band, Mr.. George
Puder acted as master of cere-
monies introducing the various
speakers. A fine chorus of sing
ers rendered several patriotic
pieces between the several num-
bers of the program, which con.
sisted of prayer by Rev. Holgate,
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
address in 9 very effective man
ner by Mrs. F. b. Purdy, aud
the address of the day by Rev.
H. N. Tragitt, IN which the speak
er referred to the Immune erab.e
blessings that had come down TO
US by the sacrifices of those who
took part in the struggle of fifty
years ago, together with the
struggles and sacrifices of all
the brave and true of past gener-
ations. The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. w. J. Old
field.
The ball game which was play
ed at the ball park after the GER
emonies at court house grove
drew a large crowd, and q grand
game it was. It was q pitchers
battle between the Summit and
Twin Brooks twirlers and errors
alone we're the cause of the few
scores made. The game ended
with Summit the winner by the
close score Of 8 to l. A cleaner
and more orderly game was nev.
er played on the local diamond.
not q single kick being register
ed from either side, and his jumps
made q decided hit with the fans
by his clean decisions.
The play at the Bentley Grand
was witnessed by q large audi
ence in the evening, and it wa
pronounced excellent. A dance
in Harmonic hall, given by the
Commercial club, was largely a,
tended and brought the celebra
tion to q successful close withou
lanything to mar the pleasures 0
the day.