The Detroit times., 1911-05-30

Out In the cemeteries OF the city
the little green mounds under which
many fallen heroes of the nations
wars lie sleeping are strewn with
1owers today, and at the head Of
each grave floats the national flag.
This afternoon, the local survivors
OF the mighty host that Sailed forth
at their country's call, In 1861, to
preserve the union, and those younger
heroes, who braved death and disease
In the southern swamps TO avenge the
destruction of the Maine and her
goodly crew, will unite In holding ap-
propriate Memorial day services In
Knights OF Equity hall, Second and
Fort-sts The annual parade will
take place at 2 o'clock, starting from
Grand Circus park, and the line OF
march will be down Woodward to
Jefferson, to Griswold. to Fort and
thence to the hall.
The graves have been decorated by
a committee OF ladies, headed by Mrs.
Emma Bailey, No. 1863 Hubbard-ave..
of the Fairbanks Woman's Relief
corps. The flowers were provided by
the school children OF Detroit
Today's observance takes on addi-
tional interest because II marks the
semi-centennial anniversary OF the
beginning OF the civil war For this
reason the Memorial day program Is
unusually elaborate, and the parade,
1t is expected, will be one OF the most
representative held In years. Ideal
weather conditions prevail The sun
made It's appearance during the
morning hours, but clouds tempered
its rays, and a light breeze made the
weather very comfortable for march
ing.
The parade viii be in six divisions.
comprising, besides the members lf
the various Grand Army posts, the
Spanish War Veterans and the Sons
OF Veterans, many uniformed organi-
zations representative OF various
fraternal orders.
Leading the parade will be q pia-
toon Of mounted police, and behind
them the CHIEF marshal, Samuel j..
Lawrence, and his star. The first
division will be made up of detaci-
ment OF the Twenty-Sixth u. 8. in
fantry, stationed at Fort Wayne:
Troop b, Michigan National Guard;
the First and Third battalions Of the
Michigan National Guard and the
First and Third divisions OF the Mich
Igan Naval Brigade.
Uniformed ranks OF the /. o. o. +.
and X. of p, the First regiment Of
Kosciuszko Guards, the Michigan regi-
ment OF the Deutsche Landwehr, the
Setter Carriers association, Talbot
camp, NJ w. A, and the Ninteenth
u. s. Infantry Veterans association
will make up the second and thir6
divisions.
Next in order will come the SpanIc1
War veterans under Maj. GeorEo
Dick, and then the Civil war veterans
under command OF Capt John r. Spill
lane. For the disabled veterans and
members OF the women's patriotic 90
cities, carriages and automobiles have
been provided and these will form the
sixth division.
The services In the Knights OF
Equity hall will begin promptly at
o'clock, with bugle call by J. w.
Whitley. Chief sMarshal Lawrence
will introduce Alexander s.. McWil-
ISOLATION OF Naval Veterans, who will
pTtbiuc. ne rev. Wiuihn n Du1IHr
pastor OF Gospel Tabernacle Advent
Christian church, will deliver the i'm
vocation. The speakers will be Mayor
Thompson and the Rev Frederick
Tower Galpin, pastor Of the First
Baptist church. Comrade Fred r.
OF the Spanish War vet
efans, will read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address, and Mrs. Marion Widrig, OF
the o. M. Poe, w. r. c., viii give
patriotic reading. Music will be pro
vided by pupils OF the Houghton
school, under the direction OF Prof
Chilvers, supervisor of music
in the Detroit public schools; the
First Baptist church choir and the
Clarion male quartet, composed or X.
w. Gray. Frank Fl. Dennes. Wesley @.
Smith and Charles l.. Smith. The Rev.
Frank s. Roland. pastor of the Cass-
ave. NJ +. church. will pronounce the
Prof. John ]. Curten
will preside at the organ.