Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-31
HONOR THE VETERANS
Annual Observance of Memorial Day
in DEBORAH an Impress
Sive One.
AN IMPOSING PROCES SION
Services on Memorial Sunday and
Exercises Memorial Day Partici-
patet. i'm by Large Number
of Citizens.

The annual Memorial Day exer-
cises in DEBORAH yesterday were of
character BETTING the occasion.
1t was beautiful day, large crowd
participated and witnessed the pro-
cession, and the program was car,
ried out successfully from start to
finish.
At 1890 o'clock the procession
/ formed on Water street, and march
ed east. At the head was the De-
corah Merchants Band, Respondent
/ in their handsome new Liberti uni
forms. Their first selection was
new funeral march by w. B. Coup
of this city, and is one of the most
beautiful dirges we have ever heard.
Following them came the veterans
in line, marching behind the Stars
and Stripes, their lines broken and
marked by the passing of the years,
yet their hearts afre with old-time
zeal and patriotism. The DEBORAH
Fire Department followed, we'll
groomed and we'll drilled. Next was
the magnificent Luther College Con-
cert Band, a splendid organization
of about 100 pieces, which everyone
is immensely proud of, and whose
music resounded with beauty, har-
mony and precision. The ladies OF
the w. Il. c. came next, then Ions
line of school children carrying
flags, a beautiful and impressive
sight. A carriage in which rode
Commander L. L. CALDWELL the
speaker, Prof. j. c. Richter, and
Rev. W. NJ. Lemen brought up the
rear, followed by the Ladies of the
G. A r. in automobiles. Marching
east on Water street, then south to
Main street and west to the soldiers
monument, the draping of the monu-
ment with wreathes was done while
the L. C. Concert Band played. The
procession then proceeded west and
north to Water street and east to
the Grand opera house, where the
veterans marched between the ranks
of the fire department and into the
opera house.
The opera house was beautifully
decorated with flags, bunting, flow
ers and pictures. Seats were reserv-
ed for the veterans and ladies in
the front of the house.
The exercises opened with a splen-
| did song by the Echo Glee Club,
Messrs. Larsen, Amundsen, Hexom,
Sunnes, Bolstad and Holm Prayer
was offered by Rev. w. NJ. Lemen,
after which Commander L. L. Cad
we'll made few remarks and called
the roll of the dead, those comrades
who had passed away during the
past year, and as their names were
called, vacant chairs were decorated
in their names by little girls. Their
names were:
T. w. Hazelton, Co. D, 21st Iowa
Inf.
A. J. Cratsenberg, Co. F, 186th New
York Inf.
Anton e. Anderson, Co. G, 18th Iowa
Inf
John French, Co. A, 9th Indiana
Inf.
VIM. P. McClaskey, Co. \, 1st Cal.
Cav.
Ulick Frey, Co. H, 1OSth III. Inf.
The Echo Glee Club sang Lead,
Kindly Light" and Commander
Caldwell then read the General Ord
ers, following which Mrs. L. L. Cad
well, president of the w. r. c., read
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Supt.
J. c. Richter of the city schools then
delivered the Memorial address,
which was listened to with interest
by the veterans and others who were
present
The exercises closed with another
song by the Echo Glee Club, after
which the veterans repaired to the
Post Rooms, where dinner was serv-
ed by the ladies of the w. r. c.,
and in the afternoon the various
cemeteries were visited and the
graves decorated
The services on Memorial Sunday
were held at the Grand opera house,
and were even more impressive than
those of yesterday The Congrega-
tional church choir sang, Rev. NJ.
Willett offered the invocation, and
Rev. W. NJ. Lemen of the Methodist
church delivered the sermon, which
was strong appeal for better liv-
ing and for patriotic teaching.