Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-30
Memorial Day Services Will
be Participated In by All
Ottumwa;; Program to
Start in Morning.
PARADE WILL WEND
ITS WAY TO GRAVES
Dr.. T. w. Jeffrey Will De-
liver Grafton Of Day In
OttumWa Cemetery; Sons
Of Veterans In Charge.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
FIR the fitting observance Of Memorial
day in Ottumwa, and tomorrow, re.
gardless OF the kind Of weather that
may prevail, the memory Of the sons
OF the stars and stripes who fought
for the union in the stormy days OF u
to '66, will be made hallowed and their
glories and virtues will be extolled
when the gratitude of united and
grateful people will be shown by mt
ting ceremony. The regular order OF
the observance will be much the same
as in the years gone by with the ex-
ception that its arrangement this year
has been largely the work of the Sons
of Veterans, many of whom are CON-
memorated in the services Of the day.
A parade forming at the court house
and vending It's way to the cemetery,
the decoration OF the graves, sounding
OF taps and firing the farewell volley
by the firing squad, all these and the
singing and oratorical program, goes
to make up the regular Memorial day
ceremonies. In the morning Clout-
man post G.. "A. r. will join with ]. NJ.
Tuttle post Of South Ottumwa and
march to the Odd Fellows hall on the
south side where Hon. Ellsworth
Rominger of Bloomfield, will deliver
the address Of the day. Cloutman post
has been ordered to meet at the g. A..
aR. room In the court house at 10 a..
M, and after being Joined there by
the Fifty-fourth regiment band, will
march to the street car waiting room
corner Market and Second streets,
where the cars will be taken to the
south side.
s. Program at Cemetery.
The main celebration will be held
In the afternoon in the Ottumwa cem-
etery at which place lengthy and
elaborate program of prayer, hymns,
eulogy, music by the band and final
/ benediction will be rendered after the
firing OF the yolley, sounding Of taps
and decoration Of the graves of the
soldiers.
The Parade.
The parade to the cemetery will
form at l 80 p. M, at the court house.
II rain should fall and spoil the out
door program, the committee has ar
ranged for the use of the Grand opera
house for the speaking program. Capt.
s. H. Harper is to be the chief mar
shall Of the occasion and for his aids
he win have T. Holl Spilman and DR..
C. M. Work. The parade will take
on the following formation:
Platoon of police.
Fifty-fourth regiment band.
Company G, I. N. G.
Sons of Veterans.
Speakers carriage.
Old soldiers in carriages.
j. M. Tuttle post G. A. R., and Clout-
man post G.. A. r.
Children Decorate Graves.
Upon arrival at the cemetery, when
the parade reaches the soldiers lot
taps will be sounded and q volley will
be fred by the firing squad. Follow
ing this the graves of veterans will be
decorated by school children. The
children are requested to leave flowers
at the various schools early tomorrow
morning where the committee will
gather them during the later morning.
The Program.
Following the military program in
the cemetery, the rsrade will move on
toward the speakers' stand where
President OF the Day A.. W.. Enoch
will be in charge. The program here
will consist Of:
Music by the regiment band.
Inyocation-Rev. r. J. Locke.
Vocal selections-Edward Weeks
quartet.
Memorial address Rev. T. w. JEFF
frey.
Music Quartet.
Benediction--Rev. r. j. Locke.