The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-29
WILL OBSERYf
MEMORIAL DAY
GRAVES OF CAlUMET'S SOLDIER
DEAD TO BE DECORATED TO-
MORROW - PROGRAM
FOR THE DAY.

Memorial day will be httingly OBJ
served i'm Calumet tomorrow All of
the stores and business places will DC
closed and Sunday hours will be OBJ
served at the Calumet postofiice. The
SCHOOLS will also be closed for the day
The children of the public and paro-
chal SCHOOLS win bring flowers To the
Calumet Light Guarc armory where
they will be arranged by numbers OF
Co. A. Engineers. AT nine o'clock,
squads will go to the Hccla cemetery
whore the graves of all veterans will
be decorated and volleys will be fired.
The Memorial day parade will form
at the Calumet Light Guard armory
promptly at o'clock and win be head
ed by the Calumet & Hecla band. The
veterans of the Civil war will march to
the boundaries of Red Jacket. where
carriages will be provided TO convey
them 10 the cemetery. The Spanish
| American war veterans and members
of Co. a. Engineers dressed I'm cam
paign uniforms will march to toe Gem
etery.
Rev. r. w. Farquhar. pastor of the
Red Jacket Congregational church viii
give the invocation at the cemetery
and the Memorial day address will be
| delivered by Rev. FIR. Herculan, pas
tor of the Sacred Heart church. Thcre
will he no singing at the cemetery but
the Calumet and Hecla band will rem
der several selections.
Addresses Co. A and Vets.
Company A, Engineers. and Span
ish-American war veterans. attended
divine services at the Red Jacket Con-
.gregational church yesterday morning,
Rev. r. w. Tarquhar preaching a SER
mon appropriate TO Memorial Day and
military valor. The church was dec
Grated with the national colors
The pastor lauded the countrys
heroes. and gave them the credit for
the great place the United States now
holds among the nations of the world.
Their sacrifices, he maintained. made
it possible for this land To become
greater purer. grander and more pow
erful. Loyalty to the government, their
homes and institutions, prompted
these sacrifices that the country
might live and prosper for the bcne-
lit of future generations. Rev. Farqu-
har described loyalty as a passion,
a sentiment that grips and compels |
men 10 lay down their lives for their
country. He spoke of the close connec-
ton between Memorial Day observ-
ances and religious services, declaring |
that the fires of each burn closely to- |
Gcther, one seeming 10 kindlc the |
other The pastors address was a |
mastery effort, inspiring and intense
ly patriotic.
X. G. e. Memorial Sunday.
Rev. ]. 4. Ten Brock, pastor of the
Christ Episcopal church. addressed the
members Of Garfield Castle and Calu-
met Commandary Knights of the
Golden Eagle at Memorial services
held at the Union Temple OF Honor
hall at Q O'Clock yesterday morning
Rev. Ten Brock called attention To
the significance of the day and com
mended the members on the purpose
FOR which they had gathered. At the
conclusion of the memorial service, the
members of the two branches march |
ed TO the Lake View cemetery where
the graves of deceased members were |
decorated with markers and flowers. !
The Commandary appeared for the |
first time in public i'm new uniforms
and presented "A fine appearance. EX- /
orcses were also conducted at the |
cemetery, which included the invoca-
ton by Mr.. Kemp and short talks by |
Messrs, Kneebone and Milford. \ mu-
steal program was also given.
Odd Follows Decorate.
Committees representing the mem
bers of Hecla lodge No. 90 and Calu-
met lodge, No. 1874 visited the ceme-
terry yesterday morning and decorated
the graves of deceased members.
Knights Templar to Church.
The members of Montrose Com |
mandary knights Templar attended |
divine services at the Calumet Baptist
church yesterday morning. Rov. Geo.
ID. Harger. pastor Of the church deliv-
cred a special sermon, appropriate for
the occasion.