The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-05-19
Memorial Day.
1911.
Commander Nelson J. Baylor has

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Commander Nelson J. Baylor has
issued the following orders:
Headquarters Post 90. G. A. II.
Lambertville. N. j., May IL, 1911.
SPECIAL ORDER No. /:
! |. Memorial Day, that day npon
which patriotic people gather togeth-
or everywhere to do honor to the
sacred dead. is again upon us. Com
rades, Let us as is most fitting unite
in making the solemn services OF that
day as impressive as possible by APP
propriate exercises aud by strewing
the choicest flowers of Spring upon
the graves of our departed comrades
aud so show to the world that as citl-
zens we appreciate their sacrifices, for
| their country, as comrades we revere
their memories aud to the rising gem
Grafton that he who dies for his
country dies nobly.
IL. Comrades will assemble at Post
Headquarters on Sunday afternoon,
May %, at $3.50 O'Clock aud proceed to
Rlverview Cemetery, where appropri-
ate memorial services will be hold
and the graves strewn with flowers.
III. Comrades will assemble at Post
Headquarters on Tues day, May 80, at
8 o'clock A. NJ. sharp and proceed to
oh ~ Atap 1aa
for the purpose of holding exercises
appropriate To Memorial Day.
~. On each occasion comrades will
wear white gloves and badge aud
carry cane.
V. All veterans of the Civil and
Spanish wars are urgently requested
to turn out with and assist the Post
in all the exercises.
vi. Order of exercises and commit
tees will be announced by the Memoir
ial Day Committee.
BY order of N, J. BAYLOR,
JAMES O. BELLS, Post Commander.
Adjutant.
The Memorial Day Committee, Har-
ry s. Kroeson, James o. BELLS, j. w.
Crook, Israel Il. Naylor, Jacob II
Haas, make the following details and
Committee to mark graves with
flags in our city cemeteries Jacob
Johnson aud SON.
Committee to visit cemeteries at
| Rosemont, Sandy Ridge aud vicinity
Cyrenas Slack and Comrade.
Committee to visit cemeteries at Mt.
Airy and Rock Church William l..
Welch and comrade.
On the morning of Memorial Day,
Tuesday, May 80, the line will form
on Ooryell street, right resting on
Union street at Q o'clock in following
order:
Marshal H. s. Kroeson
Pioneers
Go. +, National Guard
Post 10, q. A. II.
Camp No. 10. Sons of Veterans
Washington Camp, p. o. s. of A.
Invited guests IN carriages
The line will march from Coryel
street to Union, down Union to Ferry,
to Franklin, to MI. Hope cemetery,
where the following exercises will be
held:
Music by band.
Prayer.
Reading of President Llncoln's
Gettysburg address by Sidney Hay
hurst.
Address by the Rev. Mr.. Potter, of
New Hope.
Benediction.
Dirge by band aud decorating
graves in Mt. Hope and st. Johns
cemeteries.
Taps.
Firing of volev by squad from Sons
OF Veterans.
The line will then reform and
march from cemetery to Bridge street
to Main, to Delaware Avenue, TO
Union, down Union TO York, to mon
at the base of the monument. Line
will then march to MAN. to Coryell,
TO Union, and dismiss.
The public is asked TO contribute
flowers. Let each school come TO Post
headquarters with a bunch OF flowers
on Monday, May 30, for Tuesday, May
80 and for Riverview cemetery have
the flowers at Post Room on Satur.
day, May 81.
By order of
HARRY s. KRoEsoN,
JAMES o. BELLS,
j. W. Crook,
ISRAEL r. NAYLoR,
JACOB Il. HAAS,
| Committee.