The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
The Program for Memorial Day Her

The Program for Memorial Day Here.
Mathewson post, G. A. R., has issued
the following Memorial day program:
Contributions of flowers are solicit
ed to be left at the G.. A. r. hall early
in the morning of Memorial day.
Old soldiers, members of Mathewson
post and Woman's Relief Corps will
meet at G. A. r. hall at 8 a. m. to ar
range flowers, and be in readiness to
take conveyances to the cemetery
which will be provided by the post
committee on conveyances.
Procession will form at 10 a. IN. on
Norfolk avenue in the following order:
Mayor and council.
Norfolk band.
Company D, Nebraska national
guards.
Mathewson G.. A. r. post, old sol.
diers and Spanish-American war vet
Grams.
Mathewson Woman's Relief Corps.
Norfolk Landwehr Verein.
Norfolk fire department.
Civic societies.
The procession will move at $50,
marching west to Thirteenth street,
thence north to Prospect Hill ceme-
terry, and on arriving there will form
in open order around the soldiers lot,
where the following exercises will be
held:
Music by the band.
Reading the names of the dead by
the adjutant.
Services from the G. A. R. ritual
Dirge by the band.
Firing of salute by Company d.
TAPS" by the bugler of Company
d.
Post Commander Parks will make a
detail to decorate the graves of old
soldiers in other cemeteries, and dele.
cations of the post and Woman's Re.
lief Corps will proceed to decorate
the graves of deceased members and
old soldiers, which will each be desig-
mated by a small flag and this will
close the exercises in the cemetery.
Afternoon Exercises.
Mathewson G. A. R. post and Wo-
mans Relief Corps will meet at G. A.
r. hall at 2 p. m. and march to the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
where the exercises will begin at q 30.
Order of Exercises.
Singing by choir, led by Prof. Solo.
mon.
Invocation.
Reading Lincolns Gettysburg ad-
dress.
Singing by the choir.
Memorial day address by Hon. Will.
lis E. Reed Of Madison.
Singing, America" led by choir in
which all will join. =
Benediction.
Committees for Memorial Day.
Observation-Disclosures Woman's Re,
lief Corps.
Marking Graves-Widaman and Nc.
Ginnis.
Decorating Church and Hall-Com
mander Parks.
Music-Matrau.
Conveyances-Byerly and Beswick.
Public Schools Exercises.
On Friday, May 26, all old soldiers
are requested to visit the schools al
1870 p. m.
Teachers and children alike always
delight to honor the survivors of the
war of 1861 to 1865, the men who risk
ed their lives for the preservation oil
the union, and these men should by
| their presence in the school rooms or
the Friday before Memorial day mani
fest their interest in the work of the
schools. This is also a compliance
with orders from the national and de
partment commanders.
Memorial Sunday Services.
On Sunday, May %, members o.
Mathewson G. A. R. post and Woman's
Relief Corps and all old soldiers will
meet at G.. A. R. hall at 10 a. m. anC
march in a body to the First Meth
odist Episcopal church and attend di
vine exercises conducted by the pas
tor, the Rev. Mr.. Kirkpatrick. 1t il
expected that Company d, n. n. G.
will act as escort on that occasion.
Invitation.
All city officers and organization
mentioned in this program are respect
fully requested to arrange to take
part in carrying out this order of ex
services for Memorial day without fur
Their notice or invitation from tn,
Grand Army post
By order of the post.
Samuel N. Parks,
Commander.
H. G. Matrau,