Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
NJ b MORTAL DAY
Fittingly Observed in Mineral Point
bY Veterans. Members of the
Corps and Citizens
Generally.
ADDRESS BY
SUPT. LOVELAND
An Interesting Program Carried
Out in the First Ward Park.

Out In the FIRST Wdru SarK.
Mineral Point honored the memory
of the soldier dead by appropriate ex
exercies in the schools on last Friday,
services on Memorial Sunday, and ex-
ercises in the park on Memorial day.
A brief report of the exercises held
in the schools is given in the school
notes printed in today's paper.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
The Memorial services were held in
the M. E. Church on Sunday morning,
commencing at 10:30 o'clock. There
was a large attendance of the members
Of the Corps, veterans, and others.
The sermon was by the pastor, Rev.
! S. A Bender. It was an exceptionally
fine and appropriate discourse upon the
duty of all to make and keep the nation
pure by the inculcation and practice of
Christian truths and principles. The
| music was good and inspiring, in keep
ing with the occasion. The following
veterans were present: George Il. Cox,
w. H. Whitford, W. w. Williams,
Humbert, Coad, Hoare, Jeuck, Rey-
nolds, Pitts, kirkpatrick, J. B. Prideaux,
B. T. Prideaux, Shepard, Spensley,
Nicholson, John Harris, J. S. Williams,
Arthur, Hack Skinner, Hooking, w. Ell.
Ellis.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Memorial day was observed with
appropriate exercises, which were car
ried out under the direction of the
Post and Corps and teachers and pupils
of the public schools. The program
follows:
Music by the Band.
Prayer-Rev. S. A. Bender.
Double Mixed Quartet - Decoration
Day-Helen Meiss, Ruby Hughes, Hen
rietta Kane. Eloise James. Courtney
Sherman, Harold Cummings, Ulmont
H ealy, Roman Healy.
Reading Of Orders-Adjt. Williams
Girls Trio-Tribute to the Dead
Henrietta Kane, Eloise James, Ruby
Hughes.
Commanders Address - Commander
George G. Cox.
Calling the Roll of the Dead-Com
rade S. E. Shepard. Response-Comrade
B. T. Prideaux.
Wreath to the Unknown Dead-Mrs.
Perry, President Woman Relief Corps.
Salute to the Dead by the Post.
Taps-by Prof. J. W. Anderson.
Boys Chorus s-The Bugler- Gordon
Shepard, Raymond Mauger, Harry
Frieden. Dalvin Julian, Harvey Hulk
table, Garnet Wearing.
The Pefect Tribute Gettysburg Ad-
dress Samuel Jelliffe.
Double Mixed Quartet = Memorial
Day.
The Soldiers Reprieve = Barbara
Ketter.
The Old Soldier-Roscoe Parmley.
Girls Quartet = Memorial Hymn
Eleanor Moody, Agnes Jackson, Loretta
Huxtable, Leone Wong.
Memorial Day-Supt. R. E. Loveland.
America-by the Band and audience.
Benediction-Rev M. Chase.
The manner in which the program
was carried out reflected credit up all
who had a part therein. The brief
address of Supt. R. E. Loveland was
an excellent one, was well received, as
was each number on the program.
The following veterans were present
at the Memorial day exercises: Com
mander George G. Cox, w. H. Whit
ford, Charles M. Cox, W. W. Williams,
J. j. Humbert, William Coad, j. A.
Hoare, George Jeuck, E. G. Reynolds,
H. Pitts, George Kirkpatrick, S. E.
Shepard, B. T. Prideaux, J. B. Prideaux,
Ed. Andrews, w. H. Trevillian, J. S.
Williams, George Nicholson, w. j.
Jones, David Dietzman, Jonathan Evans,
John Stoner, John Treloar, R. S. Jacobs,
John Harris, S. Hooking.