The daily sentinel., 1912-05-27
Grand Junction. Colo, May 27.

Grand junction, Colo, May 27.
In accordance with the custom o
our order and in obedience to tn
orders of the commander in chief o
the Grand Army of the Republic
Phil Sheridan Post No. Is will OBJ
serve Memorial day on Thursday
May 80. 1912.
The Women's Relief Corps, Ladie
of the G. A. r., Sons of Veterans ant
all military and civic societies, an,
especially the school children, are in
vited to unite with us in the proper
observance of the day.
The various organizations will as
semble at their respective headquar
ters at 9:15 am, and march in {
body to the east front of the schoo
building on Sixth street, and report
to c. w. Rundle, marshal of the day
who will assign them places in the
line of march, which will move
promptly at 10 o'clock in the follow.
ing order:
County and city officers.
Grand Junction band.
Company F., n. G. c.
Sons of Veterans
Phil Sheridan drum corps.
Phil Sheridan Post No. Is, G. A. X
Phil Sheridan Relief Corps No. L.
Grand Junction Circle No. 2S, La
dies of the G.. A. X.
Civic societies.
School children.
Citizens on foot.
Citizens in carriages.
Grand Junction are department.
The line of march will be from the
school building to White avenue, to
Third street, to Main street, TO Sixth
street, to Ute avenue, to opera house,
where the following program has
been arranged for:
Memorial orders.
Address by the past commander.
Song by the ladies quartet.
Prayer by Comrade II. IL. Beach.
Memorial orders by Commander in
Chief John A. Logan, issued May .,
1868.
Grafton of the day by Hon. n. c.
Miller.
Solo by Miss Mable Marsh.
President Lincoln's address at Get
tysburg, by Comrade f. j. Vosburg.
America" by the audience.
Benediction by Comrade II. IL.
Beach.
After the program is completed,
| those having conveyances of any
kind are requested to have them in
readiness to convey the old soldiers
and friends to the cemetery to strew
flowers upon the graves of our heroes,
who, at their country's call, offered
themselves willing sacrifice on
their country's altar. Let us not for
get that on this day above all Others
we remember with heartfelt graft
l. 1aa.. .ls,l.f !
yations and death We're not in vain
and that to the youth of our land
this day shall be an object lesson
given by our patriotic citizens in ap.
probation due the defenders OF lib
erty. BY order of
j. X. FALLS,
\. n. SMITH, Post Commander
Adjutant.
The following is the departmental
order of Commander II. NJ. Minor o
the department OF Colorado and wy
oming affecting the observance of thu
| day:
| Headquarters Department of Colorado
and Wyoming, Grand Army OF tn
Republic, Room 80, State Capitol
Denver, Colo, May IS, 1912.
General Order No. Q
First. II. Nj. Trimble, nationa
commander of the Grand Army of tn
Republic, ON February 20, 1912, b.
general order No. 4, issued from ma
tional headquarters, Chicago, Ill
urges the Grand Army posts through
out the nation to observe our Nation
al Memorial day in a proper and suit
able manner; and, in pursuance o
his order. |, as department command
er of the department of Colorado an,
| Wyoming, do hereby command an,
enjoin of every Grand Army post ii
this department to see to it that Ma
30-our National Memorial day-b
suitably observed.
Second. The national encamp
ment at Rochester in August, 1911
ordered that, as part of the publ
exercises OF Memorial day, bells b
tolled from / 2 o'clock noon TO IL 05
that flags be placed at half-mast, an
that comrades remain standing wit
uncovered heads during this period
Third. That. in addition to tn
reading of Lincolns Gettysburg ad
dress, the general order of Genera
John A. Logan, commander in chiei
establishing May 80 as Memorial day
should be read as part of the pub
lie exercises.
Fourth. A resolution was adopte
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