The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-31
PAY TRIBUTE TO
DEPARTED SOLDIERS.
DR. DAVIDSON DELIVERS ADDRESS
CHOIR OF BEAUTIFUL VOICES
CHILDREN FORM In PARADE.
Winfield and TaReytOWn Also Hold
Memorial Services.

Memorial Day was fittingly observ-
ed yesterday by services in the Opera
House at o'clock. After the sing
ing OF America" and prayer by Rev.
Dr.H. H.L.Feeman, Of the Seminary Miss
Nellie Roger very gracefully deliver
ed greeting from the children, and
Master Charles Bish recited very i'm
pressively My Grand Pas Grave
The singing OF Star Spangled Banner
closed the first part of the program.
The rest Of the program was as fol-
lows:
Part 2nd.-Hymn, REST, Spirit,
Rest" Logan's First Order, Gen. John
II. King, Past Com in Chief G. - r.,
Memorial service; Post Commander,
James 3. Baer; Growing of vacant
chairs with flowers; rolling the drum,
U. s. G. Brown; taps, Bugler Fl. S.
Simonson; singing Nearer MY God
to Thee" by male voices behind the
scenes.
Part 3rd-Lincoln's Gettysburg
Speech, Mr.. Jos. Wellington Welch,
wv. Md. College; anthem, Nearer to
Thee" address, DR.. VIM. M. David
son, Supt. of Public Schools, District
OF Columbia; anthem, Onward Chris
/ Lldu 0O1u16TS, IL.
| The choir, with Mrs. H. M KINNEY
as accompanist was as follows:
Mesdames-B. r.. Grouse, T.. O. Diff
fendal, George r. Gehr, Claude Kim
mey; 'Misses-Addie Manahan, Fran
ces Seabrook, Dorothy Albaugh,
Mary Billingslea, Grace Yingling,
Lottie Moore, Marguerite Stem, Helen
Zepp, Mary B. Shel1man, Clevie Hen
No1%
Zepp, Claude KINNEY, Grant Helte-
bride, Smith Billingslea, Francis
Reese.
The soloists were Miss Addie Mana
han and Messrs. Fl. M. Kinney and J.
Smith Billingslea. One of the most
beautiful numbers on the program
was Jesus Savior Pilot Me- sung by
male quartette -Messrs.-Claude
KINNEY, J. Smith Billingslea, Francis
Reese and Walter Zepp.
Mrs. S. K. Herr's tribute to the dead
Of the Maine and Titanic was e.
pecialiy beautiful. And it is owing to
| the interest and enthusiasm of Miss
Mary ID. Shellman that Memorial Day,
is always so impressively and fitting
\ ly observed i'm this community
After the services at the hall the
Loyal Temperance Legion marched at
the head OF the children'sl division,
and were distinguished by red and
blue sashes. The children were es-
courted by a boys military company
in command of Master Robert Dinst,
Captain The children Were in
charge of Miss Mary 3. Shellman with
Misses Marguerite Stem, Azalea Ship
ley, Madge Farrer and Lottie Moore
a. aids. At the cemetery they halted
and opened ranks for the soldiers to
pass through, saluting with their
flags as they passed. The service in
the cemetery was brief, consisting of
the G. a. r.. ritual, singing hymn,
and sounding Of taps, after which the
graves of all soldiers were strewn
with flowers. The graves in the 9th
er church yards were also visited and
decorated. Special thanks are due
Messrs. Beach and Power, for, their
kindness in giving the use of the
Opera House.
In Other Parts OF County.
As usual, the largest attendance at
any point in this county was in Win
field, where the exercises were con-
Quoted by Washington Camp, No. 20,
Patriotic Order Sons of America, and
the little remnant Of the veterans OF
Pickett Post, No. II, Grand Army of
the Republic.
These marched to Ebenezer Gene
terry, near the village about 8 o'clock
yesterday morning and decorated the
graves OF deceased soldiers with now
ers, giving especial attention to that
of James Easton, who died in the last
year. They then countermarched to
fha NIL fn
one-fourth of a mile east, where the
exercises OF the day were continued
and addresses were delivered by
S. Harp, Of Frederick, and Rev. ].
Tolly Marsh, of New Windsor.
The greatest increase in the dis
play of interest was shown at Taney-
town, where large parade was held.
There are a few living veterans Of
the Civil War i'm that vicinity, but
they are without an organization.
Rev. 7. R. Hafer, pastor Of the
Lutheran Church, was chief marshal.
In it were the consolidated Sunday
schools of the town, with R, :. Nc
Kinney, S. G. OFT and z. G. Sauer-
hamer as aids; the Patriotic Sons Of
America, with ID. o. Slonaker, as
marshal; the Knights of Pythias,
marshaled by @. 0. Fuss; the Hep
tasophs, by ~ B. Hagen, and the Fire
Company, by Charles A. Elliott. The
Taneytown Band headed the process
sion, which marched to the several
cemeteries and decorated graves and
then returned to the opera house,
where a choir, led by 2. 2. Reindol-
lar, sang patriotic selections.
Rev. S. R. Downie delivered an ad-
dress on the "Old and the New Pa
triotism, and Miss Ethel Sauerhamer
gave a patriotic selection.
A Jolly Crowd.
a jolly crowd of boys and girls met