The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-23
DECORATION DAY
PROGRAM ARRANGED
PROGRAM ARRANGED WITH TUT
PARADE FOR THE PROPER
OBSERVANCE OF E.lIC-
CREATION DAY.

The forty-fourth annual observ-
alIce of Memorial day. is at hand. The
people of Mitchell have always been
and ALWAYS will be patriotic and
have taken particular interest in per
of the Great Conflict of %1S6l-65.
The Yea of 1872 in WE ways has
particular significance in this line.
Within Il few DAYS aftG MAY 30tl
the city will be honored by the pres
ence of the Department lIncampment
of the G. rand Army and Woman's
as another year is added to those
veterans who rave already travelled
the major portion of life's highway,
the work falls upon younger citizens;
so it behcovcs all to make a little
additional effort to make this a day
OF solemn reverence. and not OF
pleasure and sport.
The parade will form at 1000 a.
IN. sharp, head at Widnann hotel cor
ner:
l.. Mitchell Concert band.
,. co. r. lth Infantry, S. ID. n. G.,
1t. E. b. Rowlcy, Com.
3. Boy Scouts, ~ S. Whitaker,
scoutmaster.
A.. Jay Smith Camp, L. S. w. ",
IL. l.. Morgan, S. v. Com.
.. Ransom Post CT. A, r., e. j.
Gyeaves, Commander.
G. Ransom Corps w, II. c.. Mrs.
Clara Lukens, President.
T.. Flower Girls in carriages.
s. Mayor and City Council in
carriages.
.. Mitchell Fire Dept. j. b. Doty,
chief.
10. Dakota Wesleyan University,
faculty and students.
H.. Mitchell High school.
-. Catholic school.
10. 3cuttdl SNHOCi.
II. Eugene Field school.
10. Longfellow school.
l6. Whittier school.
II. Lincoln school.
u.s. Auto section.
10. Citizens in carriages.
The line o. march will be north on
ID NlDin e4-rpt -. ,i,n rnrn paJona uhor,
Co. +. 4th Infantry, and the Boy
Scouts will form i'm inc and salute
the Grand Army and Spanish War
Veterans, while the latter orsaniza-
lions take carriages. Co. +. and the
Boy Scouts Will again head the col
umn and escort the Grand Army tic
the cemetery by Seventh avenue west
and the new cemetery road. Auto
mobile drivers are requested to turn
west ON Fifth avenue and precede
4 the parade to the cemetery and then
D leave autos in the field south and
west OF the cottage. Autos will not be
allowed to pass the parade afte, il
w - III NV = . 6'e! - - iooN
is narrow and the danger of accident
by reason of frightened horses j.
imminent. The band will leave tho
pa AIDE at the intersection of Mali
street and Seventh enu Other or
u CARNATIONS which do not desire to 20
: to the cemetery Will disband at the
Corn Palace and be careful to keel
/, the street clear so that the parade
$ can close up without delay. All team.
VIII be tied at the racks north ant
west of the cottage; fractions horse:
should be watched, as the salute tt
the dead will be fired by a pickle
squad with blank cartridges undo
S LIT. w. II. Dixon. After the service.
at the Grand Army lot the grave:
will be strcwn with flowers.
LIT. II. Il Speck, Kansas n. G., i.
: hereby appointed chief of staff. Capt
H.. II. Edwards. Iowa n. G., LIT. w. y
NJ. Devcrs, Harry Branson and Chas
Jones are hereby appointed aides.
Capt. Edwards will have charge O
! the LIST division, Nos. | TO 6 inclu
siye. Lit. Devers End division Nos.
e TO 9 inclusive; Lit. Branson Nos. II
to l inclusive, and LIT. Jones Nos. Il
and 10.
NJ l.. Shade, Marshall.
The Afternoon Program.
Az the conference meeting of tn,
> G. A. X. and w. II. c. Tuesday even
a ing the afternoon program for Dec