Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.

The Memorial Day exercises will b
held at the Cntral Opera House OF
Thursday afternoon, May 30: Ser
vices will begin at o'clock.
Program.
song-."'The Vacant Chair"---Masoni
Male Quartette.
Prayer-Rev. A. NJ. Billingsley.
Reading Of President Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address, Commander II
+. Chief Logan's General Order No
ii, issued May 5, 1868 and greet
ings from the Sons OF Veterans b.
L. E. Pride.
Collection.
Solo-"The Deathless Army"
w. w. White.
Address-Hon. Charles E.. Pickett
song-.Amerlca' Audience led b,
Guartette.
Adjourn to Oakland cemetery.
Song. THE Red, White and Blue
Masonic Male Quartette.
unveil Soldiers Monument Mis-:
Hazel Huene
Transfer Monument to Cemetery AS
ISOLATION, J. F. Merry. Chairman. 2
Acceptance OF Monument, Seth Brown
President Cemetery Association.
Remarks-Hon. Charles E. Pickett.
A. R. Memorial service.
Hymn Nearer My God to Thee
Audience led by Quartette.
Benediction. Military salute. Taps.
Automobile owners have very kind
" rendered the use OF their cars tc
members 81 the G. A. r. and othel
participants in the platform exer
cises at the cemetery. Car No.
will be occupied by Commander Car
ter; Chairman Merry, Chaplain Bill
lngsley and Speaker Pickett; Car g.
Monument commissioners Thrill,
Marvin and Mead and Miss Huene;
Car 8, Board of Supervisors: Car 4,
County Relief Commission; Car 5,
members cemetery association; car
Quartette. Members of G. A. r. Will
come next, for whom ample car room
will be provided. After the exercises
at the cemetery, comrades who SO
desire will be returned to their
homes il the chauffeur Of their car
is so advised before arrival at the
cemetery. Automobiles will please
observe speed limit not to exceed
8 miles per hour and to avoid any
possible accidents. maintain while
IN the parade distance Of 80 feet
between cars. The members of the
Woman's Relief Corps have arrang'
ed for conveyances and will follow
Immediately after the G.. A. r. On
adjournment at the opera house
members OF the G. A. I. r. and w. K,
C. vii remain seated until Company
D. Sons OF Veterans and Boy Scouts
have passed out. ~
! vi Parade.
Owing to the condition of Frank
lin street the line OF march for Com:
,panyfD D; Sons Of Veterans and Boy
Scouts will be from the opera house
To Union street thence to New
street north to fair grounds. west to
Franklin street, north TO first en-
trance (small gate9 Of cemetery. To
give the footmen a fair start, all
automobiles, buses and carriages
will go from opera house to Union
street thence to Franklin street,
rorth to Gay street, east to New
street, north to fair grounds, west to
Franklin street and north to first en-
trance Of cemetery, No automobiles
or vehicles of any kind will be al
lowed in the cemetery. Following
the benediction and near the monu.
ment, the usual military salute will
be fired after which the bugler Will
sound taps, which closes the exer'
cises OF another Memorial Day.
AS the above exercises are
unusual in some respects, we
feel fully warranted in extending to
the veterans and citizens Of the
county most cordial invitation to
meet with us upon that occasion
The Memorial address by Congress
man Pickett will be worthy Of the
man and Of the occasion. The mon
,lment commission have selected q
design for a soldiers and sailors
monument in Oakland cemetery that
when unveiled will, we believe. meet
the approval Of our most critical
friends. Central opera house where
there is no climbing of stairs will &C
commodate the aged as we'll as the
young and to all we say on May 3Oth
let us lay aside our work and patriot
ically remember the men whose 10y
atty and valor this day commend
rates.
A. c. Carter,
Commander w. A. Morse Post
j. F. Merry,
Chairman Monument Commission