Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-30
EXERCISES At RIVERSIDE IN
FORENOON AND SOLDIERS
HOME THIS AFTERNOON.
CONGRESSMAN KENDALL
DELIVERS HOME ADDRESS
Exercises Largely Attended, Both at
Riverside and at tho Home-Graves
Of Known and Unknown Dead, and
For the Sailor Dead, Strewn With
Flowers.

Memorial Day was douby observed
Today, when exercises in honor of the
soldier dead were held both at River
side and the soldiers home The fore
noon exercises at Riverside We're in
charge of the school children, and this
afternoon Hon. y. Z. Kendall OF Abba,
eX-congressman from the Sixth Iowa
district delivered the address,
The school children of the city fur
nished the program at Riverside ceme-
terry. in its entirety c. H. Brock was
officer Of the day, and the procession
formed al S:45 at the court house
square, when the assembly call was
sounded by Bugler f. T. Nokes, of the
soldiers home The procession moved
at o'clock.
/ A platoon of police and Mayor Mill
ard led the procession, after which the
school children of the city followed in
a section in charge of Superintendent
Aaron Palmer The soldiers home band
preceded members of Phil Sheridan
post and the soldiers home. in charge
/ of Commandant Horton. F. NJ. Thomas
post members, other veterans of the
city. in charge of Commander b. +.
! Pulver. of the post were next in line,
| followed by the w r. c., Ladies of the
! G. A. r., and other organizations of
the city. Veterans of the soldiers
home wore tiny buttonhole flags, the
| gift of E. r. Lay, of the New England
! store Over 700 were distributed among
the home members by Captain Childs.
/ the inspecting officer, this morning.
Program at Cemetery.
! The program at the cemetery was
given under the direction of Superin-
tendent Palmer Rev c. H. Morris
gave the invocation. The program
follows:
Music-Anson fourth grade
Recitation, Memorial Day'-Fran-
ces Moscrip, Arnold fifth grade.
Reading, "Lincoln's Gettysburg
Speech"-van Evans. high school.
Winding the May pole, in red, white
and blue-Rogers first grade.
Reading. 20 Captain. My Captain"
Homer Cough. high school
Recitation, Memorial Day"-Jo-
sephine Crawford, Woodbury. seventh
grade.
Song-Anson second grade.
| Song. Under the Star Spangled
Banner'--W oodbury fourth grade.
| Recita ton. Flowers For the Brave"
Lucille Rubee. high school.
! The decorating Of the graves fol-
| lowed with six different divisions of
! the children in charge of sons of vet
erans and memb ers of the W. r. G.
Exercises were held for the unknown
dead.
Rev. Mr.. Morris pronounced the ben
edction and taps We're sounded by
Bugler Nokes
Program at the Home.
The program al the soldiers nome
was in charge of Gen. Phil Sheridan
Post, No. 452, G. A R., and Winchester
circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., both or
ganiza tons comprising members of the
home. Col. c. c. Horton acted as Of
I, ticer Of the day, and Q. S. Hartman as
chief marshal.
| Frank T. Nokes, the home bugler,
sounded the ssembly call at 40. and
| ten minutes later the blue coated vet
| Grams marched to the main entrance
gate to meet the delegation of citizens
and members of the down town post
and corps.
| The march TO the cemetery began at
80 with the home members acting as
an escort of honor. followed by Frank
NJ Thomas post, G. a. r.. Frank NJ.
Thomas W. R G.. Winchester circle,
Cen Phil Sheridan post. county and
! city officials, school children, accom-
| panied by their teachers; Spanish
| American war veterans, sons OF vet
Grams, and citizens
AT the cemetery Rev. II. NJ Bahin
offered the invocation. and Quarter
master II. J. Bennett read Lincoln's
| Getty sburgs speech. The strewing OF
flowers on the soldiers graves was
done by the pupils of the Rogers
| school. with the Spanish American war
veterans and sons of veterans acting
as an escort and bearing the flowers
The soldiers home band played dirge
during the exercises
Following the completion Of the COW
ering of the graves with flowers Mrs.
a. VI. BriHkerhoff, chaplain OF Win
chester circle, offered prayer, and Mrs.
j. J. Beedy, the circle president gave
an address. Ritualistic work by Win
chester circle preceded the firing Of Of
a salute.
PROGRAM at Cottage Grove.
Following the exercises at the cene-
terry the assembly marched to Cottage
Grove park, where the main ooserV-
ance was held. The members OF Win
chester circle opened the program with
Il song. and Rev. Mr.. Babin gave the
inyoca ton The Marshalltown quartet
sang preceding and following the ora
ton by Mr.. Kendall.
The exercises closed at the boat
landing, where after selection by the
hand. services in honor of the sailor
dead were in charge Of Winchester
circle Mr.. Babin pronounced the
benediction.
Gilman News Notes.