The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Memorial Day Observance Ia Virginia to Be
Most Elaborate Ever Undertaken On
the Ranges; historical Pageant
and Parade. - : =,
5000 SCHOOL CHILDREN
WILL Be IN the LINE
Tribute Of Flowers to Be Paid to Memory
Of the Soldier Dead aad Impressive
Lessoa Of Patriotism 10 Be
Taught Aaew.

Virginia will have the most ella
borate memorial Lay observance
in its history FRIDAY vi next week,
when citizens, veterans OF the Civil
and Spanish-American wars, ana
the mayor and city council, the
board of education and the teach
ers and pupils of the Virginia
schools, to the number of 5000
will participate in a historical pag-
cant and parade which will trav-
erse the principal business streets
of the city and will conclude at
the cemeteries where will BIZ paid
to the memory of the soldier dead
the touching tribute of flowers.
The historical parade and pag-
cant will be the most elaborate
thing OF the Kind ever undertake
en- on the iron ranges. 1t will be
series of pageants, most of which
VIII be cOslumed to the end that
the ensemble effect will be both
beautiful and impressive.
froDauly less than a half dozen
veterans Will be In the line OF
march and Uf this number several
will come from outside the city,
Oid sOlulens OF this city who will
have places OF honor In the line OF
march viii be b. +. Smith, H. J.
Eaton and A. II. Stevens. Other
veterans will come from Gilbert
and .Bunl- AZ the Virginia
cemeteries where are buried some
veterans "of both the Civic land:
Spanish-.\mprican wars the graves
will be garlmded with flowers and
spring blossoms and the impressive
lesson of patriotism will be taught
anew.
Harry J. George of the Virginia
Hardware company will be marshal
of the day. The procession will be
headed by Chief of Police Richard
Rice ana a detail of mounted po-
lice. The Mohami band will come
next in line followed by the mayor
and city council, the board of edu-
cation, the veterans of the Civil
war, the soldiers of the Spanish
American war and considerable
delegation Of citizens.
The procession will be assembled
at the Technical high school. The
various pageants will be in charge
Of committee of the teachers.
Pageanis to be represented by the
pupils III Tie Technical high school
DuIlumg are ''American Colleges -
me hague Peace TRIBUNAL ''Ihe
American Red Lqoss,'' The Re-
construction period,' Minnesota
Suffrageltes,' american Marines.
The Roosevelt school will repre-
sent II he Blue and the Gray
"Shermans March to the Sea-
The Spirit Of '76," Labor Day
Parade" Boy Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls,' "Old Soldiers Memoir
ial,' "RooseVeH Cowboys Little
Patriots.'
From the Johnson building will
come Memorial Day." 1.-The Free
pickininnies," Patriots of Today
''rhe National Emblem," 1.-THE
Full Dinner PAIL barbara Friet-
chic and Scnewall Jackson" "Sol,
diers of the Spanish War;" Flower
Childrcn,' Spring Flowers" "Un-
Gle Sam and Columbia
The Urinary building will con-
tribute ''The Forty-eight States,
1.-The Sioux Massacre of '61,'
''The Union Soldiers" Lincoln
and the Slaves" "Umbrella Bri-
gade,' Fife and Drum Corps,
young America" western Emil
gration," 'The Fortyniners," ''Sol.
diers of Fortune
The Central building will bt
represented in the. line of marcf
with "American Sailors, Rough
Riders Of Spanish War; Con
fedrate Soldiers Under Lee,". ''Ku
Klux Klans,'' peace and Jus
tice,' - Estates of the Civil War;
''Tribute Of Peace"
The North Side building vii
represent Uncle Sans Family,
Emblem of Liberty Uncle
Toms Cabin "Children Of thu
ISouth," little Ctizens.''
From the Franklin and LMeolI
will come white Golonists of Am.
j erica First Families Of America.
4 The South Side will contribute
t'The Ghildren's Tribute to Ne.
mortal Day. and Little Ameri