The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-27
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Preparations Complete for the
Days Program.
Parade on Kansas Avenue at
1880 p. NJ.
CEREMONIES At AUDITORIUM
Speakers for All the Schools i'm
the City.
Three Bands and Battery A in
the Parade.
CEREMONIES At AUDITORIUM

-Friday-have been completed The
parade which will form at l: 80 o'clock
will be the spectacular feature This
will be followed at o'clock by cere-
monies in the Auditorium. The chill
dren of the city schools will furnish
flowers for the decoration of the
graves. They will take them to their
respective school buildings by o'clock
Friday morning. The flowers will be
gathered up and taken in vehicles to
Lincoln Post hall where they will be
prepared for decorative purposes.
Instructions relative to the forma-
ton of the parade have been given by
1. NJ. Brandon, master of ceremonies.
They follow:
First Division.
The first division will form on Sew
enth street, right resting on Quincy
street. and will include a platoon of
police. city officers. fire department,
Boy Scouts, speakers and master of
ceremonies. in command of General
Hughes, led by the Knights and Ladies
band.
Second Division
The second division in command of
Captain Pattison, will form on Sixth
street. right resting on Quincy street,
tillery, Spanish-American war veter-
ans, Sons of Veterans boys industrial
school and civic societies, led by Sec
ond Regiment band. K. N. G.
Third Division.
The third division, led by Jackson's
Twenty-Third Regiment band, will
form on Fifth street, right resting on
Quincy street, and will consist of Lin
coin Post No. II, Ladies of w. r. c.
Circle and Ladies' Aid. in command
of Lieutenant Seth Hammel
The parade will start promptly at
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Rain, chief marshal. The following
comrades have been detailed on his
staff Captain William Peterson,
Colonel George w. Veale, w. H. Whit
tekind and DR.. S. G. Stewart, who will
report to chief marshal.
Program at Auditorium.
Governors Memorial day proclama
tion-By Grant Harrington.
Song. "American"-Led by NJ. c.
Holman, accompanied on the organ by
Professor Seymour.
Prayer-By Rev. W. NJ. Jackson.
General Logans General Order No.
11-Read by Comrade YSidwell.
Reading-By Mrs. Isabelle Near
thur.
song--By Mrs. B. B, smythe.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address-By
Edwin A Austin.
Song, Star Spangled Banner''-By
Mrs John Wright.
Address-By Rev. ]. K. Miller.
Morning Program.
The following named comrades have
been appointed to take charge of the
decorating of the different cemeteries,
and allowed to select their own assist
ants: Topeka cemetery, e. n. Bacon;
Catholic and Mount Hope, Van Smith;
Mount Auburn, George w. Weed.
Exercises at Melan bridge in honor
of the sailor dead will be in charge of
Comrade Elias Shull.
The children schools
quested to bring flowers to the school
houses by o'clock, the morning of
Memorial day, and conveyances will
call for them and take them to Lincoln
Post hall, 11S East Sixth street, where
the ladies' of the w. R. c. circle and
Ladies' Aid to the Sons of Veterans
will arrange them. Lunch will be fur
nished the committees at Topeka Post
hail. ZIG West Sixth street at II o'clock.
G. A. r. members will speak at the
following grade schools Wednesday
morning at IL o'clock:
Branner, James E. Pennock, H. E.
Halleck; Buchanan. Van Smith, Steven
Paschall: Central Park, ]. ". Sidwell,
Peter He'll: Clay, w. J. Whittekind,
William Feeder; Douglas, D. B. Bryan
Garfield, DR.. H. c. Suess; Grant, speak
er furnished by Blue post; Harrison, J.
D. Coddington, Grant Harrington; La
fayette, William Peterson, George w.
Allen; Lincoln, C. Snyder, Mr.. Green
wood; Lowman Hill, Daniel Warren,
Harry Howard; Mckinley, speaker fur
nshed by Blue post; Madison, George
Waters, A. R. Reed, j. P. Mix; Monroe
Albert Walker; Parkdale, James L.
Pennock, H. z. Halleck; Polk, A. NJ |
Fuller, r. L. Tasker; Potwin, J. M |
Dumenil, George Godfrey Moore; Quin- |
cy, speaker furnished by Blue post; |
Quinton Heights, A. G. Keys, F. w. |
State Street, T. c. Moore; |
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Van Buren,. George w. Weed, R. Neill |
Rain; Washington, A. R. Reed, J. P. |
Mix.