The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-30
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\ COUNTRY'S HEROIC DEAD



"a other foliage plants were banked
I'm its lower projections until the
fopxe figures of soldiers and sailors
omed 10 rise out OF bower
Aleld of flowers, TO the unknown
bad" was placed on the Woodward'
Ave. side of the monument.
The early showers did not IN
,erfere with the program al the
Wayne pavilion at 10 o'clock, when
Ffhe service for the sailor dead was
<held. Alex s. McWilliams, chaplain
~ the National Association OF Naval
Veterans. presided. The services
6pened with patriotic music, followed
|khy q boatswain's call. John l.. Lewis,
Rchaplain of the Michigan Assosia-
ton OF Naval Veterans, made the
prayer Pupils OF the Sill school
nave the salute to the flag and sang
kssAmerica.'
Four Sin school pupils, Charles
4 Neixner, Fred Wilker Nina Peck and
/. Margaret Crumley. told the signlfi-
(cance OF Memorial day. The pupils
then sang 1.-The Star-Spangled Ban
n ner." Dorothea Flannery, Lillian
Il Marsom, Esther Ziegler, Elsie Ma
AJAX, Ester I.oos and Beatrice Dor
shall, of the Sill school. told OF our
4. loyal women" Samuel b. Dixon. past
7 commander OF Fairbanks post. u. "A.
&R.. read I.incOln's Gettysburg ad-
dress. THE Sailors Memorial Was
read BY James Reid, paymaster oil the
Afichigan association and past secre-
2tary OF the National Association OF
Naval Veterans. The Sill school emil
dren sang Columbia, the Gem OF
& the Ocean" a quartet gave he
4 Battle Hymn OF the Republic Inc
4 school children recited Heroes Oh
the sea-" After the berediction by
Robert McWilliams. secretary OF the
Michigan association and past COM
mander OF the National Association
W az Naval Veterans, the band played
\ ssNearer. My God. to The, while the
school children, in memory OF the
sailor dead. strewed flowers on the
water, leaning over the rail at the
I foot of Third-st.
At noon, by order or Mayor Mark'
the bell i'm the city hall tower toiis
\ for Ave minutes. The mayor mad also
kouRgested that church bells In all
}, paits of the city he tolled during the
\ day. This was the thought OF CAPT
John T. Spillane, chief marshal OF the
( Memorial day arrangements.
Unless rain prevents, the parade
will be held Friday afternoon accord
ing 10 schedule The five divisions
have been ordered TO be in readiness
Eat LAO. in various stations around
Grand Circus park. Many patriotic
ORGANIZATIONS will march The Grand
Army veterans will, Of course, be the
1 IA ade feature. Automobiles have
been provided for many who cannot
march and many others will watch
8the parade from the side-lines. in auto
mobiles which their friends have pro-
vided to give them few moments
pleasure.
"a The parade will proceed down Wood
!Ward-ave. to Cadillac-sq., where II VIII
salute the soldiers monument ana
mass down the southern avenue TO the
armory, where memorial exercises
vill be held.
y The armory program, which VIII
probably begin about 3 o'clock, VIII be
- follows:
BuRle call. F.. J. Neither. Of State
camp. No. /, Sons of eVterans; call TO
order, Chief Marshall John 7. Spill
fhne: invocation, the Rev. II. Lester
Smith. pastor OF Central NJ. 4.
church: reading of the general order
setting May 80 as Memorial day,
SThomas w. Payne. Of Henry Nj. Duf-
saold camp, No. 8, United Spanish War
Veterans; chorus, The Star-Spangied
Banner" by school children: address.
1, Mayor Marx; music by the Detroit |
Ladies quartet, Miss Gertrude
EHaduHe; accompanist; The Little
<9foon Tents" Grace Armstrong, OF
the Daughters of the @. A. r.; song. |
%Ddmund Meyer: IIncoln's Gettysburg
\ address. Anthony Entenza, OF Detroit |
scamp. No 10, United Spanish War
<.GVterans; song, Ethel Miller Beach;
4 Memorial day address. the Rev. John
Dxittan Clark. Of Westminster Pres
'&yterian church: Tho Veterans Last
Dong." Fairbanks Post quartet, Nal
Tory Emmons, c. A. Bartlett, 7. +.
Thyme, Alex McWilliams; chorus.
N~America.' pupils Of the public |
\ 0chools: Battle Hymn of the Repub-
F11c," Mrs.. w. F. Haystead. chorus by |
80 audience; benediction, the Rev.
Names D. Jeffries. pastor OF Scovel
Memorial Presbyterian church; taps.
The Iroquois club will hold memor-
I'll exercises and a campfire In It's
Etooms, No. 291 st. AntOine-st Friday !
evening.