The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-15
Hancock Department
MEMORIAL DAY
PLANS FORMED
Main Observance to Be in Han
cock Children to Parade

Committees representing the stiles
Post. Grand Army veterans. George
Mnlar camp, United spanish War
veterans: the Huuehton Light infan-
try ana the Hancock Naval Reser'e
met last niant in inc IIoughton vii
! lagc hall 10 make plans for the oh.
sorvancc Of Memorial day here this
/ year. Nll OF thcs" ORGANIZATIONS Will
unite as usual in the cnscryances,
which viii bee in Hancock this year.
/ The plan al having them alternate be-
tween She two towns being followed
out. Last year the exercises were he'll
! ina tiouehtnn when the Soldiers ana
Sailors Monument was dedicated.
Attend Church May 25.
The four organizations accompanied
hy Troop \, Copper Country Cavalry.
will attend church on Memorial sun
day. May - in the Hancock Coner"-
eational chur.h The soldiers will at
tond the morning service at 1880.
meeting in Gclmania hall at $40
o'clock
". II. Mason of Hancock. comman-
der of stiles Post. g. y r.. was chosen
grand marshall for the obsorvances on
Memorial dan May 30 Charles Smith
was named as master of ceremonies
and Angus Macdonald. Lieut.. William
Sanders and Lieut.. Henry Hcclicr were
canned a. his aides
j W. WNcSom and Angus MacDon-
aid We're named as "a committee L. pro.
vide the speaker for the occasion. w
II. Mason was named to look after the
grounds ana buildings; Irving Shields
George Osborn" aud Henry Hrckcr
were named un the committee on naes
and flowers; William sanders. W.
Drank James and stanley Clanin. n
committee on music ana w IT, Mason.
Paul Ruppe Irving Shields Henry
Bacr ana Angus Macdonald were the
committee on automobiles and trans
pnrtation.
Decorate Graves In Morning.
The mcmhcis of ,ho various organ
cations will meet at'thc Gcrmania hall
at o'clock on tho morning of Ne.
mortal day aud viii proceed tn decor
ate the graves al that time. \ firing
squad from the Hancock naval reserv,
viii proceed 10 the Hancock cemetery
white Il squad from tho nouphton
Light Infantry VIII go to Forest lin
cem"t"r> in Houehton on a like mis-,
sion Squads from the various ar
CARNATIONS will be detailed To decorate
the graves Of every old soldier In the
Houghton and Hancock cemeteries.
Parade At 70 O'clock
This will conclude the morning OBJ
srrvanccs but I'm ;hc afternoon tho
usual parade will hc held The plans
this year are To make this parade one
II the features OF the ohscrvanccs.
Troop \. Copper Country Cavalry. the
-. ~ h: the Spanish War Veterans
the Hancock Naval Reserve and the
iousht"n Light Infantry viii form the
military ORGANIZATIONS in line while tho
llou@hton Boy Scouts ana the Han
cock school children viii also hc in
line.
The parade WIN be held about two
O'clock but the exact details have nor
Yet been arranged, being left in the
hands OF the grand marshal. the mas
ter Of ceremonies ANA their aides
Protest Against Ball Games.
Tue meeting last night went strong.
iy on record as being opposed Go the
rlaNing of baseball games locally ON
this day. 1t has been tn" custom in
the past ia refrain from using this day
Tor sports hut there has been some in
dicatiun that several teams are plan,
ming Ia play on this daN this year. TIL
Old soldiers took this opportunity tn
ask the public 10 discontinue such
proceedings and to ask tho teams ~
choose some other day FOR their con
tests