The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-28
PAST COMMANDER AS SPEAKER
Formal Orders for Tributes to be Paid
TO the Soldier Dead Are Issued by the
Members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic Citizens to Join.

In keeping with the preclamations
of the president, the governor and the
mayor the people of Kenosha will
pause from their labors on Saturday
to pay their annual tribute to the
memories of the soldier dead and show
reverence for the brave deeds Of the
soldier living. AS in former years the
observance Of Memorial day in Keno
sha viii be under the direction of
Fred S. Lowell Post Of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the program for
the observance of the day in Kenosha
will be much the same as in other
years. There will be the usual parade
Of the veterans and allied organiza-
tions and q wealth of flowers will be
placed upon the graves Of the soldier
dead in the cemeteries in and about
the city. Nearly all business houses in
the city will close for the day and it
is expected that thousands of Kenosha
people win unite with the Grand Army
men in honoring the soldier dead.
The formal order for the Observance
of the day was issued by Commander
Oscar Rector of the Fred S. Lowell
Post today. Services in commemoration
will be held at Library Park and at
the soldiers lot at the Kenosna City
cemetery while other services will be
held during the day at the other Genie
teries about the city. Theodore Boy
ington a past commander of the Post
and one of the best known of the
Kenosha county soldiers in the war
Of the rebellion will be the speaker of
the day. The following is the formal
order issued by the post for the OBJ
servance Of the day:
Memorial day occurs Saturday next,
the 30th. Fred S. Lowell Post G. A.
r. extends general invitation to all
patriotic citizens of Kenosha county to
participate in the exercises of the day
All veterans of the Civil War, of the
Spanish War and all Sons
OF Veterans, whether belonging to any
of the regular organizations or not,
are invited to join the parade All
citizens, especially those along the line
of march, are urged to display the flag.
Each member Of the assemblage at the
cemetery is requested to refrain from
talking during the formal program.
Sometimes in the past the hum of con
versation has greatly annoyed those
who wished to enjoy the exercises.
Following is the Order of Exercises.
The graves of veterans in st. George
cemetery viii be decorated and the
formal exercises will be conducted I'M
der the leadership of Comrade VIM.
Newhouse.
Comrade Patrick Heaphy, assisted
by Comrade Ira Cook, will have charge
at st. James cemetery.
Fred S. Lowell Post and allied or
CARNATIONS viii march from Grand
Army Hall promptly at 8 o'clock, head
ed by a platoon of police and the
Kenosha band of thirty-fve pieces.
The parade will halt at the north
side of Library Park where the scho-
lars Of the public and parochial schools,
assembled about the Soldiers Monu-
ment will greet the marchers with
patriotic song.
The w. r. G. will place a wreath on
the Soldiers Monument and the Ladies
Of the G.. A. r. another on the Lincoln
Statue.
During this exercise the school chill
dren will arrange themselves ON the
west and south sides of the park. on
streets where with waving flags they
will salute the veterans as they pass.
At the cemetery while the band
plays a dirge the Daughters of the G.
A. r. will place a wreath on the
Soldiers Monument and the little
granddaughters of veterans will strew
with flowers the graves on the Grand
Army lot. Then win be conducted by
the proper officers the exercises pre-
scribed by general orders and by the
Grand Army ritual, to be succeeded
by the following program:
Reading of selection by Comrade
J. Coshun.
Memorial Day address by Comrade
Theodore Boyington.
Patriotic music by the Kenosha band
Recitation by Raymond Morehouse
Recitation by Miss Bess Anderson.
Song-America, by the entire as
semblage.
Benedietion by Rev. Theo R. Faville.
Decoration of the graves of the
soldier dead by the Sons of Veterans