The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-30
THIRTY VETERANS
ATTEND SERVICES
March in Perfect Step to Sound Of
Drums Three Hundred School
Children Participate in Parade.
PREUs TALKS THIS AFTERNOON
Program in City Hall to Begin at Two
o'clock Automobiles Provided for
Old soldiers-800 in Line.

when the Memorial day parade
started from the city hall shortly az
ter 10 o'clock this morning, includ-
| ing thirty veterans of the Civil war,
800 school children and other citiz-
ems of the city.
Keep Perfect Time.
The old soldiers gathered at the
Odd Fellows hall from where they
marched down Beltrami avenue 10
Third street, to Minnesota avenue up
to the city hall, keeping perfect step
with the flies and drums. At the
city hall the veterans were met by
the school children and others Of the
parade and automobiles provided.
Lieut.. John lullaby had charge of
the parade. y.
At the cemetery, the program as
announced in last evenings Pioneer,
was carried out, and the graves dec
Grated.
The Veterans in Line.
Following is given list of the
veterans in line and the name of the
car owner who took them to Green
wood:
L. j. Freeman, George Cheney, L.
G. Pendergast, William Schroeder, J.
M. Philippi, George Smith in E. A.
Bankers car H. P. Minton, r.. o.
Eastwood, H. G. Foster, L. B. Lar
son, in Eugene Berman's car. J. A.
Mcclure, B. F. Carter, F. H. Pender-
CAST, C. S. Ferris, in Andrew John
sons car. J. A. Martin, Joseph b.
gard, j. w. Peck, r. P. Garrigan, in
Fred Rhoda's car. G. P. Irish, J. M.
Fuller, D. Danell, D. J. Martin, in
Andrew Warfeld,s car. J. w. Heath,
c. w. Parks, c. O. Glidden, J. B. Hay
ford, in McIver's car. James Wine
brenner, John A. Flesch, Oscar Miner
in Clyde Bacon's car. George A..
Dickinson in John Goodman's car.
Led by Bemidji Band.
In. the parade, which was led by
Lieut.. John Hillary, and the Bemidji
band, David Booth and Archie Will
liams with fife and drum corps, were
the school children with flags and
flowers to decorate the graves, the
fire department delegation and auto
mobiles driven by the following, in
order named:
Mayor William McCuaig, with IA
mily, Hoaken Ongstad, James French
E. A. Barker, Eugene Berman, Lloyd
Tanner, Andrew Johnson, Fred
Rhoda, Andrew Warfeld, w. p.
Foley, K. McIver, Wilbur Lycan, A.
A. Carter, L. P. Eckstrum, Clyde
Bacon, F. A. Megroth, Klaven, Good
man, Henry Funkley, John Dalton,
Anderson car, Conger, Schroeder,
Erickson, DR.. E. H. Smith, R. G. Hay
|ner, Mcdonald, Ole Gennes, w. N.
Bowser, J. P. Pogue, Charles War
field, George T. Baker, Anderson &
Knopke
Preus to Speak.
At the services which are to be
held in the City hall at o'clock,
and during which J. A. o. Preus will
be the principal speaker, the follow
ing program will be given:
Afternoon, City Hall.
Prayer, Rev. Charles Gilman.
Music, "Our Banner" by double
quarette.
"Why We Observe Memorial Day."
William McCuaig, mayor.
Reading of Gettysburg address, w.
B. Stewart, county superintendent of
schools. ....-.- ...-- ..
Music by chorus
"Why Children Should Celebrate
Memorial Day." w. P. Dyer, city SUI
perintendent of schools
Band music. ...,.....s.
Address, ]. A. o. Preus of st. Paul
Selection by ladies of the G. A. r.
Song, America, "Iby audience.
Benediction, Rev. G. r. Adams.
The veterans are the guests Of
honor at dinner given at the Mark
ham this noon.