The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY
DULY OBSERVED
GRAVES OF SOLDIERS DEcoRAT-
ED WITH FLORAL PIECES.
SERVICES AT THE CENTRAL M. {.
Following Address of Congressman
SAINT Kirkpatrick the Veterans
Formed in Parade and March,
ed to Forest Cemetery.

rial program under the auspices OF
Phil Kearney Post @. A. r., while
nearly every business house in town
was closed for the day and special
decorations were displayed every.
where. Flags, bunting and floral of.
ferings were to be seen on every hand
and it was a frequent comment that
that decorations in both residence
and business districts OF town were
more numerous than ever before.
Practically all business was suspend
ed throughout the day and everyone
in town joined in doing honor to the
soldier dead. Officers of the day
were:
President-Post Commander NJ. V.
Vreeland.
Chief Marshal-Comrade Jacob S.
Nichols.
Aides - Comrades Frank S. Stone
and Henry E. Snider.
Orator - Hon. SAINT Kirkpatrick, OF
Ottumwa, U. S. congressman from the
Sixth district of Iowa.
The afternoon was devoted to dec
Grating the graves of the soldiers
who have passed beyond and hundreds
of people visited the cemetery during
the morning to place their floral Of
ferings on the graves of departed
comrades and friends. Vehicles were
provided to transport the veterans
and their flowers from the court
house to the cemetery.
Members of Phil Kearney Post and
all old soldiers, including the soldiers
and sailors of the Spanish-American
war and the Philippine Insurrection,
the Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies
of the G. A. r., met at the court house
at 100 o'clock and marched to the
Central M. T.. church, where the me-
mortal services were held at l:3O.
The church building was filled to over
flowing with veterans and friends
for the exercises. Post Commander
M. V. Vreeland presided throughout
the exercises and seated with him
on the platform were those who par
ticipated in the program.
The program was as follows:
Music-"Land of Liberty" M. e.
Sunday school orchestra, DIR. j. l.
| Tony, leader.
Invocation-Rev. Alexander Meier.
ran, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
Reading of Memorial Orders-Adju
tanl Robert KissiCk.
! Music-"The SLANT Army" Macy
NJ, e. church choir Claire ID. Gordon
leader
Introductory Remarks - Post Com
mander M. V. Vreeland
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address-Miss Florence NJ Lied, OF
the Penn College School of Express
sion.
Music - "Recessional, (Kipling
Schnecker) M. e. church choir
America" - Choir, orchestra and
audience.
Address-Hon SAINT Kirkpatrick, of
Ottumwa, congressman from the Sixth
district of Iowa.
Music-"King Bee" march, M. E.
Sunday school orchestra.
Immediately following the exercises
the parade formed under direction OF
Chief Marshal Jacob S. Nichols and
marched to the cemetery. The yeter-
ans again spurned offers of vehicles
to transport them and marched the
entire distance to the cemetery and
return. Over sixty of them were in
line with about twenty others, un-
able to march because of injuries or
ill health were taken in carriages.
The order of the parade was as fol-
lows:
Platoon of police.
Chief Marshal Nichol and Aides.
Iowa Brigade band.
Co. F., |. N. G., Major John F. Brad
bury commanding.
Phil Kearney Post and soldiers and
sailors of Spanish-American war,
Disabled soldiers and sailors in We
hicles.
Carriage with orator of day.
Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies
of G. A. r.
Citizens and carriage and automo
biles.
Arriving at cemetery the following
program was rendered at the soldiers
lot:
Music by band.
Reading of first National order is
sued by General John A. Logan for
observance of Memorial Day-Com-
rade Albert Cooper.
Ritual service of G. A. r.
Music-"Nearer My God to Thee
Iowa Brigade band.
Benediction.
Taps. - '.''
AT close or the exercises memDeES
of the Post and the others soldiers,
including Co F, returned to the Chris
tian church for supper, served by the
ladies of G. A. r. circle.
Phil Kearney Post No. 40, G. A, r,
of Oskaloosa, Iowa, observed Memoir.
ial Day, May 30, 1914, for the thirty
third time, beginning May 30, 1881.
The interest taken in Memorial Day,
the Nations Sabbath of the year, is
increasing, rather than diminishing,
and it now seems probable that the
day will be sacredly observed each re-
curing year long after the last
Union soldier shall have passed to
his eternal rest.
Grateful thanks of the Post are
rendered to all aiding in making the
observance of Memorial Day. May
Both, success. The program was
good, the weather beautiful, and the
people turned out by thousands to
witness the ceremonies at the church
and in Forest cemetery, their pres
ence aiding in making the occasion
most impressive.
The boys OF 81 are rapidly being
mustered out, soon their work will
have to be taken up by the sons and