Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-25
FRANK N, THOMAS POST AR.
RANGES PROGRAM FOR OBJ
sERvANcE SATURDAY..
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO
TAKE PRINCIPAL PART
Short PROGRAM at Riverside in the
Forenoon-Pest Hears Memorial Ser.
mon n Central Church Of Christ
other Memorial Day Oessrvanees in
County.

completed It's arrangements for the an
nual observance of Memorial Day next
Saturday. AS has been customary for
many years, with the main observance
OF the cay q, the soldiers hcrne n the
afternoon. the local post vii? have IT'S
exercises a, Riverside IN the morning.
c. H. Brock will be officer Of the Gay.
The school children are 20 take the
principal part in the exercises at
Riverside, and there will be 40 address.
The assembly has been SET for $50.
on the court house lawn, and the pro-
cessioo will move at 2 O'Clock. headed
by the mayor and police force and
band. Ire school children will be in
charge OF Superintendent 4. Palmer
and will march Hrst n the paraoe.
They will be followed by me civil war
veterans Spanish American war Tet1
Grams, sons OF veterans, soldiers nome
drum corps, civic societies and citizens
IN the order named.
At Riverside the exercises vii! De
il charge Of Superintendent Palmer.
Rev c. 2. Pilgrim will give the :nVo-
cation. following which the band Will
give a number. The ". 2. {. members
will decorate the graves Of the I'M
known dead, Re-. Mr.. Pilgrim will read
L:rcolns Gettysburg speech, and the
school children VIII sing The Vet
Grams" will De the subject Of reading
by Miss Mia Pursel and boys from
the FIRST ward school VIII give reci-
ra.!oa Three Soldier Boys. Another
song by the school children will be
followed By recitation cy Rogers
school girls What Can the Children
Do?" and Frances Mosc-iq, OF the Ar
mold school. Will give recitation, The
Banner Betsy Made" A flag drill by
Click school pupils will close the pro-
gram
The decorating committee for the
day VIII be composed OF sons Of vet
erana IL the persons Of George CO.
burn. viii Wallace, H. c. Lounsberry.
R. ". S.evenA E. G. Huber. and A
". Dobson. Taps will be sounded just
before the assembly is dismissed.
Veterans Hear Sermons.
Members of Frank NJ Thomas post
and -he W. r. c. attended IN q body
Sunday forenoon the Central Church
Of Christ where Rev. c. II. Mooris
prea chei the annual memorial sermon.
NJ. Morris took as his subject, Our
Nations Defenders" ard .o!c OF what
the veterans Of the civil war had done
for tns country. The need OF men
for future struggles that confronted
the nation were referred to al length.
and the speaker dwelr upon the liquor
problem as being among the chief
struggles 10 be met. Mr.. Nc:ris closed
with an appeal for the conservation
Of manhood. that the future struggles
might De COPIED with. After the sermon
Mrs Henry White patriotic instructor
Of the corps. presented 10 the Sunday
school Of the church q pretty silk flag.
c. II. Van Law responded IN behalf Of
the school a large audience hear I'd
the sermon.
! AZ the soldiers home IN the after
noon Chaplain H. .. Pratt preached
! the annual memorial sermon to rnem
! bers Of Phil Sheridan post Of the home
/ A large audience heard the chaplain
! patriotic sermon on Peace Thor
! Righteousness" in which DR.. Pratt
|
| war.
Memorial Services a. Green Mountain
| Memorial services were held at III.
Green Mountain Congregational churcl
Sunday morning. when Rev. g. F. Bar
SALON gave an impressive address anr
Miss Mia Pursel gave an appropriat4
reading. During the church servic'
several pleasing selections were playec
the close OF the church services tn
| congregation. which was UNUSUAL,
large, formed z procession which wen
70 the cemetery headed by the Gree.
Mountain band. There the band playe,
while the children decorated the graves
During short service Miss Purse
read L:ncoln's address at Gettysburg.
Exercises at Liseonb.
Menoria! Day Will be observed a
Liscomb with a program at Grace Re
formed church beginning al o'cloc
in the afternoon. The Liscomb ban
will give a concert in the aFternon
and evening, and the choirs Of both tn
Reformed and Christian churches ri
unite In furnishing special music. TIL
program will comprise music by til
band, the singing Of America" invo
| tdtlvI I-6ulJS ~ 1ISEs2c hJci mo-
music By the choir, a reading b. Laur
Boyd. the address by Rev. w. p. CLAIR
reading Of the roll call by W. B. Meyer
and W. c. O'Bryon. The band wi
play at the cemetery while the grave
are being decorated by CONS al
daughters Of veterans.
Program at LsGrand.
Memorial Day exercises at LeGran
will ne observed beginning at
o'clock IN the morning at the Christie
church. The LeGrand band will fur
nieh the n1usic and two quartets wi
ring. Scripture reading by Rev. A.
Hanson, the invocation by Rev. G.
Hammond a flag drill, and congregs
tional singing will make up the prc
gram in addition to the address Of II
day by s. c. Huber, OF Tama. TT
people will go from the church to tt
cemetery to decorate the graves.